LFC 2: Redemption PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Samorcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen Relentless by New Years Day as his entrance music. Jefferson Samorcano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Samorcano
vs
Holmes

175 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Samorcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Samorcano misses.

Samorcano closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the cage.
Samorcano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Samorcano has double underhooks.
Samorcano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Samorcano.

Samorcano breaks the clinch.
Holmes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Samorcano is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Samorcano has Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Samorcano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Samorcano clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.

Samorcano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Samorcano forces Holmes back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Samorcano.

Samorcano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samorcano.

Samorcano moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samorcano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samorcano.
Samorcano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samorcano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmes pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!

Samorcano takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samorcano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Samorcano lands with a right to the head.

Samorcano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.

Samorcano moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Samorcano tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jefferson Samorcano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Samorcano.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Samorcano breaks from the clinch.

Samorcano closes the distance and clinches.
Samorcano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holmes tries to clinch but Samorcano moves out of range.
Samorcano is looking to counter punch.
Samorcano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Samorcano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Samorcano rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
Samorcano prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.

Samorcano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Samorcano as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samorcano keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samorcano ducks right into an uppercut from Holmes.

Samorcano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Samorcano prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Samorcano scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samorcano tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.
Samorcano pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes tries to circle away but Samorcano has him pinned against the cage.
Samorcano prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Samorcano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Holmes misses with a hook. Samorcano ducked under it nicely.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Samorcano avoids nicely.
Samorcano jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Samorcano has Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Samorcano.
Samorcano scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Samorcano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samorcano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Samorcano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samorcano.
Samorcano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holmes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holmes stops a takedown attempt from Samorcano.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Samorcano won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samorcano lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Samorcano tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jefferson Samorcano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samorcano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jefferson Samorcano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Samorcano looking for a takedown.
Samorcano lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Samorcano is controlling him.
Samorcano is trying to pull guard but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Samorcano is controlling him.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samorcano.
Samorcano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Samorcano is blocking nicely.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Samorcano won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samorcano scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samorcano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samorcano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Holmes breaks from the clinch.

Samorcano darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Samorcano lands a right hand.
Samorcano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Samorcano breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Samorcano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Samorcano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Andre Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samorcano throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a head kick. That will keep Samorcano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Samorcano has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Samorcano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samorcano dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
A little feinted left hand from Samorcano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice combination there by Holmes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves to clinch but Samorcano breaks away
and Samorcano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holmes thinking.
A shot to the liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samorcano.
Samorcano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Samorcano clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samorcano.

Samorcano manages to break the clinch.
Samorcano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samorcano swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Samorcano clinches.
Samorcano swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Samorcano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Holmes tries to score with a low kick but Samorcano moves his leg out of the way.

Samorcano closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the cage.
Samorcano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Samorcano on the inside.
Samorcano lands an uppercut.
Samorcano lands with a short shot to the head.

Holmes is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Samorcano is working for takedown but Holmes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samorcano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Samorcano finish him?
Samorcano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samorcano blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Samorcano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samorcano throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samorcano.

Samorcano clinches up against the cage.
Samorcano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Samorcano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samorcano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Holmes gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Holmes is trying to push Samorcano away but Samorcano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Samorcano on the inside.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Samorcano won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holmes is trying to maintain a safe position but Samorcano gets an underhook and turns Holmes into the cage.
Samorcano lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Samorcano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Samorcano has double underhooks.
Samorcano scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samorcano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.

Samorcano decides to pull guard.
Holmes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Samorcano is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holmes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Samorcano has Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Samorcano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samorcano works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Samorcano lands a shoulder strike.
Samorcano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Samorcano gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samorcano lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samorcano.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samorcano is defending well for now.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Samorcano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samorcano.
Samorcano is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jefferson Samorcano. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samorcano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samorcano lands a right hand.
Andre Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Samorcano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in the clinch, Samorcano scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Samorcano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Samorcano, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Samorcano!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Buchanan
vs
Gracie

183 cm
39
201 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

190 cm
32
219 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Gracie !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanan.
Gracie raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Buchanan missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.

Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Buchanan.
Gracie wants to break free but Buchanan has control.
A short uppercut from Buchanan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buchanan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Buchanan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Buchanan tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Buchanan tries to work over Gracie 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buchanan.

Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Buchanan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Buchanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Nice strikes from Buchanan there.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Buchanan has control of the leg.
Buchanan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Buchanan is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Buchanan throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Buchanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buchanan trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Buchanan seems content to control.
Buchanan 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.
Buchanan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie is positioning himself well to prevent Buchanan advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Buchanan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buchanan misses with a head shot. Gracie uses the momentum to regain guard.
Buchanan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Buchanan from controlling successfully.
Buchanan advances position into side control!
Buchanan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Buchanan working the ground and pound.
Buchanan trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
The strikes coming from Buchanan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Buchanan connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie is not content to let Buchanan control the position.
Buchanan is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gracie 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buchanan trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Buchanan misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buchanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Buchanan works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Buchanan dominated that 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.

Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie .

Buchanan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Buchanan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Buchanan scores with a couple of nice shots.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Buchanan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top 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.
Buchanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Buchanan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Gracie is rocked!
Buchanan scores with a big shot! Gracie 's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gracie ! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Buchanan!
A relieved looking Paul Buchanan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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 Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kedora Killyuns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes to the cage accompanied by Tyga - Real Deal. Kedora Killyuns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Face
vs
Killyuns

189 cm
34
194 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

184 cm
24
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kedora Killyuns!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Killyuns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Face.
Killyuns throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Face.
Killyuns looks to land a right hand but Face moved out of range.
Face slips under a jab from Killyuns.
Face lands an overhand right.
Killyuns misses with a combination
letting Face counter with a right hand.
Face slips under a jab from Killyuns.
Killyuns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Face in his tracks.
Killyuns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Killyuns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killyuns moves out of range of the strikes.
Face circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Killyuns to the canvas! Killyuns doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Face keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Face!
An out of breath Angel Face thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Law (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.

Ramsay
vs
Law

193 cm
37
239 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

205 cm
29
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Ramsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Law!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Law has Ramsay up against the cage in a clinch.
Law lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Law lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Law blocks an elbow strike.
Ramsay presses Law against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramsay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramsay lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Law throws an elbow but misses.
Law lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Gordon Ramsay has been cut.
Ramsay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Law.
Ramsay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramsay lands with a left to the head.
Law using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramsay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Law lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramsay backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ramsay as the two fighters clinch.
Law looks winded!
Ramsay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Ramsay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramsay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Marshall Law has been cut.
Ramsay tries to throw a body punch but Law avoids it by throwing Ramsay back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ramsay.
Ramsay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ramsay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramsay.
Ramsay scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramsay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramsay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Law in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramsay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Law backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramsay.
Ramsay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Law backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramsay.
A body shot lands from Ramsay.
Law takes an elbow to the forehead.

Law is rocked!
A short right from Ramsay on the inside.
Law is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramsay finish him?
Ramsay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramsay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laws head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay lands an elbow that stopped Law in his tracks for a moment.
Law is trying to stall.

Ramsay drops Law onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Law is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ramsay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramsay lands an uppercut.
Ramsay creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Law's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Law drops to his knees and Ramsay pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Ramsay!
After the fight, Gordon Ramsay was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Alexander
vs
Cho

172 cm
30
146 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

185 cm
47
138 lbs
44 - 32 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cho keeps the fight on the outside.
Cho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alexander defends it well.

Alexander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cho can't get the takedown.
George Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimble Cho.
Alexander stalling against the cage.
Alexander lands with a light punch inside.

Alexander lands a takedown into guard.
Cho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexander.
Cho looking for a sweep. Not yet Cho, not yet.
Alexander works over Cho with some ground and pound from guard.
Alexander 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.
Alexander 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.
Alexander controlling from the top position.
Alexander working some strikes from top position.
Alexander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexander chips away with some ground and pound.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Cho blocks nicely.
Alexander stays in close to Cho's body and controls the position.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Cho keeps moving.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Cho blocks nicely.
Alexander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Alexander scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexander.
Alexander connects with a couple of short punches.
Alexander keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cho's head.

Cho is rocked!
Alexander scoring with some ground and pound.
Cho is still in real trouble! Can Alexander finish him?
Alexander content to stall in guard here.
Alexander arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Cho's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Alexander!
Post fight, George Alexander stared into the camera and said ' '.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casey Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys - Warriors Code. Mitsurugi has chosen The Rising Sun as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bowman
vs
Mitsurugi

180 cm
31
202 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

182 cm
29
192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
Hellbent

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 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman scores with a shot to the body.
Bowman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowman manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitsurugi.
Bowman shoots in but Mitsurugi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Mitsurugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mitsurugi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bowman.
Bowman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitsurugi tries a quick counter leg kick but Bowman is wise to it.
Mitsurugi connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Casey Bowman has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowman lands a nice hook to Mitsurugi's body. Mitsurugi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bowman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bowman throws a lazy head kick
letting Mitsurugi counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitsurugi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been hearing reports that Bowman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mitsurugi blocks a head kick by Bowman.
Mitsurugi throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman throws a series of punches but Mitsurugi avoids them all with ease.
Mitsurugi misses with a body shot.
Mitsurugi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitsurugi scores with a jab.

Bowman is rocked!
Mitsurugi thumps Bowman with a low kick.
Oh Bowman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitsurugi scores with a spinning back kick!
Bowman seems to have got his legs back now.
Bowman throws a nice looking combination but Mitsurugi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowman throws a head kick but Mitsurugi moves out of range.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Mitsurugi, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Mitsurugi against the cage but Mitsurugi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mitsurugi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bowman with a body shot.
Bowman is breathing heavily.
Mitsurugi avoids the body shot from Bowman.
Bowman backing away here, and Mitsurugi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bowman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitsurugi is looking to slow Bowman down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitsurugi lands a big head kick that sends Bowman to the canvas! Mitsurugi follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
In his post fight interview, Shinsuke Mitsurugi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Casey Bowman spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank my team, my sponsor and of course my opponent for this fight. Today he was the better fighter...'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy's entrance music is The Grumpy Song. A fine choice. Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: How We Do. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Brophy
vs
Burns

187 cm
27
243 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

194 cm
39
278 lbs
33 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Hellbent
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Burns.
Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy 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.
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Brophy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Brophy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brophy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burns moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
Burns blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brophy tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns misses with a hook
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brophy rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy slips a straight right by Burns.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Brophy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
William Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brophys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
It appears Brophy was looking to counter with a kick there.
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brophy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Burns misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Brophy's belly button to the back.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Brophy's ribs.
Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brophy needs to keep his hands up - Burns had a free shot at his head there.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brophy blocks a leg kick.
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns jabs at Brophy's body.
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brophy - that will leave a mark!
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Brophy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brophy throws a counter high kick but Burns was just alert enough to avoid it.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Burns with a jab.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brophy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burns misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a left to the body.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Brophy has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brophy cracks the inside of Burns's front leg.
Brophy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brophy. Burns shrugs it off though.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy slips a jab from Burns.
Burns throws a leg kick but Brophy moved away.
Burns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Burns will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
Brophy connects with a looping right hand.
Burns takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
It appears Brophy was looking to counter with a kick there.

Brophy clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.
Brophy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burns's efforts to push away.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Burns moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Burns misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brophy.
Brophy 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.
Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
William Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Burns takes the fight into the clinch.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy lands a hook to the side of the head.

Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brophy.
Brophy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brophy tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns blocks a jab.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Brophy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Burns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Brophy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns tries to circle away but Brophy has him pinned against the cage.
Burns blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a shot to the body.
Burns blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Burns is trying to break free.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.

Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy connects with a jab.

Brophy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Brophy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brophy.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Brophy.

Brophy breaks the clinch.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.

Brophy cracks Burns with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brophy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Burns to stand back up!

Burns is rocked!
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!
Burns walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Burns limp body while Brophy jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Brophy!
A very excited looking Bob Brophy 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.
In defeat, William Burns stepped up to the mic, saying 'Payback is a bitch'.