BFC 3: Wylde vs. Mullin PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conman Mcnugget (ranked 2724 p4p, 293 weight class) and Francois Oosthuizen (ranked 5664 p4p, 440 weight class). Francois Oosthuizen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mcnugget
vs
Oosthuizen

200 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Conman Mcnugget!
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, Francois Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcnugget tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oosthuizen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcnugget shoots for a takedown but Oosthuizen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mcnugget misses with a takedown attempt

and Oosthuizen moves into the clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Our sources have told us that Mcnugget has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Oosthuizen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcnugget backwards.
Mcnugget blocks a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen blocks an uppercut.
Mcnugget throws an elbow but it misses.
Oosthuizen lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcnugget backwards.
Mcnugget is breathing heavily.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Mcnugget misses with a knee strike.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Oosthuizen scores with a nice short uppercut.

Mcnugget is rocked!
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Mcnugget is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen managing to block the knees to the body from Mcnugget.
Mcnugget seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oosthuizen scores with a shot to the side of Mcnugget's head.
Oosthuizen has a couple of punches blocked by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen gets through Mcnugget's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Oosthuizen .

Oosthuizen wants the takedown. Mcnugget is fighting it off but Oosthuizen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mcnugget's guard against the cage.
Oosthuizen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcnugget is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oosthuizen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oosthuizen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcnugget is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oosthuizen is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Oosthuizen moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcnugget or not.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Mcnugget blocks it.
Oosthuizen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen lands an uppercut.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcnugget uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Mcnugget's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcnugget prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcnugget blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands a body punch.
Mcnugget blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcnugget blocks an uppercut.
Mcnugget really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcnugget blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcnugget uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Mcnugget blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Oosthuizen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oosthuizen misses with a few strikes there.
Mcnugget dives in for a single leg takedown but Oosthuizen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conman Mcnugget is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oosthuizen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mcnugget is fighting off a takedown attempt but Oosthuizen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mcnugget to the mat. Mcnugget regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Oosthuizen won't allow Mcnugget to get back to his feet.
Oosthuizen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcnugget is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oosthuizen looking to sit in guard and control but Mcnugget gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Oosthuizen wants to get back to his feet but Mcnugget is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnugget postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Oosthuizen uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oosthuizen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcnugget manages to avoid it.
Mcnugget tries to clinch up.
Oosthuizen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oosthuizen wants it to stay on the feet.

Mcnugget gets tackled into the cage by Oosthuizen . Oosthuizen maintains the clinch.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcnugget.
Mcnugget blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnugget backwards.
Mcnugget blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnugget blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Mcnugget escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Mcnugget.
Mcnugget is looking for a counter combo.
Mcnugget throws a lazy head kick

and Oosthuizen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen can't find room to land a body shot as Mcnugget controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcnugget backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcnugget uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Mcnugget tries to land knees in the clinch but Oosthuizen avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Oosthuizen .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnugget takes a shot to the head.
We've been informed that Oosthuizen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Oosthuizen fails to land.
Oosthuizen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcnugget backwards.
Mcnugget wants to break free but Oosthuizen has control.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcnugget.
Mcnugget blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen pushes Mcnugget back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oosthuizen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Mcnugget avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcnugget throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oosthuizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcnugget.
Nice body punch from Oosthuizen - that landed with a thud.
Mcnugget blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francois Oosthuizen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oosthuizen tries a body shot but Mcnugget blocks it.
Mcnugget blocks an uppercut.

Oosthuizen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mcnugget is trying to keep an underhook but Oosthuizen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Oosthuizen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oosthuizen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcnugget defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oosthuizen in particular looking to stall.
Mcnugget is not content to let Oosthuizen control the position.
Oosthuizen content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Oosthuizen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mcnugget moves in looking to clinch but Oosthuizen pushes him off.
Mcnugget clobbers Oosthuizen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mcnugget misses with a takedown attempt

and Oosthuizen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Oosthuizen on the inside.
Oosthuizen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcnugget blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Oosthuizen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mcnugget regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oosthuizen 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen wants to control from the top but Mcnugget keeps moving.
Mcnugget will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oosthuizen takes a swing at Mcnugget's ribcage but misses.
Mcnugget looks to throw a body kick

and Oosthuizen moves into the clinch.
Mcnugget blocks an uppercut.
Mcnugget blocks an uppercut.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnugget backwards.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcnugget misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen pushes Mcnugget back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcnugget.

Oosthuizen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Oosthuizen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcnugget keeps working.
Oosthuizen happy to just control the position for now.
Oosthuizen with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen working the ground and pound but Mcnugget is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Mcnugget's face as Oosthuizen controls the position.
Oosthuizen is continuing to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Mcnugget moved out of range nicely.

Oosthuizen moves into range and clinches up with Mcnugget.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Conman Mcnugget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcnugget.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcnugget lands an uppercut.
Francois Oosthuizen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oosthuizen .

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Oosthuizen !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logen Grim (ranked 3648 p4p, 342 weight class) and Iron Side (ranked 2865 p4p, 276 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Grim
vs
Side

181 cm
18
236 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logen Grim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Side throws a big shot that misses.
Grim just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Side misses.
Grim dives in for a single leg takedown but Side sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grim could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Side throws a jab when Grim was well out of range.
Grim attempts a counter takedown but Side avoids it well and moves away.
A punch combination from Side misses.
Grim tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Side manages to circle out of the way.
Side waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grim.
Grim is looking to counter the offense by Side and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Side clinches up with Grim and pushes him back against the cage.

Side breaks from the clinch.
Side jabs Grim to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Side explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grim is breathing heavily.

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

Grim is rocked!

It looks like Logen Grim has been cut.
Side cracks Grim with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iron Side!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Declan Dice (ranked 6913 p4p, 485 weight class) and Ibasour Sershurrapal (ranked 5381 p4p, 415 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dice
vs
Sershurrapal

172 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Top Gun Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Declan Dice!
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, Ibasour Sershurrapal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dice with that takedown attempt.
Dice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sershurrapal is fending him off so far but Dice persists. Nope, Sershurrapal circles away and we're back to standing.
Sershurrapal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Declan Dice has been cut.

Dice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sershurrapal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sershurrapal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dice connects with a decent elbow.
Dice grinds an elbow into Sershurrapal's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sershurrapal wants to control but Dice postures up.
Dice lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sershurrapal tries to buck Dice off but Dice is having none of it.
Dice landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dice in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sershurrapal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dice working the head with strikes.
Sershurrapal is looking to reverse the position.
Dice is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Dice's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice lands an elbow.
Dice landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sershurrapal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dice creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Dice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sershurrapal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sershurrapal is trying to get back to half guard.
Sershurrapal is still trying to improve position.
Check out the look on Dice's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sershurrapal manages to get back to half guard.
Sershurrapal is trying to control but can't.
Sershurrapal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dice.
Dice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dice is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dice lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dice lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sershurrapal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sershurrapal controlling the position well.
Sershurrapal wants to control but Dice is keeping busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dice thows a huge punch but Sershurrapal dodges it nicely.
Dice scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Dice there.
Dice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dice lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal keeping hold of Dice's head, controlling as best he can.
Sershurrapal is looking to control Dice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sershurrapal avoid being mounted?
Sershurrapal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dice scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dice wants to pass the guard but Sershurrapal is defending well.
Sershurrapal wants to control but Dice is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sershurrapal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dice.
Sershurrapal is looking for a sweep. Dice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Dice there.
Sershurrapal is doing well to control the position and prevent Dice from advancing to side control.

Dice is trying to work for a kimura but Sershurrapal is defending well.
Dice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal moves into full guard.

Sershurrapal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dice defends well.

Sershurrapal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dice is in close to Sershurrapal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sershurrapal has momentary wrist control but Dice slips an elbow through the middle.
Dice landing with the ground and pound.
Sershurrapal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dice advances to half guard.
Sershurrapal wants to control but Dice is keeping busy.
Dice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sershurrapal manages to get to full guard.
Dice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sershurrapal's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan Dice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Declan Dice's cut.
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.

Dice has his takedown stuffed
and Sershurrapal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Sershurrapal to counter with a crisp jab.
Dice doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sershurrapal counters with a big left hand that crumples Dice! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ibasour Sershurrapal!
A victorious Ibasour Sershurrapal 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
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederico Barella (ranked 6899 p4p, 588 weight class) and Thomas Bayner (ranked 5406 p4p, 510 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barella
vs
Bayner

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederico Barella!
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, Thomas Bayner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayner digs a good body shot into Barella's ribs.
Barella walks into a jab.
Bayner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bayner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barella.
Bayner throws out a counter right but Barella avoids it with no problem.
Bayner slips under a jab from Barella.
Bayner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bayner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bayner. Barella does a little dance to reset his feet.

Barella gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bayner cracks Barella with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Bayner on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barella fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barella goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barella digs a right hand underneath Bayner's ribcage. Bayner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barella misses with a punch to the body.
Barella has Bayner pushed against the cage.
Barella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Bayner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barella lands with a straight right. Bayner didn't see that one coming.
Bayner staying out of range there.
Bayner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Barella. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barella.
Barella lands with a shot to the body.
Bayner throws out a powerful jab.
Barella looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bayner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayner swings for the body but Barella moves out of range.
Frederico Barella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barella.
Bayner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bayner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayner cracks Barella with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barella takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bayner scores with a hook to the body. Barella takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barella misses with an uppercut
enabling Bayner to counter with a crisp jab.
Barella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Barella throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barella throws a hook to the side of Bayner's head but Bayner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barella gets a clinch.
Barella lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barella misses with a punch to the body.
Bayner tries to circle away but Barella has him pinned against the cage.
Barella can't find room to land a body shot as Bayner controls the action.
Barella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barella struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayner controls his hands.
Bayner blocking some punches.
Barella swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barella keeps control of Bayner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barella misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bayner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barella controlling the action here for a moment.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bayner. Beautiful body shot.
Bayner scores with the left hand. Barella knows he should have avoided that one.
Bayner connects with the punch.

Barella is rocked!
Barella looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bayner lands a right hand from hell, dropping Barella. Bayner pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Bayner!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 1170 p4p, 32 weight class) and William Norman (ranked 7532 p4p, 171 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Time for some Aksion- Redman. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wallace
vs
Norman

176 cm
36
146 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

190 cm
26
227 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Norman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norman.
Norman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wallace looks to land a combination but Norman avoids it well.
Norman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wallace moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Wallace.
Nathan Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Norman counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Norman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Norman is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace tries to escape but Norman is in control.

Norman is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wallace looks calm but he's in trouble here. Norman gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wallace is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Norman lets go of the hold and Wallace can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Norman!
William Norman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 2122 p4p, 59 weight class) and Nick Johnson (ranked 25124 p4p, 186 weight class). Johnson has chosen On March The Saints as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cane
vs
Johnson

188 cm
36
182 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

170 cm
40
159 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.

Cane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.

Cane manages to break the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Cane shows good takedown defense.
Cane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cane is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Cane circles away and we're back to standing.
Cane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Darnell Cane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Cane.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cane is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cane drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Cane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson digs a right hand into Cane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cane's gas tank.

Cane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cane closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane blocking some punches.
Cane blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Cane working aggressively here.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cane looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cane slows down the pace here.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Cane avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Good body shot from Cane.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Cane.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Cane lands with a slapping head kick.

Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cane sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cane wants to stand back up but Johnson manages to pass into side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Cane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Cane throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Cane closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Cane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cane leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cane wants to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cane.

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cane looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson trying to control the position but Cane is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cane is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cane's back.
Johnson biding his time, controlling Cane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane is trying to get back to his feet but Johnson has full control of the position and if anything, Cane has just worked his way into a worse spot.
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 Darnell Cane will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.

Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cane's guard.
Cane wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Johnson manages to pass to side control.
Cane is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cane wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cane is looking to escape.
Johnson won't let Cane get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson tries to control but Cane wriggling away.
Cane trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Johnson looking to control but Cane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cane is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control but Cane is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Cane really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Cane is looking to clinch.
Johnson shoots in but Cane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cane tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cane's knee momentarily.

Cane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cane is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane 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.
Johnson controlling from side mount.
Cane is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Darnell Cane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cane fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.

Cane gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Cane manages to retain guard.

Cane is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Johnson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Cane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Cane counters with a one-two to the body.
Darnell Cane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Johnson.
Cane misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cane tries to clinch up.
Cane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Cane is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson prevents Cane from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Cane throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cane misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darnell Cane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cane keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cane swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Johnson!
A very excited looking Nick Johnson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Halstenberg (ranked 3952 p4p, 104 weight class) and Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 1594 p4p, 46 weight class). Halstenberg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. Sebastian Halstenberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halstenberg
vs
Hedman Karlsson

172 cm
34
185 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

178 cm
37
173 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Halstenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halstenberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halstenberg misses with a double jab
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Halstenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hedman Karlsson lands with an overhand left.
Halstenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Halstenberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halstenberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halstenberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halstenberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halstenberg throws a series of punches but Hedman Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson does it's job there.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Halstenberg's head.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halstenberg throws a nice looking combination but Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halstenberg throws a series of punches but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halstenberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Halstenberg staying out of range there.
Halstenberg walks into a stiff left hand from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.

Hedman Karlsson moves into the clinch.

Halstenberg breaks from the clinch.
Halstenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halstenberg throws a series of punches but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson lands with an overhand left.
Halstenberg throws a combination that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedman Karlsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Halstenberg slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a series of punches but Halstenberg avoids them all with ease.
Halstenberg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Halstenberg looks to throw the jab but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Halstenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hedman Karlsson.
Halstenberg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hedman Karlsson backs up against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the head.
Halstenberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hedman Karlsson scores with the left hand. Halstenberg knows he should have avoided that one.
Hedman Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halstenberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halstenberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halstenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Halstenberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Halstenberg. Those never looked like landing.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a jab.
Halstenberg throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Halstenberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halstenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hedman Karlsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halstenberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halstenberg misses with a wild combination.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab.
Halstenberg throws a nice looking combination but Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halstenberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halstenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hedman Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Halstenberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Halstenberg misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Halstenberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halstenberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Halstenberg is out of range.
Halstenberg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hedman Karlsson lunges at Halstenberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Halstenberg's hand.
Halstenberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Halstenberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Halstenberg misses with a hook
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halstenberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hedman Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Hedman Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Halstenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.

Halstenberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Hedman Karlsson dominated that round.
That's time! Halstenberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hedman Karlsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halstenberg manages to avoid it.
Halstenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Halstenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hedman Karlsson.
Sloppy strikes from Halstenberg. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Halstenberg.
Halstenberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Hedman Karlsson.
Halstenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halstenberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Hedman Karlsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Halstenberg's ribcage but misses.
Halstenberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halstenberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halstenberg misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hedman Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a looping right hand.
Halstenberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Halstenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halstenberg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halstenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hedman Karlsson clobbers Halstenberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halstenberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the head.
Halstenberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hedman Karlsson dodges the punch combination from Halstenberg.
Halstenberg misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halstenberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hedman Karlsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Hedman Karlsson.
Halstenberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halstenberg misses with a wild combination.
Hedman Karlsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hedman Karlsson jabs Halstenberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice cross by Hedman Karlsson.
Halstenberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson cracks Halstenberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab. Halstenberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hedman Karlsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halstenberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Hedman Karlsson.
Halstenberg throws an off balance right hand
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halstenberg in his tracks.
Halstenberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hedman Karlsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Halstenberg's head.

Halstenberg is rocked!
Hedman Karlsson cracks Halstenberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Halstenberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halstenberg throws a combination that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Hedman Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halstenberg.
Hedman Karlsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halstenberg throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hedman Karlsson to counter with a crisp jab.

Hedman Karlsson moves into the clinch.

Halstenberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halstenberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Halstenberg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Halstenberg does no damage.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a body shot that sends Halstenberg's belly button to the back.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a nice strike.
Halstenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Hedman Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Halstenberg should have avoided that one.
Halstenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedman Karlsson.

Hedman Karlsson closes the distance and pushes Halstenberg back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Halstenberg manages to break the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson lands a jab to Halstenberg's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hedman Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halstenberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Hedman Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Halstenberg throws a combination that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halstenberg ducks right into an uppercut from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson moves away from the strike by Halstenberg.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
Halstenberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
It seemed like Hedman Karlsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Halstenberg's ribcage but misses.
Hedman Karlsson dodges the punch combination from Halstenberg.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halstenberg manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson throws a good cross that connects.
Halstenberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Hedman Karlsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a hook.
Halstenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hedman Karlsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halstenberg connects with the punch.
Halstenberg swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halstenberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halstenberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Halstenberg.
Nice uppercut there from Hedman Karlsson.
Halstenberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Halstenberg.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halstenberg throws a right and a left that Hedman Karlsson avoids nicely.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Halstenberg avoids it with no problem.
Halstenberg misses with a two punch combination.
Hedman Karlsson feints a jab promting Halstenberg to slip. Hedman Karlsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halstenberg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson lands a body shot.
Halstenberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halstenberg gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Halstenberg tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Hedman Karlsson is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Halstenberg buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Halstenberg!! Halstenberg is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Hedman Karlsson throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
After winning the bout, Oliver Hedman Karlsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Wylde (ranked 1404 p4p, 39 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 951 p4p, 25 weight class). Wylde's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West- Touch the Sky. Herbert Mullin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wylde
vs
Mullin

179 cm
35
175 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

185 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150)

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q ($150)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Wylde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wylde avoids the head kick by Mullin.

Wylde clinches.
A short left from Mullin.
Wylde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wylde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wylde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mullin misses with a punch to the body.
Mullin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mullin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mullin.
Mullin tries a body shot but Wylde blocks it.
Mullin tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mullin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wylde is trying to break the clinch but Mullin has him pressed against the cage.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Mullin blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde is trying to break the clinch but Mullin has him pressed against the cage.
Wylde wants to get back to striking at distance but Mullin won't allow it.
Wylde wants to break free but Mullin has control.
Wylde tries to circle away but Mullin has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Mullin pushes Wylde back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Mullin breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin is looking to slow Wylde down with leg kicks.

Wylde forces Mullin back against the cage and clinches.

Mullin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullin looks to land a body kick but Wylde moved away.

Mullin gets tackled into the cage by Wylde. Wylde maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mullin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mullin.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mullin digs a right hand underneath Wylde's ribcage. Wylde let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mullin scores with a hook to the body.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Mullin.
Mullin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Mullin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullin misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde wants to break free but Mullin has control.
Mullin tries to throw a body punch but Wylde avoids it by throwing Mullin back against the cage.
Wylde gets through Mullin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wylde is trying to break the clinch but Mullin is controlling him.

Mullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wylde tries to clinch there but Mullin circles away.
Mullin cracks Wylde with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin misses with a low kick as Wylde jumps back.
Mullin looks for the body kick but Wylde saw that one coming.
Mullin connects with a crisp jab.
Mullin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mullin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mullin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mullin tries to keep at a distance but Wylde has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Mullin misses the target.
Wylde tries to clinch but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wylde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mullin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mullin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullin swats away the attempt to clinch by Wylde.
Mullin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Wylde misses.
Mullin throws a body shot but no joy.
Wylde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herbert Mullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde avoids the head kick by Mullin.
Mullin with a nice cross.
Mullin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wylde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mullin blocks a head kick by Wylde.
Mullin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wylde at a distance.
Mullin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wylde.
Mullin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wylde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wylde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mullin lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mullin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Wylde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mullin scores with a jab. Wylde acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullin swats away the attempt to clinch by Wylde.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin throws a front kick that sends Wylde stumbling back into the cage.
Mullin lands with a straight right. Wylde didn't see that one coming.
Mullin lands with a slapping head kick.
Wylde drops his hands momentarily and Mullin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mullin moves forwards but Wylde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mullin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wylde tries to clinch but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wylde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Mullin misses.
Wylde tries to clinch but Mullin is having none of it.
Wylde blocks a leg kick.
Wylde tries to clinch but Mullin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Mullin misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wylde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mullin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Mullin.
Mullin swats away the attempt to clinch by Wylde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mullin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mullin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wylde tries to clinch up but Mullin circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wylde wants to clinch
letting Mullin counter with a right hand.
Mullin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wylde tries to clinch up but Mullin circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylde fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wylde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wylde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullin lands with a slapping head kick.
Wylde blocks a head kick by Mullin.
Mullin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWylde.
Mullin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullin digs a good hook to Wylde's body.
Wylde wants to clinch up but Mullin keeps it at a distance.
Mullin scores with a nice body kick.
Herbert Mullin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde tries to clinch up.
Mullin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wylde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wylde closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mullin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Wylde is rocked!
Wylde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Wylde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wylde tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mullin counters with a right hand to the body.
Mullin dips to his left and cracks Wylde with an uppercut!
Wylde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
and Mullin counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wylde! He's just covering up as Mullin starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Mullin!
Herbert Mullin is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Herbert Mullin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Derek Wylde stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's whatever, mate. I still had a fun time. I hope we put on a good scrap for the fans, that's what it's all about.'.