GC 213 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 1803 p4p, 230 weight class) and Russell Lynn (ranked 1307 p4p, 172 weight class). Lynn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ready, Set, Go - By: Killer Mike. Russell Lynn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Murillo
vs
Lynn

183 cm
31
185 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

180 cm
37
203 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Lynn moved out of range nicely.
Lynn lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Murillo's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lynn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lynn throws out the jab.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynn moves away.
Lynn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lynn at a distance.
Lynn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murillo.
Lynn throws an overhand right that lands on Murillo's shoulder, as Murillo tries to avoid the shot.
Murillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murillo blocks a jab.
Lynn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lynn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo thumps Lynn with a low kick.
Lynn just misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Lynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Murillo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Lynn misses.
Lynn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murillo tries to avoid it but Lynn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murillo to the ground. Murillo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murillo.
Lynn misses with a takedown
and Murillo counters with a big head kick but Lynn shrugs it off.
Lynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynn misses with an uppercut. Murillo saw that one coming.

Murillo tries to sprawl but Lynn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo tries to roll over but Lynn keeps him under control.
Lynn prevents Murillo from standing back up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lynn working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo is controlling Lynn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Murillo is trying to get back to full guard.

Murillo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lynn keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lynn blocking some punches.
Lynn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Murillo - that landed with a thud.
Murillo working aggressively here.

Lynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murillo defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Murillo lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Nice uppercut there from Murillo.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lynn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murillo throws a sloppy head kick and Lynn moves out of range easily.
Lynn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murillo defends it well.
Murillo moves out of range as Lynn strikes.
Murillo slips a straight right by Lynn.
Murillo throws the left hand but Lynn avoids the punch easily.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lynn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Jefferson Murillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynn lands a jab.
Lynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Murillo.
Murillo defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Lynn misses the jab.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynn.
Lynn looks to land a combination but Murillo avoids it well.
Russell Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lynn misses.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murillo scores with a hook to the body. Lynn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lynn.
Murillo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murillo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lynn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lynn.
Lynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Lynn staying out of range there.
Lynn misses with a body shot.
Murillo misses with a combination

and Lynn counters with a shoot takedown. Murillo fights it but they end up in guard.
Murillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murillo wants to stand but Lynn is controlling the position.
Lynn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murillo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Murillo 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.

Lynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murillo slips a jab and a cross from Lynn.
Murillo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murillo throws a head kick that Lynn semi-blocks.
Lynn throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Murillo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lynn.
Murillo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lynn eats them both and turns towards Murillo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lynn scores with a jab.
Lynn avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Murillo shoots in for a takedown but Lynn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murillo scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn staying out of range there.
Murillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynn can do to turn this around?
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lynn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lynn scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Murillo misses.
Lynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn drops his hands momentarily and Murillo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lynn with the counter takedown but Murillo avoids it easily.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynn.
Murillo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lynn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lynn throws a hook to the side of Murillo's head but Murillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lynn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jefferson Murillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Murillo slips under a jab from Lynn.
Lynn throws a right and a left that Murillo avoids nicely.
Lynn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lynn misses with a left hand
and Murillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Lynn misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Murillo misses with a straight left.
Lynn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murillo.
A big left from Murillo misses.
Lynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo swings for the body but Lynn moves out of range.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Lynn as Murillo shoots in.
Lynn with the counter takedown but Murillo avoids it easily.
Murillo staying out of range there.
Murillo throws a hook to the side of Lynn's head but Lynn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murillo lands with a straight right. Lynn didn't see that one coming.
Murillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynn manages to avoid it.
Murillo throws a low kick but Lynn moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Murillo.
Murillo digs a good hook to Lynn's body.
Murillo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lynn finds it's way round the side to connect with Murillo's head.
Murillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lynn misses with a hook. Murillo ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
Murillo slips a straight right by Lynn.
Murillo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lynn just manages to avoid it.
Murillo looks to land a right hand but Lynn moved out of range.
Lynn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murillo.
Murillo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lynn momentarily.
Lynn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murillo. Murillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Murillo slips under a jab.
It looked like Murillo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynn misses with a body shot.
Murillo tries to bum rush Lynn with a series of wild strikes but Lynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynn throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo moves away from the strike by Lynn.
Murillo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Murillo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lynn.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murillo throws a quick counter head kick but Lynn was just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Lynn misses its intended target.
Lynn misses with a wild body shot.
Murillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lynn.
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Lynn lands a glancing blow to the side of Murillo's head.
Murillo throws a right hand that Lynn ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynn also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Lynn.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Lynn.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Lynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Lynn's shoulder, as Lynn tries to avoid the shot.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murillo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Murillo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lynn scores with a jab to the head.
Murillo lands a jab.
Lynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Lynn moved out of range nicely.
Murillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Lynn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Murillo's guard.
Lynn stops Murillo from standing up.

Murillo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lynn looks to throw the jab but Murillo is out of range.
Lynn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Murillo slips a straight right by Lynn.
Nice shot by Murillo.
A punch combination from Murillo misses.
Lynn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lynn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lynn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo lands a head kick. Lynn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lynn 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.
Lynn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynn works over Murillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Murillo walks into a stiff left hand from Lynn.
Lynn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murillo.
Murillo defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Lynn.
Lynn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lynn misses with a hook
and Murillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo connects with a looping right hand.
Murillo lands a leg kick that knocks Lynn off balance momentarily.
Murillo cracks Lynn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Russell Lynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Lynn.
Lynn throws a hook but Murillo blocks it.
Murillo catches Lynn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murillo lands with a nice body punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lynn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murillo - the referee stops the clock and Lynn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murillo. Lynn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lynn looks to land a right hand but Murillo moved out of range.
Lynn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Lynn misses
and Murillo counters with a good low kick that Lynn was not able to check.
Lynn avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Lynn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murillo scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Lynn misses.
It looked like Murillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Lynn saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn misses the jab.
Murillo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lynn's head.
Lynn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynn swinging wildly here.
Murillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynn.
Lynn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lynn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lynn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murillo counters with a left and a right that stings Lynn.
Murillo looks to land a combination. Lynn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murillo jabs at Lynn's body.
Lynn throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Murillo just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Murillo lands a nice shot that snaps Lynn's head back.
Lynn throws a shot from downtown. Murillo moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Murillo throws a jab when Lynn was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murillo, as that shot connected.
Murillo slips under a jab.
Lynn ducks right into an uppercut from Murillo.
Lynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lynn looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
Lynn lands with a shot to the body.
Lynn lands a nice hook to Murillo's body. Murillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynn scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Murillo.
Murillo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murillo.
Lynn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lynn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Esposito (ranked 2235 p4p, 310 weight class) and Evan Payton (ranked 3274 p4p, 428 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Esposito
vs
Payton

186 cm
33
205 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

180 cm
32
192 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payton moves away.
Evan Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payton looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito tried to counter with a leg kick but Payton avoided it.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Payton.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Javier Esposito has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Payton. That's going to slow Esposito down.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
Esposito throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Payton misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito throws a low kick but Payton moves out of range easily.
Payton is looking for the big counter here.
Esposito lands with a cross.
Payton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Payton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Esposito is able to avoid easily.
Payton wants to clinch.
Payton looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Payton wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Payton.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Payton rushes Esposito and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Esposito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Payton on the inside.
Esposito blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Payton lands a left hand.
Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Payton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Payton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payton misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Payton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.

Esposito breaks the clinch.
Esposito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Payton is out of range.
Payton swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
That kick from Payton tenderised Esposito's leg. Esposito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Payton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Payton tries to clinch but Esposito moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Payton wants to clinch up but Esposito keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Payton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payton throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Payton uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Payton.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
Esposito scores with a head kick. Payton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. Esposito catches Payton right on the button with a cross.
Payton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esposito.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Payton moves his leg out of the way.

Payton has managed to clinch.

Esposito breaks the clinch.
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.

Payton takes the fight into the clinch.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payton backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito blocks a body shot from Payton.
Payton blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Esposito.
Payton misses with some punches.
Payton gets through Esposito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Esposito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Payton's ribcage. Payton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Payton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Esposito misses with a body punch.
Esposito leaning against his opponent.
Payton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Payton misses with the head strike.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito is trying to maintain a safe position but Payton gets an underhook and turns Esposito into the cage.
Payton blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Javier Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Esposito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Esposito on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Payton, as that shot connected.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
Payton tries a head kick but it misses.
Payton walks into a left hand.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Payton swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito misses with a series of wild punches.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Payton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payton. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payton misses with a straight right.
Payton throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
Evan Payton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payton scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Payton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Esposito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Payton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payton swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Payton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Payton.
Payton wants to clinch.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Payton.
Esposito scores with a body shot.
Esposito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Payton.
Esposito misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Payton.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Payton with the counter takedown but Esposito avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Payton moved away.
A big right from Esposito misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Payton misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payton. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Payton looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Payton.
Nice shot lands for Payton.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Esposito scores with a jab. Payton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payton misses the body punch
and Esposito counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Esposito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Esposito lands a left and a right that send Payton crashing to the mat, dazed. Esposito thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Payton is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Payton is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?
Esposito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Esposito lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Payton falls backwards - clearly groggy! Esposito dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Esposito!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alvarez (ranked 1534 p4p, 216 weight class) and Jack Major (ranked 17746 p4p, 745 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alvarez
vs
Major

187 cm
29
218 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

195 cm
37
210 lbs
5 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Major!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Major misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.

Alvarez drives through and clinches with Major against the cage.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Major is trying to stall.
Major tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
We've been informed that Major has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Major trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Major into the cage.
Major is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Major misses with the head strike.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Major.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Major can't break the clinch.
Major leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Major swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez lands a nice uppercut.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Alvarez.
Major tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Major throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez pushes Major back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Major stalls.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Major wants to stall.
Alvarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez presses Major against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Major has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez digs a right hand underneath Major's ribcage. Major let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Major looks winded!
Alvarez digs a right hand into Major's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Major's gas tank.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Major tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alvarez gets through Major's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez pushes Major back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Alvarez on the inside.
Major is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Major has his back to the cage.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Alvarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alvarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Alvarez lands a nice uppercut.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Major misses with a short punch on the inside.
Major trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Major into the cage.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Major is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alvarez letting Major take a breather here.
Alvarez lands an uppercut.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Major is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Major.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Alvarez on the inside.

Major is rocked!
Major prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a left to the head.
Major is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Major looking to slow down the pace here.
Major seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Alvarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez looking for a takedown.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
A short right from Alvarez.
A short right from Alvarez on the inside.
Major tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Major darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Major throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Major blocks a jab.

Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Major in a clinch.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez lands with a right to the head.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Major is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Major has Alvarez pressed against the cage.
Aaron Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Alvarez is working Major over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Alvarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Major working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Major is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Alvarez.
Alvarez works on Major's body with a couple of short punches.
Major is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Alvarez gets through Major's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Major can do to turn this around?
Alvarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Major backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Major! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Alvarez is unloading with more strikes now! Major drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Alvarez!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blue Cup (ranked 2595 p4p, 310 weight class) and Joe Risley (ranked 2783 p4p, 329 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cup
vs
Risley

190 cm
28
183 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

179 cm
40
177 lbs
27 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Velocity Fightwear

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Risley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Risley's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cup dives in looking to finish as Risley flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cup's strikes! Cup is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Risley's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Risley was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Cup!
After winning the bout, Blue Cup thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 2892 p4p, 331 weight class) and Kang Xi Jia (ranked 2742 p4p, 311 weight class). Chiarmanda comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem of Tajikstan. 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.

Chiarmanda
vs
Xi Jia

175 cm
37
162 lbs
30 - 21 - 0

170 cm
38
150 lbs
31 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Xi Jia!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up
and Xi Jia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chiarmanda doesn't manage to clinch there - Xi Jia circles away.
Chiarmanda swats away the attempt to clinch by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chiarmanda's head backwards.
Xi Jia tries to clinch up.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch up but Xi Jia keeps it at a distance.
Chiarmanda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xi Jia! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chiarmanda rushes Xi Jia and presses him up against the cage.

Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Chiarmanda there.
Xi Jia lands a really nice looking cross but Chiarmanda seems unphased.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xi Jia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xi Jia has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Xi Jia throws a nice head kick!
Xi Jia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Xi Jia is having none of it.
Chiarmanda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chiarmanda doesn't manage to clinch there - Xi Jia circles away.
Chiarmanda misses with a double jab

and Xi Jia counters with a single leg into guard. Chiarmanda didn't expect that.
Chiarmanda wants to stand but Xi Jia is controlling the position.
Chiarmanda trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Chiarmanda keeping full guard, as Xi Jia tries to pass.
Xi Jia won't allow Chiarmanda to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Xi Jia strikes.
Xi Jia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chiarmanda throws out a loose jab but Xi Jia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda doesn't manage to clinch there - Xi Jia circles away.
Chiarmanda closes the distance but Xi Jia moves to the side
and Xi Jia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Xi Jia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Xi Jia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chiarmanda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chiarmanda is looking to stand up but Xi Jia isn't so interested in that idea.
Xi Jia wants to pass the guard but Chiarmanda is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia keeps trying to improve his position.
Xi Jia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Xi Jia 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.
Chiarmanda is trying to control the position but Xi Jia postures up.
Xi Jia prevents Chiarmanda from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Chiarmanda clinches with his opponent.
Chiarmanda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xi Jias head.
A body shot lands from Xi Jia.
Chiarmanda wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia avoiding damage as Chiarmanda throws knees to the body.

Xi Jia jumps guard.

Chiarmanda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Xi Jia is looking for a triangle but Chiarmanda pushes his legs off easily.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow that misses. Xi Jia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chiarmanda's guard. Nice move by Xi Jia!

Xi Jia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to his feet but Xi Jia drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Xi Jia has hold of Chiarmanda's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Chiarmanda tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Xi Jia cranks the arm and Chiarmanda screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Chiarmanda, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kang Xi Jia!
Kang Xi Jia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Head Coach (ranked 2602 p4p, 287 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 2625 p4p, 291 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Coach
vs
Poggle

170 cm
38
165 lbs
28 - 21 - 3

178 cm
33
169 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 28 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Head Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poggle. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Coach. Poggle does a little dance to reset his feet.

Coach darts in and clinches Poggle up against the cage.
Poggle stalling against the cage.
Coach is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poggle misses with some punches.
Poggle leaning against his opponent.
Poggle lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poggle.
Coach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coach can't find room to land a body shot as Poggle controls the action.
Poggle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coach definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Poggle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poggle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coach ducks under a wild hook from Poggle.
Coach thows a leg kick but Poggle checks it
and Poggle counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle throws a low kick, looking for Coach's leg but Coach calmly moves out of range.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poggle misses with a body punch.
Coach is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Poggle is defending well.
Coach lands an elbow that stopped Poggle in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Poggle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Poggle.
Poggle trying to stall but Coach improves his position.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.
Poggle lands with a light punch inside.
Coach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Coach.
Coach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poggle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coach has a couple of punches blocked by Poggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poggle.
Coach landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coach lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Coach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poggle.
Poggle stalling the fight.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Poggle just leaning against Coach, taking a breather.
Poggle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poggle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poggle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poggle avoids it.
Coach lands a knee to the body.
Coach takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach pushes Poggle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poggle slows down the pace here.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poggle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poggle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poggle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poggle is working Coach over against the cage.
Poggle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Coach up against the cage.
Coach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poggle is defending well for now.
Coach looking to throw knees to the head but Poggle is blocking nicely.
Poggle is pushing Coach 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Coach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poggle avoids it.
Poggle throws a punch but it's blocked by Coach.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Poggle is stalling here.
Coach scores with a hook to the body.
Poggle has had enough of the clinch but Coach keeps him there for the moment.
Poggle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coach throws a head punch that misses.
Coach struggles to land a body shot inside as Poggle controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poggle's brow.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Head Coach will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Coach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poggle feints a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Coach.
Coach throws a leg kick but Poggle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Poggle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coach's sensitive parts.
Coach just misses with a punch to the body.
Poggle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Poggle misses with a kick to the body.
Coach wants to clinch.
Coach slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle misses with a low kick as Coach jumps back.
Coach tries to clinch but Poggle is having none of it.
Coach tries to clinch
and Poggle counters with a leg kick.
Coach avoids a kick to the body.
Coach tries to counter by clinching up but Poggle breaks away and moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach trying to land knees to the body.
Poggle stalls.
Poggle stalling in the clinch.
Coach can't find room to land a body shot as Poggle controls the action.
Poggle lands a nice shot to the body.
Poggle avoiding damage.
Coach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poggle avoids it.
Poggle blocks an uppercut.
Poggle struggles to land a body shot inside as Coach controls his hands.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coach unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poggle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poggle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coach or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle trying to control the position but instead, Coach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poggle into the cage.
Head Coach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coach blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Poggle managing to block the knees to the body from Coach.
Poggle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poggle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coach lands a nice shot to the body.
Coach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Coach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poggle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Coach moves into the clinch.
Coach blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poggle.

Poggle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poggle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coach sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coach checks it well.
Coach tries to clinch but Poggle is having none of it.
Nice straight punches there by Poggle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poggle.
Poggle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poggle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good work by Coach as he checks the leg kick.
Poggle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poggle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poggle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coach is able to avoid easily.
Coach ducks under a wild hook from Poggle.
Coach tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Poggle manages to circle out of the way.
Head Coach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Coach clinches up with Poggle and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Poggle.
Coach blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coach.
Poggle misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poggle is defending well for now.
A short left from Coach.
Poggle throws a punch but it's blocked by Coach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poggle's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poggle.
Coach tries to land knees in the clinch but Poggle avoids the damage to the body.
Coach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coach struggles to land a body shot inside as Poggle controls his hands.
Poggle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poggle misses with some punches.
Poggle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poggle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poggle tries a body shot but Coach blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Poggle 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Poggle swats away the attempt to clinch by Coach.
Poggle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Coach tries to close the distance and clinch but Poggle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coach gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poggle.
Coach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poggle lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheers as Coach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poggle doesn't seem phased though.
Poggle scores with a kick to the body.
Coach wants to clinch up but Poggle keeps it at a distance.
Coach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poggle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poggle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Coach.
As Poggle tries to get set, Coach tries to push him back and clinch up but Poggle manages to avoid the attempt.
Jab by Coach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poggle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poggle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coach is able to avoid easily.
Timothy Poggle seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coach has Poggle up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Coach.
Poggle pushes Coach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poggle avoiding damage as Coach throws knees to the body.
Coach blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poggle.
Poggle misses with a punch to the body.
Poggle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coach backwards.
Poggle can't break the clinch.
Coach lands an elbow that stopped Poggle in his tracks for a moment.
Poggle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poggle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poggle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poggle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poggle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poggle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poggle blocking some punches.
Poggle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poggle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poggle misses with some punches.
Coach lands a hook that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Poggle scores with a shot to the side of Coach's head.
Coach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poggle.
Poggle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poggle misses with a body punch.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.
Poggle is pushing Coach 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle struggles to land a body shot inside as Coach controls his hands.
Coach blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Coach - that landed with a thud.
Coach lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coach trying to land knees to the body.
Coach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poggle.
Poggle working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coach.
Poggle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coach.
Poggle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poggle is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Coach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coach with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Poggle throws a punch but it's blocked by Coach.
Coach lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach tries to throw a body punch but Poggle avoids it by throwing Coach back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Poggle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poggle looking to stall.
Coach missing with knees to the body.
Coach leaning against his opponent.
Coach blocks an uppercut.
Coach lands a body punch.

Poggle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coach doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Poggle counters with a nice body kick.
Poggle throws a solid leg kick but Coach takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poggle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timothy Poggle.
I think Poggle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Timothy Poggle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 1816 p4p, 263 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 1261 p4p, 184 weight class). Walcott comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walcott
vs
Garcia

187 cm
30
197 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

192 cm
35
217 lbs
32 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

IniTech 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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia cracks Walcott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walcott throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Walcott went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.

Walcott has managed to clinch.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walcott.
Walcott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
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!
Walcott misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garcia is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott lands an uppercut.
Walcott is struggling to control the position.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia digs a right hand into Walcott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walcott's gas tank.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walcott stalling in the clinch.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Walcott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Garcia.
Walcott misses with some punches.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Walcott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia looking for a takedown.
Walcott lands a body punch.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Walcott misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walcott scores with a push kick.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Walcott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia feints the counter takedown.

Walcott has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Walcott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Walcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Walcott tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Walcott moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGarcia.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
A big right from Garcia misses.
A little feinted left hand from Walcott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Walcott. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Walcott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Walcott here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walcott rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott slowing the pace effectively.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Walcott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Walcott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?

Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia dodges an elbow strike from Walcott.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Walcott tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Walcott.
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!
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott lands a damaging elbow.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walcott misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for a takedown.
Walcott pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott slowing the pace effectively.
Joe Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walcott has him pressed against the cage.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walcott.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walcott.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walcott.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walcott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garcia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Walcott dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Walcott moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Walcott is looking to counter punch.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walcott.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Walcott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
Walcott jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Walcott is looking to clinch.

Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walcott has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Come on Walcott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walcott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott misses with the head strike.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walcott.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Rodney Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walcott doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Rodney Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walcott wants to clinch.
Joe Walcott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Walcott drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Walcott avoids it with no problem.
Nice body kick from Walcott.
Walcott throws a head kick that Garcia semi-blocks.
Jab from Walcott.
A left lands for Walcott.
Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walcott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Walcott avoids nicely.
It looked like Walcott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Walcott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walcott works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia wants to break free but Walcott has control.
Walcott lands a right hand.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott just leaning against Garcia, taking a breather.
Walcott prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
A short body shot lands from Walcott as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walcott is able to avoid easily.
Garcia misses with a hook
letting Walcott counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walcott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott 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
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cricket (ranked 1964 p4p, 284 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 3546 p4p, 464 weight class). Rick Cricket has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cricket
vs
Dahlberg

189 cm
37
208 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

186 cm
32
212 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlberg throws a head kick but Cricket moves out of range.
Cricket swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cricket drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dahlberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cricket tries to bum rush Dahlberg with a series of wild strikes but Dahlberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cricket connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dahlberg's hands.
Cricket misses with a looping left.
Dahlberg misses with an uppercut. Cricket saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Cricket misses its target.
Dahlberg lands with a shot to the body.
Dahlberg is looking to clinch.
Cricket takes a swing at Dahlberg's ribcage but misses.
Dahlberg scores with a decent looking hook.
Dahlberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cricket swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dahlberg staying out of range there.
Cricket misses with a hook. Dahlberg ducked under it nicely.
Cricket throws a shot from downtown. Dahlberg moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket is looking to chop away at Dahlberg's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dahlberg.
Cricket misses the jab.
Cricket throws a head kick but Dahlberg moves out of range.
Dahlberg connects with a right hand. Cricket shakes it off.
Dahlberg connects with the punch.
Dahlberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cricket moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cricket lands a head shot.
Cricket goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cricket digs a good hook to Dahlberg's body.
Cricket scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cricket misses with an uppercut. Dahlberg saw that one coming.
Cricket scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dahlberg in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Dahlberg catches Cricket right on the button with a cross.
Cricket moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Cricket misses.
Dahlberg lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Dahlberg is rocked!
Dahlberg looks to land a right hand but Cricket moved out of range.
Cricket rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dahlberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Cricket backs off Dahlberg throws a huge counter combo but Cricket manages to avoid it all.
Dahlberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dahlberg moves away from the strike by Cricket.
Cricket throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dahlberg to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Dahlberg misses.
Dahlberg ducks under a wild hook from Cricket.
Cricket scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dahlberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cricket looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dahlberg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cricket had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dahlberg catches Cricket with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cricket misses with a looping left.
Cricket throws a series of punches but Dahlberg avoids them all with ease.
Dahlberg is trying to counter with his kicks.

Dahlberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dahlberg pushes Cricket back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cricket is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dahlberg as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dahlberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Cricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Dahlberg.
Cricket can't find room to land a body shot as Dahlberg controls the action.
Cricket tries to break free but Dahlberg pushes him back against the cage.
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dahlberg blocks a body shot from Cricket.
Cricket lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dahlberg backwards.
Cricket has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dahlberg prevents Cricket from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dahlberg.
Dahlberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dahlberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dahlberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dahlberg.
A short right from Dahlberg on the inside.

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

Cricket is rocked!
Dahlberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Cricket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dahlberg pushes Cricket back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cricket wants to get back to striking at distance but Dahlberg won't allow it.

Dahlberg drops Cricket onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cricket is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dahlberg tries a body shot but Cricket blocks it.
Dahlberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dahlberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cricket can't find room to land a body shot as Dahlberg controls the action.
Dahlberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket tries a body shot but Dahlberg blocks it.
Cricket doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cricket seems to have got his legs back now.
Cricket takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Dahlberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cricket misses with a body punch.
Dahlberg stalling the fight.
Dahlberg lands with a light punch inside.
Cricket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cricket wants to stay close but Dahlberg steps back to make room for something. Cricket seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Dahlberg and Cricket drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johan Dahlberg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 3330 p4p, 72 weight class) and Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 2539 p4p, 105 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Astrok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Janna - Täyteen vaan. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Astrok
vs
Steelers

199 cm
30
235 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

200 cm
29
285 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
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Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Steelers is just out of range.
Steelers throws a front kick aimed at Astrok's knee but Astrok avoids it well.
Steelers has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Astrok is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steelers throws a head kick that misses.
Steelers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steelers misses with a two punch combination.
Astrok throws a low kick but Steelers avoids it.
Steelers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Astrok connects with a single shot there.
Astrok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steelers.
Steelers throws a low kick but Astrok moves out of range easily.
Steelers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Steelers misses.
Steelers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Astrok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steelers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Astrok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Astrok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Decent striking displayed by Astrok there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astrok blocks the body kick.
Astrok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Astrok backing away here, and Steelers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Astrok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steelers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Elvis Astrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Astrok wants to clinch
and Steelers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steelers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Astrok.
Astrok connects with a body shot that sends Steelers's belly button to the back.
Astrok scores with a hook to the body. Steelers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Astrok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Astrok connects with a nice looking jab.
Astrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Astrok cracks the inside of Steelers's front leg.
Steelers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Astrok!

Astrok takes the fight into the clinch.
Astrok blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steelers lands an uppercut.

Astrok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steelers dodges the punch combination from Astrok.
Steelers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Astrok throws a body kick that misses.
Astrok tries a low kick but Steelers avoids it.
Steelers lands a head kick!

It looks like Elvis Astrok has been cut.
Astrok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Astrok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Astrok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steelers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Astrok cracks Steelers with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrok is looking to clinch but Steelers is avoiding it.
Steelers throws a looping overhand right but Astrok ducks down to avoid it.
Astrok is looking to counter with head kicks.
Astrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steelers moves away.
Despite the aggression on Steelers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Steelers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astrok.
A nice inside leg kick there by Astrok. That's going to slow Steelers down.
Astrok avoids the head kick by Steelers.
Astrok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Astrok lands a nice shot that snaps Steelers's head back.
Astrok cracks Steelers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Astrok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steelers.
Steelers slips under a jab.
Astrok looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Astrok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steelers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Astrok clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astrok misses with a body punch.
Astrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steelers pushes off an throws an elbow but Astrok leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Astrok has a couple of punches blocked by Steelers.
Steelers lands a right hand.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Astrok.
Astrok scores with a shoulder strike.
Astrok tries to throw a body punch but Steelers avoids it by throwing Astrok back against the cage.
Astrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astrok landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Astrok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steelers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok scores with a hook to the body.
Steelers looks winded!
Astrok misses with a punch to the body.
Steelers blocks an elbow strike.
Astrok is trying to force a seperation but Steelers has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Astrok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elvis Astrok's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steelers tried to score with a low kick but Astrok checks it.
Astrok moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Astrok checks a leg kick.
Astrok digs a good body shot into Steelers's ribs.
Astrok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Astrok moves out of range of the leg kick from Steelers.
Astrok pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steelers back to the cage. Astrok follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Astrok checks a leg kick.
Astrok seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Astrok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steelers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steelers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Astrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Astrok with a hook.
Astrok 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astrok throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Astrok lands with a kick to the ribs.
Astrok defending well as Steelers loads up on a big left hand.
Steelers is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Astrok feints and then cracks Steelers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steelers down.
Astrok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Astrok throws a combination that misses
enabling Steelers to counter with a crisp jab.
Steelers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Astrok moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Astrok lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steelers gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Steelers tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Astrok is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Steelers buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Steelers!! Steelers is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Astrok throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Astrok!
Elvis Astrok decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Pittsburgh Steelers stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can not believe he beat me. Fuck!'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

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