SPARTA 41 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jedd Jacob (ranked 5717 p4p, 211 weight class) and Tim Shaw (ranked 5128 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jacob
vs
Shaw

185 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jedd Jacob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacob scores with a jab to the body.

Shaw clinches up against the cage.
Shaw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shaw just leaning against Jacob, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Shaw's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Shaw lands with a left to the head.
Shaw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shaw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jacob has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shaw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jacob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Shaw.

Jacob tries to keep at a distance but Shaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jacob throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw slows down the pace here.
Shaw leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw lands with a right to the head.
Shaw lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shaw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jacob up against the cage.
Jacob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Shaw to work.
Shaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shaw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jacob up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Shaw.
Shaw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacob has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jacob lands a body shot.
Shaw stalling in the clinch.
Shaw is stalling here.

Jacob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacob.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Shaw.
Jacob working aggressively here.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Shaw prevents a body shot from Jacob.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Shaw.
Shaw stalling against the cage.
Shaw is pushing Jacob 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.
Shaw has Jacob pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Shaw to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Shaw.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaw swinging wildly here.
Jacob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaw tries to counter with a clinch but Jacob shakes him off and moves away.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacob cracks the inside of Shaw's front leg.
Shaw tries to clinch but Jacob moves out of range.
Shaw tries to clinch there but Jacob circles away.
Shaw throws a series of punches but Jacob avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Shaw clinches with his opponent.
Shaw just leaning against Jacob, taking a breather.
Jacob throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Jacob scores with a shot to the side of Shaw's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shaw scores with a shot to the side of Jacob's head.
Shaw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Shaw.
Jacob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacob.
Shaw is struggling to control the position.
Shaw is trying to maintain a safe position but Jacob gets an underhook and turns Shaw into the cage.
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Shaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacob throws a counter high kick but Shaw was just alert enough to avoid it.
Shaw lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Jedd Jacob has been cut.
Nice body kick from Jacob.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but Jacob pushes him off.
Tim Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jacob.
Jacob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Jacob.

It looks like Tim Shaw has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jacob - that will leave a mark!
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!
Jacob rushes Shaw and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Shaw is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Jacob piles on the pressure and Shaw crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jedd Jacob!
After winning the bout, Jedd Jacob 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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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaverin Vladislavovich (ranked 4839 p4p, 398 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 6338 p4p, 431 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vladislavovich
vs
Penn

167 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaverin Vladislavovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vladislavovich misses with an uppercut.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladislavovich.
Vladislavovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vladislavovich with a body shot.
Penn lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vladislavovich doesn't seem phased though.
Vladislavovich throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Vladislavovich.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn throws an off balance right hand

so Vladislavovich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vladislavovich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vladislavovich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vladislavovich looking to pass the guard.
Penn wants to sweep here but Vladislavovich controlling him for the moment.
Penn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Vladislavovich is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladislavovich stands and throws Penn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vladislavovich working away.

Vladislavovich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Vladislavovich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Penn, who protects the arm well.

Vladislavovich tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Penn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vladislavovich's best efforts.

Vladislavovich wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Vladislavovich trying to pass the guard but Penn defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vladislavovich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Vladislavovich is working for a submission of some sort.

Vladislavovich seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.

Vladislavovich wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Penn is staying active underneath Vladislavovich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vladislavovich prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vladislavovich is working away from the top position though.
Penn manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping full guard, as Vladislavovich tries to pass.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vladislavovich is one step ahead there.
Vladislavovich advances position into side control!
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Vladislavovich is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Vladislavovich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Penn wants to control but Vladislavovich postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vladislavovich tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Vladislavovich moves into full mount!
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vladislavovich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Vladislavovich has hold of Penn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Penn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Vladislavovich looking for a guillotine from mount but Penn is having none of it.
Vladislavovich looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn wants to hold on but Vladislavovich pushes him away.
Penn regains half guard.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladislavovich.
A punch lands to the side of Vladislavovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Vladislavovich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Penn did well to prevent Vladislavovich getting side control.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Vladislavovich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vladislavovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?

Vladislavovich is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to roll over but Vladislavovich keeps him under control.

Vladislavovich is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Penn is trying to control Vladislavovich's posture. Vladislavovich takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Penn! Vladislavovich is rotating here... this could be the end... Penn is out! Vladislavovich has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kaverin Vladislavovich!
In his post fight interview, Kaverin Vladislavovich started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Adams (ranked 3785 p4p, 88 weight class) and Callan Elijah (ranked 3634 p4p, 80 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by stiff upper lip. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Adams
vs
Elijah

180 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Callan Elijah!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Elijah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elijah's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Elijah's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adams slaps away a takedown attempt from Elijah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elijah has a takedown stuffed.
George Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Callan Elijah.

Adams moves into range and clinches up with Elijah.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Elijah misses with the head strike.

Adams wants the takedown. Elijah is fighting it off but Adams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Elijah's guard against the cage.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elijah is on top in guard.

Adams working for a triangle but Elijah defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elijah tries to free his leg and advance position but Adams is retaining full guard.
Elijah pushes down on Adams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Adams holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Callan Elijah!
Our winner, Callan Elijah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated George Adams had this to say: 'sorry my peeps'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Gutu (ranked 2808 p4p, 353 weight class) and Krzistov Wojcik (ranked 3512 p4p, 419 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gutu
vs
Wojcik

182 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Artur Gutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzistov Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutu throws an overhand right that lands on Wojcik's shoulder, as Wojcik tries to avoid the shot.
Gutu throws a body punch but Wojcik moves out of range.
Wojcik changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gutu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gutu lunges at Wojcik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wojcik's hand.
Gutu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojcik.

Wojcik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gutu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wojcik taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojcik tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gutu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gutu tries to get out of the position.
Wojcik just content to control the position.
Gutu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wojcik is pressing down on Gutu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik keeping moving, preventing Gutu from controlling successfully.
Gutu preventing the sweep.
Wojcik trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wojcik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutu looking to sit in guard and control but Wojcik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gutu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gutu seems keen to control Wojcik's posture.
Gutu trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutu is looking to stand up but Wojcik isn't so interested in that idea.
Wojcik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Gutu misses.
Wojcik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gutu's waist but Gutu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wojcik off to one side.
Gutu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gutu with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Wojcik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wojcik misses with a takedown attempt - Gutu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Artur Gutu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wojcik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gutu defends well and Wojcik ends up having to push Gutu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Artur Gutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzistov Wojcik.
Wojcik slips under a jab from Gutu.

Gutu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gutu misses with a body punch.
Gutu struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
Wojcik tries to pull guard but Gutu holds him up against the cage and eventually Wojcik drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gutu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Krzistov Wojcik has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Gutu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzistov Wojcik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gutu lands with an overhand left.
Gutu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Wojcik is rocked!
Wojcik leaves his chin hanging out and Gutu seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Wojcik crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artur Gutu!
After winning the bout, Artur Gutu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Jacinto (ranked 2203 p4p, 99 weight class) and Rustam Damian (ranked 3389 p4p, 73 weight class). Jacinto comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. 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.

Jacinto
vs
Damian

210 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
243 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Prefers standup

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emilio Jacinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rustam Damian!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jacinto misses its intended target.
Jacinto throws a sloppy body shot
and Damian counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Jacinto lands a big right hand that sends Damian crashing to the mat! Jacinto stays standing though and waves Damian back to his feet!

It looks like Rustam Damian has been cut.
Damian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damian tries to clinch up.
Jacinto steps in with a hook that catches Damian right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jacinto follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Damian looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Jacinto!
During a confident post fight interview, Emilio Jacinto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Knives (ranked 2765 p4p, 299 weight class) and Gerardo Abellan (ranked 2936 p4p, 316 weight class). Knives comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gerardo Abellan enters the cage!

Knives
vs
Abellan

180 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
157 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denzel Knives!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerardo Abellan!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abellan has Knives up against the cage in a clinch.

Knives escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abellan misses with an uppercut. Knives saw that one coming.
Knives takes one on the button.
Knives throws a lazy right hand but Abellan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Abellan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abellan blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Abellan.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Abellan misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knives.
Knives blocks an uppercut.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Abellan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knives has a couple of punches blocked by Abellan.
Knives takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knives blocks an uppercut.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives lands a hook that snaps the head of Abellan backwards.
Knives tries to throw a body punch but Abellan avoids it by throwing Knives back against the cage.
Knives doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knives tries to work over Abellan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knives.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knives gets through Abellan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knives blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knives.
Still in the clinch, Abellan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abellan misses with some punches.

Knives manages to break the clinch.
Knives lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knives bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abellan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Abellan takes the fight into the clinch.
Knives working aggressively here.
Knives lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knives misses with a punch to the body.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Knives misses with some punches.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Knives uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knives working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abellan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abellan.
Knives misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knives misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Abellan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knives digs a right hand underneath Abellan's ribcage. Abellan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knives definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Knives uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abellan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knives misses with some punches.
Abellan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knives leaning against his opponent.

Knives manages to break the clinch.
Knives thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knives takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Abellan misses.
Abellan throws a hook but Knives blocks it.
Knives is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Abellan misses.
Knives tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abellan was well out of range. Poor timing from Knives.
Knives misses with a hook
and Abellan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abellan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knives was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knives falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abellan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abellan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Knives.
Abellan walks into a jab.

Abellan moves into the clinch.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Knives.
Knives lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abellan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knives lands a shot to the body.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan prevents a body shot from Knives.
A shot in the inside from Knives.
Knives tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives blocking some punches.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Knives escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abellan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abellan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knives.
A countering left hand to the body from Abellan misses.
Knives misses with a straight left.
Abellan 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.
Knives changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Knives misses its intended target.
Abellan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knives ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abellan moves away.
Abellan throws an off balance right hand
letting Knives counter with a right hand.
Knives misses with a jab to the body
and Abellan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knives lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knives moves forwards but Abellan connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Abellan. That snapped Knives's head back.
Abellan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knives misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abellan! But no joy.
Knives misses with a body shot.

Abellan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Knives fails to land.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives lands a right hand.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Abellan blocking some punches.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knives throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abellans head.
Knives lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knives leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.

Knives breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abellan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knives doesn't seem bothered though.
Knives takes one to the side of the head.
Abellan looks to land a right hand but Knives moved out of range.
Knives blocks a jab.
Knives throws an off balance right hand
enabling Abellan to counter with a crisp jab.
Knives is looking to wear down Abellan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abellan avoids the body shot from Knives.
Abellan tries to move into range but Knives moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Gerardo Abellan has been cut.

Abellan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Knives manages to break the clinch.

Abellan clinches up against the cage.
Knives blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knives.
A head punch on the inside from Knives fails to land.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knives misses with some punches.
Knives blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abellan lands a nice shot to the body.
Knives misses with some punches.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Knives.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gerardo Abellan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gerardo Abellan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Knives moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abellan stuns Knives with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knives moves out of range of the strikes.
Knives lands a head shot.
Abellan scores with a sloppy right hand. Knives should have avoided that one.
Abellan on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Abellan is rocked!
Abellan misses with a looping left.
Abellan is still on wobbly legs! Can Knives finish him?
Abellan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knives counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abellan scores with a jab 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!
Abellan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Knives gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Abellan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denzel Knives!
Denzel Knives decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kivela (ranked 2169 p4p, 97 weight class) and Trafalgar Water Law (ranked 2749 p4p, 123 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kivela
vs
Water Law

185 cm
26
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

197 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Kivela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trafalgar Water Law!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivela tries for a takedown but Water Law sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Water Law ducks under a wild hook from Kivela.
Water Law looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Kivela shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Water Law's guard.

Kivela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kivela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Water Law keeping moving, preventing Kivela from controlling successfully.

Kivela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kivela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kivela slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kivela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Water Law is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Water Law keeping moving, preventing Kivela from controlling successfully.
Kivela not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Water Law really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kivela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivela trying to control but Water Law is working from the bottom.
Water Law looking for a sweep. Not yet Water Law, not yet.
Water Law controls Kivela momentarily but Kivela frees himself.
Kivela engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kivela missing with a left hand there. Water Law was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Water Law let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Water Law connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kivela momentarily.
Water Law swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kivela dives in and grabs Water Law's left leg, looking for a takedown. Water Law pushes down on Kivela's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water Law lands a nice shot that snaps Kivela's head back.
Kivela walks into a jab.
Water Law lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kivela looks to land a right hand but Water Law moved out of range.
Kivela throws out a loose jab but Water Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Water Law is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kivela throws a jab when Water Law was well out of range.
Water Law loads up on a big right hand but Kivela slips the punch.
Kivela appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Water Law stuns Kivela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Kivela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Water Law misses its intended target.
Water Law scores with a hook.
Water Law just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivela misses with a lunging right hand
and Water Law counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kivela is breathing heavily.
Water Law scores with a jab to the body.
Water Law looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water Law works Kivela's body with a nice hook.
Kivela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Water Law.
Trafalgar Water Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Water Law drops Kivela with a beautiful combination! Kivela stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Water Law is looking for the KO!

Kivela is rocked!
Kivela is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Water Law just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kivela has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trafalgar Water Law!
An out of breath Trafalgar Water Law thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nqobile Ndlandla (ranked 2274 p4p, 298 weight class) and Abel Clements (ranked 2168 p4p, 289 weight class). Nqobile Ndlandla has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ndlandla
vs
Clements

195 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nqobile Ndlandla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Clements!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clements connects with a body shot.
Ndlandla moves out of range as Clements strikes.
Ndlandla misses with an uppercut. Clements saw that one coming.
Ndlandla misses with a head kick.
Clements checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Clements rushes Ndlandla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clements working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ndlandla stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clements swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ndlandla is leaning against Clements and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Ndlandla breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Clements takes the fight into the clinch.
Ndlandla blocks an uppercut.
Ndlandla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clements lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ndlandla backwards.

It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Clements blocks a body shot from Ndlandla.
Clements misses with a punch on the inside.
Ndlandla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Clements.
Ndlandla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ndlandla has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Clements scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clements lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ndlandla backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clements.
A short right from Clements.

Ndlandla is rocked!
Clements lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ndlandla.
Oh Ndlandla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ndlandla working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clements.
Ndlandla blocking some punches.
Clements gets through Ndlandla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ndlandla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clements creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ndlandla's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ndlandla drops to his knees and Clements pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Clements!
Abel Clements was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rorion Gracie (ranked 1557 p4p, 202 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 2133 p4p, 263 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Olha a Explosão. A fine choice. Rorion Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Takanori Gomi's chin.

Gracie
vs
Gomi

176 cm
26
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

173 cm
26
191 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rorion Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomi, which made it look bad.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gomi defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Gomi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gomi defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!

Gomi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gracie to the ground. Gomi is now in Gracie's guard.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Gomi defends easily.

Gomi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Gomi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Gomi is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomi to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gomi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomi.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.

Gomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gomi stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.

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

Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomi is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gomi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Gomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomi's guard.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gomi sees it coming and defends easily.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomi can do to turn this around?

Gracie drives through with a takedown into Gomi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomi's guard.

Gomi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Gomi won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi works his way to full guard. Good work.

Gomi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Gomi tries to pass.

Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gomi is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gomi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rorion Gracie!
Rorion Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 340 p4p, 45 weight class) and Apolinario Mabini (ranked 792 p4p, 117 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosão. Mabini is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noypi by Bamboo. Royce Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gracie
vs
Mabini

179 cm
26
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolinario Mabini!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mabini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Mabini.
Mabini lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mabini.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Mabini turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mabini lands a left hand.
Mabini lands a left hand.
Mabini presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mabini lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabini lands a left hand.
Mabini lands an uppercut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Mabini holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Mabini.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mabini walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mabini takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mabini as the two fighters clinch.
Mabini digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Mabini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mabini blocks an uppercut.
Mabini cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Mabini forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mabini lands a body shot.
Mabini blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mabini to keep the fight standing.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mabini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mabini.
Good body shot from Mabini.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mabini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mabini scores with a nice hook to the head.

Gracie manages to pull guard.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mabini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mabini engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie pushes a forearm under Mabini's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mabini is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Royce Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Apolinario Mabini spoke after the fight, saying 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

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