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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Pagara (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.

Balayan
vs
Pagara

180 cm
19
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Pagara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pagara.
Balayan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pagara misses with an uppercut. Balayan saw that one coming.
Pagara lands with an overhand left.
Balayan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balayan misses with a kick to the body.
Pagara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balayan.
A telegraphed right hand from Pagara misses the target.
Pagara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balayan moves away.
Balayan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Balayan misses with an uppercut. Pagara saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Balayan misses the target.
Albert Pagara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Pagara blocks the low kick.
Balayan is looking to land body kicks.
Balayan feints and then cracks Pagara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pagara down.

Pagara moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Balayan goes down! Can Pagara finish him!?

Balayan is rocked!

It looks like Garegin Balayan has been cut.
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!
Balayan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oh Balayan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pagara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balayan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Balayan seems to have got his legs back now.
Balayan keeping moving, preventing Pagara from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan pulls Pagara in close to his closed guard and prevents Pagara from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pagara throws a big right hand that misses.
Pagara looking to sit in guard and control but Balayan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pagara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balayan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pagara is looking to sweep but instead, Balayan has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagara tries to roll over but Balayan keeps him under control.
Balayan controlling the pace.
Pagara trying to hold on to Balayan's head to control him but Balayan postures up.
Pagara tries to roll over but Balayan keeps him under control.
Pagara is trying to control but can't.
Pagara wants to get back to full guard.
Pagara trying to hold on to Balayan's head to control him but Balayan postures up.
Pagara tries to roll over but Balayan keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagara is trying to maintain the position but Balayan is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Balayan in particular looking to stall.
Balayan prevents Pagara from improving his position.
Balayan controlling the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pagara takes a swing at Balayan's ribcage but misses.
Pagara missing with a left hand there. Balayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pagara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Balayan.
Pagara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pagara.
Pagara walks into a left hand.
Pagara moves out of range as Balayan throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Balayan.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pagara slips a straight right by Balayan.
Balayan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pagara momentarily.
Balayan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan looks to land a combination but Pagara avoids it well.
It seemed like Pagara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balayan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donk. Pagara catches Balayan right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan throws a leg kick but Pagara moved away.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Pagara.
Balayan is looking to land body kicks.
Pagara lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Balayan coming out on top.
Pagara lands with a big left! Balayan is wobbled badly! Pagara comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Balayan to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Albert Pagara!
Albert Pagara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Cheek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hosmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Hosmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cheek
vs
Hosmer

185 cm
26
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

SiTech Clothing™
MayheM sportswear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Cheek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Hosmer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosmer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hosmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cheek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hosmer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cheek works over Hosmer's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Eric Hosmer has been cut.
Cheek scores with a nice head shot.
Hosmer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cheek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cheek cracks Hosmer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheek misses with an uppercut.
Cheek lands a big right hook! Hosmer looks hurt but is still standing! Cheek lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Hosmer falls down and Cheek dives in with a huge hammer fist! Hosmer's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Cheek runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Left Cheek!
Left Cheek managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SiTech Clothing™, into his post fight interview.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Love. Hugh Honey has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Honey
vs
Henry

180 cm
19
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Henry!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Honey 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.
Henry is thwarting Honey's attempts to control the position.
Honey tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Honey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Honey wants to improve his position but Henry is controlling well.
Honey is in trouble now - Henry has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey is trying to stand up.

Henry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry throwing strikes but Honey recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Henry is looking to advance position but Honey won't allow it.
Honey wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.
Henry is thwarting Honey's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey tries to roll over but Henry keeps him under control.
Henry stalling.

Henry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Honey is just riding it out for now. Henry eventually gives up the hold.
Honey is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry passes to side control.
Henry working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry wants to control but Honey is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Henry throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Honey because Henry loaded up on that one.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry looking to control but Honey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Honey hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Henry dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Honey misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Henry misses.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Honey pinned against the cage. Honey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Henry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Honey's guard.
Honey is looking to stand back up but Henry counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Honey.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Honey is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry trying to control the action but Honey is working from the bottom.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Honey is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.
Henry trying to mount his opponent but Honey defends it.
Henry controlling the action here.

That's two 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.
Henry trying to control the action but Honey is working from the bottom.
Honey is trying to get back to full guard.
Honey is positioning himself well to prevent Henry advancing to mount.
Henry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Honey wants to control but Henry passes into side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey wants to control but Henry postures up.
Henry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Honey blocking the ground and pound.
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry unloads with some shots from mount but Honey bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Honey is desperately trying to improve his position but Henry has a good base and remains in mount.
Honey is working hard here to advance position.
Henry raining down shots from the mount!
Henry looking to finish with strikes here!
Henry controlling the position easily from mount.
Henry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Honey throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henry.
Henry misses with a left hand
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Honey throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry with the counter takedown but Honey avoids it easily.
Honey throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Honey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Henry is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Honey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Henry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey works Henry's body with a nice hook.
Honey lands with a good body shot.
Hugh Honey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honey moves out of range as Henry strikes.
A swing and a miss from Honey.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Honey counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Michael Henry has been cut.
Hugh Honey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Henry.
Honey thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Honey fails to land with a series of punches.
Honey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Honey - just one landing.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugh Honey is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Honey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honey ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Honey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.

Honey gets caught napping as Henry dives in and scores a takedown. Honey manages to retain guard.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Honey working a defensive guard here.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Henry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Honey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henry tries for a kimura but Honey is defending well.
Honey struggling a bit here.
Honey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Honey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Honey trying to control from the bottom.
Honey has his hands clasped together around Henry's back. He's all about the action.
Henry controlling the action here.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Honey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Henry!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Diaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Butcher's chin.

Butcher
vs
Diaz

177 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz cracks Butcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butcher tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Butcher sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Butcher avoids it this time.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Butcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz pushes Butcher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butcher.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.

Butcher gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Butcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Butcher wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz trying to control here.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Butcher is proving a slippery customer.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Butcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz is trying to keep Butcher in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz has control of Butcher's left arm, preventing Butcher from doing any damage.
Butcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Butcher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butcher trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher preventing the sweep.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.

Diaz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Butcher should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Diaz has tightened it up now! Butcher should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Neil Diaz!
Neil Diaz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
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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 Mister Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tata Khajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khajo has chosen Power by Kanye West as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bean
vs
Khajo

185 cm
26
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

SiTech Clothing™
MayheM sportswear

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Bean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tata Khajo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khajo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bean swings widly with a right hand
enabling Khajo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Khajo throws a right hand that misses
and Bean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bean on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khajo lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khajo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bean moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Bean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khajo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Khajo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Khajo ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Bean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Khajo slips a straight right by Bean.
Khajo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bean misses with a left hand
and Khajo counters with a series of strikes. Bean will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Khajo is out of range.
Khajo throws a right hand that misses
and Bean makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khajo manages to avoid it.
Khajo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khajo ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Khajo moved out of range nicely.
Khajo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a right hand
and Khajo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khajo manages to avoid it.
Bean swings for the body but Khajo moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khajo throws out a powerful jab.
Khajo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bean under the eye.
Khajo throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
Khajo avoids the body shot from Bean.
Khajo throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Khajo throws out a counter right but Bean avoids it with no problem.
Khajo lands a right hook to the body.
Khajo cracks Bean with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a body punch but Khajo moves out of range.
Bean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khajo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khajo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bean cracks Khajo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khajo slips a jab from Bean.
Khajo lands a jab.
Khajo scores with a jab to the head.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khajo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khajo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khajo cracks Bean with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khajo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bean had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Bean misses.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Khajo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - Khajo had a free shot at his head there.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Khajo slips the punch.
Bean lands with an overhand left.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Khajo slips the punch.
Khajo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khajo swinging wildly here.
Khajo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bean has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tata Khajo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Khajo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bean misses the body punch
and Khajo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khajo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khajo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khajo throws a sloppy body shot
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khajo takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Khajo misses with a body shot
and Bean counters with a nice body shot.
Bean swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khajo counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bean connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Bean.
Bean drops Khajo with a naaaaasty hook - Khajo is in real trouble here! Bean dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Bean!
Mister Bean retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mister Bean thanked SiTech Clothing™ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Wallace acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Carson
vs
Wallace

190 cm
26
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Carson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Carson slips the punch.
Carson slips under a jab from Wallace.
Wallace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallace scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace cracks Carson with an open hand slap.
Carson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wallace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carson counters with a series of strikes. Wallace will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carson lands with a right hand.
Carson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Carson misses the target.
Carson throws a wild hook but Wallace just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Carson gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Wallace raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Wallace!
William Wallace is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath William Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Kruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruiz comes to the cage accompanied by ZARILA KANDZE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kruiz
vs
Grice

185 cm
33
193 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

184 cm
37
179 lbs
26 - 15 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Nuggetori's Nutritionals
Hellbent

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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Kruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruiz lands with a cross.
Kruiz throws a sloppy body shot
and Grice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Grice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruiz checks a leg kick.
Kruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice moves forwards but Kruiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grice misses with a left hand

and Kruiz counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kruiz is trying to get an arm triangle but Grice is defending well.
Kruiz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grice sneaks back into half guard.
Kruiz throwing shots but Grice is blocking nicely.
Grice wants to control but Kruiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kruiz thows a huge punch but Grice dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruiz is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Grice throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Kruiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Grice thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Grice looking for a sweep. Not yet Grice, not yet.
Grice has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Grice controlling the position.
Kruiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kruiz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Kruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Grice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kruiz throws a hook but Grice avoids it easily.
Grice doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kruiz throws out a leg kick but Grice moves out of range and Kruiz only half commits.
Kruiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grice.
Kruiz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grice counters with an inside leg kick.
Grice is looking to clinch.
Kruiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gary Grice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grice blocks a jab.
Grice keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruiz backing away here, and Grice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kruiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kruiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grice wants to get back to full guard but Kruiz has passed into side control.
Kruiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kruiz trying to control the action but Grice is working from the bottom.
Kruiz prevents Grice from escaping the position.
Kruiz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grice stops Kruiz from passing to mount.
Kruiz cracks Grice with a big elbow.
Kruiz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kruiz throwing strikes but Grice manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grice trying to control the position but Kruiz is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Grice just content to control the position.
Kruiz struggling a bit here.
Kruiz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grice connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruiz sneaks back into half guard.
Kruiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grice wants to control but Kruiz is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary Grice will probably get the nod.
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.

Grice throws a hook but Kruiz blocks it.
Grice tries to clinch up but Kruiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Kruiz misses with a combination
and Grice counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruiz misses with a head kick.
Grice looks to land a right hand but Kruiz moved out of range.
Grice blocks a head kick by Kruiz.
Grice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kruiz.
Grice is looking to slow Kruiz down with leg kicks.
Kruiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grice staying out of range there.
Tom Kruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kruiz misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Kruiz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Kruiz down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruiz throws a right hand that misses
and Grice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grice wants it to stay on the feet.
Grice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruiz loads up on a big right hand but Grice slips the punch.
Grice misses with a straight left.
Kruiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grice bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grice throws a body kick that misses.
Grice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruiz.
Grice cracks Kruiz with a good jab.
Kruiz needs to keep his hands up - Grice had a free shot at his head there.
Grice throws a big shot that misses.
Kruiz misses with a hook
and Grice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruiz thinking.
Grice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kruiz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Kruiz gets the takedown into side control.
Grice is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Kruiz wants to work for an arm triangle but Grice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kruiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kruiz stalling away here and it's allowed Grice to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kruiz pushing down on Grice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grice is refusing to be controlled, as Kruiz sits in half guard.
Grice trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grice keeps working.
Grice preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kruiz trying to control the action but Grice is working from the bottom.
Grice tries to get to full guard but Kruiz has control of the leg.
Grice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kruiz.
Grice is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Grice is trying to control but can't.
Kruiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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.
Kruiz passes to side control.
Kruiz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Grice works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Kruiz is looking for a kimura but Grice is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kruiz to get the leverage.
Grice is trying to stand back up but Kruiz is controlling him

Kruiz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grice doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kruiz.
Grice moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grice digs a good body shot into Kruiz's ribs.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Kruiz down.
Kruiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kruiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grice.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kruiz.
Kruiz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grice.
Grice motions for Kruiz to come forward. Grice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruiz catches Grice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grice is looking to slow Kruiz down with leg kicks.
Grice is looking to slow Kruiz down with leg kicks.
Grice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruiz checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Kruiz finds it's way through Grice's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruiz throws a big shot that misses.
Grice feints a counter leg kick.
Grice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kruiz misses with a head kick.
Kruiz scores with a jab.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Grice slaps away a takedown attempt from Kruiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kruiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Grice misses.
Kruiz throws an off balance right hand
and Grice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruiz backing away here, and Grice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kruiz fails with the takedown
and Grice counters with a body kick that stops Kruiz in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruiz manages to avoid it.
Kruiz throws an overhand right that lands on Grice's shoulder, as Grice tries to avoid the shot.
Grice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruiz ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Kruiz closes the distance but Grice moves to the side
and Grice counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Kruiz blocks the low kick.
Kruiz tests Grice's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Grice forces Kruiz back against the cage and clinches.
Grice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kruiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Kruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grice lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruiz backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Grice.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
Kruiz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grice misses with the head strike.
Grice misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruiz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grice.
Gary Grice is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kruiz working aggressively here.
Kruiz is looking for a takedown.
Kruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Grice.
Kruiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kruiz misses with some punches.
Kruiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tom Kruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grice managing to block the knees to the body from Kruiz.
Grice blocks an uppercut.
Grice is pressed up against the cage. Kruiz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grice down to the mat. Grice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Kruiz.
Kruiz motions for Grice to come forward. Kruiz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Grice.
Kruiz misses with a takedown attempt

and Grice moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Grice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grice blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Grice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
A very excited looking Gary Grice made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.