Skrap Fights 68 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Krisstus (ranked 5012 p4p, 57 weight class) and Sami Steele (ranked 6097 p4p, 63 weight class). Kurt Krisstus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Krisstus
vs
Steele

186 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Kurt Krisstus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Steele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krisstus swinging wildly here.
Steele replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krisstus blocks it well.
Krisstus misses with a looping left.
Krisstus takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Krisstus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Krisstus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krisstus misses with a series of wild punches.

Steele instigates a clinch.
Krisstus misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Steele breaks the clinch.
Steele walks into a stiff left hand from Krisstus.
A big right from Steele misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Krisstus misses the target.
Krisstus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
Krisstus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Krisstus moves out of range of the strikes.
Krisstus misses with an uppercut.
Krisstus misses with a wild body shot.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krisstus.
Krisstus misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Krisstus misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses the jab.
Krisstus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Krisstus moves out of range of the strikes.
Krisstus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Krisstus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krisstus catches Steele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steele looks to land a left hand but Krisstus moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Steele misses.
Krisstus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krisstus looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Krisstus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Krisstus misses.
Krisstus missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele misses with a low kick.
Krisstus looks to clinch
and Steele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steele takes a swing at Krisstus's ribcage but misses.
Krisstus misses with an uppercut.
Krisstus tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krisstus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steele.
Krisstus throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Krisstus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krisstus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krisstus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krisstus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Krisstus just misses with a punch to the body.
Krisstus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steele.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele scores with a body shot.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krisstus.
Krisstus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele throws out a counter right but Krisstus avoids it with no problem.
Krisstus blocks a jab.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krisstus moves out of range of the strikes.
Krisstus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krisstus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Krisstus is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Krisstus misses the target.
Krisstus scores with a hook.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krisstus throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws the left hand but Krisstus avoids the punch easily.
Krisstus throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Krisstus drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krisstuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krisstus.
Krisstus lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Krisstus throws a right hand that Steele ducks under and follows up with a left that Steele also avoids with ease.
A combination from Krisstus does no damage.
Krisstus throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
Krisstus throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krisstus loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Krisstus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Steele.
A swing and a miss from Krisstus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Steele moves into the clinch.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Krisstus.
Krisstus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krisstus manages to break the clinch.
Steele cracks Krisstus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele with a hook.
Krisstus staying out of range there.
Steele is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krisstus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krisstus has time to react.

Krisstus is rocked!
Steele is stalking Krisstus. Krisstus circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Steele, and it's lights out! Krisstus really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Steele!

C
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 Lyodo Machida (ranked 6207 p4p, 281 weight class) and John Does (ranked 3657 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Machida
vs
Does

185 cm
29
145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

162 cm
21
134 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

One stop shop

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyodo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Does!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Does throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Machida takes the fight into the clinch.
Machida is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machida drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machida is trying to force a seperation but Does has the dominant position.
Does blocks an uppercut.
Does displaying some good clinch control by pressing Machida up against the ropes.
Does blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Does blocks an uppercut.
Does blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida wants to take the fight to the mat but Does manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyodo Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida tries to break free but Does pushes him back against the ropes.

Does breaks from the clinch.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Does moved out of range nicely.
Does is looking for the big counter here.

Does looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Does is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Machida is just riding it out for now. Does eventually gives up the hold.
Does throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Does is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Machida has managed to free his arm - good work.
Does thows a huge punch but Machida dodges it nicely.
Does throwing shots but Machida is blocking nicely.
Does throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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.
Machida is looking to control Does's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Machida avoid being mounted?
Does throwing shots but Machida is blocking nicely.
Does is trying to control the action in half guard but Machida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Does not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Does misses with a head shot. Machida uses the momentum to regain guard.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Does from controlling successfully.
Machida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Does is one step ahead there.
Does missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Does working some strikes from top position.
Does missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Machida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Does throws an elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Does's guard. Nice move by Machida!

Machida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Does is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Does.
Machida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Does is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Does working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Does can do anything to dispel that myth.
Machida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Does has Machida pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Does is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Does.
Machida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Our spies down at at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches inform us that Does has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Does working a defensive guard here.
Machida won't allow Does to sweep him here.
Machida 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.
Machida lands a couple of digs.
Machida scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Machida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Does is rocked!
Machida stops Does from standing up.
Does is still in real trouble! Can Machida finish him?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Machida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Machida postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Does covers up, he's hurt! Machida keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Machida and the ref steps in to end the fight! Machida can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyodo Machida!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lyodo Machida made sure he mentioned CAGED CROW Clothings 50$, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jager Gutsovis (ranked 3410 p4p, 374 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 2266 p4p, 281 weight class). Elvis Presley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gutsovis
vs
Presley

180 cm
26
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jager Gutsovis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Presley lands a big head kick that sends Gutsovis tumbling to the mat! Presley takes a step backwards and waves Gutsovis back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gutsovis is rocked!
Gutsovis throws a head kick that misses

and Presley moves into the clinch.
Oh Gutsovis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Presley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Presley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gutsovis misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Presley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gutsovis shoots in but no luck this time.
Presley flicks out a counter leg kick but Gutsovis steps away.
Gutsovis seems to have got his legs back now.
Gutsovis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gutsovis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Presley as he jumps to the side.
Presley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Gutsovis forces Presley back against the ropes and clinches.

Presley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gutsovis looks to throw a body kick
and Presley counters with a thumping low kick.
Gutsovis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Presley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gutsovis's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsovis looks for a takedown but Presley sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Presley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jager Gutsovis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutsovis.
That kick from Presley tenderised Gutsovis's leg. Gutsovis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gutsovis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Presley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutsovis's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Presley, right into the meat.
Gutsovis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Presley slips a jab from Gutsovis.
Gutsovis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gutsovis duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutsovis throws a shot from downtown. Presley moves away and avoids it.
Jager Gutsovis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley is looking to chop away at Gutsovis's legs.
Gutsovis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutsovis moves in looking to clinch but Presley pushes him off.
Gutsovis throws a right hand that Presley ducks under and follows up with a left that Presley also avoids with ease.
Gutsovis throws a right hand that Presley ducks under and follows up with a left that Presley also avoids with ease.
Gutsovis misses with a lunging right hand
and Presley counters with a thumping low kick.

Gutsovis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Presley is trying to get back to full guard.
Presley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gutsovis trying to control the position from guard on top but Presley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutsovis is looking to advance position but Presley has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Presley controlling his opponent.
Presley is continuing to stall.
Gutsovis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gutsovis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gutsovis is squirming around, avoiding Presley's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Presley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gutsovis tries to buck Presley off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Presley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Presley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Presley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Presley clinches.
Gutsovis lands a left hand.
Presley stalling in the clinch but Gutsovis improves position.
Gutsovis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Presley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Presley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Presley tries to throw a body punch but Gutsovis avoids it by throwing Presley back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Gutsovis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Presley blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutsovis tries to score a body lock takedown but Presley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Presley.
A frustrated look appears on Gutsovis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gutsovis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Presley misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsovis is trying to drag Presley to the mat but Presley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jager Gutsovis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
Gutsovis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Presley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gutsovis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Presley counters with a head kick that drops Gutsovis to the mat! Gutsovis scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nice sprawl there from Presley as Gutsovis shoots in.
Gutsovis throws a body punch but Presley moves out of range.
Presley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gutsovis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Presley.
Gutsovis shoots in for a takedown but Presley shows good takedown defense.
Presley lands a leg kick that knocks Gutsovis off balance momentarily.
Gutsovis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Presley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gutsovis on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutsovis throws a head kick but Presley moves out of range.
Presley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gutsovis is looking for a counter combo.
Presley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Gutsovis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Presley.
Gutsovis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elvis Presley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Gutsovis does no damage.
Presley tries a head kick but it misses.
Presley is looking to slow Gutsovis down with leg kicks.
Gutsovis misses with a combination
and Presley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gutsovis's knee momentarily.
Presley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries a head kick but it misses.
Presley swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutsovis.
Gutsovis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Presley as he avoids it easily.
Presley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Presley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gutsovis throws a leg kick but Presley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Presley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gutsovis tries to bum rush Presley with a series of wild strikes but Presley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutsovis tries to clinch up.
Gutsovis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gutsovis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.
Presley is not content to let Gutsovis control the position.

Gutsovis stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutsovis misses with a body punch
and Presley counters with a slapping leg kick.

Presley cracks Gutsovis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gutsovis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Presley finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Presley wants it to stay on the feet.
Gutsovis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Presley.
Presley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gutsovis manages to avoid it.
Gutsovis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Presley moves into range and clinches up with Gutsovis.
Presley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutsovis tries to pull guard but Presley holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gutsovis drops back down to his feet.
Presley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvis Presley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Presley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gutsovis takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Gutsovis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Presley.
Gutsovis throws a nice looking combination but Presley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gutsovis throws a hook but Presley avoids it easily.
Gutsovis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Presley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gutsovis's sensitive parts.
Presley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutsovis.
Presley feints a jab and as Gutsovis dips his head, Presley unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Gutsovis right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Gutsovis falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Presley smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elvis Presley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Austin (ranked 2375 p4p, 291 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 3251 p4p, 364 weight class). Austin comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones. Jr - Can't be Touched. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tony Vazzappo enters the ring!

Austin
vs
Vazzappo

181 cm
29
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
Austin misses with a looping right.
Vazzappo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vazzappo wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Austin throws the left hand but Vazzappo avoids the punch easily.
Vazzappo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Austin is looking to counter punch.
Austin throws an off balance right hand
and Vazzappo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Austin thinking.
Vazzappo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Vazzappo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Austin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vazzappo tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
Vazzappo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Vazzappo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vazzappo scores with a hook to the body.

Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Vazzappo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vazzappo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Austin is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws out a loose jab but Vazzappo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Vazzappo clinches.
Vazzappo lands a shoulder strike.

Vazzappo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Austin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vazzappo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin scores with a hook.
Austin throws a hook to the side of Vazzappo's head but Vazzappo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Austin misses with a hook
and Vazzappo counters with a straight right hand.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vazzappo instigates a clinch.
Vazzappo misses with a punch to the body.

Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin looks to land a right hand but Vazzappo moved out of range.
Vazzappo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vazzappo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vazzappo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vazzappo.

It looks like Kyle Austin has been cut.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Vazzappo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Vazzappo forces Austin back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from Vazzappo - that landed with a thud.

Vazzappo manages to break the clinch.

Vazzappo forces Austin back against the ropes and clinches.
Vazzappo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vazzappo leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Vazzappo breaks from the clinch.
Austin throws an off balance right hand
and Vazzappo counters with a straight right hand.
Kyle Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Vazzappo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin misses with a straight left.
Vazzappo throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Vazzappo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin.
Vazzappo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vazzappo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vazzappo lands with a hook. Austin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vazzappo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Austin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vazzappo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
A jab from Vazzappo finds it's way through Austin's defenses.
Vazzappo lands a slapping body shot.
Vazzappo slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Vazzappo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Vazzappo's shoulder, as Vazzappo tries to avoid the shot.
Vazzappo tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Vazzappo moved out of range nicely.
Vazzappo throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin swings widly with a right hand
letting Vazzappo counter with a right hand.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vazzappo throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Vazzappo slips a straight right by Austin.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Vazzappo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vazzappo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Austin backs up against the ropes.
Austin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vazzappo.
Nice defenses there by Vazzappo.
Vazzappo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vazzappo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Vazzappo gets a clinch.

Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vazzappo slips under a jab from Austin.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Vazzappo wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Vazzappo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Austin'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.

Vazzappo throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Vazzappo scores with a four punch combination!
Vazzappo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Austin.

Austin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vazzappo sprawling to the canvas! Vazzappo rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Austin finish him?!

Vazzappo is rocked!
Vazzappo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Vazzappo slips the punch.
Austin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
BOOM! Austin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vazzappo. Vazzappo tries to recover but Austin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vazzappo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Austin!
Kyle Austin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 1257 p4p, 177 weight class) and Paris Eaton (ranked 3501 p4p, 378 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Edmond
vs
Eaton

190 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Conviction

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paris Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmond connects with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Edmond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edmond.
Eaton swings for the body but Edmond moves out of range.
Eaton throws an off balance right hand
and Edmond counters with a series of strikes. Eaton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Edmond counters with a nice body shot.
Eaton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Edmond lands with a straight right. Eaton didn't see that one coming.
Eaton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paris Eaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eaton.
Edmond is looking to counter the offense by Eaton and move into the clinch.

Edmond darts in and clinches Eaton up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton throws a head punch that misses.
Eaton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eaton scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Edmond.
Eaton blocks an uppercut.
Edmond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edmond.
Eaton misses with some punches.
Eaton lands a left hand.
Edmond blocks a body shot from Eaton.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Edmond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edmond misses with a punch to the body.
Eaton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eaton pushes off an throws an elbow but Edmond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Edmond lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eaton backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmond avoids the elbow strike from Eaton, against the ropes.
Eaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmond blocking some punches.
Eaton is leaning against Edmond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edmond avoids a wild elbow strike from Eaton.

Eaton successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton wants to sweep here but Edmond controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Eaton is looking for a triangle here but Edmond uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Edmond decides to stand back up. Edmond steps back and let's Eaton get back to his feet.
Eaton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eaton slips under a jab.
Edmond scores with a nice right hand.
Eaton misses with a hook
and Edmond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eaton misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond throws a hook but Eaton avoids it easily.
Eaton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Edmond.
Edmond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Edmond scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Edmond throws the kick towards the body but Eaton avoids it.
Eaton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Eaton.
Eaton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edmond.
Good shot there by Eaton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eaton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmond moves away from the strike by Eaton.
Edmond jabs Eaton right on the nose. Eaton blinks but takes it well.
Edmond scores with a decent looking hook.
Eaton misses with a left hand
and Edmond counters with a series of strikes. Eaton will be more careful next time no doubt.

Edmond has managed to clinch.
Eaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eaton.
Edmond blocks a body shot from Eaton.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayful Edmond 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.

Edmond stuffs the takedown.
Edmond fires out a quick counter leg kick but Eaton just manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Edmond.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Edmond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edmond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Edmond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edmond misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eaton! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eaton backs up against the ropes.
Edmond staying out of range there.
Edmond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eaton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eaton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edmond.
Edmond ducks under a wild hook from Eaton.
Eaton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Edmond defends well and Eaton ends up having to push Edmond into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Edmond drops down looking for a counter takedown but Eaton sprawls and moves away.
Eaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmond.
Edmond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eaton lands the left hand.
Eaton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edmond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eaton can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Edmond misses.
Eaton misses with a straight left.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edmond as he jumps to the side.
Edmond tries to counter by clinching up but Eaton breaks away and moves out of range.
Rayful Edmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paris Eaton.
Edmond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eaton's calf.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eaton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Edmond counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eaton has closed the distance and engaged Edmond in a clinch.
Eaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmond.
Edmond wants to stall.

Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eaton.
Eaton swings for the body but Edmond moves out of range.
Good shot there by Edmond.
Nice defenses there by Edmond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eaton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edmond staying out of range there.

Edmond moves into the clinch.
Edmond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eaton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edmond's elbow.
Edmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edmond has been working on his balance at Far-Q Fight Club, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Eaton.
Eaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Edmond.
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!
Edmond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edmond misses with the head strike.
Eaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edmond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Eaton is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayful Edmond dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Edmond scores with a decent looking hook.
Eaton throws an off balance right hand
and Edmond counters with a one-two to the body.
Edmond scores with a punch to the head.
Eaton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edmond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eaton looks to score with a jab to the body but Edmond is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eaton misses with an uppercut. Edmond saw that one coming.
Edmond defending well as Eaton loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Edmond tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond slips under a jab.
Edmond throws a quick counter head kick but Eaton was just out of range.
Eaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Edmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eaton shoots and misses
and Eaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edmond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Edmond.
Eaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edmond counters with a three punch combo that has Eaton backing up. Eaton nods at Edmond to acknowledge the strikes.
Edmond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmond avoids the body shot from Eaton.
A jab from Eaton misses.

Edmond clinches up with Eaton and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edmond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edmond lands a shot to the body.
Edmond tries to stall but Eaton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rayful Edmond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edmond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edmond lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Edmond manages to break the clinch.
Edmond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Eaton scores with a jab to the head.
Eaton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eaton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton presses Edmond against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edmond can't find room to land a body shot as Eaton controls the action.
Eaton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Edmond.
Edmond working aggressively here.

Edmond manages to break the clinch.
Eaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Eaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Edmond moves into the clinch.

Edmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Edmond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edmond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eaton's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edmond closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edmond has a couple of punches blocked by Eaton.
Paris Eaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eaton throws a head punch that misses.
Edmond taking a breather.
Edmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eaton misses with the head strike.
Eaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eaton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eaton throws a head punch that misses.

Edmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edmond fails to land with a series of punches.
Eaton misses with a body punch
and Edmond counters with a nice uppercut.
Edmond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eaton has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rayful Edmond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edmond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Rayful Edmond!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Rayful Edmond!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Rayful Edmond!

Rayful Edmond wins by unanimous decision!
Rayful Edmond seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bull (ranked 3982 p4p, 327 weight class) and Malaki Fiso (ranked 1203 p4p, 139 weight class). Fiso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan). Malaki Fiso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bull
vs
Fiso

173 cm
30
154 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

172 cm
24
143 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%)

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Fiso. That snapped Bull's head back.
Bull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fiso as he avoids it easily.

Bull bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bull is working Fiso over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fiso sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fiso wants to get back to full guard.
Bull drops an elbow to the side of Fiso's head.
Fiso trying to control but Bull postures up.
Fiso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bull lands a couple of digs.
Bull makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Fiso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bull can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fiso is trying to keep Bull in close.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Bull trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fiso manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Bull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bull is keeping the position for now.

Bull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fiso defends well.
Fiso looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fiso wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.

Bull is looking for a triangle but Fiso pushes his legs off easily.
My spies in Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ inform me that Fiso has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bull looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fiso has picked Bull up and slammed him! Bull can't keep hold of the triangle and Fiso manages to pass to side control!
Bull sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fiso is trying to control the action in half guard but Bull is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fiso works his way into full mount!
Fiso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bull is looking to escape.
Bull is working to get back to half guard.
Fiso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bull tries to reverse the position but Fiso maintains control.
Bull is working hard here to advance position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fiso patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bull rolls, trying to escape but Fiso keeps control of the position.

Fiso is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bull is trying to break free.

Fiso patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bull tries to break free.

Fiso is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bull knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bull for a finish.
Bull looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fiso.

Fiso looking for the RNC.
Bull is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to break free.

Fiso is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bull is defending well though. Fiso let's go of the attempt for now.
Fiso has the hooks in. Bull is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fiso has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Bull! Can he survive? No! He's out! Fiso gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Malaki Fiso!
An out of breath Malaki Fiso thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Rudskogen (ranked 1412 p4p, 181 weight class) and Wilky Pierre (ranked 1451 p4p, 187 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rudskogen
vs
Pierre

190 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

182 cm
23
186 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Rudskogen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pierre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rudskogen defends well and Pierre ends up having to push Rudskogen into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rudskogen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre tries to clinch but Rudskogen moves out of range.
Rudskogen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Pierre has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Rudskogen.
Pierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jon Rudskogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilky Pierre.
Rudskogen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rudskogen smiles and moves away.
Rudskogen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Pierre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rudskogen defends well and Pierre ends up having to push Rudskogen into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rudskogen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rudskogen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rudskogen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Pierre takes one on the button.

Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pierre trying to control from half guard but Rudskogen is working away.
Pierre is looking to stall here but Rudskogen recovers full guard.
Pierre trying to control but Rudskogen is working from the bottom.
Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre looking to pass the guard.
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.
Pierre wants to control from the top but Rudskogen keeps moving.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rudskogen is keeping the position for now.

Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Rudskogen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Rudskogen is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre checks a low kick from Rudskogen.
Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rudskogen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rudskogen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pierre dives in and grabs Rudskogen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rudskogen pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.

Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rudskogen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierre prevents a body shot from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre jumps guard but Rudskogen turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Rudskogen can't find room to land a body shot as Pierre controls the action.
Rudskogen tries to work over Pierre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierre is working for takedown but Rudskogen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rudskogen lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Rudskogen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rudskogen gets underhooks to prevent Pierre's takedown attempt.
Pierre looks winded!
Rudskogen works on Pierre's body with a couple of short punches.
Rudskogen prevents the takedown attempt.
Rudskogen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rudskogen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierre jumps guard but Rudskogen stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Pierre is trying to trip Rudskogen. He has hold of a leg but Rudskogen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pierre persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rudskogen keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Rudskogen is retaining full guard.
Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Rudskogen 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.

Rudskogen throws a shot to the body.
Pierre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rudskogen can pounce on him.
Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rudskogen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rudskogen counters with a body kick.
Pierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pierre tries to clinch but Rudskogen moves out of range.
Rudskogen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierre shoots for a takedown but Rudskogen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rudskogen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rudskogen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Rudskogen, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Rudskogen against the ropes but Rudskogen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Rudskogen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jon Rudskogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilky Pierre.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierre.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Rudskogen circles away easily
and Rudskogen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen connects with a crisp jab.

Pierre is rocked!
Pierre misses with a takedown
and Rudskogen counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Rudskogen!
A victorious Jon Rudskogen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galtero El Toro (ranked 433 p4p, 57 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 839 p4p, 107 weight class). El Toro comes into the arena with Ballad of Bodacious blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

El Toro
vs
Martinyuk

188 cm
24
240 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
240 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Big Tree's Vintage Wear

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro misses with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Toro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinyuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El Toro thinking.
A big right from El Toro misses.
Martinyuk stalks El Toro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into El Toro's face. El Toro staggers backwards, shaken.
Martinyuk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as El Toro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
El Toro throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Martinyuk ducks under a wild hook from El Toro.
Martinyuk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from El Toro finds it's way through Martinyuk's defenses.
Martinyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
Nice defenses there by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

El Toro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martinyuk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. El Toro is in Martinyuk's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Toro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinyuk is trying to keep El Toro in close.
El Toro throwing strikes but missing.
El Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinyuk is retaining full guard.
El Toro advances to half guard.

El Toro is working for a submission of some sort.
El Toro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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.
Martinyuk pushes El Toro off looking to stand but El Toro dives back in and keeps control.
El Toro is looking to advance position but Martinyuk won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
El Toro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
El Toro lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinyuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El Toro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
El Toro passes to side control.
El Toro landing strikes.
El Toro throwing strikes but Martinyuk manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
El Toro is looking for a sweep.
El Toro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Martinyuk off and has taken his back!
Will El Toro go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
El Toro is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Martinyuk. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
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.
El Toro punishes Martinyuk with strikes from the back mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinyuk trying to control the position but El Toro manages to sink in the hooks.
El Toro throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
El Toro is throwing strikes but Martinyuk counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Martinyuk regains half guard.

El Toro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martinyuk sees it coming and defends easily.
El Toro with the ground and pound but Martinyuk uses the opportunity to regain guard.
El Toro trying to control but Martinyuk is working from the bottom.
El Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinyuk is retaining full guard.
Martinyuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martinyuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinyuk misses with a looping right.

El Toro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
El Toro in side control, throwing shots but Martinyuk defends.
Martinyuk tries to bench press El Toro off him but El Toro keeps the position.
El Toro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinyuk keeps working.
El Toro throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Martinyuk works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
El Toro stops Martinyuk from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinyuk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from El Toro.
El Toro trying to control but Martinyuk is working from the bottom.
El Toro with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Toro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinyuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinyuk keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
Martinyuk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El Toro is standing up over Martinyuk. Martinyuk looks to escape but El Toro dives into side control.

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.
El Toro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Martinyuk!
We've been hearing that El Toro has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
El Toro working the ground and pound effectively.
El Toro unloading with bombs!
Martinyuk wants to try and get back to his feet.
El Toro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Martinyuk is rocked!
El Toro postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Martinyuk badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of El Toro around the waist but El Toro pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! El Toro is the winner by TKO! El Toro jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galtero El Toro!
An out of breath Galtero El Toro 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
42%

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