LIA 24: Face Down In The Muck PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutan Ilram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eron Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ilram
vs
Barreto

184 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rutan Ilram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eron Barreto!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreto shoots for a double leg takedown but Ilram sprawls well. He's pushed Barreto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ilram clobbers Barreto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barreto shoots in but Ilram avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barreto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ilram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutan Ilram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eron Barreto.
Barreto takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Eron Barreto has been cut.
Ilram scores with the left hand. Barreto knows he should have avoided that one.

Barreto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ilram's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilram is trying to keep Barreto in close.
Barreto looking to pass the guard.
Barreto advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barreto tries for a kimura but Ilram is defending well.
Barreto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ilram keeps working.
Barreto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ilram manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Barreto works his way to full guard. Good work.

Barreto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ilram can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ilram trying to move into half guard but instead Barreto has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilram working a defensive guard here.

Ilram has his foot on Barreto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barreto works his way back into a safe position though.
Barreto scoring with some ground and pound.
Barreto looking to pass the guard.
Barreto wants to control from the top but Ilram keeps moving.

Ilram is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ilram is on top in guard.

Ilram might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Barreto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ilram defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Barreto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ilram defends well.
Ilram is looking to advance position but Barreto has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Ilram tries to control the position but Barreto now has his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilram wants to escape the position.
Barreto connects with a big shot to the side of Ilram's head.
Barreto has the hooks in. Ilram is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Barreto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ilram has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ilram looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Barreto has managed to slip his arm under Ilram's chin. This could be all over... yep, Ilram is tapping out! Submission win for Barreto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eron Barreto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uli Kunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coked Up Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunkel comes to the cage accompanied by Bubbles - Bidibodi Bidibu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kunkel
vs
Up Bones

191 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uli Kunkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coked Up Bones!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kunkel lands a left and a right that send Bones crashing to the mat, dazed. Kunkel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Coked Up Bones has been cut.
Kunkel throws a body shot but no joy.

Bones clinches up against the cage.
Bones's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kunkel is trying to push Bones away but Bones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kunkel is trying to break the clinch but Bones has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bones.
Bones is stalling here.
A bit of stalling here from Bones.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kunkel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kunkel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunkel.
A frustrated look appears on Kunkel's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones cracks Kunkel with a nice body shot.
Kunkel is trying to break the clinch but Bones is controlling him.
Kunkel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bones scores with a hook to the body.
Kunkel blocking some punches.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kunkel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bones.
A jab from Kunkel misses.
Kunkel throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bones counter with a right hand.
Kunkel just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kunkel with a body shot.
Bones tries to clinch but Kunkel is having none of it.
Kunkel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bones was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunkel.
Bones tries a quick counter leg kick but Kunkel is wise to it.
Kunkel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bones is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kunkel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Kunkel.
Bones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bones throws out a loose jab but Kunkel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bones moves out of range as Kunkel strikes.
Kunkel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bones's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunkel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kunkel throws a combination. Bones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bones.
Bones is looking to slow Kunkel down with leg kicks.
Bones defending well as Kunkel loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bones.
Kunkel cracks Bones with a right hand to the side of the head.

That has opened up Coked Up Bones's cut even more.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bones connects with a solid leg kick.
Bones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bones cracks the inside of Kunkel's front leg.
Kunkel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kunkel on the side of the head.
Kunkel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bones raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kunkel misses with an uppercut.
Bones throws a head kick but Kunkel moves out of range.
Kunkel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A shot to the body from Kunkel misses
and Bones counters with an inside leg kick.
Kunkel looks to land a right hand but Bones moved out of range.
Bones staying out of range there.
Bones tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Kunkel misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kunkel.
Bones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kunkel throws a right hand that misses
and Bones counters with a right hand to the body.
Bones clobbers Kunkel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kunkel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bones.
Kunkel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bones.
Bones throws a body kick that misses.
Kunkel misses with a hook. Bones ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunkel. Bones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bones is looking to land body kicks.
Kunkel ducks under a wild hook from Bones.
Kunkel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bones doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Bones finds it's way through Kunkel's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kunkel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coked Up Bones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coked Up Bones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kunkel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kunkel misses with a wild body shot.
Kunkel throws a hook but Bones avoids it easily.
A big left from Kunkel misses.
Kunkel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kunkel misses with a hook
and Bones counters with a nice leg kick.
Kunkel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bones slips a jab and a cross from Kunkel.
Kunkel swings for the body but Bones moves out of range.
Bones was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bones lands with a straight right. Kunkel didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kunkel.
Kunkel throws a body shot but no joy.

Bones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bones working aggressively here.
Bones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kunkel backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunkel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kunkel up against the cage.
Bones tries a body shot but Kunkel blocks it.
Bones misses with the head strike.
Bones lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Bones.
Bones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunkel.
Bones misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bones stalling against the cage.
Bones tries to throw a body punch but Kunkel avoids it by throwing Bones back against the cage.
Bones misses with a punch on the inside.
Bones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunkel tries to break the clinch but Bones is controlling the position.
Kunkel blocks an uppercut.
Bones gets through Kunkel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bones keeps control of Kunkel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kunkel backwards.
Kunkel can't break the clinch.
Kunkel is trying to break the clinch but Bones is controlling him.
A short left from Bones.
Bones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coked Up Bones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kunkel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kunkels head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kunkel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kunkel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Bones avoids the body shot from Kunkel.
Bones lands a jab.
Kunkel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body kick there by Bones.
Bones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coked Up Bones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Coked Up Bones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kunkel on the side of the head.
Bones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kunkel.
Kunkel avoids the head kick by Bones.

Bones takes the fight into the clinch.
Bones misses with some punches.
Bones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Bones.
Kunkel tries to circle away but Bones has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bones manages to break the clinch.
Kunkel misses with a hook. Bones ducked under it nicely.
Kunkel misses with a jab to the body
and Bones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kunkel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kunkel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kunkel just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kunkel.
Bones throws a body punch but Kunkel moves out of range.
Kunkel tries to move into range but Bones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kunkel misses with a hook.
Kunkel throws a body punch but Bones moves out of range.
Kunkel misses with an uppercut
and Bones counters with a leg kick.
Kunkel throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bones. Bones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones defending well as Kunkel loads up on a big left hand.
Bones throws a lazy body kick
and Bones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kunkel throws a hook but Bones blocks it.
Bones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kunkel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kunkel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bones was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunkel.
Bones connects with a high kick.
Kunkel takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
Kunkel misses the body punch
and Bones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kunkel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bones ducks under a wild hook from Kunkel.
Bones cracks the inside of Kunkel's front leg.
Bones thuds his shin into the meat of Kunkel's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bones can pounce on him.
Bones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kunkel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kunkel walks into a stiff left hand from Bones.
Bones slips a straight right by Kunkel.
Kunkel moves out of range as Bones throws a body kick.
Kunkel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bones steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kunkel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bones throws a front kick that sends Kunkel stumbling back into the cage.
Bones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bones scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunkel avoids a kick to the body.
Bones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uli Kunkel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kunkel.
Bones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Bones.
Good exchange - Bones coming out on top.
Kunkel misses with a few strikes there.
Kunkel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bones fails to land with a series of punches.
Kunkel misses with a double jab.
Bones feints a counter leg kick.
Coked Up Bones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kunkel.
Bones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kunkel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coked Up Bones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coked Up Bones!
Uli Kunkel was interviewed post fight and said 'no comment guys'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny Maxine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Wills Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maxine
vs
Wills Jr

174 cm
22
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Maxine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wilson Wills Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maxine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maxine appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick by Maxine misses
and Maxine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wills Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Wills Jr stalling in the clinch.

Maxine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wills Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Wills Jr wants to stall.
Wills Jr avoiding damage.
Wills Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills Jr trying to control the position but instead, Maxine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wills Jr into the cage.
Wills Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Maxine uses good head movement to avoid it.

Maxine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills Jr works the jab nicely.
Maxine lands a high kick!

It looks like Wilson Wills Jr has been cut.
Wills Jr dips to his left and cracks Maxine with an uppercut!
Maxine misses with a head kick.
Maxine moves to clinch but Wills Jr breaks away
and Wills Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wills Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wills Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wills Jr misses with an uppercut.
Wills Jr thuds a left hand into Maxine's body.
Maxine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wills Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wills Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Wills Jr as he connects with a hook.
Wills Jr loads up on a big right hand but Maxine slips the punch.
A left lands for Wills Jr.
Maxine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wills Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maxine has time to react.

Maxine is rocked!
Wills Jr shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Maxine takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Wills Jr sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Maxine bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wilson Wills Jr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darce Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samy Radjansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radjansky has chosen Suriname Music as his entrance music. Darce Weaver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samy Radjansky's chin.

Weaver
vs
Radjansky

150 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Oblivion Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darce Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samy Radjansky!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver tries for a takedown but Radjansky circles away easily
and Radjansky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weaver doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Radjansky moves into the clinch.
Radjansky gets through Weaver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Radjansky misses with an elbow over the top.
Weaver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radjansky pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darce Weaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radjansky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weaver at a distance.
Weaver misses with a takedown attempt
and Radjansky counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Darce Weaver has been cut.

Radjansky drops Weaver with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Weaver looks back up at him and smiles so Radjansky waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Weaver is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weaver fails with the takedown
and Radjansky counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samy Radjansky!
Samy Radjansky very nearly forgot to thank Oblivion Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simo Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Susi
vs
Lange

183 cm
26
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simo Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Lange!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Susi finds it's way round the side to connect with Lange's head.
Lange looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Susi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
Susi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lange shoots in for a double leg but Susi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lange slaps away a takedown attempt from Susi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simo Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lange moves out of range as Susi strikes.
Lange's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Susi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lange scrambles back to his feet.
Susi throws a body punch but Lange moves out of range.
Susi misses the jab.
Susi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lange at a distance.
Susi works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Susi has managed to clinch.
Susi slowing the pace effectively.
Susi scores with a shot to the side of Lange's head.
Susi slows down the pace here.
Susi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange jumps guard but Susi stands there with Lange around his waist. Lange gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Susi stalls.
Susi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lange up against the cage.
Susi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Susi prevents Lange from breaking the clinch.
Lange has had enough of the clinch but Susi keeps him there for the moment.
Susi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Susi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lange backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Susi lands a shot to the body.
Susi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Susi as the two fighters clinch.
Susi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lange or not.
A short right from Susi.
Susi digs a right hand underneath Lange's ribcage. Lange let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Susi on the inside.
Susi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lange.
A short left from Susi.
Lange looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Susi is trying to break the clinch but Lange has him pressed against the cage.
Susi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Susi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lange pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lange takes a jab right on the kisser.

Lange is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susi closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Susi.
Lange is still on wobbly legs! Can Susi finish him?
Lange gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Susi.
Lange seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lange backwards.
A short uppercut from Susi.
Susi lands a shoulder strike.
Lange wants to stall.
Susi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lange backwards.
Susi effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Susi drops Lange onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lange is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Susi.
Susi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Susi taking a breather.
Susi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lange backwards.
Nice body punch from Susi.
A bit of stalling here from Susi.
Susi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lange up against the cage.
Susi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simo Susi.
Susi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lange stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Susi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lange loses concentration momentarily and Susi pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Lange crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Susi finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simo Susi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antti Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Traven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Robert Traven enters the cage!

Ahma
vs
Traven

178 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Traven!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ahma.

Ahma clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
Ahma pushes Traven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahma keeps control of Traven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahma is stalling here.
Ahma digs a right hand into Traven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traven's gas tank.
Ahma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahma.
Traven is trying to force a seperation but Ahma has the dominant position.
Traven wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traven wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahma won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Ahma.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahma misses with a punch to the body.
Traven tries to circle away but Ahma has him pinned against the cage.
Ahma just leaning against Traven, taking a breather.
Ahma avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ahma for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Still in the clinch, Ahma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
Ahma is struggling to control the position.
Ahma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Travens head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ahma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands with a light punch inside.
Ahma stalling in the clinch.
Ahma stalling the fight.
Traven working hard to break the clinch.
Ahma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antti Ahma.
Ahma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Ahma clinches up with Traven and pushes him back against the cage.
Ahma is pushing Traven up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traven is trying to push Ahma away but Ahma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ahma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Traven's efforts to push away.
Ahma scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traven tries to break free but Ahma pushes him back against the cage.
Traven working hard to break the clinch.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
Ahma tries a body shot but Traven blocks it.
Ahma is pushing Traven up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ahma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Traven's efforts to push away.
Traven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ahma tries a body shot but Traven blocks it.
Ahma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Traven.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ahma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
Ahma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Traven is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahma has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Ahma.
Ahma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Ahma effectively controlling the action here.
Ahma stalling.
Ahma slowing the pace effectively.
The referee calls for Ahma to work.
Traven is trying to push Ahma away but Ahma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Traven tries to break the clinch but Ahma is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Ahma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ahma misses with a hook to the body
and Traven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahma misses with a straight right.
Traven feints the counter takedown.
Traven lands a jab-cross combination.

Ahma forces Traven back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahma.
Ahma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Traven is trying to force a seperation but Ahma has the dominant position.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
Ahma misses with a body punch.
Traven is trying to break the clinch but Ahma has him pressed against the cage.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma lands a left hand.
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Ahma to work.
Still in the clinch, Ahma scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahma.
A short right from Ahma on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ahma lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Traven working hard to break the clinch.
Ahma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahma tries to work over Traven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Ahma works on Traven's body with a couple of short punches.
Traven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahma pushes Traven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahma is working Traven over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahma.
Ahma presses Traven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Traven takes a shot to the head.
Ahma has Traven pressed against the cage, preventing Traven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma lands a body punch.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Traven is breathing heavily.
Ahma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Travens head.
Ahma tries a body shot but Traven blocks it.
Ahma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Traven's efforts to push away.
Ahma scores with a shot to the side of Traven's head.
Ahma digs a right hand into Traven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Traven's gas tank.
Ahma cracks Traven with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahma.

Traven is rocked!
Ahma stalling against the cage.
Traven wants to break free but Ahma has control.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
Traven is trying to break the clinch but Ahma is controlling him.
Antti Ahma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ahma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Traven is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahma finish him?
Ahma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Traven.
Nice body punch from Ahma.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahma.
Traven being controlled against the cage.
Traven seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ahma lands with a right to the head.
Ahma lands a shoulder strike.
Ahma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma gets through Traven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahma lands with a right to the head.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Traven is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahma has double underhooks.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ahma struggles to land a body shot inside as Traven controls his hands.
Ahma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Ahma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traven can do to turn this around?
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Traven backwards.
Come on Ahma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Ahma dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Traven misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Ahma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antti Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ahma forces Traven back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahma.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Ahma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
Ahma prevents Traven from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahma.
Ahma lands a right hand.
Ahma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Traven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ahma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Traven can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma is leaning against Traven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma is struggling to control the position.
Ahma effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Ahma to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ahma seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ahma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ahma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahma stalls.
Ahma keeps control of Traven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antti Ahma.

Ahma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma scores with a hook to the body.
Traven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma lands with a right to the head.
Ahma has Traven pushed against the cage.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
Traven working hard to break the clinch.
Ahma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Traven up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahma scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahma lands a right hand.
Ahma stalling against the cage.
Traven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Traven's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Traven's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ahma lands a shot to the body.
Ahma lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Ahma.
Good body shot from Ahma.
Ahma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Traven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antti Ahma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands a body shot.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma lands an uppercut.
Ahma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
Ahma digs a right hand underneath Traven's ribcage. Traven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Ahma.
Ahma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robert Traven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Ahma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Ahma!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joos Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joos Frank has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Frank
vs
Mayweather

202 cm
23
138 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joos Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Mayweather.

Frank shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Mayweather has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Frank is on him like a limpet, forcing Mayweather back against the cage.
Frank tries to break the clinch but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Frank has Mayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mayweather is trying to break free.
Mayweather is trying to push Frank away but Frank has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frank prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frank has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayweather lands a nice shot to the body.
Mayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Frank won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to break free but Frank pushes him back against the cage.
Mayweather is trying to break free.
Frank tries to break free but Mayweather pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Frank has the dominant position.
Frank jumps guard but Mayweather turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frank keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frank keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Frank has double underhooks.
Mayweather is trying to push Frank away but Frank has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Frank has him pressed against the cage.
Frank tries to pull guard but Mayweather won't allow it.

Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather scores with a hook.
Mayweather lands a slapping body shot.
Mayweather throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Mayweather.
Frank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mayweather is out of range.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mayweather stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frank.
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.
Mayweather lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frank at a distance.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mayweather with the counter takedown but Frank avoids it easily.
Frank on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frank slips a jab from Mayweather.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mayweather scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands with a right hand.
We've been informed that Mayweather has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather tried to score with a low kick but Frank checks it.
Frank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayweather fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Frank.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joos Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank swinging wildly here.
Mayweather shoots in but Frank avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather.
Mayweather is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Frank had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Frank walks into a stiff left hand from Mayweather.
Frank fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Frank blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.

Frank shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mayweather is staying active underneath Frank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank controlling the action here.

Mayweather pushes Frank off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mayweather connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frank. Frank circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayweather fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frank half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mayweather lands a jab to Frank's midsection.
Mayweather looks to throw the jab but Frank is out of range.
Frank fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mayweather is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frank dives in for a single leg takedown but Mayweather sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayweather thuds a left hand into Frank's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Mayweather. That snapped Frank's head back.
Mayweather goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frank is looking to clinch.
Frank is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mayweather misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Mayweather. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayweather.
A big right from Mayweather misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather throws a push kick but Frank slaps the foot to one side.
Mayweather has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mayweather throws a hook but Frank blocks it.
Frank shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joos Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather jabs Frank right on the nose. Frank blinks but takes it well.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Mayweather tries to counter it with a takedown but Frank pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frank's hands.
Mayweather lands a head shot.
Joos Frank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayweather checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Frank slips under a jab from Mayweather.
Frank appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jab from Mayweather.
Mayweather avoids the head kick by Frank.
Mayweather cracks Frank with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mayweather throws a good cross that connects.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Mayweather drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Frank defends it well.
Mayweather throws a push kick but Frank slaps the foot to one side.
Frank shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather tries to sprawl out of it but Frank keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a jab.
Mayweather lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather misses with a wild body shot.
Mayweather lands an overhand right.
Frank misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mayweather misses with a looping left.
Frank misses with a body kick.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather tries to avoid it but Frank manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather to the ground. Mayweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Frank misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.
Frank shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather tries to sprawl out of it but Frank keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frank looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Frank moves out of range as Mayweather throws a body kick.
Mayweather jabs Frank to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frank.
Mayweather swings for the body but Frank moves out of range.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Frank is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Frank takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mayweather with a hook.
Frank misses with a low kick.
Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayweather sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayweather changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mayweather swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frank.
Mayweather throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.
Frank looks to land a combination but Mayweather avoids it well.
Frank throws a nice looking combination but Mayweather bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick from Frank lands but Mayweather takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather punishes Frank's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayweather works over Frank's head and body with a nice combination.

Frank is rocked!
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Mayweather scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frank circles away.
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frank throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayweather's waist but Mayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frank off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joos Frank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mayweather lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frank. Mayweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.
Frank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayweather throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
Frank shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joos Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Mayweather.
Floyd Mayweather is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frank is out of range.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
Oh Frank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank shoots in but Mayweather avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayweather cracks Frank with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mayweather scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mayweather lands with a shot to the body.
Mayweather catches Frank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Frank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayweather as he jumps to the side.
Frank throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayweather is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Frank misses with a body kick.
Mayweather blocks a head kick by Frank.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Mayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mayweather has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather!
A very excited looking Floyd Mayweather rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Out
vs
Menger

180 cm
26
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knock Out!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Menger!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Menger's head.
Nice sprawl there from Out as Menger shoots in.
Out scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Menger darts in looking for a takedown but Out gets double underhooks and turns Menger into the cage.
Out lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Carl Menger has been cut.
Out uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Menger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Out as he jumps to the side.
Knock Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Menger.
Menger throws the kick towards the body but Out avoids it.
Menger blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menger closes the distance and clinches up with Out, looking for a takedown. Menger pushes Out against the cage but Out circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Menger tries to get set, Out tries to push him back and clinch up but Menger manages to avoid the attempt.
Menger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Out circles away.
Menger fails to land the takedown.
Out leaves Menger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger has his takedown stuffed
and Out makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Out moves into range and clinches up with Menger.
Menger tries for a takedown but Out manages to get underhooks.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mengers head.
Menger has Out pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Out manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Out lands a body shot in the clinch.
Menger looks winded!
Out lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Menger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Out gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Out lands a left hand.
Out working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
A right hook to the body lands for Out.
Menger takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Out cracks Menger with a nice body shot.
Out pushes Menger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Out - that landed with a thud.
Out lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Out lands a right hand that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
A hook to the body from Out.
Out scores with a shot to the side of Menger's head.
Menger wants a takedown but no success here.
Out throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mengers head.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
Out lands a right hand.
A short right from Out.
A left hand lands to the body for Out.
Out is leaning against Menger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Out.
Out digs a right hand into Menger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Menger's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Out as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Out.
Menger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Out fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Out lands.

Out lands a big uppercut and Menger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Menger looks OK. Out waves Menger back to his feet!

Menger is rocked!

Out drops Menger with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Menger looks back up at him and smiles so Out waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Menger is still on wobbly legs! Can Out finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Out! Menger is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knock Out!
Knock Out retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Knock Out thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.