WCKD- 1 - New Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corona (ranked 3545 p4p, 307 weight class) and Jakob Goulding (ranked 7121 p4p, 448 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Corona
vs
Goulding

185 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Corona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakob Goulding!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goulding shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Corona but Corona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goulding fails to land the takedown.
Corona scores with a jab. Goulding acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corona dips to his left and cracks Goulding with an uppercut!
Corona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Corona cracks Goulding with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Corona has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Goulding to stand back up!

Goulding is rocked!
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!
Crack! Corona connects with the perfect overhand right and Goulding falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Corona!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Corona!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Corona thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 4290 p4p, 356 weight class) and Horgen Stein (ranked 6830 p4p, 445 weight class). Ice Cube has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cube
vs
Stein

200 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
261 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horgen Stein!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cube dips to his left and cracks Stein with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Stein. Beautiful body shot.
Cube keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stein feints and then cracks Cube's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cube down.
Cube has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stein.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cube tried to counter with a leg kick but Stein avoided it.
Stein throws a sloppy body shot
letting Cube counter with a right hand.
Stein throws a head kick but Cube moves out of range.
Cube misses with a straight left.
Stein throws a head kick but Cube moves out of range.
Stein misses with a body shot
and Cube cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Stein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein avoiding damage.
Stein holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein lands with a left to the head.
Stein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cube.
Cube is looking to control Stein's arms but Stein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cube has his back to the cage.
Stein works on Cube's body with a couple of short punches.
Stein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cube blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stalling in the clinch from Stein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cube is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stein obliges.
Stein lands a good knee to the midsection. Cube won't want to take too many of those.
Cube on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cube letting Stein take a breather here.
Cube tries to break the clinch but Stein is controlling the position.
Cube being controlled against the cage.
Stein connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ice Cube has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Stein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stein tries to land a knee to the head but Cube blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Stein.
Stalling in the clinch from Stein.
Cube wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stein scores a nice knee to the body.
Stein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Cube avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Cube takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stein - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cube prevents a body shot from Stein.
Stein has Cube pushed against the cage.
Stein holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Horgen Stein.
Cube has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stein.
Stein lands a head kick!
Stein lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horgen Stein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Cube's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cube walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cube takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stein scoring well with a low kick there.
Stein throws the kick towards the body but Cube avoids it.
Stein throws a head kick but Cube moves out of range.
Cube takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stein lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stein has closed the distance and engaged Cube in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Stein.
The referee calls for Stein to work.
Stein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cube lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stein is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stein lands a nice uppercut.
Stein lands a knee to the body.
Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stein avoiding damage.
Stein stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cube is trying to break the clinch but Stein has him pressed against the cage.
Stein cracks Cube with a nice body shot.
Stein landing knees to the head.
Stein crunches a lovely knee into Cube's ribcage.
Stein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stein.
Stein pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stein missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
Stein utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stein is struggling to control the position.
Cube takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stein will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cube up against the cage.
Stein lands a big knee! That's hurt Cube! Oh, he's all over the place! Stein lands another knee that sends Cube to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horgen Stein!
After the fight, Horgen Stein was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Speed (ranked 4405 p4p, 475 weight class) and Tommy Weismuller (ranked 5841 p4p, 533 weight class). Weismuller has chosen Cant Be Touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Speed
vs
Weismuller

195 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Speed.

Weismuller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Weismuller lands a shot to the body.
Weismuller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Weismuller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Weismuller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weismuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Weismuller digs a right hand underneath Speed's ribcage. Speed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weismuller lands a nice uppercut.
Weismuller has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Weismuller lands a left hand.
Weismuller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Speed is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weismuller lands an uppercut.
Weismuller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Speed is defending well.
Weismuller lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller is leaning against Speed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Weismuller.
Weismuller pushes Speed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weismuller.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weismuller.
Weismuller lands a left hand.
Weismuller scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.

Weismuller lands an uppercut that drops Speed! Weismuller follows him to the canvas looking to finish.

Speed is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Weismuller.
Oh Speed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weismuller controls the position from side control.
Weismuller tries to score with some ground and pound. Speed controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Speed seems to have got his legs back now.
Speed seems a little lost for a moment, as Weismuller dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weismuller decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Weismuller catches Speed napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Speed to the canvas!
Weismuller sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Speed scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weismuller has managed to clinch.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weismuller.
A shot in the inside from Weismuller.
Weismuller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Speed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Weismuller misses with some punches.
Weismuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weismuller.
Weismuller pushes Speed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weismuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weismuller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Speed seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Weismuller can turn it around.
Weismuller prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.
Weismuller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Weismuller lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weismuller lands a shoulder strike.
Weismuller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Speed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tony Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Weismuller.
A short left from Weismuller.
Weismuller creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Speed with a big uppercut! Speed tries to clinch up but Weismuller pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Speed to the mat! Speed covers up and Weismuller unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Weismuller!
A relieved looking Tommy Weismuller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Henry (ranked 5120 p4p, 514 weight class) and Enzo Weare (ranked 4894 p4p, 501 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.

Henry
vs
Weare

187 cm
18
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Weare!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry throws a right hand that Weare ducks under and follows up with a left that Weare also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Weare wants to counter the offense by Henry and move into the clinch position.
Weare is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Weare looks for the body kick but Henry saw that one coming.

Henry drives through and clinches with Weare against the cage.
Weare is pushing Henry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henry is trying to drag Weare to the mat but Weare just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry is trying to drag Weare to the mat but Weare just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Weare smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weare shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weare gets slowly back to his feet.

Weare gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Weare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Weare is keeping the position.
Weare is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weare keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Weare is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Weare controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Weare is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry trying to control but Weare is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Henry moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Weare bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Weare is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Henry's shoulder. That is not cool.
Henry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Weare wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henry tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Weare easily slips into full mount!
Weare tries to push Henry's head away but Henry is holding on tight.
Weare wants to control the pace but Henry is squirming around nicely.
Henry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weare wants to pass to mount but Henry is defending the position.
Henry is looking to control Weare's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henry avoid being mounted?
Henry tries to kick Weare off but Weare keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Weare is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weare controlling the action here.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as Weare sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jamal Henry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Weare wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Weare wants to get back to his feet.
Henry is trying to control. Weare wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weare controlling the position for now.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.
Henry is trying to control. Weare wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jamal Henry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weare makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Henry throws a body punch but Weare moves out of range.
Weare tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weare moves away.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Weare sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Henry blocks a head kick by Weare.
Weare throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henry is defended easily by Weare.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henry looking to score a takedown here. Weare is defending well but Henry drives through and ends up in Weare's guard.

Weare is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weare is looking to sweep but instead, Henry has passed into half guard.
Weare is refusing to be controlled, as Henry sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weare regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weare doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Henry prevents Weare from getting back to his feet.
Weare trying to strike off his back.
Weare wants to get back to his feet but Henry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henry trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Weare manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Weare pushing down on Henry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weare moves nicely into side control.
Henry is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Weare is controlling him well.
Henry is looking to reverse the position.
Weare working the ground and pound.

It looks like Jamal Henry has been cut.
Weare wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henry keeps working.
Henry tries to bench press Weare off him but Weare keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weare scores with punches from side control.

Weare stands up and beckons Henry to his feet.

Henry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Weare showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamal Henry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Weare shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Weare not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Weare trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weare controls from within his opponent's guard.
Henry has his hands on Weare's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weare stands up from Henry's guard - Weare perhaps looking for a knockout.
Weare looks to throw a body kick

and Henry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henry trying to control but Weare is working from the bottom.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weare works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Weare is keeping the position.
Weare wants to sweep here but Henry controlling him for the moment.
Henry won't allow Weare to get back to his feet.

Weare isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Henry stacks Weare on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Henry!
Weare struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henry is trying to get an arm triangle but Weare is defending well.
Weare tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Weare's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weare is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henry looking to control but instead Weare has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Weare trying to control but Henry postures up.
Weare is trying to control but Henry manages to pass to mount!
Weare throwing punches despite being mounted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Henry!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 4071 p4p, 417 weight class) and Bryan Robson (ranked 4790 p4p, 457 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kosmanov
vs
Robson

180 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Urban Fighter

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Robson !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kosmanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Robson 's guard.
Kosmanov is standing up over Robson . Robson looks to escape but Kosmanov dives into side control.

Kosmanov lands some shots froms side control.
Kosmanov controls the position from side control.
Kosmanov working the body and head with strikes.
Robson struggling a bit here.
Robson is looking to reverse the position.
Robson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kosmanov lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosmanov with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov lands a big elbow - Robson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Robson is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vladimir Kosmanov!
Vladimir Kosmanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janis Blums (ranked 24385 p4p, 535 weight class) and Porter Seeks (ranked 6837 p4p, 512 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blums might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BEAST by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blums
vs
Seeks

198 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

191 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janis Blums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Porter Seeks!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blums fails in his attempt to clinch.

Blums has Seeks up against the cage in a clinch.
Blums is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seeks to keep the fight standing.
Seeks misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Blums works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Seeks looking to control.
Blums slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Seeks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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

Seeks is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blums sees it coming and defends easily.
Seeks looks to land a strike but Blums avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Blums is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seeks is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blums trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Blums has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Seeks has passed into side control.
Seeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blums. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blums is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Seeks is controlling him well.
Blums struggling a bit here.
Seeks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blums is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

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

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.

Blums sneaks out the side door and pushes Seeks away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
No joy there for Seeks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blums misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seeks missing with knees to the body.

Seeks manages to break the clinch.

Seeks tries to keep at a distance but Blums has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blums fails to pull guard.
Blums can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janis Blums. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seeks lands a damaging elbow.
Seeks wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blums is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seeks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blums as Seeks tries to tie him up.
I was talking to Blums's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seeks misses with a knee strike.
Seeks is trying to maintain a safe position but Blums gets an underhook and turns Seeks into the cage.
Blums looking for a takedown.
Blums tries to pull guard but Seeks holds him up against the cage and eventually Blums drops back down to his feet.
Seeks dodges an elbow strike from Blums.
Blums fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seeks tries to stall but Blums uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seeks as Blums tries to tie him up.

Blums breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seeks lands with a kick to the temple. Blums shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Seeks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blums tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seeks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seeks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blums.

Blums fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seeks, pushing him back against the cage.
Blums tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Seeks wants to stall.
Blums makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seeks tries to stall but Blums uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seeks tries to stall but Blums uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blums really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Come on Seeks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blums fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Seeks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Seeks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blums closes the distance but Seeks moves to the side
and Seeks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Blums closes the distance and pushes Seeks back into the cage.
Blums working aggressively here.

Seeks breaks from the clinch.

Blums clinches with his opponent.
Blums's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeks stalling in the clinch but Blums improves position.
Seeks missing with knees to the body.

Blums breaks the clinch.
Blums fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blums tries to clinch but Seeks is having none of it.
Seeks is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

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

Blums pulls Seeks into guard.
Blums keeping moving, preventing Seeks from controlling successfully.

Blums manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Seeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seeks lands a head kick!
Blums doesn't manage to clinch there - Seeks circles away.
Seeks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Blums fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seeks, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Blums - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Blums pulls guard effortlessly.
Blums bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seeks's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blums trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Blums decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blums tries to clinch but Seeks moves away
and Seeks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seeks scores with a jab.
Seeks keeps the fight on the outside.
Blums tries to clinch but Seeks moves out of range.
Seeks throws a head kick but Blums moves out of range.
Blums wants to clinch
and Seeks counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Blums darts in and clinches Seeks up against the cage.
Seeks lands a good knee to the midsection. Blums won't want to take too many of those.
Seeks is trying to stall.
Seeks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blums.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeks working Blums over with knees to the body.
Seeks is trying to maintain a safe position but Blums gets an underhook and turns Seeks into the cage.

Blums ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blums no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blums is adopting a defensive guard.

Blums looking for a guillotine here but Seeks defends easily.

Seeks gets to his feet - Blums follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blums tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Seeks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blums doesn't manage to clinch there - Seeks circles away.
Seeks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blums takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blums tries to clinch up.

Blums clinches with his opponent.

Blums has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Seeks clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Blums lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blums connects with a big shot to the side of Seeks's head.
Seeks trying to control the hands but Blums won't let him.
Seeks tries to escape the position.
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 Janis Blums will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Blums fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seeks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blums wants to clinch
and Seeks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blums is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blums tries to close the distance and clinch but Seeks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porter Seeks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blums tries to clinch but Seeks is having none of it.
Seeks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Blums closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Seeks lands a nice elbow.
Blums wants a takedown but no success here.
Seeks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Blums scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blums tries to pull guard but Seeks won't allow it.
Blums content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Seeks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blums takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seeks misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blums as Seeks tries to tie him up.
Seeks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blums avoids it.
Seeks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Blums lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seeks backwards.
Seeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Seeks throws an elbow but it misses.

Seeks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blums tries to clinch up but Seeks circles away and keeps his distance.
Seeks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seeks throws a big counter head kick but Blums avoids it with no problem.
Seeks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seeks scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blums tries to clinch up but Seeks circles away and keeps his distance.
Blums has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Blums gets a clinch.
Janis Blums has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seeks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blums tries to score a body lock takedown but Seeks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janis Blums. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blums is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Seeks is defending well.
Seeks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seeks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!

Blums manages to break the clinch.
Blums is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Seeks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seeks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blums is looking to clinch.
Blums is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seeks swats away the attempt to clinch by Blums.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeks lands a head kick!
Blums tries to clinch but Seeks moves out of range.

Blums clinches with his opponent.
Blums misses with a punch on the inside.
Blums is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Seeks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Blums jumps into guard, dragging Seeks to the mat.

Blums throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seeks trying to control but Blums is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blums has his foot on Seeks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seeks works his way back into a safe position though.
Seeks won't allow Blums to sweep him here.
Seeks looking to sit in guard and control but Blums gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Seeks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blums is one step ahead there.
Blums is in close to Seeks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Seeks throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Porter Seeks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seeks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porter Seeks!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Jordon (ranked 3291 p4p, 57 weight class) and Mike Jackson (ranked 2812 p4p, 51 weight class). Jordon comes to the cage accompanied by Sticky Icky. Mike Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jordon
vs
Jackson

184 cm
30
206 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

184 cm
30
225 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is looking to clinch but Jordon is avoiding it.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.

Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordon lands with a light punch inside.
Jordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordon.
Jordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Jordon.
Jordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jordon working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Jackson 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.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordon misses with a body punch.
Jordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Jordon.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordon tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordon blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordon.
Jackson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordon.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Jordon.
Jordon lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Jordon.
Jordon is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordon.
Jordon blocks an uppercut.
Jordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordon backwards.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Jordon.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Jordon.
Jordon tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Jordon back against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jordon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jordon trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordon.
Jordon lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordon.

Jordon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jackson can't fight it off and eventually Jordon manages to take the fight to the floor. Jackson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jordon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jordon is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jordon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jordon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jordon working some strikes from top position.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jordon with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jordon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson trying to strike off his back.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Jordon tries to pass.
Jordon trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jordon distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jordon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jordon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jordon cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Jackson trying to strike off his back.
Jordon postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jordon chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jordon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jordon controls the pace.
Jordon 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.
Jordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jordon chips away with some ground and pound.
Jordon connects with a couple of short punches.
Jordon lands a couple of elbows.
Jordon landing with the ground and pound.
Jordon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordon stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jackson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jordon lands a couple of digs.
Jordon postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordon working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jordon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Jordon is controlling well.
Jordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jordon moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jordon tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jordon blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson prevents Jordon from moving into mount.
Jordon scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Jordon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jordon moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jackson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jordon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Jackson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jordon with a couple of short strikes.
Jordon with the ground and pound from mount.
Jordon scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Jordon is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Jackson is rocked!
Jordon is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Jackson goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Jordon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Jordon!
A victorious James Jordon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Bud (ranked 7124 p4p, 449 weight class) and Sergei Medov (ranked 5151 p4p, 392 weight class). James Bud had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. James Bud has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bud
vs
Medov

191 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

179 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Bud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Medov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Medov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bud has him pressed against the cage.
Medov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Medov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bud avoids it.
Medov is trying to push Bud away but Bud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Medov tries to work over Bud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Medov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Medov controlling the action here for a moment.
Medov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bud's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medov effectively controlling the action here.
Medov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bud prevents it.
Medov is trying to break the clinch but Bud is controlling him.
Bud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Medov.
James Bud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Medov.
Medov tries to score a body lock takedown but Bud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Medov is looking to break free of the clinch but Bud has double underhooks.
Medov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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.
Medov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bud walks away with a smile on his face. Medov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bud scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Sergei Medov has been cut.
Medov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bud is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Medov.
Bud misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medov. Bud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Bud backs off Medov throws a huge counter combo but Bud manages to avoid it all.
Bud tries to clinch up
and Medov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bud punishes Medov's body with a nice straight punch.
Bud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bud moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Medov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bud tries to avoid it but Medov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bud to the ground. Bud escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Medov does no damage.
Bud tries to clinch up.
Medov fails with a takedown attempt.

Oooooh!!! Bud has knocked Medov down with a huge combo! Bud steps away and waves a wobbly Medov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bud throws a nice looking combination but Medov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Bud.
Medov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bud appears to be looking for a big counter.
Medov throws a body shot but no joy.

Medov looking to score a takedown here. Bud is defending well but Medov drives through and ends up in Bud's guard.
Medov is looking to work some ground and pound but Bud has wrist control.
Medov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Medov throwing strikes from guard but Bud blocks nicely.
Bud is trying to keep Medov in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Medov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Medov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Medov feints the counter takedown.
Medov misses with a wild combination.
Bud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medov can do to turn this around?

Bud lands a left and a right that send Medov crashing to the mat, dazed. Bud thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Medov is rocked!
Bud scores with a body shot.
Medov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bud finish him?
Bud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bud.
Medov seems to have recovered his senses.
Medov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Medov misses.
The crowd cheers as Bud lands an impressive looking overhand right. Medov doesn't seem phased though.

That has opened up Sergei Medov's cut even more.
Medov misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bud moves into the clinch.
Medov working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medov tries to circle away but Bud has him pinned against the cage.
Medov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bud walks away with a smile on his face. Medov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James Bud is winning the standup battle so far.
Bud lands a big right hook! Medov looks hurt but is still standing! Bud lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Medov falls down and Bud dives in with a huge hammer fist! Medov's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Bud runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Bud!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Big B (ranked 6179 p4p, 420 weight class) and James Cook (ranked 5189 p4p, 395 weight class). Christian Big B has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Big B
vs
Cook

183 cm
18
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Big B!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Cook!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Big B shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cook on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Big B landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Cook is rocked!

It looks like James Cook has been cut.
Big B sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Cook! Oh, Cook is in big trouble! Big B lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christian Big B!
Christian Big B is the new heavyweight champion!