SMASH: Bogger vs Sully (NC) PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Harris (ranked 3752 p4p, 429 weight class) and Zintis Saljanka (ranked 3651 p4p, 416 weight class). Kordell Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Saljanka

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kordell Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zintis Saljanka!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saljanka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris throws a shot to the body.

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

Saljanka is rocked!
Saljanka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saljanka is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris throws a right and a left that Saljanka avoids nicely.
Harris looks to land a combination but Saljanka avoids it well.
Saljanka seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris cracks Saljanka's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Saljanka slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Harris can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kordell Harris!
Kordell Harris took some time post fight to say the following; 'I just beat the baddest dude in this company and this is only my second pro fight. Thanks to my coaching staff and my support system and my fans. Love y'all!!!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Dylan (ranked 3200 p4p, 347 weight class) and Rovi Flexner (ranked 3977 p4p, 409 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dylan
vs
Flexner

179 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rovi Flexner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dylan darts in and clinches Flexner up against the cage.

Dylan is trying to trip Flexner. He has hold of a leg but Flexner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dylan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Flexner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dylan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Flexner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dylan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Flexner is looking for a triangle but Dylan pushes his legs off easily.

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

Flexner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dylan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dylan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flexner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dylan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dylan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dylan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Flexner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flexner looking for a guillotine here but Dylan defends easily.

Dylan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dylan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Dylan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Flexner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dylan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flexner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dylan controls the pace.

Flexner looking for a guillotine here but Dylan defends easily.

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.
Flexner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dylan controls the pace.

Flexner looking for a guillotine here but Dylan defends easily.
Dylan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Dylan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flexner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dylan has managed to get both his arms back between Flexner's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dylan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 Nathan Dylan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dylan clinches up with Flexner and pushes him back against the cage.

Dylan wants the takedown. Flexner is fighting it off but Dylan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Flexner's guard against the cage.
Dylan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Flexner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dylan defends well.
Dylan trying to control but Flexner is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Flexner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dylan defends it easily.
Dylan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Flexner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dylan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Flexner is tightening it up a little... Dylan has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Dylan reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Dylan taps out! Nice BJJ there by Flexner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rovi Flexner!

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RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bogger (ranked 2938 p4p, 326 weight class) and Ropho Sully (ranked 3608 p4p, 381 weight class). Sully comes into a darkened arena with his song building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zE4-LX0wrY kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ropho Sully has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bogger
vs
Sully

176 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bogger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ropho Sully!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sully fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bogger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bogger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sully slips under a jab from Bogger.
Sully throws a hook but Bogger avoids it easily.
Bogger throws a leg kick but Sully moved away.
Sully unleashes a big counter combination but Bogger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bogger throws a shot from downtown. Sully moves away and avoids it.
Bogger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bogger avoids the body shot from Sully.
Bogger lands with an uppercut that bounces Sully off the cage and back into range.
Sully throws a body kick that misses.
Sully lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bogger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Bogger.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Sully misses with a hook. Bogger ducked under it nicely.
Sully misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Bogger walks into a stiff left hand from Sully.
Sully throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sully tries a head kick but it misses.
Sully waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogger.
Bogger throws a quick counter head kick but Sully was just out of range.
Sully ducks right into an uppercut from Bogger.
Bogger avoids the body shot from Sully.
Bogger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sully swings for the body but Bogger moves out of range.
Sully tries a low kick but Bogger avoids it.
Bogger is looking to counter punch.
Bogger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sully throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bogger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bogger lands with an uppercut that bounces Sully off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Ropho Sully has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bogger. That's going to slow Sully down.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Sully is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sully staying out of range there.
Sully lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bogger jabs Sully to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bogger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sully is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bogger with a body shot.
Sully misses with a looping left.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Sully moves out of range easily.
Bogger lands with a nice body kick.
Sully thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sully just manages to avoid it.
Bogger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Bogger misses.
Bogger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bogger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sully on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sully wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sully throws a body kick that misses.
Bogger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bogger there.

Sully is rocked!
Ropho Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sully moves out of range as Bogger strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully throws a body punch but Bogger moves out of range.
Bogger tries to score with a low kick but Sully moves his leg out of the way.
Sully misses with a looping right.
Sully scores with a jab to the body.
Sully gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bogger counters with a stiff right hand.
Sully throws a poor cross that misses
and Bogger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sully is still on wobbly legs! Can Bogger finish him?
Sully will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sully seems to have recovered his senses.
Sully throws a leg kick
and Bogger scores with a counter punch that sends Sully to the canvas! Bogger smells blood - he's punishing Sully with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sully has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Bogger!
James Bogger tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustaf Bjornson (ranked 2886 p4p, 322 weight class) and Wes Locke (ranked 3090 p4p, 338 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bjornson
vs
Locke

169 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustaf Bjornson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wes Locke!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bjornson tries to sprawl but Locke drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bjornson wants to improve his position but Locke is controlling well.
Locke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bjornson wants to get back to his feet.
Locke lands with a punch from half guard.
Locke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bjornson is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Locke stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bjornson to get to his feet.
Bjornson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Locke has time to react.

It looks like Wes Locke has been cut.

Locke pushes Bjornson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjornson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Locke lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bjornson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Bjornson. That snapped Locke's head back.
Gustaf Bjornson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gustaf Bjornson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Locke shoots and misses
and Bjornson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Locke tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bjornson wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustaf Bjornson!

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RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Quincy (ranked 2448 p4p, 280 weight class) and Daniel Pawlik (ranked 2694 p4p, 300 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Quincy
vs
Pawlik

178 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Tends to cut

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlik!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pawlik tries to keep at a distance but Quincy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quincy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pawlik working aggressively here.
Pawlik tries to score a body lock takedown but Quincy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Quincy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Quincy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pawlik, pushing him back against the cage.
Quincy is pushing Pawlik up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Pawlik.
Quincy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quincy is trying to break the clinch but Pawlik has him pressed against the cage.
Quincy lands a body shot.
Quincy leaning against his opponent.
Quincy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pawlik backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy stalls.
Pawlik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pawlik wants a takedown but no success here.
Luke Quincy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Pawlik.
Quincy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pawlik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quincy fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Pawlik closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quincy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pawliks head.
Quincy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Pawlik's head.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Pawlik's head.

Pawlik is rocked!
Pawlik swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pawlik is still on wobbly legs! Can Quincy finish him?
Quincy slows down the pace here.
Quincy tries to land a knee to the head but Pawlik blocks with his arms.
Quincy wants to break free but Pawlik has control.
Pawlik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Quincy after a bit of a struggle.
Pawlik seems to have recovered his senses.
A bit of stalling here from Quincy.
Quincy pushes Pawlik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pawlik has Quincy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Quincy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pawlik looks winded!

Quincy breaks from the clinch.

Quincy clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quincy misses with an elbow over the top.
Pawlik misses with some punches.

Quincy manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quincy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quincy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quincy tries to break free but Pawlik pushes him back against the cage.
Quincy taking a breather.
Quincy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quincy throws an elbow that misses.
Quincy gets underhooks to prevent Pawlik's takedown attempt.
Quincy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pawlik misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pawlik wants to take the fight to the mat but Quincy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Quincy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Quincy.
Quincy pushes Pawlik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Quincy to work.
Quincy blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Quincy.
Quincy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pawlik! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Quincy is unloading with more strikes now! Pawlik drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Quincy!

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RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Archer (ranked 2249 p4p, 272 weight class) and James Morrow (ranked 2695 p4p, 295 weight class). Morrow has chosen Judas Priest - Breaking The Law as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Archer
vs
Morrow

183 cm
19
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

HELLBENT

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like James Morrow has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Archer.
Morrow throws a body punch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Archer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrow scrambles back to his feet.
Archer misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Archer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morrow tries to keep at a distance but Archer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrows head.
A short uppercut from Archer.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Archer gets a clinch.
Morrow tries a body shot but Archer blocks it.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Archer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.

Morrow is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
Morrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Archer finish him?

Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Morrow out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jonathan Archer!
Jonathan Archer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, James Morrow stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am not sad that I lost. I am still happy because I've got opportunity. When the time will come next time, I'll try my best again.'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 2030 p4p, 251 weight class) and Markus Kray (ranked 2231 p4p, 270 weight class). Manolito Tai Kung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Markus Kray's chin.

Tai Kung
vs
Kray

180 cm
20
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
173 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Paradise Health and Nutrition

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Kray!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tai Kung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kray.
Tai Kung misses with a low kick.
Kray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tai Kung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kray tries to clinch up but Tai Kung circles away and keeps his distance.
Tai Kung throws a front kick aimed at Kray's knee but Kray avoids it well.

Kray has Tai Kung up against the cage in a clinch.
Tai Kung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kray pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung avoids the elbow strike from Kray, against the cage.
Kray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tai Kung lands an uppercut.
Tai Kung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Tai Kung's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung blocks an elbow strike from Kray.
Tai Kung avoiding damage as Kray throws knees to the body.
Tai Kung presses Kray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tai Kung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kray.
Kray trying to land knees to the body.
Kray looking to throw knees to the head but Tai Kung is blocking nicely.
Kray wants to stall.
Tai Kung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tai Kung pushes Kray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kray prevents a body shot from Tai Kung.
A right hook to the body lands for Tai Kung.
Kray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tai Kung.
Kray tries a knee to the head but Tai Kung blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tai Kung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kray is rocked!

Tai Kung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Kray is just out of range.
Kray tries to clinch up but Tai Kung circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Markus Kray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kray throws an overhand right that lands on Tai Kung's shoulder, as Tai Kung tries to avoid the shot.
Tai Kung throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai Kung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kray lands with a nice body punch.
Tai Kung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tai Kung.
Kray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung throws a shot to the body.
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tai Kung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tai Kung digs a good body shot into Kray's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tai Kung. That's going to slow Kray down.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kray misses
and Tai Kung counters with a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Tai Kung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tai Kung scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a head kick but Kray moves out of range.
Tai Kung misses with a low kick.
Tai Kung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Tai Kung.
Kray is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tai Kung keeps the fight on the outside.
Tai Kung is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kray.
Tai Kung lands a jab.
Kray is still on wobbly legs! Can Tai Kung finish him?
Kray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai Kung throws a sloppy head kick and Kray moves out of range easily.
Kray tries to clinch up but Tai Kung circles away and keeps his distance.
Tai Kung cracks Kray with a hook to the temple - Kray is on wobbly legs here! Tai Kung swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kray falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Tai Kung wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Manolito Tai Kung!
Our winner, Manolito Tai Kung, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.