135 Round 2/185 round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Shotguntoter (ranked 5013 p4p, 427 weight class) and Wilton Duque (ranked 4956 p4p, 424 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shotguntoter
vs
Duque

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Shotguntoter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilton Duque!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duque lands a nice hook to Shotguntoter's body. Shotguntoter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good exchange - Duque coming out on top.
Shotguntoter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duque stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duque wants it to stay on the feet.
Shotguntoter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Shotguntoter feints and as Duque raises his hands in defense, Shotguntoter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Duque has his hands on Shotguntoter's head, controlling the position.
Shotguntoter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shotguntoter trying to control but Duque is working from the bottom.
Shotguntoter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duque's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duque is looking to improve his position.
Duque controlling the position well.

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

Shotguntoter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duque is just riding it out for now. Shotguntoter eventually gives up the hold.

Shotguntoter is working for a kimura but Duque is defending it quite comfortably.

Shotguntoter is trying to work for a kimura but Duque is defending well.
Shotguntoter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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

Shotguntoter trying to work for an americana but Duque has managed to regain full guard.

Shotguntoter has gone for a leg lock! Duque slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shotguntoter's guard.

Duque controls from within his opponent's guard.

Shotguntoter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duque passes Shotguntoter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque works his way into full mount!
Shotguntoter is working to get back to half guard.
Duque takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shotguntoter is looking to get to half guard.
Shotguntoter really wants to buck Duque off and get back to his feet.
Shotguntoter looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Duque is riding his opponent, not letting Shotguntoter buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duque controlling well, preventing Shotguntoter from escaping the position.
Duque is trying to stick to Shotguntoter's back but Shotguntoter is turning into Duque. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Duque's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Shotguntoter.
Duque is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Duque keeping full guard, as Shotguntoter tries to pass.
Duque is pulling down on Shotguntoter's head to control his posture.
Shotguntoter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shotguntoter is looking to stand up but Duque won't let him.
Shotguntoter wants to pass the guard but Duque is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilton Duque dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shotguntoter fails with a takedown attempt.
Duque lands with an overhand left.
Duque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duque stuffs the takedown attempt from Shotguntoter. Shotguntoter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Shotguntoter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shotguntoter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Duque catches Shotguntoter right on the button with a cross.
Shotguntoter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duque slaps away a takedown attempt from Shotguntoter, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duque lands a really nice looking cross but Shotguntoter seems unphased.
Duque cracks Shotguntoter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shotguntoter misses with a takedown
enabling Duque to counter with a crisp jab.
Duque lands a body shot.
Duque scores with a jab to the head.
Shotguntoter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duque swivels and escapes.
Duque scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duque scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duque cracks Shotguntoter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shotguntoter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good shot there by Duque.
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!
Shotguntoter dives in for a single leg takedown but Duque sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shotguntoter fails with the takedown
and Duque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shotguntoter thinking.
Shotguntoter with a poor takedown
and Duque counters with a straight right hand.
Hank Shotguntoter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duque jabs Shotguntoter right on the nose. Shotguntoter blinks but takes it well.
Shotguntoter shoots in but no luck this time.
Duque stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shotguntoter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilton Duque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duque swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shotguntoter.
Duque throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot by Duque.
Nice straight punches there by Duque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duque.
A jab from Duque does it's job there.
Shotguntoter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duque as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Duque on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duque cracks Shotguntoter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shotguntoter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shotguntoter has a takedown stuffed.
Shotguntoter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duque dips to his left and cracks Shotguntoter with an uppercut!
Wilton Duque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shotguntoter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shotguntoter takes one to the chin there.
Duque scores with the left hand. Shotguntoter knows he should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Duque coming out on top.
Duque connects with a body shot.
Duque misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duque thuds a left hand into Shotguntoter's body.
Shotguntoter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duque sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shotguntoter somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duque lands with a shot to the body.
Duque should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duque feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shotguntoters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duque cracks Shotguntoter with an open hand slap.
Duque catches Shotguntoter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Duque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duque.
Duque smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duque connects with a body shot that sends Shotguntoter's belly button to the back.
Shotguntoter fails with a takedown attempt.
Shotguntoter shoots in but Duque avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duque lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilton Duque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shotguntoter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duque works Shotguntoter's body with a nice hook.
Shotguntoter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duque's waist but Duque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shotguntoter off to one side.
Shotguntoter has his takedown stuffed
enabling Duque to counter with a crisp jab.
Duque thuds his right hand into Shotguntoter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shotguntoter walks into a stiff left hand from Duque.
Shotguntoter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Shotguntoter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque cracks Shotguntoter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shotguntoter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duque sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shotguntoter somewhat.
Shotguntoter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shotguntoter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duque is fending him off so far but Shotguntoter persists. Nope, Duque circles away and we're back to standing.
Duque scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Duque. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duque.
Shotguntoter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duque is fending him off so far but Shotguntoter persists. Nope, Duque circles away and we're back to standing.
Hank Shotguntoter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shotguntoter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shotguntoter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duque swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shotguntoter.
Shotguntoter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shotguntoter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shotguntoter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hank Shotguntoter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duque 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duque with a jab.
Donk. Duque catches Shotguntoter right on the button with a cross.
Duque lands a really nice looking cross but Shotguntoter seems unphased.
Duque jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shotguntoter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duque is fending him off so far but Shotguntoter persists. Nope, Duque circles away and we're back to standing.
Shotguntoter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duque.
Shotguntoter misses with a combination
and Duque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shotguntoter misses with a takedown attempt
and Duque counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duque stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duque wants it to stay on the feet.
Duque cracks Shotguntoter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duque lands a really nice looking cross but Shotguntoter seems unphased.
Duque lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque cracks Shotguntoter with a good jab.
Duque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shotguntoter. Shotguntoter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duque looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shotguntoter shoots in but no luck this time.
Duque connects with the punch.
Duque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shotguntoter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duque counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shotguntoter thinking.
Duque smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duque with a jab.
Shotguntoter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Duque counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Duque finds it's target.
Shotguntoter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

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!
Shotguntoter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Duque. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Duque.
Duque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shotguntoter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shotguntoter's head.
Shotguntoter tries for a takedown but Duque circles away easily
and Duque counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duque feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shotguntoters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shotguntoter throws a hook to the side of Duque's head but Duque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duque bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shotguntoter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shotguntoter closes the distance and clinches up with Duque, looking for a takedown. Shotguntoter pushes Duque against the cage but Duque circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duque throws out a counter right but Shotguntoter avoids it with no problem.
Shotguntoter swings widly with a right hand
and Duque counters with a left and a right that stings Shotguntoter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilton Duque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duque winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilton Duque!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milos Stankovic (ranked 6005 p4p, 463 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 6663 p4p, 476 weight class). Karl Denke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stankovic
vs
Denke

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Stankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stankovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stankovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Denke misses with an uppercut
and Stankovic counters with a left to the body.
Denke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stankovic counters with a straight right hand.
Stankovic works the jab nicely.
Denke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denke throws a big shot that misses.
Stankovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stankovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Denke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stankovic lands a right hook to the body.
Stankovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stankovic.
Stankovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke misses with a jab, cross combination.

Stankovic closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic lands a body punch.
Denke has a couple of punches blocked by Stankovic.
A right hand to the body from Stankovic.
Stankovic cracks Denke with a nice body shot.
Denke tries to circle away but Stankovic has him pinned against the cage.
Stankovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stankovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.

Stankovic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stankovic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stankovic keeping moving, preventing Denke from controlling successfully.

Stankovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Denke trying to control but Stankovic is working from the bottom.
Stankovic wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Denke is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic wants to get back to full guard but Denke has passed into side control.
Denke wants to control but Stankovic is keeping him busy.
Stankovic is looking for a sweep.
Stankovic is not content to let Denke control the position.
Stankovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic is trying to control Denke's posture but Denke avoids it.
Stankovic is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Denke is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Stankovic looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Denke is hanging on to Stankovic's back as he tries to escape.

Denke has the hooks in. Stankovic is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Denke passes his arm under Stankovic's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Stankovic taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Karl Denke!
Karl Denke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Legba (ranked 4938 p4p, 421 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 4994 p4p, 426 weight class). Papa Legba has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Legba
vs
Nakamura

178 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Legba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Legba is defended easily by Nakamura.
Legba tries for a takedown but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakamura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Legba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakamura circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Legba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Legba with that takedown attempt.

Nakamura feints and as Legba raises his hands in defense, Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Legba is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
Nakamura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legba trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is working Legba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Legba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Legba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between Legba's legs - danger averted.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Legba keeps moving.
Nakamura is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Legba is keeping the position.

Legba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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

Legba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Nakamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Legba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakamura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nakamura trying to control but Legba is working from the bottom.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Legba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Legba trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Legba wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
Nakamura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nakamura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nakamura works over Legba with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura is working Legba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nakamura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Legba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nakamura controls the pace.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Legba is keeping the position.

Legba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Legba seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nakamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nakamura looking to sit in guard and control but Legba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Legba preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura pulls Legba in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nakamura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legba trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nakamura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Legba sprawls well initially but Nakamura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nakamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Legba wants to control but Nakamura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nakamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Legba is working away.
Nakamura is taking a breather. Legba says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is stalling here. Legba is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nakamura seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Legba has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to improve his position but Legba is controlling well.
Legba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakamura has his hands clasped together around Legba's back. He's all about the action.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Legba moves into full mount! Nakamura won't be happy about that!

Legba is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nakamura is surviving well by controlling Legba's body position as best he can.
Nakamura is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakamura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakamura might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Legba haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Legba is working for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura frees his head quite easily.
Legba wants to control the pace but Nakamura is squirming around nicely.
Nakamura tries to hold on but Legba pushes him away.
Nakamura is squirming around, avoiding Legba's attempts to control the action.
Nakamura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakamura is trying desperately to improve position.
Legba avoids the attempt from Nakamura to control.
Nakamura holds on for dear life.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nakamura has eaten all the pies!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Legba is working for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura frees his head quite easily.
Nakamura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Legba tries to control but Nakamura wriggling away.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position but Legba isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakamura wants to hold on but Legba pushes him away.
Nakamura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Legba trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Legba looking to secure an arm triangle but Nakamura defends it well.
Nakamura can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba looking to control but Nakamura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Legba avoids the attempt from Nakamura to control.
Nakamura tries to control the position but Legba now has his back.
Legba is trying to stick to Nakamura's back but Nakamura is turning into Legba. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Legba's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nakamura.
Nakamura working some strikes from top position.
Legba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Papa Legba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Legba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nakamura feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nakamura connects with a couple of short punches.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Legba working for a triangle but Nakamura defends it easily.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura postures up and lands a big shot to Legba's brow.
Legba being controlled here, momentarily.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
Nakamura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakamura scoring with some ground and pound.
Nakamura stands up over Legba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Legba keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Legba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nakamura defends it easily.
Nakamura chips away with some ground and pound.
Nakamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Legba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nakamura as he jumps to the side.
Papa Legba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nakamura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nakamura postures up in Legba's guard and throws a big left but Legba blocks it.
Nakamura is in close to Legba's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura postures up in Legba's guard and throws a big left but Legba blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura is in close to Legba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nakamura 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.

Legba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakamura defends well.
Nakamura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Nakamura has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Legba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakamura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nakamura is stalling in the full guard.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakamura stands up over Legba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakamura postures up and lands a big shot to Legba's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakamura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sahadat Camara (ranked 5066 p4p, 430 weight class) and Joseph Mamma (ranked 4929 p4p, 420 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.

Camara
vs
Mamma

178 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sahadat Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Mamma!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Camara clinches with his opponent.
Mamma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Camara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mamma uses from the top position.
Mamma content to stall in guard here.

Camara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mamma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Camara keeping moving, preventing Mamma from controlling successfully.

Camara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mamma is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamma passes Camara's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Camara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mamma scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mamma 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. Camara tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mamma!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joseph Mamma!
A relieved looking Joseph Mamma thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 6283 p4p, 236 weight class) and Insane Prince (ranked 6446 p4p, 239 weight class). Insane Prince is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jun
vs
Prince

173 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Insane Prince!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jun catches Prince right on the button with a cross.
Prince doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jun blocks a body shot from Prince.
Jun prevents a body shot from Prince.
Jun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prince or not.
Jun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jun breaks the clinch.

Prince gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prince tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Jun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jun connects with a body shot that sends Prince's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun jabs at Prince's body.
Jun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prince gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun.
Prince takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prince throws a hook but Jun avoids it easily.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Jun moved out of range nicely.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun.
Jun throwing a counter right hand but Prince manages to avoid it.
Jun jabs at Prince's body.
Prince throws a hook but Jun blocks it.
We've been told by Jun's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Prince on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prince throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prince takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Prince gets a clinch.
Jun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Jun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Prince walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Jun has cracked Prince with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Jun lands another huge swinging hook and Prince tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Prince, before Jun can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zhang Jun!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Machabeau (ranked 6700 p4p, 242 weight class) and Davey Carver (ranked 6420 p4p, 238 weight class). Manny Machabeau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Machabeau
vs
Carver

176 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Machabeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davey Carver!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machabeau defending well as Carver loads up on a big left hand.
Machabeau moves away from the strike by Carver.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machabeau.
Machabeau throwing a counter right hand but Carver manages to avoid it.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!

Machabeau clinches with his opponent.
Machabeau cracks Carver with a nice body shot.
Machabeau looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carver prevents a body shot from Machabeau.
Machabeau blocking some punches.
Machabeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machabeau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machabeau takes a shot to the head.
Carver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machabeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Machabeau.
Carver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carver struggles to land a body shot inside as Machabeau controls his hands.
A short right from Machabeau.
Carver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carver tries to throw a body punch but Machabeau avoids it by throwing Carver back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machabeau prevents a body shot from Carver.
Carver pushes Machabeau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machabeau is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machabeau's elbow.
Carver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carver throws a head punch that misses.
Carver struggles to land a body shot inside as Machabeau controls his hands.
Carver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machabeau blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Carver.
A shot in the inside from Carver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machabeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Carver controls his hands.
Carver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machabeau's elbow.
Carver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carver misses with a punch on the inside.
Carver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machabeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carver's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machabeau prevents a body shot from Carver.
Carver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carver misses with some punches.
Carver can't find room to land a body shot as Machabeau controls the action.
Machabeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carver tries to throw a body punch but Machabeau avoids it by throwing Carver back against the cage.
Machabeau taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Machabeau.
Carver tries to throw a body punch but Machabeau avoids it by throwing Carver back against the cage.

Machabeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Carver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machabeau in his tracks.
Carver misses with an uppercut. Machabeau saw that one coming.
Carver doesn't manage to clinch there - Machabeau circles away.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Machabeau is just out of range.
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machabeau lands a jab to the nose.
Davey Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Machabeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machabeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carver.
A jab lands there for Machabeau.
Carver throws a looping overhand right but Machabeau ducks down to avoid it.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Carver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carver throws the left hand but Machabeau avoids the punch easily.
Carver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machabeau throws out the jab.
Carver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machabeau on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machabeau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carver doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a jab when Machabeau was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Machabeau misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Machabeau.
Carver throws a hook but Machabeau avoids it easily.
Machabeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Machabeau fails to land with a series of punches.
Carver misses with a jab to the body
and Machabeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carver throws a body shot but no joy.
Machabeau staying out of range there.
Machabeau sizes up Carver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machabeau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Machabeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver cracks Machabeau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Machabeau misses its target.
Carver looks to throw the jab but Machabeau is out of range.
Carver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Machabeau swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
Carver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machabeau.
Machabeau lands a glancing blow to the side of Carver's head.
Machabeau blocks a jab.
Machabeau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carver manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Machabeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.
Machabeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver throws a hook but Machabeau blocks it.
Machabeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machabeau connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Carver. Beautiful body shot.
Machabeau slips under a jab from Carver.
Carver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machabeau lands with a good body shot.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Machabeau.
Machabeau moves away from the strike by Carver.
Machabeau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Machabeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Carver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machabeau throws out the jab.
Machabeau misses with an uppercut. Carver saw that one coming.
Machabeau scores with a punch to the head.
Machabeau is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carver throws an overhand right that lands on Machabeau's shoulder, as Machabeau tries to avoid the shot.
Davey Carver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machabeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Carver misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machabeau loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machabeau moves away.
Carver swings for the body but Machabeau moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Carver misses.
A big left from Carver misses.
Machabeau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machabeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carver throws out the jab.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Machabeau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Machabeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machabeau lands with a nice body punch.
Carver moves away from the strike by Machabeau.
Carver lands the left hand.
Machabeau moves away from the strike by Carver.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carver blocks a body shot from Machabeau.
Carver lands with a left to the head.
Carver working aggressively here.
Carver misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carver.
Machabeau tries to throw a body punch but Carver avoids it by throwing Machabeau back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver struggles to land a body shot inside as Machabeau controls his hands.
Machabeau is looking to control Carver's arms but Carver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machabeau has his back to the cage.
Carver blocking some punches.
Carver tries a body shot but Machabeau blocks it.
Carver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machabeau's elbow.
Carver can't find room to land a body shot as Machabeau controls the action.
Carver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machabeau blocks a body shot from Carver.
Carver struggles to land a body shot inside as Machabeau controls his hands.
Carver tries to work over Machabeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carver misses with a body punch.

Machabeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machabeau connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carver momentarily.
Machabeau tries to close the distance and clinch but Carver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Machabeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver looks to land a left hand but Machabeau moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machabeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machabeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machabeau takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.
Machabeau tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
Machabeau wants to clinch.
Carver misses with an uppercut.
Carver keeps the fight on the outside.
Machabeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
Carver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Machabeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Machabeau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Machabeau duly obliges.
Carver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machabeau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Machabeau throws a body punch but Carver moves out of range.
Machabeau tries to clinch but Carver is having none of it.
Carver misses with an uppercut
and Machabeau counters with a nice uppercut.
Carver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver looks to throw the jab but Machabeau is out of range.
Machabeau tries to counter by clinching up but Carver breaks away and moves out of range.
Machabeau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver misses with a jab to the body
and Carver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machabeau blocks a jab.
Carver scores with a body shot.
Machabeau moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Carver is rocked!
Machabeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machabeau slips a jab from Carver.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Machabeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machabeau wants to clinch.
Carver throws a big shot that misses.
Carver loads up on a big right hand but Machabeau slips the punch.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Machabeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver throws a body shot but no joy.
Machabeau slips under a jab.
Carver 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.
Machabeau misses with a body shot.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Machabeau.
Machabeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carver takes a swing at Machabeau's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Manny Machabeau will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Carver scores with a hook to the body. Machabeau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machabeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machabeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
Machabeau slips a jab from Carver.
Carver swats away the attempt to clinch by Machabeau.
Machabeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carver scores with a jab. Machabeau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machabeau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Machabeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Carver throws a hook but Machabeau avoids it easily.
Carver is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carver throws a shot to the body.
Carver looks to land a right hand but Machabeau moved out of range.
Carver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machabeau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Carver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machabeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machabeau moves out of range as Carver strikes.
Machabeau moves away from the strike by Carver.
Machabeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machabeau ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Machabeau misses with a straight right.
Machabeau misses with a body shot.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Machabeau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machabeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machabeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Machabeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.
Machabeau tries to clinch up.
Carver throws out a counter right but Machabeau avoids it with no problem.
Machabeau ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Carver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machabeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carver swats away the attempt to clinch by Machabeau.
A big right from Carver misses.
Machabeau tries to counter by clinching up but Carver breaks away and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a lazy uppercut
and Machabeau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machabeau scores with a jab to the head.
Carver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machabeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carver.
Machabeau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carver is still on wobbly legs! Can Machabeau finish him?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machabeau, as that shot connected.
Carver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machabeau.
Machabeau walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Carver drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Machabeau swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Carver's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Machabeau!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jumpin Jack Flash (ranked 4581 p4p, 209 weight class) and Tully Harrison (ranked 24808 p4p, 255 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jack Flash
vs
Harrison

165 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumpin Jack Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tully Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Harrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harrison throws a right hand that misses

and Flash counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Flash is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Flash is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Harrison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harrison shrugs it off.

Flash working for a submission but Harrison is keeping him at bay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison regains half guard.

Flash 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. Harrison tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jumpin Jack Flash!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Bloodaxe (ranked 4905 p4p, 419 weight class) and Christian Okoye (ranked 4943 p4p, 422 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bloodaxe
vs
Okoye

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoye jabs Bloodaxe right on the nose. Bloodaxe blinks but takes it well.
Bloodaxe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Bloodaxe gets a clinch.
Bloodaxe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okoye is looking to control Bloodaxe's arms but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Okoye has his back to the cage.
Bloodaxe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okoye wants to stall.
A short right from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bloodaxe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okoye is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns Okoye into the cage.
Bloodaxe tries to throw a body punch but Okoye avoids it by throwing Bloodaxe back against the cage.
Okoye has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okoye stalling in the clinch but Bloodaxe improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloodaxe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand.
Bloodaxe lands a nice shot to the body.
Okoye looks winded!
Bloodaxe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okoyes head.
Nice body punch from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a body shot.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bloodaxe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe cracks Okoye with a nice body shot.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okoye backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okoye.
Bloodaxe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okoye or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloodaxe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloodaxe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okoye backwards.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch.
Bloodaxe lands a shot to the body.
Bloodaxe works on Okoye's body with a couple of short punches.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloodaxe gets an underhook and turns Okoye into the cage.
A hook to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a body shot.
Bloodaxe digs a right hand into Okoye's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okoye's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bloodaxe.
Nice body punch from Bloodaxe.
A right hook to the body lands for Bloodaxe.
A right hand to the body from Bloodaxe.
Nice body punch from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bloodaxe as the two fighters clinch.
Bloodaxe lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe presses Okoye against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bloodaxe - that landed with a thud.
Bloodaxe pushes Okoye back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bloodaxe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand.
Bloodaxe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bloodaxe.
A body shot lands from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okoye.
Bloodaxe works on Okoye's body with a couple of short punches.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Bloodaxe.
Okoye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bloodaxe closes the distance and clinches.
Bloodaxe pushes Okoye back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bloodaxe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bloodaxe - that landed with a thud.
Bloodaxe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okoye backwards.
Bloodaxe is working Okoye over against the cage.
Bloodaxe lands a hook that snaps the head of Okoye backwards.
Bloodaxe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloodaxe lands with a short shot to the head.

Okoye is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Bloodaxe.
Okoye is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloodaxe finish him?
Bloodaxe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Okoye to his knees! Bloodaxe keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Bloodaxe!