ABW 67 McBreezer - Takano PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Padrone (ranked 23838 p4p, 675 weight class) and Artur Osinen (ranked 23307 p4p, 667 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Padrone
vs
Osinen

178 cm
27
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
163 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Padrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artur Osinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padrone avoids a punch combination nicely.

Osinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Osinen is keen to just control but Padrone is a slippery customer.
Osinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osinen winds up and cracks Padrone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osinen trying to control the action but Padrone is working from the bottom.

Padrone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padrone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Padrone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Osinen stands up over Padrone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Padrone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Padrone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Padrone is trying to control the position but Osinen postures up.
Osinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Padrone's head.
Osinen wants to control from the top but Padrone keeps moving.
Osinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Padrone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Osinen defends it easily.

Padrone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Osinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Osinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Osinen wants to control from the top but Padrone keeps moving.
Padrone is trying to control the position but Osinen postures up.
Osinen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Osinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Padrone keeping moving, preventing Osinen from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Osinen content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Padrone has locked up a guillotine! Padrone's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Osinen is holding on here and Padrone must be using up a lot of energy. Osinen has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Padrone gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Padrone!
After winning the bout, Michael Padrone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elias Khamedd (ranked 6238 p4p, 518 weight class) and Chris Chandler (ranked 23934 p4p, 639 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Chandler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Khamedd
vs
Chandler

168 cm
26
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

171 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elias Khamedd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khamedd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chandler works over Khamedd's head and body with a nice combination.

Khamedd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Chandler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khamedd with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Khamedd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Khamedd is thwarting Chandler's attempts to control the position.
Khamedd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chandler is looking for a sweep. Khamedd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamedd sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chandler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ground and pound from Khamedd.
Still in half guard, Khamedd seems content to control.
Khamedd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Khamedd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khamedd lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler wants to get back to his feet.
Khamedd lands with a punch from half guard.
Khamedd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khamedd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khamedd working the head and body with strikes.
Khamedd is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khamedd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamedd drops an elbow to the side of Chandler's head.
Khamedd keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Khamedd has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Khamedd is looking for a kimura but Chandler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khamedd to get the leverage.
Chandler is looking for a sweep. Khamedd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khamedd controlling the action here.
Khamedd lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamedd trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khamedd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Khamedd winds up and cracks Chandler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khamedd controlling the action here.
Khamedd winds up and cracks Chandler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khamedd trying to control the pace.
Khamedd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chandler fails to land the takedown.
Khamedd drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chandler sprawls and moves away.

Khamedd is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chandler's half guard.
Khamedd working Chandler over with strikes.
Chandler trying to control but Khamedd postures up.
Khamedd prevents Chandler from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamedd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Khamedd drops an elbow to the side of Chandler's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamedd with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Khamedd winds up and cracks Chandler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khamedd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khamedd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khamedd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khamedd works his way into side control.
Chandler is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chandler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Khamedd connects with a decent elbow.

Chandler is rocked!
Khamedd lands a big left to the face of Chandler, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Khamedd and another - Chandler is out! Khamedd stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elias Khamedd!
The defeated Chris Chandler had this to say: 'Ok, no problem!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Law (ranked 23804 p4p, 476 weight class) and Rafael Mendes (ranked 4318 p4p, 210 weight class). Rafael Mendes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Law
vs
Mendes

160 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Law moves into the clinch.
Mendes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Law tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Law gets control of Mendes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Law will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mendes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Law trying to strike off his back.
Law trying to strike off his back.
Law controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
Mendes advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendes is looking to advance position but Law won't allow it.
Mendes keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Mendes is taking a breather. Law says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mendes is thwarting Law's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Law shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Law gets slowly back to his feet.

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.
Law shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendes. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet.
Law shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Law shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mendes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law throws a strike but Mendes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mendes advances position into side control!
Mendes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Law tries to lock up and control but Mendes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendes controlling from mount.
Law might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Law prevents Mendes from taking his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law has given up his back here. Will Mendes look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Law is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mendes.
You can see the frustration on Law's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendes trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Law doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Law sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Law appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mendes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendes wants it to stay on the feet.
Mendes shoots in for a double leg but Law sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Mendes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Law on his heels. He'll look to pass Law's guard now, I'm sure.
Mendes 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.
Law can't keep his opponent in guard - Mendes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes controlling from side mount.
Law is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mendes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Law wants to control but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes controlling the pace for now.
Law tries to hold on but Mendes postures up.
Mendes wants to take his opponent's back but Law doesn't allow it.
Law on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Law tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law really wants to buck Mendes off and get back to his feet.
Mendes content just to control the position here.
Rafael Mendes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Law looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mendes keeps control of the position as Law tries to break free.
Mendes is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendes keeps control of the position as Law tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mendes controlling the position well here. Law rolled but Mendes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Law shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendes as he jumps to the side.

Mendes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Law manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mendes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mendes pulls guard successfully.
Mendes pulls Law in close to his closed guard and prevents Law from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mendes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is fighting to break Mendes's control of his arms but Mendes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Law trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mendes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Mendes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mendes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Law has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mendes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Law drags the fight down to the ground.

Law working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Law wants to control the position but Mendes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law is trying to control but Mendes manages to pass to mount!
Law keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendes controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to control Mendes's body but Mendes pushes him off. Law squirms to his side and now Mendes has his back!
Mendes has good solid back control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafael Mendes.
I've got Mendes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Mendes!
Our winner, Rafael Mendes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Henrique (ranked 8706 p4p, 279 weight class) and Konstantin Uszatov (ranked 4250 p4p, 145 weight class). The key to victory for Pedro Henrique has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Henrique
vs
Uszatov

200 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
288 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konstantin Uszatov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uszatov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henrique pushes Uszatov off looking to stand but Uszatov dives back in and keeps control.

Uszatov is looking for a kimura but Henrique is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uszatov to get the leverage.
Henrique wants to control but Uszatov is keeping busy.
Uszatov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Uszatov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Uszatov in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uszatov working over Henrique with some ground and pound. Henrique looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Uszatov working the head and body with strikes.

It looks like Pedro Henrique has been cut.
Uszatov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Uszatov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uszatov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Henrique quite badly. Henrique pulls Uszatov in close trying to recover. Uszatov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Henrique on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Henrique doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Uszatov!
An out of breath Konstantin Uszatov 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
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 3785 p4p, 381 weight class) and Leo Castellano (ranked 3291 p4p, 339 weight class). Castellano has chosen TESTIFY as his entrance music. Bob The Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Man
vs
Castellano

160 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Castellano!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castellano drives through and clinches with The Man against the cage.
Castellano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
Castellano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castellano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from The Man fails to land.
The Man tries to work over Castellano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellano's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Man.
Castellano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Man throws a head punch that misses.
Castellano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castellano tries to pull guard but The Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Castellano drops back down to his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castellano as The Man tries to tie him up.
Castellano blocking some punches.
The Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Man has Castellano pushed against the cage.
Castellano's coach down at Iron mikes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Castellano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castellano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
The Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Castellano controls his hands.
Castellano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Castellano digs a right hand underneath The Man's ribcage. The Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castellano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The Man lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Man is trying to control. Castellano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Man wants to free his trapped foot but Castellano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Castellano keeping hold of The Man's head, controlling as best he can.
Castellano is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man trying to control from half guard but Castellano is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Castellano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Man wants to pass the guard but Castellano is keeping the position.
Castellano keeping moving, preventing The Man from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Man drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Castellano manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Man has Castellano in his guard.

The Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Man is keeping the position for now.

The Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Castellano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castellano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Castellano postures up.
Castellano slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Man is trying to get back to full guard.

Castellano is looking for a kimura but The Man is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Castellano to get the leverage.
The Man is trying to maintain the position but Castellano is very close to passing his half guard.
Castellano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Castellano is thwarting The Man's attempts to control the position.
Castellano is trying to control the action in half guard but The Man is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Man trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leo Castellano will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Castellano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Man cracks Castellano with an open hand slap.
The Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Man avoids the body shot from Castellano.
The Man misses with a takedown attempt
and The Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Man. Castellano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castellano takes a swing at The Man's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by The Man - just one landing.
The Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Castellano does no damage.
The Man tests Castellano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castellano throws a big shot that misses.
Castellano swings for the body but The Man moves out of range.
The Man misses with a right hand
and Castellano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castellano keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castellano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castellano blocks a jab.
Castellano throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Man rather than just go for the knockout.

The Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castellano's half guard.
Castellano works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Man trying to control but Castellano is working from the bottom.
Castellano controlling the position.
The Man trying to control but Castellano is working from the bottom.
Castellano has The Man pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Castellano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Man wants to pass the guard but Castellano is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Castellano - just one landing.
Castellano avoids the body shot from The Man.
Castellano misses with a looping right.
The Man wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Castellano swings for the body but The Man moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellano scores with a one two! The Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Castellano throws a series of strikes that have The Man backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano avoids the body shot from The Man.
Castellano avoids the body shot from The Man.
Castellano thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - The Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castellano misses with a looping right.
The Man half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Man throws a poor cross that misses
and The Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castellano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castellano!
The Man throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Castellano misses.
The Man throws a jab when Castellano was well out of range.
Castellano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellano.
Castellano lands with a straight right. The Man didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellano tries to move into range but The Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castellano wants to counter with a clinch but The Man pushes him away.
The Man scores with a hook to the body. Castellano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Man walks into a jab.
No luck for The Man with that takedown attempt.
The Man moves out of range as Castellano strikes.
The Man misses with a combination
and Castellano counters with a straight right hand.

Castellano forces The Man back against the cage and clinches.
Castellano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Man lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Man.
The Man is trying to pull guard but Castellano has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Man prevents the takedown attempt.
The Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Castellano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Castellano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Man.
Castellano slips a jab from The Man.
The Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castellano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castellano works the jab nicely.
The Man jabs at Castellano's body.
Castellano misses with a straight right.
Castellano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Castellano slips under a jab from The Man.
The Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man scores with a body shot.
The Man is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The Man throws a body shot but no joy.
The Man swings for the body but Castellano moves out of range.
Castellano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Man.
Castellano throws a body punch but The Man moves out of range.
Castellano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano misses with a looping left.

The Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castellano is trying to get back to full guard.
The Man is pressing down on Castellano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Castellano is holding on for now.
Castellano looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Man's back!
Castellano avoiding The Man 's attempts to control his hands.

Castellano has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The Man trying to control the hands but Castellano won't let him.
The Man turns into Castellano and is now in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leo Castellano has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man being controlled here momentarily.
The Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castellano is keeping the position for now.

The Man postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Castellano is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Man, into his guard.

Castellano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Castellano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man is trying to get back to half guard.
The Man is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Castellano is controlling him well.
The Man is trying to control Castellano's posture but Castellano avoids it.

Castellano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Castellano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Man struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo Castellano.
I've got Castellano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Castellano!
Leo Castellano decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 2035 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jose Cajellon (ranked 23631 p4p, 890 weight class). Gonza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mononoke Hime. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jose Cajellon enters the cage!

Gonza
vs
Cajellon

192 cm
20
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
211 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Cajellon!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cajellon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cajellon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Gonza.
Gonza scores with a jab. Cajellon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cajellon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonza circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gonza counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cajellon! Gonza lets Cajellon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Cajellon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gonza cracks Cajellon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cajellon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gonza finish him?
Cajellon is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonza finish him?
Cajellon tries to clinch but Gonza moves out of range.
BAM! Gonza delivers a spinning backfist that drops Cajellon like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Captain Gonza!
After the fight, Captain Gonza 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fist Mcgruff (ranked 4971 p4p, 554 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 1489 p4p, 205 weight class). Fist Mcgruff has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mcgruff
vs
Kai

187 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

188 cm
20
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fist Mcgruff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Mcgruff misses.
Mcgruff misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgruff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Kai throws a right hand that misses
and Mcgruff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgruff. Kai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgruff takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Mcgruff throws a series of punches but Kai avoids them all with ease.
Kai throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgruff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kai lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai lands with a light punch inside.
Kai digs a right hand into Mcgruff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgruff's gas tank.
Kai lands with a light punch inside.
Kai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgruff backwards.
Kai presses Mcgruff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kai stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kai gets through Mcgruff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcgruff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcgruffs head.
Mcgruff tries to break the clinch but Kai is controlling the position.
Kai lands with a left to the head.
Kai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgruff's efforts to push away.
Kai lands with a right to the head.

Mcgruff is rocked!
Kai lands a right hand.
Oh Mcgruff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgruff backwards.
Kai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mcgruff to his knees! Kai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Kai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Mikhailov (ranked 2080 p4p, 322 weight class) and Borys Hund (ranked 4624 p4p, 599 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mikhailov
vs
Hund

183 cm
21
175 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

185 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borys Hund!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hund throws an off balance right hand

and Mikhailov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hund is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mikhailov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hund changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mikhailov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alexei Mikhailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borys Hund.
Hund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikhailov slaps away a takedown attempt from Hund, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mikhailov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hund fails to land the takedown.
Mikhailov dodges the punch combination from Hund.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hund fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mikhailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Hund misses.
Mikhailov misses with a few strikes there.
As Mikhailov backs off Hund throws a huge counter combo but Mikhailov manages to avoid it all.
Mikhailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hund was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikhailov.

Hund drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hund trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikhailov pulls Hund in close to prevent any damage.
Hund controlling from the top position.

Mikhailov working for a triangle but Hund defends it easily.
Mikhailov looking to control but Hund passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hund thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mikhailov's head.
Mikhailov keeping control of the position.
Mikhailov trying to control but Hund postures up.

Hund is working for a submission of some sort.
Mikhailov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hund is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hund prevents Mikhailov from improving his position.

Hund seems to be looking for submissions.
Mikhailov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mikhailov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hund manages to get himself to full guard.

Mikhailov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mikhailov is one step ahead there.
Hund keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

Hund had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mikhailov defends it easily.

Hund looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mikhailov passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mikhailov wants to control but Hund is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Mikhailov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mikhailov takes a swing at Hund's ribcage but misses.
Hund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mikhailov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Mikhailov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hund!
Mikhailov controlling the position from side mount.
Mikhailov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hund keeps working.

Mikhailov tries for a kimura but Hund is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hund can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hund is pushing Mikhailov's head away, looking to escape. Mikhailov manages to hold on to the position though.
Hund is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mikhailov is looking to take a break and control but Hund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hund is looking for a sweep.
Hund felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mikhailov advances nicely into full mount.
Mikhailov blocks Hund's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mikhailov lands a big shot there that rocks Hund but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hund wants to hold on but Mikhailov pushes him away.
Hund working to try and regain half guard.
Mikhailov looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mikhailov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hund is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hund and Mikhailov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mikhailov wants to control but Hund is keeping him busy.
Hund takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mikhailov trying to control the action but Hund is working from the bottom.
Mikhailov advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hund can't escape the position.
Mikhailov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hund can do to turn this around?
Hund keeps trying to improve his position.
Mikhailov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mikhailov landing strikes from the mount.
Hund keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Mikhailov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hund is surviving well by controlling Mikhailov's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hund working to try and regain half guard.
Mikhailov content just to control the position here.
Mikhailov lands a heavy elbow.
Hund is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mikhailov lands a couple of good shots and Hund has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Mikhailov is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Hund taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Mikhailov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexei Mikhailov!
Alexei Mikhailov gave a mention to Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Borys Hund spoke after the fight, saying 'I need a rope'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gelfen (ranked 2074 p4p, 256 weight class) and Wolfhelm Toten (ranked 2639 p4p, 320 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gelfen
vs
Toten

195 cm
20
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

194 cm
20
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfhelm Toten!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toten cracks Gelfen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gelfen tries to close the distance and clinch but Toten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gelfen. That's going to slow Toten down.
Gelfen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toten momentarily.
Gelfen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gelfen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gelfen misses with a hook
and Toten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gelfen.
A jab from Gelfen does it's job there.
A big right from Gelfen misses.
Toten checks the leg kick.
Toten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toten lands a jab to the head.
Gelfen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toten.
Toten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Toten.
Gelfen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gelfen. Toten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toten swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gelfen.
Toten clobbers Gelfen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen misses with an uppercut. Toten saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Gelfen. Those never looked like landing.
Toten's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Toten duly obliges.
Gelfen looks to throw the jab but Toten is out of range.
Gelfen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toten jabs at Gelfen's body.
Gelfen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toten was well out of range. Poor timing from Gelfen.
Toten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gelfen under the eye.
Toten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Gelfen is predictable there
and Toten counters with a nice uppercut.
Gelfen throws a jab when Toten was well out of range.
Toten throws out a counter right but Gelfen avoids it with no problem.
Gelfen misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelfen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gelfen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Toten scores with a punch to the head.
Toten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gelfen momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toten fails to land with a series of punches.
Gelfen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toten throws an overhand right that lands on Gelfen's shoulder, as Gelfen tries to avoid the shot.
Gelfen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Toten.
Toten needs to keep his hands up - Gelfen had a free shot at his head there.
Toten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gelfen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gelfen looks to throw the jab but Toten is out of range.
Gelfen tries to clinch up.
Toten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gelfen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toten thinking.
Toten just misses with a punch to the body.
Gelfen doesn't manage to clinch there - Toten circles away.
Gelfen connects with a body shot.
Gelfen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gelfen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toten might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gelfen swinging wildly here.
Toten throws out a counter right but Gelfen avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toten loads up on a big right hand but Gelfen slips the punch.

Toten closes the distance and clinches.
Toten lands a body shot.
I was talking to Gelfen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gelfen stalling in the clinch but Toten improves position.
Toten prevents the takedown attempt.
Gelfen prevents a body shot from Toten.
Gelfen fails to pull guard.
Gelfen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toten backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toten as Gelfen tries to tie him up.
A short right from Toten.
Toten presses Gelfen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gelfen is breathing heavily.
Gelfen is trying to pull guard but Toten turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Gelfen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gelfen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toten backwards.
Toten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gelfen tries to pull guard but Toten won't allow it.
Toten lands with a right to the head.
Toten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gelfens head.
Toten lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Toten.
Gelfen wants a takedown but no success here.

Toten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gelfen tries to clinch but Toten moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Gelfen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toten scores with a hook.
Gelfen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toten connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gelfen scrambles back to his feet.
Gelfen looks to score with a jab to the body but Toten is just out of range.
Toten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gelfen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Toten cracks Gelfen with a good jab.
Toten lands a slapping body shot.
Gelfen is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Toten just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Gelfen has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wolfhelm Toten!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krease McBreezer (ranked 1520 p4p, 190 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 1230 p4p, 156 weight class). Krease McBreezer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McBreezer
vs
Takano

200 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
255 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Nuggetori's Nutritionals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krease McBreezer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano is looking to score with low kicks.
Takano lands a nice hook to McBreezer's body. McBreezer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

McBreezer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takano misses with a knee strike.
Takano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBreezer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBreezer's elbow.
McBreezer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McBreezer struggles to land a body shot inside as Takano controls his hands.
McBreezer can't find room to land a body shot as Takano controls the action.
McBreezer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takano misses with a knee to the head.
Takano scores with a shot to the side of McBreezer's head.
Takano misses with a knee to the head.
Takano missing with knees to the body.
McBreezer misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBreezer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McBreezer is trying to break free.
McBreezer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McBreezer breaks the clinch.
We've been told by McBreezer's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McBreezer tries a head kick but it misses.
McBreezer looks to land a left hand but Takano moved out of range nicely.
McBreezer staying out of range there.
Takano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McBreezer scores with a jab to the body.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Takano throws a body punch but McBreezer moves out of range.

McBreezer lands a big head kick that sends Takano tumbling to the mat! McBreezer takes a step backwards and waves Takano back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Takano is rocked!

It looks like Yoshi Takano has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBreezer avoids a kick to the body.
Takano is still on wobbly legs! Can McBreezer finish him?
Takano tries to land a front kick but McBreezer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takano seems to have recovered his senses.
A bone on bone clash there as McBreezer blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from McBreezer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Takano.
A punch lands to the side of Takano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McBreezer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Takano responds with a good body kick, but McBreezer manages to step out the way in time.
McBreezer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McBreezer throws a lazy head kick
and Takano counters with a nice uppercut.
McBreezer is looking to chop away at Takano's legs.
Takano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBreezer.

McBreezer cracks Takano with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Takano looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McBreezer finish him?

McBreezer pushes Takano up against the cage in a clinch.
Takano blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from McBreezer.
McBreezer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takano has him pressed against the cage.
Takano just leaning against McBreezer, taking a breather.
Takano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBreezer's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from McBreezer.
McBreezer lands with a light punch inside.
Takano misses with a knee strike.
McBreezer lands with a short shot to the head.
McBreezer digs a right hand underneath Takano's ribcage. Takano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takano looks winded!
McBreezer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takano.
Takano blocks a body shot from McBreezer.
McBreezer can't find room to land a body shot as Takano controls the action.
A shot in the inside from McBreezer.
Takano misses with some punches.
McBreezer misses with a punch on the inside.
Takano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBreezer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takano backwards.
McBreezer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McBreezer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takano thuds a left hand into McBreezer's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBreezer looks to score with a jab to the body but Takano is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBreezer blocks a jab.
McBreezer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takano.
McBreezer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takano lands a jab to McBreezer's midsection.

McBreezer drops Takano with a beautiful combination! Takano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McBreezer is looking for the KO!
Takano is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. McBreezer just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Takano has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Krease McBreezer!
Krease McBreezer retains his heavyweight title!
Krease McBreezer thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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