NJMMA #42: 135 Tourney Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 7241 p4p, 282 weight class) and Marvin Meep (ranked 4766 p4p, 206 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Petrov
vs
Meep

164 cm
18
137 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Meep!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meep takes a body punch but keeps moving.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meep stalling the fight.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meep backwards.
Meep misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Meep.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Meep blocks an uppercut.
Meep works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meep lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Meep pushes Petrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meep taking a breather.
Meep tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meep's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Meep's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Meep.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meep lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrov.
Petrov is leaning against Meep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Meep is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Meep.
Good body shot from Meep.
Meep blocking some punches.
Meep lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
A short uppercut from Petrov.
Petrov lands with a right to the head.
Meep prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meep misses with a body punch.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meep lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Meep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Meep is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrov gets an underhook and turns Meep into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meep digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Meep is looking to control Petrov's arms but Petrov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Meep has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Petrov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Petrov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Petrov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Meep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Meep from controlling successfully.
Meep is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Meep defends easily.
Meep really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meep wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.

Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Meep defends easily.
Meep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meep is still trying to improve position.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov, not yet.

Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Meep must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Meep got a little sloppy there for a moment and Petrov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Meep has managed to get both his arms back between Petrov's legs - danger averted.
Meep trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Petrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meep counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov slips under a jab from Meep.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
A cross from Meep lands.
Meep lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Meep counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meep misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Meep on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov gets through Meep's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meep scores with a hook to the body.
Meep blocks an uppercut.
Meep lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meep.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meep lands a nice shot to the body.
Meep gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meep tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Meep as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meeps head.
Petrov 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.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meep prevents it.
Meep stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Petrov pulls guard effortlessly.

Petrov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meep defends well.

Meep is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Petrov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Meep is looking to defend but Petrov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Meep! Petrov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Meep taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sanka Coffie (ranked 4410 p4p, 190 weight class) and Wilmer Valderrama (ranked 7093 p4p, 273 weight class). Coffie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rise Above It. 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 Wilmer Valderrama was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Coffie
vs
Valderrama

160 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sanka Coffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilmer Valderrama!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valderrama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coffie.

Valderrama darts in and clinches Coffie up against the cage.
Coffie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Coffie on the inside.
Valderrama blocking some punches.
Coffie scores with a shot to the side of Valderrama's head.
Valderrama scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valderrama.
Coffie lands with a light punch inside.
Coffie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Coffie gets control of Valderrama's arms and successfully pulls guard. Coffie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Valderrama wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Coffie's closed guard. He's half up but Coffie has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Coffie pivots and extends the arm, Valderrama falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Coffie! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sanka Coffie!
Our winner, Sanka Coffie, 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carlitto (ranked 6418 p4p, 257 weight class) and Uchimura Nakata (ranked 5707 p4p, 239 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carlitto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Painkiller. The key to victory for Diego Carlitto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Carlitto
vs
Nakata

168 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Carlitto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uchimura Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Carlitto. No joy for Nakata on that attempt.
Nakata looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlitto is fending him off so far but Nakata persists. Nope, Carlitto circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlitto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nakata eats them both and turns towards Carlitto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Nakata shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nakata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlitto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakata 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.
Nakata is thwarting Carlitto's attempts to control the position.
Nakata winds up and cracks Carlitto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carlitto trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakata working the ground and pound effectively.
Carlitto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakata on the ground.
Nakata working Carlitto over with strikes here.
Carlitto is looking to get to half guard.
Carlitto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlitto tries to get out of the position.
Nakata cracks Carlitto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carlitto wants to hold on but Nakata pushes him away.
Carlitto is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakata lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carlitto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carlitto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carlitto tries to hold on but Nakata postures up.
Nakata looking to finish Carlitto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carlitto!
Carlitto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carlitto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakata scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakata 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nakata connects with a nice short shot to Carlitto's temple.
Nakata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carlitto is refusing to be controlled, as Nakata sits in half guard.
Nakata lands strikes from half guard.
Nakata lands strikes from half guard.
Nakata seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlitto is refusing to be controlled, as Nakata sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitto wants to control but Nakata is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakata 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.
Nakata winds up and cracks Carlitto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nakata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Carlitto taking some punishment here, with Nakata in his half guard.
Carlitto looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carlitto trying to hold on to Nakata's head to control him but Nakata postures up.
Nakata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nakata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nakata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakata stalling.
Ground and pound from Nakata.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is thwarting Carlitto's attempts to control the position.
Carlitto taking some punishment here, with Nakata in his half guard.
Carlitto is not content to let Nakata control the position.
Nakata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carlitto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakata trying to control from half guard but Carlitto is working away.
Nakata working over Carlitto with some ground and pound. Carlitto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlitto wants to control but Nakata is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Nakata.
Nakata working over Carlitto with some ground and pound. Carlitto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakata prevents Carlitto from improving his position.
Nakata working over Carlitto with some ground and pound. Carlitto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakata seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakata lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carlitto wants to improve his position but Nakata is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nakata connects with a nice short shot to Carlitto's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitto wants to control but Nakata is keeping busy.
Nakata lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carlitto is looking to improve his position.
Carlitto is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nakata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carlitto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakata working over Carlitto with some ground and pound. Carlitto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakata is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nakata is keen to just control but Carlitto is a slippery customer.
Nakata is nestled in close to Carlitto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlitto is looking to improve his position.
Nakata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakata working Carlitto over with strikes.
Carlitto wants to control but Nakata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakata winds up and cracks Carlitto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uchimura Nakata 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.

Carlitto throws a body punch but Nakata moves out of range.

Nakata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carlitto's guard.
Carlitto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carlitto is trying to keep Nakata in close.

Nakata drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nakata jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nakata content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nakata advances position into side control!
Nakata is putting a hurting on Carlitto here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nakata working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Carlitto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlitto is looking to reverse the position.
Carlitto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakata lands a nice forearm strike.
Carlitto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carlitto struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitto is looking to reverse the position.
Nakata lands a few punches from side control.
Carlitto is looking to reverse the position.
Nakata connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carlitto some visible discomfort.
Nakata working the head and body with strikes.
Carlitto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakata lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nakata connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carlitto some visible discomfort.
Carlitto is trying to control Nakata's posture but Nakata avoids it.
Nakata scores with punches from side control.
Carlitto is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakata cracks Carlitto with a big elbow.

Carlitto is rocked!
Nakata is working Carlitto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Carlitto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carlitto can't do much from the bottom here.
Carlitto taking a bit of punishment here - Nakata scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakata is chipping away with strikes.
Carlitto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nakata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carlitto seems to have got his legs back now.
Carlitto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakata is working Carlitto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nakata creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nakata in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Carlitto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakata is chipping away with strikes.
Nakata in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Carlitto looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nakata turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uchimura Nakata!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Jackson (ranked 3772 p4p, 385 weight class) and Troy Niklas (ranked 3573 p4p, 371 weight class). Niklas has chosen Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Troy Niklas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Niklas

191 cm
20
266 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

196 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

424 Co.

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Niklas!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niklas wants to clinch.

Niklas has managed to clinch.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Niklas looking to stall.
Niklas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niklas struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Niklas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niklas can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Niklas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Niklas being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Niklas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niklas struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niklas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas misses with some punches.
Niklas is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Niklas prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Niklas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Niklas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Niklas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Niklas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niklas prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niklas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Niklas after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has Niklas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Niklas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niklas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Niklas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niklas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Niklas.
Niklas working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Niklas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Niklas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Niklas clinches up against the cage.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Niklas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Niklas has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Niklas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Niklas to work.
Niklas misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niklas lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niklas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Niklas presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Troy Niklas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niklas is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Niklas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Niklas prevents it.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
Niklas tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niklas misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Niklas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Niklas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Niklas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niklas stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niklas gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Niklas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niklas.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niklas scores with a shoulder strike.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niklas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niklas struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Niklas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Niklas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Jackson has Niklas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Niklas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Niklas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson trying to stall but Niklas improves his position.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Niklas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Niklas drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Niklas lands with a left to the head.
Niklas avoiding damage.
Niklas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
Niklas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niklas is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Niklas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Niklas tries to tie him up.
Niklas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Niklas manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Niklas.
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Niklas lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jackson is rocked!
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niklas into the cage.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Niklas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Niklas tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Niklas back against the cage.
Niklas prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Niklas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Niklas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niklas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Niklas to work.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Niklas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Troy Niklas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Niklas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Niklas scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Niklas after a bit of a struggle.
Zack Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson tries for a takedown but Niklas manages to get underhooks.
Jackson has Niklas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Niklas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niklas pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niklas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Niklas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Niklas 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Niklas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Troy Niklas made sure he mentioned 424 Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ares Zylo (ranked 2867 p4p, 335 weight class) and Bryan Beckett (ranked 4113 p4p, 455 weight class). Beckett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Zylo
vs
Beckett

188 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Zylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Beckett!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zylo closes the distance and pushes Beckett back into the cage.
Zylo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zylo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beckett blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Beckett.
Zylo with a knee to the head.
Zylo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zylo misses with a knee to the head.
Zylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Beckett avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zylo.
Zylo has a couple of punches blocked by Beckett.
Zylo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beckett avoids it.
Beckett avoiding damage as Zylo throws knees to the body.
Beckett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zylos head.
Nice body punch from Beckett.
Zylo tries a knee to the head but Beckett blocks it.
Zylo missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Beckett avoids the damage to the body.
Zylo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zylo stalling against the cage.
Zylo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beckett's face.
We've been hearing reports that Zylo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beckett avoiding damage as Zylo throws knees to the body.
Beckett looking to throw knees to the head but Zylo is blocking nicely.
Beckett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zylo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beckett can turn it around.
A right hand to the body from Beckett.
Zylo jumps guard but Beckett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zylo has Beckett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beckett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beckett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zylo stalling in the clinch.
Beckett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckett is leaning against Zylo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zylo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zylo misses with the head strike.
Beckett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beckett.
Beckett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zylo blocks a body shot from Beckett.
Zylo has Beckett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beckett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Zylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckett working aggressively here.
Beckett struggles to land a body shot inside as Zylo controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zylo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beckett.
Beckett lands a right hand.
Zylo misses with a knee to the head.
Beckett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beckett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beckett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Zylo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zylo lands a nice short elbow.
Beckett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beckett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zylo.
Beckett won't allow Zylo to pass to mount.
Zylo 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zylo is keen to just control but Beckett is a slippery customer.
Zylo sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zylo thows a huge punch but Beckett dodges it nicely.
Zylo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zylo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zylo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Zylo.
Zylo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zylo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zylo lands with a punch from half guard.
Zylo working Beckett over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zylo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beckett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zylo works his way into side control.
Zylo works to advance to full mount. Beckett defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Beckett is in a horrible position here. Zylo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beckett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zylo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zylo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zylo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zylo avoids the attempt from Beckett to control.
A nice elbow there by Zylo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ares Zylo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zylo gets a double leg takedown into Beckett's guard.
Zylo throwing strikes from guard but Beckett blocks nicely.
Zylo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zylo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beckett keeping full guard, as Zylo tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zylo distracts Beckett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beckett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zylo content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zylo landing some decent shots from guard.
Beckett can't keep his opponent in guard - Zylo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zylo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Beckett!
Zylo lands a heavy elbow.
Zylo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beckett hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beckett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zylo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is in a horrible position here. Zylo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zylo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zylo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckett can do to turn this around?
Zylo unloading with bombs!
Zylo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zylo lands a couple of good shots and Beckett has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Beckett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zylo lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Beckett hold on?!
Beckett is still in real trouble! Can Zylo finish him?
Zylo looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Zylo lands shots to the head and Beckett turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ares Zylo!
An out of breath Ares Zylo 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
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Ispa (ranked 2165 p4p, 291 weight class) and Frank Lloyd (ranked 1845 p4p, 263 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.

Ispa
vs
Lloyd

190 cm
20
221 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bullet Proof System

Urban Fighter
RISE Nutrition

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 Helsinki, Tank Ispa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ispa looks to throw the jab but Lloyd is out of range.
Ispa misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Lloyd misses.
Ispa lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Frank Lloyd has been cut.
Ispa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lloyd counters with a straight right hand.
Lloyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lloyd keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lloyd! But no joy.
Ispa misses with a double jab
and Lloyd counters with a right hand to the body.
Ispa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd scores with a punch to the head.
Ispa closes the distance and clinches up with Lloyd, looking for a takedown. Ispa pushes Lloyd against the cage but Lloyd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lloyd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ispa with a body shot.
Ispa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd throws a big shot that misses.

Ispa rushes Lloyd and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lloyd displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ispa up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd lands with a right to the head.

Lloyd breaks from the clinch.
Ispa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lloyd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Ispa.
Ispa cracks a nice hook into Lloyd's ribs.

Lloyd tries to keep at a distance but Ispa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ispa misses with some punches.
Ispa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lloyd is trying to maintain a safe position but Ispa gets an underhook and turns Lloyd into the cage.
Lloyd swings wildly with an uppercut but Ispa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd just leaning against Ispa, taking a breather.
Ispa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lloyd walks away with a smile on his face. Ispa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ispa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ispa.
Tank Ispa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ispa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lloyd throws a lazy uppercut
and Ispa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ispa misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Lloyd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ispa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lloyd wants to counter the offense by Ispa and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Ispa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lloyd tests Ispa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ispa misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Lloyd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Ispa finds it's way through Lloyd's defenses.
Lloyd lands a jab to the head.
Ispa staying out of range there.
Ispa looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
Ispa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd cracks Ispa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lloyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Ispa.
Lloyd defending well as Ispa loads up on a big left hand.
Ispa throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lloyd misses with a hook
enabling Ispa to counter with a crisp jab.
Ispa throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Ispa throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Ispa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Ispa does no damage.

Ispa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lloyd was covering up waiting for the punch and Ispa finishes the takedown easily into guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ispa looking for a triangle here. Lloyd is fighting it but it looks tight! Ispa pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lloyd is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tank Ispa!
Tank Ispa took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 762 p4p, 121 weight class) and Frank Curtis (ranked 1584 p4p, 222 weight class). Curtis has chosen Russian Circles - Geneva as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kardashian
vs
Curtis

179 cm
20
209 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
208 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

RISE Nutrition

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Kardashian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis throws a lazy right hand but Kardashian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kardashian doesn't manage to clinch there - Curtis circles away.
It seemed like Curtis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Curtis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kardashian throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Kardashian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curtis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kardashian tries to clinch up.

Kardashian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rob Kardashian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kardashian's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Kardashian swings widly with a right hand
letting Curtis counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.
Kardashian missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut
and Curtis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Kardashian. Beautiful body shot.
Kardashian is looking to clinch.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kardashian is looking to clinch.
Kardashian is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Kardashian avoids it with no problem.
Kardashian misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Kardashian misses the target.
Kardashian lands a right hook to the body.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kardashian was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kardashian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kardashian lands with a good body shot.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Curtis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian lands a lovely overhand right.
Kardashian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curtis momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kardashian is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Kardashian.
Curtis drops his hands momentarily and Kardashian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kardashian throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kardashian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kardashian is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Curtis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kardashian is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Kardashian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtis digs a good body shot into Kardashian's ribs.
Kardashian takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.

Kardashian has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kardashian manages to break the clinch.
Kardashian with a hook.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kardashian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kardashian tests Curtis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kardashian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Kardashian closes the distance and clinches.
Kardashian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis slips under a jab from Kardashian.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Kardashian misses.
A nice side step and Curtis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kardashian throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kardashian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
Curtis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kardashian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Kardashian's corner calls for a 1-2. Kardashian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Curtis connects with a looping right hand.
Kardashian swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
It seemed like Curtis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kardashian stuns Curtis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kardashian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Kardashian as he connects with a hook.
Kardashian with a jab.
Kardashian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kardashian is looking to clinch.
Kardashian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Curtis doesn't seem bothered though.
Kardashian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Curtiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kardashian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Kardashian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Kardashian's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kardashian staying out of range there.
Curtis throws a hook to the side of Kardashian's head but Kardashian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kardashian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Kardashian misses with a wild body shot.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Kardashian.
A big left from Kardashian misses.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kardashian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardashian.
Curtis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kardashian.
A jab from Curtis finds it's way through Kardashian's defenses.
Kardashian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kardashian slips a jab from Curtis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian looks to land a right hand but Curtis moved out of range.
Curtis needs to keep his hands up - Kardashian had a free shot at his head there.
Kardashian misses with a straight right.
Curtis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kardashian.
Curtis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kardashian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kardashian was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Kardashian just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardashian.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kardashian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Donk. Kardashian catches Curtis right on the button with a cross.
Kardashian misses with a hook to the body
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kardashian is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis lands a jab to Kardashian's midsection.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kardashian throws a hook but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardashian.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Kardashian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kardashian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kardashian misses with a body shot
and Curtis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kardashian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kardashian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kardashian.

Oooooh!!! Curtis has knocked Kardashian down with a huge combo! Curtis steps away and waves a wobbly Kardashian back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Rob Kardashian's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kardashian! Curtis dives in looking to finish! Kardashian is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Curtis!
Frank Curtis is the new light heavyweight champion!
Frank Curtis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 821 p4p, 115 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 382 p4p, 52 weight class). Graves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Maiden - Doctor, Doctor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Nick Graves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with William Ralph Dean's chin.

Ralph Dean
vs
Graves

188 cm
20
198 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

RISE Nutrition
Urban Fighter

RISE Nutrition
XFighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean throws a combination that misses
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.

Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Dean's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves has Dean pressed against the cage, preventing Dean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Dean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Graves.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dean has time to react.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean clobbers Graves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dean.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves works Dean's body with a nice hook.
Dean throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Dean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Graves. Graves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves is looking to clinch.
Dean slips under a jab.
Graves misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Dean.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Dean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
Graves steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dean.
Dean throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Dean.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dean!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Dean misses with the combination.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves tries to counter with a clinch but Dean shakes him off and moves away.
Dean misses the jab.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dean connects with a single shot there.
Dean walks into a left hand.
Graves takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Dean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dean throws a good cross that connects.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dean.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Dean looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves throws out a counter right but Dean avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Graves takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Graves throws a jab when Dean was well out of range.
A big right from Dean misses.
Dean throws a right and a left that Graves avoids nicely.
Dean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Graves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Dean working hard to break the clinch.
Dean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Dean looking to stall.
Graves effectively controlling the action here.
Dean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dean wants to stall.
Dean stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Graves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Graves misses with a knee to the head.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Graves won't allow it.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dean takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dean up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Graves in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Graves lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Dean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves lands a good knee to the midsection. Dean won't want to take too many of those.
Graves lands a good knee to the midsection. Dean won't want to take too many of those.
Graves misses with a knee strike.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves slips under a jab.
A big left from Dean misses.

Graves drives through and clinches with Dean against the cage.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Graves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Graves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Dean is rocked!
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Graves landing knees to the head.
Oh Dean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Dean - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Graves.
Knees to the body from Graves.
Graves has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Dean - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Graves, and another! Dean is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nick Graves! Nick Graves retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Nick Graves made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors RISE Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.