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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Illac Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Diaz
vs
Cozad

174 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Illac Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cozad throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cozad throws a one two combo.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Cozad's ribs.
Cozad misses the body punch
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cozad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cozad dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Cozad's head and hops out.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Nice straight punches there by Cozad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cozad.
Cozad misses with a body punch
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz is looking to wear down Cozad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Cozad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cozad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cozad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Cozad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.

Cozad is rocked!
Illac Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz gets through Cozad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cozad lands a body shot.
Diaz is pushing Cozad up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Cozad.
Stalling in the clinch from Diaz.
A head punch on the inside from Cozad fails to land.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Cozad blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cozad backwards.

Cozad jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Cozad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cozad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Cozad wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Illac Diaz.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Cozad scores with a four punch combination!
Cozad throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Cozad misses.
Cozad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Cozad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Illac Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Cozad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Cozad looks gassed!
Cozad misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cozad circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cozad decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cozad on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Illac Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Diaz takes a swing at Cozad's ribcage but misses.
Cozad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cozad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Cozad's head.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Cozad is out of range.
Diaz swings for the body but Cozad moves out of range.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozad moves away.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Cozad lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad misses with a shot to the body
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Cozad counters with a stiff right hand.
Cozad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cozad is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cozad seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Cozad counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Cozad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Illac Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Cozad.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cozad on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
letting Cozad counter with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body

and Cozad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Cozad has control of the leg.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard but Cozad has passed into side control.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Cozad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
Diaz can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad lands a big elbow.
Cozad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Cozad is having none of it.
Cozad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cozad working Diaz over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cozad cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cozad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cozad landing shots from mount.
Diaz wants to control but Cozad is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Cozad is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diaz is surviving well by controlling Cozad's body position as best he can.
Cozad is breathing heavily.
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Cozad has a good base and remains in mount.
Cozad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cozad is trying to control. Diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cozad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cozad passes to side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Cozad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Diaz slips a jab from Cozad.
Cozad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozad throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cozad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Cozad misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Cozad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cozad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cozad thinking.

Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Cozad wants to break free but Diaz has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Connor Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Cozad counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cozad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cozad manages to avoid it.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cozad has time to react.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz swings for the body but Cozad moves out of range.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz tries to clinch but Cozad moves out of range.
Diaz punishes Cozad's body with a nice straight punch.
Cozad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Cozad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Cozad counters with a left to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Cozad moved out of range.
Cozad misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cozad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cozad swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Cozad's body. Cozad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz cracks Cozad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz throws a body punch but Cozad moves out of range.
Cozad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.

Cozad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Diaz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cozad to stand up.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Cozad circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cozad throws a sloppy body shot
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Cozad slips under a jab from Diaz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Illac Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illac Diaz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Paxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smash. Brad Paxton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marko
vs
Paxton

225 cm
25
337 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

194 cm
23
295 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Paxton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paxton.
Marko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paxton.
No luck for Marko with that takedown attempt.
Paxton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Paxton scores a takedown into full mount!
Paxton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Paxton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Paxton controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marko is working hard here to advance position.
Paxton tries to control but Marko wriggling away.
Marko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paxton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marko is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marko regains half guard.
Marko wants to get back to full guard.
Marko trying to hold on to Paxton's head to control him but Paxton postures up.
Marko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marko tries to get out of the position.
Paxton trying to advance position but Marko counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marko is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko being controlled here, momentarily.
Paxton wants to pass the guard but Marko is keeping the position.
Marko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paxton on the ground.
Marko controls Paxton momentarily but Paxton frees himself.
Paxton trying to control the position from guard on top but Marko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marko avoids the body shot from Paxton.
Marko has his takedown stuffed

and Paxton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marko won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paxton trying to control the action but Marko is working from the bottom.
Paxton is trying to ground and pound but Marko uses the momentary lack of control by Paxton to regain half guard.
Paxton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Paxton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Paxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marko.
Marko with a poor takedown
and Paxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Marko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paxton is trying to defend but Marko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paxton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marko.
Marko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paxton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paxton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Paxton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paxton working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marko preventing the sweep.
Paxton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marko is looking to advance position but Paxton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Paxton controlling from the full mount.
Paxton thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paxton looking to control but Marko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paxton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paxton tries to control but Marko wriggling away.
Paxton fails to move to back control.
Paxton controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marko is looking to escape.
Paxton looking to finish with strikes here!
Paxton wants to control the pace but Marko is squirming around nicely.
Paxton looking to ground and pound but Marko is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marko working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paxton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marko is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Brad Paxton just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marko misses with a takedown
and Paxton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paxton looks to throw the jab but Marko is out of range.
Marko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paxton.
Paxton throws a shot from downtown. Marko moves away and avoids it.
Marko shoots and misses

Paxton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paxton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Paxton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Paxton looks to land a right hand but Marko moved out of range.
Marko shoots and misses

and Paxton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paxton content to stall in guard here.
Paxton works over Marko with some ground and pound from guard.
Paxton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paxton pushing down on Marko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxton thows a huge punch but Marko dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marko is looking to control Paxton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marko avoid being mounted?
Paxton wants to pass the guard but Marko is defending well.
Paxton throwing shots but Marko is blocking nicely.
Marko wants to improve his position but Paxton is controlling well.
Paxton uses his free foot to push down on Marko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marko.
Paxton controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paxton lands a big elbow.

Paxton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Marko is now in Paxton's guard. A big mistake from Paxton there, giving up the dominant position!
Paxton trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paxton looking for a guillotine here but Marko defends easily.
Paxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brad Paxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paxton keeping moving, preventing Marko from controlling successfully.
Paxton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marko manages to get himself to full guard.
Marko keeping moving, preventing Paxton from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Marko is trying to keep Paxton in close.
Cain Marko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paxton passes Marko's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Paxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paxton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Paxton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Matrix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matrix
vs
Kuklinski

198 cm
21
283 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
274 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinski avoids the head kick by Matrix.
Matrix lands with an overhand left.
John Matrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kuklinski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kuklinski showed some decent athleticism there.
Kuklinski trying to control the action but Matrix is working from the bottom.
Kuklinski slows the pace down in half guard.
Kuklinski is keen to just control but Matrix is a slippery customer.
Matrix is positioning himself well to prevent Kuklinski advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Well, if Kuklinski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuklinski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kuklinski throwing shots but Matrix is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matrix is refusing to be controlled, as Kuklinski sits in half guard.
Kuklinski trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Richard Kuklinski.
Matrix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matrix lands a slapping body shot.
Matrix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Matrix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski closes the distance and clinches up with Matrix, looking for a takedown. Kuklinski pushes Matrix against the cage but Matrix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matrix throws and low kick but Kuklinski moves out of range easily.
John Matrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuklinski blocks a head kick by Matrix.
Matrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuklinski avoids the body shot from Matrix.
Kuklinski closes the distance and clinches up with Matrix, looking for a takedown. Kuklinski pushes Matrix against the cage but Matrix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kuklinski misses with the combination.
Matrix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matrix is looking to slow Kuklinski down with leg kicks.
Kuklinski misses the body punch
and Matrix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matrix cracks the inside of Kuklinski's front leg.
Kuklinski looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuklinski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matrix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuklinski's knee momentarily.
Matrix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matrix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matrix throws a head kick that misses.
Matrix scores with a jab to the head.
Matrix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuklinski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Kuklinski is rocked!
Matrix scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuklinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Matrix finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matrix throws a monster overhand right that drops Kuklinski! Matrix follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Matrix!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaharu Homma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Howard
vs
Homma

185 cm
25
218 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Masaharu Homma!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard cracks Homma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Howard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Masaharu Homma has been cut.
Homma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Howard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Homma doesn't seem bothered though.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard checks a leg kick.
Homma misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Howard blocks the leg kick.
Homma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howard fails with the takedown.
Homma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Homma tries to close the distance and clinch but Howard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Homma manages to avoid it.
Howard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Homma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howard avoids the head kick by Homma.
Homma throws the kick towards the body but Howard avoids it.
Masaharu Homma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Howard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Homma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Homma throws a solid leg kick but Howard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Homma.
Homma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma throws a low kick but Howard avoids it.
Homma throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
Homma misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Homma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Homma is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howard.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.

Howard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Homma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Howard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Homma dodges the ground and pound from Howard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homma parries the strikes from Howard easily there. Howard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Homma to escape.

Howard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Homma takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Homma is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard in side control, throwing shots but Homma defends.
Homma regains half guard, as Howard was trying to land strikes.
Homma is not content to let Howard control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Homma can do anything to dispel that myth.

Howard is trying to work for a kimura but Homma is defending well.
Homma is not content to let Howard control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masaharu Homma's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Howard misses the shot to the body.
Homma lands a head kick!
Howard dives in and grabs Homma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Homma pushes down on Howard's head and hops out.
Homma wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Homma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Howard misses.
Homma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Homma doesn't seem bothered though.
Howard lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard scores with a jab. Homma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Homma tries to close the distance and clinch but Howard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Homma. Homma obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Homma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Homma throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Howard dives in and grabs Homma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Homma pushes down on Howard's head and hops out.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Homma lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Homma does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a hook. Homma ducked under it nicely.
Howard scores with a hook to the body. Homma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Howard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Homma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Howard clobbers Homma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Howard lands with a right hand.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard looks to land a right hand but Homma moved out of range.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Homma is just out of range.
Homma throws a head kick that Howard semi-blocks.
Howard is looking to wear down Homma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Homma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Homma.
Homma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Howard will feel that in the morning.
John Howard is winning the standup battle so far.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Homma moves away.
Homma tries a head kick but it misses.
Homma looks for the body kick but Howard saw that one coming.
Homma throws a head kick that misses.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Homma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Homma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Homma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homma throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Howard throws a shot from downtown. Homma moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Homma.
Homma tries to land a front kick but Howard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Homma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Howard lands a nice looking body shot.
Homma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howard scores with the left hand. Homma knows he should have avoided that one.
Homma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Homma.
Homma throws and low kick but Howard moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Howard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masaharu Homma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Homma.
Howard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Homma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howard misses with the combination.
Homma blocks a jab.
Homma staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Homma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homma scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Howard.
Homma lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homma misses with a body kick.
Homma ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Homma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Howard.
Homma doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Homma throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Homma slips the punch.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Homma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Homma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howard.
Nice sprawl there from Homma as Howard shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Homma staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Howard moves out of range of the body kick from Homma.
A head kick misses from Homma.
Homma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Homma throws a head kick that misses.
Masaharu Homma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howard avoids the head kick by Homma.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Homma, right into the meat.
Homma slips a jab and a cross from Howard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Homma.
Howard cracks Homma with a good jab.
Howard misses with a straight left.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Homma sprawls well. Homma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard moves out of range of the body kick.
Howard cracks a nice hook into Homma's ribs.
Homma misses with a kick to the body.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Homma was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Howard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Homma.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Homma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Howard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Howard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Homma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Homma throws a wild body kick that Howard sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Howard.
Well Howard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Buttowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttowski comes into the arena with TNT blaring out of the sound system. Wagner has chosen Nightcrawler as his entrance music. Kurt Wagner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Buttowski
vs
Wagner

180 cm
22
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Buttowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wagner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buttowski is fending him off so far but Wagner persists. Nope, Buttowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Wagner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivan Buttowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Wagner.
Buttowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
A jab from Buttowski does it's job there.

It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown but Buttowski shows good takedown defense.
Buttowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Wagner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buttowski. Buttowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buttowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Buttowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buttowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Buttowski.
Wagner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buttowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buttowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner shoots for a takedown but Buttowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buttowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buttowski misses with a wild combination.

Wagner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wagner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wagner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Buttowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wagner landing punches.
Wagner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wagner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wagner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wagner working the ground and pound effectively.

Buttowski is rocked!
Wagner unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Buttowski wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Wagner celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Wagner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salita has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salita
vs
Mendez

194 cm
22
217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

193 cm
25
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicky Salita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salita manages to avoid it.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Mendez swings for the body but Salita moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Mendez. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez scores with a body shot.
Salita is breathing heavily.
Salita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Nicky Salita has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mendez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Salita slips under a jab.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Salita's head but Salita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Salita avoids nicely.
Mendez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendez scores with a jab. Salita acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Salita moves out of range.

Mendez bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Salita! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Salita is rocked!
Mendez advances position into side control!
Oh Salita is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mendez tries for a kimura but Salita is defending well.
Salita seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendez trying to control the action but Salita is working from the bottom.

Mendez is trying to get an arm triangle but Salita is defending well.

Mendez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Salita has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salita manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Salita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salita thows a huge punch but Mendez dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita thows a huge punch but Mendez dodges it nicely.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Salita is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendez gets full guard.
Salita is fighting to break Mendez's control of his arms but Mendez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salita tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendez is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Salita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mendez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Salita has Mendez in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendez pushes down on Salita's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Salita is refusing to be controlled, as Mendez sits in half guard.
Mendez wants to free his trapped foot but Salita is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salita is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Mendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicky Salita's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mendez misses with a wild body shot.

Salita shoots in and bounces Mendez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mendez trying to control the position.
Salita trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Salita thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Salita is proving a slippery customer.
Salita trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salita controls the pace.
Salita lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salita.
Salita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendez trying to control the position.
Mendez being controlled here, momentarily.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita is staying active underneath Mendez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but Salita defending well.
Mendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Mendez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salita sees it coming and defends easily.
Mendez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Salita actively working from the bottom here.
Mendez passes to full mount!

Mendez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Mendez working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Salita turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mendez off and cradles Salita's limp body as Mendez celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rodrigo Mendez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fletcher Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rannanjarvi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stonehenge by Spinal Tap. Huntington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Verdi - Triumphal March from Aida kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Antti Rannanjarvi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Rannanjarvi
vs
Huntington

195 cm
23
154 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

167 cm
23
151 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antti Rannanjarvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fletcher Huntington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rannanjarvi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Huntington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rannanjarvi tries to avoid it but Huntington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rannanjarvi to the ground. Rannanjarvi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rannanjarvi misses with a kick to the body.
Huntington misses with a head kick.
Huntington blocks the body kick.

Huntington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Huntington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Huntington is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rannanjarvi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Huntington looking to ground and pound but Rannanjarvi is blocking nicely.
Rannanjarvi regains half guard.
Rannanjarvi is refusing to be controlled, as Huntington sits in half guard.
Huntington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rannanjarvi's head.

Huntington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rannanjarvi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rannanjarvi manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Huntington!
Huntington regains half guard.
Huntington is looking to improve his position.
Huntington moves into full guard.
Rannanjarvi content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Huntington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rannanjarvi defends well.
Rannanjarvi tries to free his leg and advance position but Huntington is retaining full guard.

Huntington has his foot on Rannanjarvi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rannanjarvi works his way back into a safe position though.

Huntington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rannanjarvi defends it easily.

Huntington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rannanjarvi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Huntington looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rannanjarvi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huntington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rannanjarvi has managed to get both his arms back between Huntington's legs - danger averted.
Rannanjarvi is stalling in the full guard.

Huntington looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rannanjarvi has picked Huntington up and slammed him! Huntington can't keep hold of the triangle and Rannanjarvi manages to pass to side control!
Huntington is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Huntington gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Huntington moves into full guard.
Rannanjarvi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Huntington throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rannanjarvi uses it to pass to side control.
Huntington tries to bench press Rannanjarvi off him but Rannanjarvi keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fletcher Huntington will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Huntington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi slips under a jab from Huntington.
Huntington missing with a left hand there. Rannanjarvi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huntington on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Rannanjarvi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi punishes Huntington's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rannanjarvi - that will leave a mark!
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that half lands.
Rannanjarvi dodges the punch combination from Huntington.
Rannanjarvi scoring well with a low kick there.
Huntington is breathing heavily.
Rannanjarvi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rannanjarvi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Rannanjarvi.
Fletcher Huntington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rannanjarvi scores with a kick to the body.
Rannanjarvi connects with a body shot.
Rannanjarvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huntington.
Huntington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick which misses Huntington's front leg but catches the back leg as Huntington tries to avoid it.
Rannanjarvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Huntington misses.
Antti Rannanjarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rannanjarvi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rannanjarvi wants it to stay on the feet.
Rannanjarvi thuds his shin into the meat of Huntington's side.
Rannanjarvi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Rannanjarvi moves into the clinch.
Rannanjarvi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huntington has Rannanjarvi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rannanjarvi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Antti Rannanjarvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fletcher Huntington.
Rannanjarvi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi has Huntington pressed against the cage.
Rannanjarvi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rannanjarvi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi lands with a left to the head.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rannanjarvi digs a right hand into Huntington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huntington's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Rannanjarvi.

Rannanjarvi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huntington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rannanjarvi can pounce on him.
Rannanjarvi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Huntington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Antti Rannanjarvi is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huntington.
Rannanjarvi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Huntington.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands a really nice looking cross but Huntington seems unphased.
Huntington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rannanjarvi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rannanjarvi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rannanjarvi feints and then cracks Huntington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huntington down.
Rannanjarvi lands with a shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi connects with a high kick.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick which misses Huntington's front leg but catches the back leg as Huntington tries to avoid it.
Rannanjarvi cracks a nice hook into Huntington's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huntington has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Huntington will feel that in the morning.
Rannanjarvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huntington throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rannanjarvi's waist but Rannanjarvi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huntington off to one side.

Rannanjarvi drives through and clinches with Huntington against the cage.
Rannanjarvi effectively controlling the action here.
Huntington takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huntington backwards.
Rannanjarvi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huntington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rannanjarvi is stalling here.
Huntington has a couple of punches blocked by Rannanjarvi.
Huntington wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huntington.
Rannanjarvi avoiding damage.
Rannanjarvi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huntington takes an elbow to the temple.
Huntington pushes off an throws an elbow but Rannanjarvi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi stalls.
Rannanjarvi avoids the elbow strike from Huntington, against the cage.
Huntington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rannanjarvi backwards.
Huntington throws a punch but it's blocked by Rannanjarvi.
Still in the clinch, Rannanjarvi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rannanjarvi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rannanjarvi blocks an uppercut.
Huntington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rannanjarvi prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rannanjarvi obliges.
Rannanjarvi slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi connects with a knee to the head.
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rannanjarvi stalling.
Huntington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rannanjarvi's defenses.
Huntington lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rannanjarvi.
Huntington blocks an uppercut.
Huntington letting Rannanjarvi take a breather here.
Rannanjarvi lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed right hand from Huntington misses the target.
Rannanjarvi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rannanjarvi scores with a body shot.
Huntington blocks the body kick.
Huntington tries to clinch

and Rannanjarvi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rannanjarvi lands a body shot.
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow just above Huntington 's eye.
Rannanjarvi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Rannanjarvi - that landed with a thud.
Huntington lands an elbow inside that Rannanjarvi shrugs off.
Rannanjarvi lands an uppercut.
Huntington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rannanjarvi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huntington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rannanjarvi's brow.
A body shot lands from Huntington.
Rannanjarvi looking to stall.
Rannanjarvi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huntington misses with some punches.
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow that stopped Huntington in his tracks for a moment.
Rannanjarvi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi lands a shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi taking a breather.
Huntington lands with a short shot to the head.
Rannanjarvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rannanjarvi prevents a body shot from Huntington.
Rannanjarvi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rannanjarvi misses with an elbow over the top.
Huntington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rannanjarvi avoids it.
Huntington is working for takedown but Rannanjarvi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rannanjarvi trying to control the position but instead, Huntington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rannanjarvi into the cage.
Rannanjarvi lands a body punch.
Rannanjarvi is pushing Huntington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rannanjarvi scores with a shoulder strike.
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow just above Huntington 's eye.
Huntington can't get the takedown.
Antti Rannanjarvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fletcher Huntington.
Rannanjarvi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rannanjarvi working Huntington over with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi lands with a short shot to the head.
Rannanjarvi content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi pushes Huntington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi scores with a shoulder strike.
Huntington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rannanjarvi scores with a shot to the side of Huntington's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rannanjarvi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi avoiding damage as Huntington throws knees to the body.
Huntington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huntington has Rannanjarvi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rannanjarvi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rannanjarvi.
A right hand to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Rannanjarvi to work.
Huntington misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi blocks an elbow strike.
Huntington can't find room to land a body shot as Rannanjarvi controls the action.
Come on Rannanjarvi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Huntington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rannanjarvi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huntington or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi avoiding damage as Huntington throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rannanjarvi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rannanjarvi digs a right hand underneath Huntington's ribcage. Huntington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Huntington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rannanjarvi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow just above Huntington 's eye.
Rannanjarvi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Rannanjarvi to work.
Rannanjarvi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rannanjarvi scores with a shot to the side of Huntington's head.
Huntington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rannanjarvi avoids it.
Huntington can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice elbow.
Rannanjarvi with a knee to the head.
Huntington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huntington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huntington looking for a takedown.
Huntington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rannanjarvi lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huntington can do to turn this around?
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow inside.
Huntington is working for takedown but Rannanjarvi is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi stalling the fight.
Rannanjarvi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huntingtons head.
Huntington takes a shot to the head.
Huntington misses with an elbow over the top.
Huntington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rannanjarvi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rannanjarvi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rannanjarvi with a knee to the head.
Rannanjarvi stops a takedown attempt from Huntington.
Rannanjarvi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rannanjarvi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rannanjarvi lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Rannanjarvi.
Huntington lands an elbow that stopped Rannanjarvi in his tracks for a moment.
Rannanjarvi scores with a shoulder strike.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huntington is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rannanjarvi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rannanjarvi.
Huntington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huntington goes for a takedown attempt but Rannanjarvi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Huntington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rannanjarvi moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Rannanjarvi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rannanjarvi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Rannanjarvi!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hozumi Hasegawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. Hasegawa has chosen On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks as his entrance music. Paul Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Williams
vs
Hasegawa

185 cm
27
143 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

165 cm
21
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!
MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hozumi Hasegawa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasegawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hasegawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Hasegawa loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of Hasegawa's side.
Hasegawa throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hasegawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hasegawa.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Hasegawa.
Hasegawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams blocks a jab.
Hasegawa loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hasegawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to slow Hasegawa down with leg kicks.
Hasegawa looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hasegawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Hasegawa misses.
Hasegawa avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that Hasegawa semi-blocks.

It looks like Hozumi Hasegawa has been cut.
Hasegawa missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hasegawa looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Hasegawa misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hasegawa throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Hasegawa looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Hasegawa throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Hasegawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hasegawa throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hasegawa.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Hasegawa is rocked!
Hasegawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams scores with a counter punch that sends Hasegawa to the canvas! Williams smells blood - he's punishing Hasegawa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hasegawa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Williams!
Paul Williams retains his bantamweight title!