Carnage 39 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sekany (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Moracchioli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekany comes to the cage accompanied by Centerfield. Leo Moracchioli is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sekany
vs
Moracchioli

195 cm
18
252 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Sekany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Moracchioli!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moracchioli stuffs the takedown attempt from Sekany. Sekany gets slowly back to his feet.
Sekany shoots in looking for a takedown but Moracchioli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sekany's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moracchioli shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sekany dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sekany. Those never looked like landing.
Sekany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moracchioli moves away.
Moracchioli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sekany defends it well.
A head kick by Sekany misses

and Moracchioli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sekany is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moracchioli tries to score a body lock takedown but Sekany shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moracchioli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sekany gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Moracchioli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sekany prevents it.
Jake Sekany has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Moracchioli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekany looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Moracchioli has hold of one of Sekany's legs. Sekany is fighting the takedown attempt but Moracchioli gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Moracchioli is in close to Sekany's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moracchioli makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moracchioli postures up and lands a big shot to Sekany's brow.
Moracchioli works over Sekany with some ground and pound from guard.
Sekany is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Moracchioli is trying to stand back up but Sekany is controlling him
Moracchioli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Moracchioli kicks Sekany off and gets back to his feet.
Sekany dives in and grabs Moracchioli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moracchioli pushes down on Sekany's head and hops out.
Sekany is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekany misses with a wild combination.
Sekany pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sekany shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moracchioli defends it nicely.
Sekany misses with a takedown attempt

and Moracchioli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moracchioli.
Moracchioli wants a takedown but no success here.
Moracchioli has Sekany pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sekany manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Moracchioli has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sekany clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sekany grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moracchioli throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sekany could be in trouble here!
Moracchioli has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sekany.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moracchioli lands strikes to the head.
Sekany tries to break free.
Moracchioli punches Sekany on the ear.
Sekany grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Moracchioli throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sekany!
Moracchioli loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Sekany hold on?

Sekany is rocked!
Sekany is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rio Rough House that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Moracchioli is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sekany. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Oh Sekany is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moracchioli scores with punches to the body.
Moracchioli loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Sekany hold on?
Moracchioli is landing big shots and Sekany is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Moracchioli!
Leo Moracchioli took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pit Bull Development for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Jake Sekany stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't make me throw a ball at you'.

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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aawut Channarong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturridge comes to the cage accompanied by Y'all Don't Hear Me Though - By: Fabolous ft. Red Cafe. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sturridge
vs
Channarong

188 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aawut Channarong!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channarong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sturridge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Channarong momentarily.
Channarong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sturridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Channarong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sturridge keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturridge. That's going to slow Channarong down.

Sturridge scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Channarong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sturridge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sturridge working the ground and pound but Channarong is defending the strikes.
Sturridge is chipping away with strikes.
Channarong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Channarong taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sturridge working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturridge working the ground and pound.
Sturridge working the ground and pound from side control.
Sturridge cracks Channarong with a big elbow.

Sturridge is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Channarong is trying to escape and Sturridge transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Channarong is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sturridge! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isaiah Sturridge!
As Isaiah Sturridge got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This has been two years in the making. I want to thank my training partners at Scrap Squad. I want to thank my family. And I want to let all you fans know that there is more action to come. '.

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FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snake Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Dillashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ Dillashaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Eye
vs
Dillashaw

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snake Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TJ Dillashaw!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eye closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dillashaw quickly recovers to half guard.
Dillashaw looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice strikes from Eye there.

Eye is working for a submission of some sort.
Eye missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Eye is working for a kimura but Dillashaw is defending it quite comfortably.
Dillashaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Eye is trying to work for a kimura but Dillashaw is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eye scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eye is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eye is nestled in close to Dillashaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye working over Dillashaw with some ground and pound. Dillashaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eye sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillashaw defending well though.
Eye wants to pass the guard but Dillashaw is defending well.
Eye looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dillashaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Eye is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Dillashaw is rocked!
Eye is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dillashaw is still in real trouble! Can Eye finish him?

Eye maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dillashaw could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Eye has cracked it and Dillashaw is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Eye!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Snake Eye!
Snake Eye thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Garringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Greene's choice of entrance music: Oakland. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garringer
vs
Greene

180 cm
28
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Nuggetori's Nutritionals

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Garringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Greene!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garringer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Garringer is controlling him.
Greene tries to pull guard but Garringer won't allow it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Greene has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Garringer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Hunter Greene has been cut.
Garringer slows down the pace here.
Garringer pushes Greene back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garringer lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Garringer.
Garringer lands a nice shot to the body.
Greene looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Garringer.
Garringer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Garringer as the two fighters clinch.
Garringer gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garringer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garringer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Garringer breaks the clinch.

Garringer gets a clinch.
Garringer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garringer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garringer scores with a shot to the side of Greene's head.
Garringer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garringer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Greene up against the cage.
Garringer cracks Greene with a nice body shot.
Garringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garringer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garringer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Greene to his knees! Garringer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Garringer!
A victorious Gunnar Garringer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Hunter Greene had this to say: 'i'll be back'.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niel Cenabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by Come Out and Fight!. Niel Cenabre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Quinn
vs
Cenabre

186 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niel Cenabre!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn stuns Cenabre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liam Quinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Quinn has Cenabre up against the cage in a clinch.
Cenabre tries a knee to the head but Quinn blocks it.
Cenabre tries to land knees in the clinch but Quinn avoids the damage to the body.
Quinn avoiding damage as Cenabre throws knees to the body.
Cenabre is trying to maintain a safe position but Quinn gets an underhook and turns Cenabre into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cenabre throws an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Quinn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Quinn dodges an elbow strike from Cenabre.

Quinn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Cenabre throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cenabre has Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.

Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cenabre walks into a jab.

It looks like Niel Cenabre has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quinn has Cenabre up against the cage in a clinch.

Quinn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Cenabre sneaks out the side door and pushes Quinn away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quinn grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Cenabre takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Quinn cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Liam Quinn!
Liam Quinn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Berdnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (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.

Berdnikov
vs
Nickolson

168 cm
27
153 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

166 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Berdnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vike Nickolson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickolson throws an overhand right that lands on Berdnikov's shoulder, as Berdnikov tries to avoid the shot.
Vike Nickolson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berdnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickolson lands a jab to Berdnikov's midsection.
Nickolson misses with a body shot.
Nickolson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickolson swings for the body but Berdnikov moves out of range.
Nickolson misses the shot to the body.
Berdnikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Berdnikov ducks under a wild hook from Nickolson.
Berdnikov misses the shot to the body.
Nickolson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berdnikov walks into a stiff left hand from Nickolson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickolson. Berdnikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickolson looks to land a right hand but Berdnikov moved out of range.
Berdnikov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Berdnikov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nickolson defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson throws a shot from downtown. Berdnikov moves away and avoids it.
Nickolson misses the jab.
Berdnikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickolson.
It looked like Berdnikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nickolson connects with a crisp jab.
Nickolson throws a hook but Berdnikov blocks it.
Berdnikov missing with a left hand there. Nickolson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Nickolson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nickolson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Berdnikov misses with a right hand
and Nickolson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berdnikov misses with a low kick.
Nickolson slips a jab from Berdnikov.
Berdnikov scores with a nice strike.
Nickolson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berdnikov manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berdnikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nickolson slips under a jab.
Berdnikov throws a nice looking combination but Nickolson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nickolson connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickolson misses with a body shot.
Berdnikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nickolson at a distance.
Berdnikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berdnikov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Berdnikov goes for a double leg but Nickolson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nickolson continues to drive forward.
Nickolson throws a counter combo.
Berdnikov misses with the combination.
Nickolson jabs at Berdnikov's body.
Nickolson avoids the body shot from Berdnikov.
Nickolson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berdnikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berdnikov throws a big counter combination but Nickolson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berdnikov slips a jab from Nickolson.
Berdnikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Nickolson.
Nickolson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berdnikov.
Nickolson throws a jab but it's blocked by Berdnikov.
Berdnikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nickolson counter with a right hand.
Berdnikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nickolson misses with a right hand
and Berdnikov counters with a nice leg kick.
Berdnikov walks into a stiff left hand from Nickolson.
Nickolson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nickolson misses the shot to the body.
Berdnikov throws a series of punches but Nickolson avoids them all with ease.
Nickolson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Nickolson misses.
Nickolson throws a hook to the side of Berdnikov's head but Berdnikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Nickolson.
Berdnikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickolson.
Nickolson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berdnikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickolson. Berdnikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickolson looks to score with a jab to the body but Berdnikov is just out of range.
Berdnikov misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Nickolson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Berdnikov digs a good hook to Nickolson's body.
Nickolson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Nickolson as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vike Nickolson dominated that round.
That's time! Berdnikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Berdnikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Berdnikov is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Nickolson misses with a jab to the body
and Berdnikov counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Berdnikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Berdnikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nickolson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Berdnikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickolson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nickolson throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Berdnikov's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Nickolson dives in looking to finish as Berdnikov flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Nickolson's strikes! Nickolson is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Berdnikov's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Berdnikov was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vike Nickolson!
Vike Nickolson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Resist and Bite - Sabaton. Michael Garibaldi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Konstantin Zuev 's chin.

Garibaldi
vs
Zuev

190 cm
19
207 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zuev !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garibaldi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zuev misses with a looping right.
Zuev throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi.
Zuev looks to land a right hand but Garibaldi moved out of range.
Garibaldi takes one on the button.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garibaldi misses with an uppercut. Zuev saw that one coming.
Garibaldi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zuev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Zuev misses.
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garibaldi.
A jab from Zuev does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zuev .
Zuev connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi misses with a body kick.
Zuev lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Garibaldi misses.
Zuev throws a jab when Garibaldi was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garibaldi.
Nice straight punches there by Zuev . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zuev .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .
Garibaldi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zuev manages to circle out of the way.
Zuev lands with a nice body punch.
Zuev misses with a looping right.
Zuev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garibaldi has time to react.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garibaldis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Zuev does no damage.
Garibaldi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Garibaldi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zuev jabs Garibaldi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zuev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garibaldi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zuev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zuev .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garibaldi tries to clinch there but Zuev circles away.
Garibaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Zuev moves out of range easily.
Zuev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garibaldi with a body shot.
Zuev throws a poor cross that misses

and Garibaldi counters by moving into the clinch.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Garibaldi has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garibaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuev 's elbow.
Garibaldi digs a right hand underneath Zuev 's ribcage. Zuev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zuev prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi avoiding damage.
Garibaldi has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garibaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garibaldi stalling the fight.
Zuev wants to break free but Garibaldi has control.
Garibaldi is stalling here.

Zuev breaks the clinch.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garibaldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garibaldi catches Zuev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zuev just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev lands with a nice body punch.
Garibaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuev throws out the jab.
Zuev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zuev takes one to the side of the head.
Zuev throws the left hand but Garibaldi avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Zuev misses.
A big left from Zuev misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garibaldi, right into the meat.
Zuev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zuev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zuev works Garibaldi's body with a nice hook.
Zuev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zuev fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Garibaldi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi lunges at Zuev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuev 's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zuev .
Garibaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Zuev throws a hook but Garibaldi blocks it.
Zuev tries to move into range but Garibaldi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zuev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zuev checks a leg kick nicely.
Zuev misses with a straight left.
Garibaldi throwing a counter right hand but Zuev manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi staying out of range there.
Zuev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garibaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zuev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garibaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garibaldi is looking to counter the offense by Zuev and move into the clinch.
Zuev thuds his right hand into Garibaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zuev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zuev .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zuev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Garibaldi counters by moving into the clinch.
Garibaldi prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zuev tries to throw a body punch but Garibaldi avoids it by throwing Zuev back against the cage.
Garibaldi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zuev 's efforts to push away.
Garibaldi lands with a right to the head.

Zuev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garibaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garibaldi slips under a jab.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi thuds his right hand into Zuev 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev 's corner calls for a 1-2. Zuev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zuev sizes up Garibaldi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garibaldi.
Zuev tries to bum rush Garibaldi with a series of wild strikes but Garibaldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .
Zuev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garibaldi.
Zuev throws a good cross that connects.
Zuev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garibaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zuev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zuev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garibaldi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zuev 's knee momentarily.
Konstantin Zuev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garibaldi scores with a jab to the head.
Zuev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garibaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zuev throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .
Zuev misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Garibaldi misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
Garibaldi misses with a hook. Zuev ducked under it nicely.
Zuev throws out a counter right but Garibaldi avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zuev gets tackled into the cage by Garibaldi. Garibaldi maintains the clinch.

Zuev breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Zuev .
Garibaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Zuev walks into a stiff left hand from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a jab when Zuev was well out of range.
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garibaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
Garibaldi misses the jab.
Garibaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zuev cracks Garibaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zuev throws a right hand that Garibaldi ducks under and follows up with a left that Garibaldi also avoids with ease.
Garibaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zuev just manages to avoid it.
Jab from Zuev .
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garibaldi closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garibaldi taking a breather.
Garibaldi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Garibaldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zuev 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garibaldi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zuev to keep the fight standing.
Garibaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zuev backwards.
Zuev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garibaldi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zuev can turn it around.
Garibaldi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zuev up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garibaldi lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Garibaldi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zuev prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to work over Zuev 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Garibaldi.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garibaldi scores with a hook to the body.

Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garibaldi throws out a powerful jab.
Garibaldi 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.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .
Garibaldi is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev throws a jab when Garibaldi was well out of range.
As Zuev tries to get set, Garibaldi tries to push him back and clinch up but Zuev manages to avoid the attempt.
Zuev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garibaldi on the side of the head.
Zuev throws an overhand right that lands on Garibaldi's shoulder, as Garibaldi tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Zuev does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Garibaldi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zuev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garibaldi.
Zuev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zuev misses with a double jab
and Garibaldi counters with a left to the body.
Zuev tries to move into range but Garibaldi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .
Zuev throws a hook but Garibaldi avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Zuev .
Garibaldi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Garibaldi lands a high kick to the side of Zuev 's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Garibaldi dives into guard, looking to finish.

Zuev 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!
Garibaldi slips nicely into half guard.
Zuev is still in real trouble! Can Garibaldi finish him?

Garibaldi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Zuev tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Garibaldi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Garibaldi!
Michael Garibaldi retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Michael Garibaldi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamaal Clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clements comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Straight Out The Gate. Jones has chosen Quando Quando Quando as his entrance music. Jamaal Clements had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Clements
vs
Jones

180 cm
27
175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

184 cm
21
186 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

House of Valor

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamaal Clements!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clements ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.

Clements gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clements blocking some punches.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clements's elbow.
Clements scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Clements wants a takedown.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Clements to work.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clements goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamaal Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clements closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clements.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clements backwards.
Clements drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clements closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Clements lands a jab to the head.
Clements connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clements swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Clements has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jamaal Clements seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Clements coming out on top.
Jones closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Clements out cold! Clements corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Jones!
Mario Jones is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Mario Jones 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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