OLd Dog for the road 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby TupperII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Khali
vs
TupperII

175 cm
52
160 lbs
35 - 67 - 1

169 cm
50
181 lbs
30 - 37 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Versus

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 35 - 67 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby TupperII!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khali tries to sprawl but TupperII drives through with a takedown into half guard.

TupperII is looking for a kimura here.
TupperII missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khali tries to kick TupperII off but TupperII keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
TupperII lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
TupperII should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

TupperII wants to work for an arm triangle but Khali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khali looks like he's trying to stand up.
TupperII trying to pass the guard but Khali defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

TupperII is looking for a kimura but Khali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for TupperII to get the leverage.

TupperII is working for a kimura but Khali is defending it quite comfortably.
Khali tries to kick TupperII off but TupperII keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TupperII throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

TupperII has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Khali defend it? TupperII steps over the head and cranks it - Khali is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for TupperII!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby TupperII!
Bobby TupperII made sure to mention his sponsor, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%) in his post fight interview.
The defeated Brij Khali had this to say: 'Dissapointed to Lose'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir comes to the cage accompanied by M.A.S.H Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Barksdale's choice of entrance music: Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Avon Barksdale was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nadir
vs
Barksdale

188 cm
40
240 lbs
26 - 31 - 1

185 cm
45
211 lbs
33 - 23 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir slips under a jab from Barksdale.
Nadir misses with a combination
and Barksdale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nadir defending well as Barksdale loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Nadir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nadir stalling.
Nadir seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barksdale for as long as he can get away with.
Nadir has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nadir controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barksdale is looking to improve his position.
Nadir is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barksdale regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barksdale being controlled here, momentarily.
Barksdale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nadir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nadir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barksdale avoids the body shot from Nadir.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Nadir's head but Nadir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nadir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barksdale backs up against the cage.
Nadir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nadir rushes Barksdale and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barksdale throws an elbow but misses.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nadir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Barksdale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nadir is struggling to control the position.
Barksdale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike.
Barksdale stalling in the clinch but Nadir improves position.
Nadir stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale lands a nice knee to the body.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadir effectively controlling the action here.
Barksdale misses with a punch to the body.
Nadir taking a breather.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abed Nadir will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barksdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Nadir's head but Nadir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nadir getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nadir wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Barksdale.

Nadir gets the takedown into side control.
Nadir controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nadir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barksdale is looking for a sweep.
Nadir controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Nadir checks it.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nadir checks a low kick from Barksdale.
Nadir lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nadir wants to clinch up but Barksdale keeps it at a distance.
Nadir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nadir misses with a double jab.

Nadir drives through with a takedown into Barksdale's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Barksdale being controlled here, momentarily.
Barksdale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nadir stays in close to Barksdale's body and controls the position.
Nadir works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir trying to control the pace.
Abed Nadir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barksdale wants to control but Nadir is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Nadir is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barksdale looks to land a right hand but Nadir moved out of range.
Nadir fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Barksdale on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abed Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barksdale throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nadir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barksdale's guard.
Nadir content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Avon Barksdale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nadir takes one to the side of the head.
Barksdale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barksdale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nadir.
Nadir moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir takes a swing at Barksdale's ribcage but misses.
Nadir wants to clinch up but Barksdale keeps it at a distance.
Abed Nadir is winning the standup battle so far.
Barksdale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nadir.
Nadir wants to clinch up but Barksdale keeps it at a distance.
Barksdale stuns Nadir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nadir tries to clinch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Nadir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barksdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nadir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barksdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nadir ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Decent striking displayed by Nadir there.
Barksdale looks to score with a jab to the body but Nadir is just out of range.
Nadir looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
A low kick from Barksdale misses

and Nadir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Nadir slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nadir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barksdale can do to turn this around?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nadir wants to clinch.
Barksdale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nadir tries to clinch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Nadir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barksdale doesn't seem bothered though.
Barksdale dodges the punch combination from Nadir.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abed Nadir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nadir, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abed Nadir!
After winning the bout, Abed Nadir thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashy Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hot N*gga BL3R Remix. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Clasie
vs
Larry

200 cm
42
240 lbs
23 - 25 - 0

190 cm
45
251 lbs
34 - 21 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashy Larry!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie ducks under a wild hook from Larry.
Clasie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Larry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clasie is out of range and Larry settles back down.
Larry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A left lands for Larry.
Clasie avoids the body shot from Larry.
Larry throws an overhand right that lands on Clasie's shoulder, as Clasie tries to avoid the shot.
Marcel Clasie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larry wants to slow Clasie down by chopping away at his legs.
As Larry looks to move away, Clasie throws a big counter combo but Larry just gets out of the way.
Clasie throws a hook but Larry blocks it.
Clasie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larry! But no joy.
Larry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larry throws a series of punches but Clasie avoids them all with ease.
Larry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Larry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larry blocks the body kick.
Larry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clasie with a body shot.
Larry lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Clasie. Those never looked like landing.
Clasie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
The fighters circling - Larry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larry misses with a leg kick.
Larry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Clasie is rocked!
Larry misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Clasie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Clasie misses.
Larry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clasie seems to have got his legs back now.
Clasie throws a series of punches but Larry avoids them all with ease.
Clasie misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Larry misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Larry misses.
Clasie takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clasie gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Larry gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Clasie is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashy Larry!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ashy Larry thanked Instinct [out of stock until Feb 03 2016] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Riseman
vs
Cave

189 cm
46
280 lbs
41 - 39 - 3

184 cm
39
190 lbs
24 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 39 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Cave!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riseman throws a looping overhand right but Cave ducks down to avoid it.
Riseman scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Nick Cave has been cut.
Riseman throws a head kick but Cave moves out of range.
Riseman misses with a right hand
and Cave counters with a leg kick.
Nick Cave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riseman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cave moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Cave does no damage.
Cave misses with a wild combination.
Cave pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riseman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
Cave throws a leg kick
and Riseman counters with a nice body shot.
Cave doesn't manage to clinch there - Riseman circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cave throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave misses with a series of wild punches.
Cave lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Riseman throws a series of punches but Cave moves out of range.
Cave is looking to clinch.
Riseman misses with a lunging right hand
and Cave counters with a nice body shot.
Riseman takes a swing at Cave's ribcage but misses.
Riseman misses with a body kick.
Riseman throws a push kick but Cave slaps the foot to one side.
Riseman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cave scores with a spinning back kick!
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riseman throws a body kick that misses
and Cave counters with a one-two to the body.
Riseman lands a right hook to the body.
Cave looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riseman throws a poor cross that misses
and Cave counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Riseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riseman throws a body punch but Cave moves out of range.
Cave slips a jab and a cross from Riseman.
Riseman is breathing heavily.
Cave wants to clinch up but Riseman keeps it at a distance.
Riseman misses with a two punch combination.
Riseman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cave swinging wildly here.
Cave lands a nice looking body kick.
Cave connects with an inside leg kick.
Cave checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cave's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riseman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cave scrambles back to his feet.
Riseman scores with a jab to the body.
Riseman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Cave bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Riseman backs off Cave throws a huge counter combo but Riseman manages to avoid it all.
Cave throws a right and a left that Riseman avoids nicely.
Cave lands with a slapping head kick.
Riseman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cave connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cave goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cave misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cave throws a right and a left that Riseman avoids nicely.
Riseman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cave jabs at Riseman's body.
Cave lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Cave. Those never looked like landing.
Cave rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riseman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cave. That's going to slow Riseman down.
Cave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riseman misses with a head kick.
As Riseman backs off Cave throws a huge counter combo but Riseman manages to avoid it all.
Riseman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cave doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Riseman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cave's calf.
Riseman throws a nice looking combination but Cave bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riseman throws a right and a left that Cave avoids nicely.
Riseman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cave misses with a few strikes there.
Cave throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Riseman does no damage.
Cave throws a head kick but Riseman moves out of range.
Cave moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riseman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Cave dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cave's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Riseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cave!
Riseman keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cave.
Riseman throws a hook to the side of Cave's head but Cave sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cave dodges the punch combination from Riseman.
Cave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Riseman tries to keep at a distance but Cave has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cave lands a nice shot to the body.
Riseman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Cave manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Cave.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cave.
Cave is looking to land body kicks.
Riseman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cave.
Riseman misses with a lunging right hand
and Cave counters with a series of strikes. Riseman will be more careful next time no doubt.

It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cave scores with a hook to the body. Riseman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cave fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cave moves out of range as Riseman throws a body kick.
Riseman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riseman throws a wild body kick that Cave sees coming a mile off.
Cave has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cave lands with a nice body kick.
Riseman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cave.
Cave swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Riseman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cave scores with a one two! Riseman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cave is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riseman rather than just go for the knockout.
Riseman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cave tries to clinch up.
Cave connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cave misses with a kick to the body.
Riseman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cave throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cave misses with a double jab.
Riseman misses with a body shot.
Riseman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cave moves away.
Despite the aggression on Cave's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Cave clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cave.
Cave throws an elbow that misses.
Riseman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cave has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cave.
Riseman tries to work over Cave's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riseman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riseman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cave tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riseman breaks from the clinch.
Riseman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cave.
Nice jab there from Cave.
Riseman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Riseman is rocked!
Whack! Cave lands a heavy head kick that drops Riseman. The ref tackles Cave to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Riseman was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nick Cave!
Post fight, Nick Cave stared into the camera and said 'i amost thought about retire after my last fight but i will keep on a little more!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Vega
vs
Muntz

192 cm
38
229 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

185 cm
39
180 lbs
40 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Escobar De Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nelson Muntz!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muntz lands a slapping body shot.
Muntz misses with a hook. De Vega ducked under it nicely.
Muntz blocks the body kick.
Muntz shoots in but no luck this time.
Muntz throws a hook to the side of De Vega's head but De Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muntz misses with a hook. De Vega ducked under it nicely.
De Vega throwing a counter right hand but Muntz manages to avoid it.
Muntz cracks De Vega with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muntz. De Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by De Vega as he checks the leg kick.
Muntz looks to land a right hand but De Vega moved out of range.
De Vega appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muntz manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Muntz.
Muntz throws a hook to the side of De Vega's head but De Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Vega scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega cracks Muntz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muntz is looking to slow De Vega down with leg kicks.
Muntz throws a leg kick that misses.
De Vega appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Muntz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck for Muntz with that takedown attempt.
Muntz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vega just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Muntz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Vega blocks a jab.
As Muntz looks to move away, De Vega throws a big counter combo but Muntz just gets out of the way.
Muntz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Vega appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Muntz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Muntz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Muntz tries to score with a low kick but De Vega moves his leg out of the way.
De Vega tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muntz swivels and escapes.
Muntz misses with a right hand
and De Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vega misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega lands a jab to Muntz's midsection.
Muntz throws a right and a left that De Vega avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muntz cracks De Vega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Vega misses with a straight right.
A jab from De Vega misses.
Muntz moves out of range as De Vega throws a body kick.
De Vega scores with a jab.
Muntz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muntz misses with a hook.
Muntz cracks De Vega with an open hand slap.
De Vega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muntz is fending him off so far but De Vega persists. Nope, Muntz circles away and we're back to standing.
De Vega swings for the body but Muntz moves out of range.
De Vega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Vega throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Muntz is just out of range.
Muntz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson Muntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vega throws out a powerful jab.
De Vega misses with a hook.
Muntz tries a quick counter leg kick but De Vega is wise to it.
Muntz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Vega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muntz throws out a counter right but De Vega avoids it with no problem.
Muntz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muntz throws a hook but De Vega avoids it easily.
De Vega feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muntz throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Vega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muntz! But no joy.
Muntz shoots in but no luck this time.
Escobar De Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Muntz.
De Vega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Muntz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Vega was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muntz misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
De Vega closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Muntz shoots for a takedown but De Vega saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muntz's corner calls for a 1-2. Muntz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Muntz lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Vega doesn't seem phased though.
Muntz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Vega has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Vega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muntz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muntz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Vega has time to react.
De Vega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from De Vega. No joy for Muntz on that attempt.
Muntz scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Muntz dominated that round.
That's time! De Vega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Muntz connects with a leg kick. De Vega looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Muntz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Vega.
Muntz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Vega, right into the meat.
A jab from De Vega finds it's way through Muntz's defenses.
Muntz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Vega jabs Muntz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Vega on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Vega works the jab nicely.
Muntz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vega throws the kick towards the body but Muntz avoids it.

Oooooh!!! Muntz has knocked De Vega down with a huge combo! Muntz steps away and waves a wobbly De Vega back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A jab lands there for Muntz.

De Vega is rocked!
Muntz knocks out De Vega with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Muntz before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Muntz picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nelson Muntz!
Nelson Muntz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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