Skrap Fights 54 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Iam (ranked 22229 p4p, 454 weight class) and Mikhail Martynov (ranked 3383 p4p, 301 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Iam
vs
Martynov

155 cm
23
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Iam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Iam drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Iam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Iam throws a big right hand that misses.
Iam 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.
Iam throwing strikes from guard but Martynov blocks nicely.
Iam throws a big elbow that misses.
Iam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Iam is looking to work some ground and pound but Martynov has wrist control.
Iam is looking to work some ground and pound but Martynov has wrist control.
Iam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martynov is looking to stand up but Iam isn't so interested in that idea.
Iam trying to control the position from guard on top but Martynov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iam would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Iam landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov is looking to stand up but Iam isn't so interested in that idea.
Martynov keeping moving, preventing Iam from controlling successfully.

Iam stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martynov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Iam is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Martynov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Iam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martynov.
An attempted straight right counter from Iam misses the target.
Iam takes a swing at Martynov's ribcage but misses.
Martynov throws out a loose jab but Iam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martynov throws a jab when Iam was well out of range.
Martynov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martynov scores with a sloppy right hand. Iam should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Iam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Iam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Martynov. Those never looked like landing.
Martynov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iam was well out of range. Poor timing from Martynov.
Martynov throws a good cross that connects.
Martynov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iam blocks a jab.
Iam shoots in for a takedown but Martynov shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov ducks under a wild hook from Iam.
Martynov lands an overhand right.
Martynov looks to score with a jab to the body but Iam is just out of range.
Matt Iam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iam works the jab nicely.
Martynov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iam.
Martynov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martynov slips under a jab from Iam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martynov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martynov's corner calls for a 1-2. Martynov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Martynov misses.
Martynov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Iam throws a shot from downtown. Martynov moves away and avoids it.
Iam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martynov doesn't manage to clinch there - Iam circles away.
A swing and a miss from Iam.
Iam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martynov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martynov throws a body shot but no joy.
Iam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iam misses with a straight right.
Martynov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iam was well out of range. Poor timing from Martynov.
Sloppy strikes from Iam. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Martynov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iam lands a jab to the nose.
Martynov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martynov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Iam to the canvas! Iam doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Martynov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Martynov!
Mikhail Martynov 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
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Simmons (ranked 22033 p4p, 458 weight class) and Buddy Love (ranked 3168 p4p, 287 weight class). Ben Simmons has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Simmons
vs
Love

208 cm
21
240 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

193 cm
23
279 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buddy Love !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons slips under a jab from Love .
Love misses with a hook
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Love shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simmons sprawls well. Simmons wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Love gets slowly back to his feet.
Simmons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons lands with a nice body punch.
Love avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Ben Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simmons looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Simmons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Simmons throws out a powerful jab.
Love avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Love misses with a combination
and Simmons counters with a nice uppercut.
Love throws a head kick that misses.

Love darts in and clinches Simmons up against the ropes.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've been hearing reports that Simmons has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons pushes Love back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love is trying to pull guard but Simmons has him pressed against the ropes.
Simmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Love pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simmons misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love is trying to break the clinch but Simmons has him pressed against the ropes.

Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Love on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Love is rocked!
Simmons is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Love backs away from a small jab... but Simmons lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Love crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Simmons with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ben Simmons!
Ben Simmons thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 3904 p4p, 383 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 7039 p4p, 461 weight class). Brutalis Rhino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rhino
vs
Trump

200 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rhino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Trump wants to sweep but no luck.
Trump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Trump moves nicely into side control.
Rhino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rhino tries to get out of the position.
Trump passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rhino!
Trump wants to control the pace but Rhino is squirming around nicely.
Trump unloading with bombs!
Rhino is looking to get to half guard.
Trump trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trump takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trump trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino is desperately trying to improve his position but Trump has a good base and remains in mount.

Trump has isolated one of Rhino's arms. Rhino looking to fight him off but Trump twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donald Trump!
An out of breath Donald Trump 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shen Kuei (ranked 1508 p4p, 198 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 2429 p4p, 293 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.

Kuei
vs
Troeng

184 cm
20
216 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
220 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shen Kuei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuei tries a low kick but Troeng avoids it.
Troeng wants to clinch up but Kuei keeps it at a distance.
Troeng slips under a jab from Kuei.
A little jabbing left from Troeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Troeng misses.
Kuei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuei misses with a takedown attempt
and Troeng counters with a right hand to the body.
Troeng steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kuei. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuei!

Kuei closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Kuei tries for a kimura but Troeng is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuei goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Troeng rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kuei's guard! Nice work there by Troeng!
Troeng controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kuei is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Troeng is controlling him.
Troeng looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuei wants to stand up but Troeng is controlling him.
Troeng postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Troeng seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Troeng's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuei is looking to stand up but Troeng isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kuei misses with a left hand
letting Troeng counter with a right hand.
Kuei lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kuei misses with a takedown
and Troeng counters with a right hand to the body.
Troeng misses with a straight left.
Kuei dives in and grabs Troeng's left leg, looking for a takedown. Troeng pushes down on Kuei's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shen Kuei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troeng just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuei misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng misses the body punch
and Kuei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuei throws a right hand that misses
and Troeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuei defending well as Troeng loads up on a big left hand.
Troeng tries to clinch there but Kuei circles away.
Kuei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Troeng connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuei scrambles back to his feet.
Kuei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuei throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuei. Troeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Kuei does it's job there.
Kuei throws a head kick that misses
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tor Troeng will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Troeng throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuei counters with a straight right hand.
Kuei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Troeng. That did some damage!
Kuei seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kuei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troeng throws out a loose jab but Kuei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuei is looking to counter punch.
Kuei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Troeng! But no joy.
Troeng throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuei misses with a right hand
and Troeng counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good exchange - Troeng coming out on top.
Kuei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Troeng connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuei scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Kuei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Troeng is able to avoid easily.
Troeng wants to counter the offense by Kuei and move into the clinch position.
Troeng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Kuei is rocked!
Troeng lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Kuei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tor Troeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Troeng takes the fight into the clinch.
Troeng creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kuei's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kuei drops to his knees and Troeng pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Troeng!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Tiotio (ranked 897 p4p, 114 weight class) and Nikola Jokic (ranked 4186 p4p, 333 weight class). Nikola Jokic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Tiotio
vs
Jokic

205 cm
22
280 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

208 cm
20
272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ara Tiotio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikola Jokic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiotio misses the jab.
Jokic closes the distance and clinches up with Tiotio, looking for a takedown. Jokic pushes Tiotio against the ropes but Tiotio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiotio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Tiotio misses.

Tiotio tries to sprawl but Jokic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tiotio won't allow Jokic to pass to mount.

Jokic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiotio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jokic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokic content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiotio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tiotio tries to get out of the position.

Jokic is trying to work for a kimura but Tiotio is defending well.
Jokic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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.
Tiotio tries to roll over but Jokic keeps him under control.

Jokic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jokic is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiotio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Jokic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jokic is keen to just control but Tiotio is a slippery customer.
Tiotio wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiotio is not content to let Jokic control the position.
Tiotio is looking to control Jokic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tiotio avoid being mounted?
Tiotio is staying active underneath Jokic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tiotio trying to control from the bottom.
Jokic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiotio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jokic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jokic is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiotio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tiotio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jokic is looking for a kimura here.
Tiotio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jokic is working away from the top position though.

Jokic seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Jokic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikola Jokic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jokic with a poor takedown
and Tiotio counters with a left to the body.
Tiotio throws a hook but Jokic avoids it easily.
Jokic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
Jokic walks into a stiff left hand from Tiotio.
Jokic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiotio swivels and escapes.
A quick step to the side and Tiotio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiotio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiotio throws a hook to the side of Jokic's head but Jokic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokic moves away.
Jokic misses with a takedown
enabling Tiotio to counter with a crisp jab.
Ara Tiotio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikola Jokic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokic shoots in for a takedown but Tiotio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jokic moves out of range as Tiotio strikes.
Jokic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tiotio defends it well.
We've been told by Tiotio's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiotio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokic moves away.
Jokic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Tiotio drops Jokic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jokic looks back up at him and smiles so Tiotio waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Nikola Jokic has been cut.
Jokic moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiotio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokic manages to avoid it.
Tiotio lands an uppercut, right on the button! Jokic tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ara Tiotio!
After the big win, Ara Tiotio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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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 Alexandru Mircea (ranked 1366 p4p, 157 weight class) and Jon Erikson (ranked 2274 p4p, 235 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mircea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holy Wars...The Punishment Due. Erikson has chosen Gåte - Statt Opp as his entrance music. 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.

Mircea
vs
Erikson

190 cm
23
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

199 cm
23
256 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandru Mircea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mircea takes one on the button.
Mircea avoids the head kick by Erikson.
Erikson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mircea.
Mircea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mircea misses with a double jab
and Erikson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erikson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mircea cracks Erikson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Erikson tries a head kick but it misses.
Erikson with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Erikson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mircea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mircea throws a head kick but Erikson moves out of range.
Erikson tries to counter with a clinch but Mircea shakes him off and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Erikson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Erikson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mircea 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.
Some wild striking there from Erikson.
Erikson thows a leg kick but Mircea checks it
and Mircea counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mircea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erikson avoids the head kick by Mircea.
Erikson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Jon Erikson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Erikson.
Mircea moves out of range as Erikson strikes.
Mircea staying out of range there.
Mircea throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Mircea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mircea lands a big right hand that sends Erikson crashing to the mat! Mircea stays standing though and waves Erikson back to his feet!
Erikson looks to land a left hand but Mircea moved out of range nicely.
Mircea throws a hook but Erikson blocks it.
Erikson throws out a counter right but Mircea avoids it with no problem.
Mircea throws a big shot that misses.
Erikson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mircea throws a hook but Erikson avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throws a head kick that half lands.
Mircea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Erikson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mircea swings widly with a right hand

and Erikson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mircea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Erikson looking to throw knees to the head but Mircea is blocking nicely.
Mircea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Erikson looks winded!
Mircea throws a head punch that misses.
Mircea works on Erikson's body with a couple of short punches.
Erikson working aggressively here.
Mircea lands a hook that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Erikson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Erikson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mircea blocks it with crossed arms.
Erikson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mircea blocks it with crossed arms.
Mircea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Erikson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erikson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mircea blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mircea.
Mircea misses with a body punch.
Mircea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Mircea.

Erikson is rocked!
Mircea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Erikson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mircea finish him?
Mircea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Erikson or not.
Mircea lands a shot to the body.
Mircea throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mircea lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mircea.
Mircea unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Erikson! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Mircea is unloading with more strikes now! Erikson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandru Mircea!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexandru Mircea thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 1869 p4p, 232 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 952 p4p, 127 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Move. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aku Serronen enters the ring!

Barnett
vs
Serronen

175 cm
23
179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Serronen tries to sprawl but Barnett drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barnett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Serronen is looking to improve his position.
Serronen is refusing to be controlled, as Barnett sits in half guard.
Barnett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Serronen is refusing to be controlled, as Barnett sits in half guard.
Barnett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Serronen is trying to maintain the position but Barnett is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Serronen defending well though.
Barnett works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barnett 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett breaks from Serronen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnett working the ground and pound effectively.
Serronen wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Barnett landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barnett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Serronen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Serronen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barnett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Barnett.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barnett lands a big elbow.
Barnett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnett is landing with some decent strikes but Serronen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barnett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnett landing punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnett landing shots from mount.
Barnett looking to finish Serronen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Serronen!

Serronen is rocked!
Barnett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Serronen looks a forlorn figure.
Serronen is still in real trouble! Can Barnett finish him?
Barnett working Serronen over with strikes here.

Serronen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barnett.
BOOM! Barnett connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett landing punches.
Barnett content just to control the position here.
Serronen seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnett seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Serronen for as long as he can get away with.
Serronen taking shots to the head.
Barnett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Serronen is looking to escape.
Barnett with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnett unloading with bombs!
Serronen wants to control but Barnett is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Serronen is in a horrible position here. Barnett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serronen tries to buck Barnett off but he can't manage it.
Barnett lands with some strikes.
Barnett looking to control but Serronen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnett landing punches.
Barnett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Serronen hang on?
Barnett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Serronen hang on?
Barnett looking to finish Serronen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Serronen!
Barnett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Barnett.
BOOM! Barnett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Barnett's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buddy Barnett!
An out of breath and clearly excited Buddy Barnett thanked CAGED CROW Clothings 50$ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between French Fried (ranked 1880 p4p, 195 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 827 p4p, 100 weight class). French Fried could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edson Bidon Barbosa's chin.

Fried
vs
Bidon Barbosa

177 cm
23
157 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, French Fried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Fried blocks the low kick.
Fried takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
French Fried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fried ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fried has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Fried tries to clinch up.
Fried slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fried.
Fried uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fried blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Fried wants to clinch.

Fried gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fried lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fried tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Our sources have told us that Fried has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fried tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Fried is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fried misses with a wild body shot.
Fried throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Fried gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbosa.
Fried fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fried tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fried misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.

Fried is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Barbosa! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edson Bidon Barbosa!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galtero El Toro (ranked 306 p4p, 38 weight class) and Stan Mailic (ranked 717 p4p, 95 weight class). El Toro comes to the ring accompanied by Ballad of Bodacious . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

El Toro
vs
Mailic

188 cm
23
240 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
274 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Big Tree's Vintage Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Mailic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mailic moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mailic.
Mailic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from El Toro.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

El Toro lands a takedown into guard.
Mailic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst El Toro is controlling him.
El Toro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
El Toro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from El Toro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
El Toro scoring with punches and elbows.
Mailic is not content to let El Toro control the position.
Mailic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with El Toro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
El Toro fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mailic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
El Toro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mailic is trying to get back to his feet.
Mailic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
El Toro tries to score with some ground and pound. Mailic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mailic wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
El Toro lands a few punches from side control.
El Toro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mailic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but El Toro is controlling him well.
El Toro scoring with punches and elbows.
El Toro is chipping away with strikes.
El Toro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
El Toro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mailic to see if he's OK.
Mailic tries to escape but El Toro is in control.
El Toro looks up at the clock and then as Mailic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, El Toro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

El Toro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
El Toro lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mailic tries to escape but El Toro is in control.
Mailic is not content to let El Toro control the position.
El Toro scoring with punches from side control.
El Toro is chipping away with strikes.
El Toro controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mailic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mailic pushes El Toro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, El Toro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro working the ground and pound but Mailic is defending the strikes.
El Toro working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mailic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but El Toro is controlling him well.
El Toro trying to control the position but Mailic is working away.
Mailic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, El Toro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
El Toro trying to control the position but Mailic is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mailic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Toro misses with a left hand

and Mailic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mailic.
El Toro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mailic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
El Toro wants to take the fight to the mat but Mailic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mailic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
El Toro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mailic can do to turn this around?
Mailic misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Mailic as the two fighters clinch.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mailic.
El Toro has Mailic pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mailic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galtero El Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Mailic.
Mailic digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mailic.
Mailic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Mailic misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mailic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mailic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mailic lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Galtero El Toro has been cut.
El Toro tries for a takedown. No joy.
El Toro blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailic misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mailic.
El Toro takes a shot to the head.
Mailic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mailic misses with a punch to the body.
Mailic lands with a left to the head.
Mailic blocking some punches.
A short right from Mailic on the inside.
Mailic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mailic tries to work over El Toro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mailic misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mailic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
El Toro prevents a body shot from Mailic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mailic.
Mailic misses with a punch to the body.
Mailic lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mailic blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mailic.
El Toro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mailic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mailic.
Mailic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Toro or not.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to El Toro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stan Mailic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mailic tries to throw a body punch but El Toro avoids it by throwing Mailic back against the ropes.
Mailic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
El Toro prevents a body shot from Mailic.
El Toro blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, El Toro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mailic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mailic.
Mailic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mailic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
Mailic can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.
Mailic pushes El Toro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mailic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mailic misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mailic swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mailic can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.
Mailic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
El Toro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mailic backwards.
Mailic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mailic struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro controls his hands.
Mailic blocks the elbow strike.
El Toro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mailic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mailic throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mailic.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
El Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Mailic.
El Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mailic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mailic.
Mailic misses with an elbow strike.
Mailic lands with a short shot to the head.
Mailic swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mailic blocks an uppercut.
El Toro prevents a body shot from Mailic.
Mailic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mailic throws an elbow but it misses.
Mailic stops a takedown attempt from El Toro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mailic.
El Toro throws a head punch that misses.
Mailic lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mailic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mailic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mailic misses with a body punch.
Mailic digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mailic lands a shoulder strike.
El Toro misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Mailic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mailic tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
El Toro can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Mailic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Galtero El Toro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters circle momentarily. El Toro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

El Toro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mailic's half guard.
Mailic pushes El Toro off looking to stand but El Toro dives back in and keeps control.
El Toro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
El Toro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
El Toro prevents Mailic from standing back up.
Mailic is staying active underneath El Toro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
El Toro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mailic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El Toro.
El Toro tries to pass to full mount but Mailic defends it.
Mailic wants to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Mailic darts in and clinches El Toro up against the ropes.
Mailic tries to work over El Toro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mailic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mailic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Mailic as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mailic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mailic misses with some punches.
Mailic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mailic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from El Toro.
El Toro working aggressively here.
El Toro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mailic is defending well.
Mailic misses with the head strike.
Mailic misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro avoids the elbow strike from Mailic, against the ropes.
Mailic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Mailic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from El Toro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mailic blocks an uppercut.
Mailic lands with a light punch inside.
Mailic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mailic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mailic tries to work over El Toro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Toro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mailic tries to throw a body punch but El Toro avoids it by throwing Mailic back against the ropes.
El Toro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mailic misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Mailic blocks an uppercut.
El Toro swings wildly with an uppercut but Mailic uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mailic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro has Mailic pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mailic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galtero El Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mailic lands a nice shot to the body.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mailic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
Mailic works on El Toro's body with a couple of short punches.
Mailic lands a body punch.
Mailic tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
Mailic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mailic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mailic lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mailic.
Mailic can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.
A short uppercut from Mailic.
Good body shot from Mailic.
A short left from Mailic.
Mailic lands a shoulder strike.
El Toro blocks an elbow strike from Mailic.
Mailic lands a body punch.
Mailic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mailic misses with a body punch.
Mailic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mailic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mailic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mailic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Mailic.
Mailic misses with a body punch.
Mailic can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.
El Toro is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Mailic.
Mailic misses with a body punch.
Mailic lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Mailic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mailic lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Mailic.
Mailic tries to work over El Toro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mailic tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mailic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

El Toro is rocked!
Mailic digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Mailic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Galtero El Toro'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.

El Toro gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mailic gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! El Toro 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 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Mailic!
Stan Mailic is the new heavyweight champion!