KIFC 65 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ola Boy (ranked 25545 p4p, 25455 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 249 p4p, 237 weight class). Jose Lopez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Boy
vs
Lopez

200 cm
18
280
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
285
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ola Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Boy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boy stays in close to Lopez's body and controls the position.
Boy distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez trying to control from the bottom.
Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lopez for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boy controlling the position easily from mount.
Boy landing strikes from the mount.
Boy controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lopez is trying to reverse the position but instead Boy has taken his back - oops!

Boy looking for the RNC.
Boy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Boy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lopez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Boy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is in bad spot here.

Lopez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lopez is looking for a way out.
Lopez is covering up but some of the strikes from Boy are getting through and doing damage.

Lopez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Boy gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Lopez right now.

Boy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lopez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Boy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lopez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boy gets back to full guard.
Boy pulls Lopez in close to his closed guard and prevents Lopez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boy 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.
Boy pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boy moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lopez is trying to escape the position but Boy is controlling the position.
Boy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lopez!
Boy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Boy stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

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

Boy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well.
Boy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lopez tries to roll over but Boy keeps him under control.
Boy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy drops an elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Well, if Boy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Boy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lopez controls his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ola Boy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boy quickly recovers to half guard.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Boy is working away.

Boy looking for submissions off his back.
Boy is controlling Lopez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.

Boy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopez defends well.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Boy has control of Lopez's left arm, preventing Lopez from doing any damage.

Boy looking for a guillotine here but Lopez defends easily.
Lopez wants to stand and escape but instead Boy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boy continues to stall.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boy is controlling him.
Lopez is striking off his back. Boy thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Boy is working for a submission of some sort.

Boy is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.

Boy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Lopez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Boy has cracked it and Lopez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Boy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ola Boy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiribayama Tetsuo (ranked 6427 p4p, 25314 weight class) and India Best (ranked 233 p4p, 251 weight class). India Best is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tetsuo
vs
Best

185 cm
25
300
1 - 2 - 0

150 cm
26
300
1 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kiribayama Tetsuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, India Best!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best shoots and misses

and Tetsuo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Best is trying to control but can't.
Best is staying active underneath Tetsuo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Best trying to control here.
Best keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Tetsuo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Best is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetsuo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tetsuo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Best blocks a head kick by Tetsuo.
Best is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tetsuo shoots for a double leg takedown but Best sprawls well. He's pushed Tetsuo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tetsuo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Best uses from the top position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Best gets to his feet - Tetsuo follows without any prompting.

Tetsuo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Best's half guard.

Best makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tetsuo gets the takedown into side control.
Best looks winded!
Tetsuo working the head with strikes.
Tetsuo is looking to take a break and control but Best is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetsuo wants to take a breather but Best manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tetsuo.
Best trying to control the position here.
Tetsuo throws a big elbow that misses.
Tetsuo looking to sit in guard and control but Best gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tetsuo is proving hard to escape from.

Tetsuo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Best tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Tetsuo breaks from the clinch.
Tetsuo dives in for a single leg takedown but Best sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Best looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tetsuo taking a breather.
Best trying to control the position but instead, Tetsuo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Best into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiribayama Tetsuo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tetsuo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Best on his heels. He'll look to pass Best's guard now, I'm sure.
Tetsuo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tetsuo trying to control but Best is working from the bottom.
Tetsuo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Best swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tetsuo throws a sloppy strike and Best has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Tetsuo is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Best!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). India Best!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calisto Rodri (ranked 4048 p4p, 4276 weight class) and Cody Dillon (ranked 436 p4p, 448 weight class). The key to victory for Calisto Rodri has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rodri
vs
Dillon

197 cm
26
274
3 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
270
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Calisto Rodri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodri slips under a jab from Dillon.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dillon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rodri just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PhoQus Island Training in the buildup to the fight.
Rodri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dillon avoids the body shot from Rodri.
Dillon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodri.
Dillon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodri.
Rodri fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Dillon misses.
Rodri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dillon throws a looping overhand right but Rodri ducks down to avoid it.

Dillon closes the distance and clinches.
Dillon misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodri blocks an uppercut.
Dillon throws a head punch that misses.
Dillon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodri is trying to break free.
A short right from Dillon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dillon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodri backwards.
Dillon pushes Rodri against the cage. Dillon is working some dirty boxing. Dillon pushes off with a quick right hook! Rodri goes down! Rodri tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dillon moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Dillon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Namond Moore (ranked 3544 p4p, 3949 weight class) and Kai Faletau (ranked 394 p4p, 428 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Loi, Papa Loi. Kai Faletau will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Moore
vs
Faletau

200 cm
26
250
3 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
258
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Namond Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Faletau!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faletau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Faletau unleashes a big counter combination but Moore bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Faletau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been hearing reports that Moore has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Faletau throws out a powerful jab.
Faletau blocks a jab.
Faletau lands a right hook to the body.
Faletau scores with a jab.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Faletau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore tries for a takedown but Faletau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Faletau looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Moore looks up at the clock. Bad move! Faletau lands a right hand from hell, dropping Moore. Faletau pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Faletau!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koji Kimura (ranked 2509 p4p, 4415 weight class) and Xolo Loco (ranked 285 p4p, 451 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kimura
vs
Loco

197 cm
25
259
4 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
272
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koji Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xolo Loco!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kimura. Kimura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimura takes one to the side of the head.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Loco counters with a straight right hand.
Kimura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Loco is fending him off so far but Kimura persists. Nope, Loco circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura walks into a left hand.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Loco but Loco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura looks for a takedown but Loco sprawls well.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches up with Loco, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes Loco against the cage but Loco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kimura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco throws a combination. Kimura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Loco slaps away a takedown attempt from Kimura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Loco!
Koji Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Loco counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Loco to acknowledge the strikes.
Loco thuds his right hand into Kimura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kimura shoots in but no luck this time.
Loco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Loco stuffs the takedown.
Kimura shoots and misses
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Loco connects with a single shot there.
Kimura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loco is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Kimura like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Kimura from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xolo Loco!
A very excited looking Xolo Loco 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.

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 Emmerson Mile (ranked 2687 p4p, 3053 weight class) and Tye Kwondo (ranked 307 p4p, 355 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Mile
vs
Kwondo

190 cm
26
265
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
269
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emmerson Mile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tye Kwondo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mile lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Mile slams his shin into Kwondo's torso.
Mile throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Tye Kwondo has been cut.
Mile looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Mile backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Kwondo's temple! It sends Kwondo violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Mile celebrates and the doctors try to help Kwondo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Emmerson Mile!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maricus Moore (ranked 2405 p4p, 2289 weight class) and Billy Cramer (ranked 361 p4p, 348 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Moore
vs
Cramer

180 cm
26
215
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
210
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maricus Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Cramer!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws the left hand but Cramer avoids the punch easily.
Cramer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cramer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maricus Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cramer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Cramer.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cramer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore slips a jab from Cramer.
Cramer misses with a straight right.
Cramer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Cramer throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A punch combination from Cramer misses.
A quick step to the side and Moore tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cramer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Cramer cracks Moore with a good jab.
Cramer misses with a hook.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cramer just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Cramer's head but Cramer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Cramer misses.
Cramer looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Cramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cramer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cramer throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Moore catches Cramer right on the button with a cross.
Cramer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Moore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cramer blocks it with crossed arms.
Cramer can't break the clinch.
Cramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cramer fails to land.
Cramer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Cramer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cramer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Cramer controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moore.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cramer backwards.
Cramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cramer's elbow.
Cramer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Cramer's head.
Moore scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore scores with a hook to the body.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cramer backwards.
Cramer tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cramers head.
Cramer is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moore controlling the action here for a moment.
Cramer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Cramer.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cramer has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cramer fails to land.
Cramer blocking some punches.
Moore blocking some punches.
Cramer tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Cramer back against the cage.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cramer.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Cramer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cramer misses with some punches.
Cramer taking a breather.
Cramer working aggressively here.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Cramer.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Cramer tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cramers head.
Cramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore prevents a body shot from Cramer.
Cramer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cramer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Cramer's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cramer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Cramer tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Cramer back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Moore.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Cramer controls the action.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maricus Moore dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Moore blocks a jab.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cramer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Cramer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moore slips a jab from Cramer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Cramer tries to keep at a distance but Moore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.

Cramer manages to break the clinch.
Cramer throws a big shot that misses.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cramer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cramer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Cramer.
Cramer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Cramer's defenses.
Moore slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cramer throws a big shot that misses.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cramer takes one to the chin there.

Moore rushes Cramer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moore.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Cramer looking to slow down the pace here.
Cramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cramer backwards.
Cramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cramer is trying to stall.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cramer can do to turn this around?
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cramer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cramer struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore lands an uppercut.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Maricus Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cramer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cramer tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cramer stalling in the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Cramer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cramer! But no joy.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Cramer's defenses.
Cramer misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.

Cramer is rocked!
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cramer doesn't seem bothered though.
Cramer is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Cramer is breathing heavily.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cramer seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cramer's hands.
BOOM! Moore lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cramer. Cramer tries to recover but Moore is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cramer lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maricus Moore!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Sweet (ranked 1823 p4p, 2691 weight class) and Ten Tu (ranked 279 p4p, 399 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sweet
vs
Tu

200 cm
25
215
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
214
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dude Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ten Tu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tu rushes Sweet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sweet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tu stalling in the clinch but Sweet improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Sweet.
Tu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sweet lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweet scores with a shot to the side of Tu's head.
Sweet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sweet works on Tu's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tu.
A nice left hand lands by Sweet.

It looks like Ten Tu has been cut.
Sweet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sweet.
Sweet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweet stops a takedown attempt from Tu.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tu throws an elbow but misses.
Tu is trying to stall.
Tu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sweet is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweet.
Sweet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sweet lands a right hand.

Tu is rocked!
Sweet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Sweet.
Sweet pushes Tu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tu is still on wobbly legs! Can Sweet finish him?
Sweet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sweet as Tu tries to tie him up.
Sweet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweet lands a shoulder strike.
Sweet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sweet misses with some punches.
Sweet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Sweet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet working aggressively here.
Sweet misses with the head strike.
Tu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sweet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sweet misses with some punches.
Sweet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tu backwards.
Sweet has a couple of punches blocked by Tu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tu.
Sweet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sweet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweet pushes Tu against the cage. Sweet is working some dirty boxing. Sweet pushes off with a quick right hook! Tu goes down! Tu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sweet moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dude Sweet!
During a confident post fight interview, Dude Sweet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 2520 p4p, 1767 weight class) and Lipe Ribeiro (ranked 123 p4p, 89 weight class). Hog Molly has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Molly
vs
Ribeiro

225 cm
25
300
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
26
280
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Primal

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lipe Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molly moves out of range of the strikes.

Molly instigates a clinch.
Molly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ribeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro's coach down at Elite Boxing Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ribeiro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Molly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Molly is controlling the position.
Molly lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
Molly presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Ribeiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molly lands with a light punch inside.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro prevents a body shot from Molly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Ribeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Molly has Ribeiro pressed against the cage, preventing Ribeiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ribeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Molly pushes him back against the cage.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribeiro controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Ribeiro wants to break free but Molly has control.
Molly tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Ribeiro gets through Molly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Molly as the two fighters clinch.
Molly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ribeiro's efforts to push away.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molly misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
Molly working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Molly.
Molly keeps control of Ribeiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro working aggressively here.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Molly.
Molly pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly is working Ribeiro over against the cage.
Molly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ribeiro looks winded!
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Molly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molly lands a left hand.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molly scores with a hook to the body.
Molly lands a nice uppercut.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
Molly digs a right hand underneath Ribeiro's ribcage. Ribeiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Molly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ribeiro.
Molly misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Molly.
Molly lands a body shot.
Molly lands an uppercut.
Molly works on Ribeiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Molly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribeiro or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Molly on the inside.
Ribeiro taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molly's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Molly.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Molly.
A right handed body shot lands from Molly.
Ribeiro tries to break the clinch but Molly is controlling the position.
Molly presses Ribeiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Molly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Molly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Molly.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribeiro controls his hands.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Molly.
Molly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ribeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hog Molly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Molly misses with a body shot
letting Ribeiro counter with a right hand.
Molly misses with a right hand
and Ribeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Ribeiro ducks right into an uppercut from Molly.
Lipe Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro swinging wildly here.
Molly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Molly's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Molly's head back.
Ribeiro falls off balance throwing a combination

and Molly counters with a nice right hand that sends Ribeiro toppling to the canvas! Ribeiro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Molly finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Molly instigates a clinch.
A short right from Molly.
Ribeiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ribeiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Molly has double underhooks.
Ribeiro tries to break free but Molly pushes him back against the cage.
Molly pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hog Molly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Molly back against the cage.
Molly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Ribeiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molly backwards.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands with a cross.
Ribeiro walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Molly! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hog Molly!
Hog Molly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hadebrand Drachmann (ranked 2031 p4p, 1475 weight class) and Las Vegas (ranked 102 p4p, 71 weight class). Hadebrand Drachmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drachmann
vs
Vegas

220 cm
25
285
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
300
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hadebrand Drachmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Las Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vegas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drachmann's half guard.
Vegas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Drachmann tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vegas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Drachmann can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vegas working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Vegas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drachmann can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vegas is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drachmann takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Drachmann is looking to improve his position but Vegas isn't that keen on the idea.
Drachmann is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drachmann can't escape the position.
Vegas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vegas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Drachmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vegas on the ground.
Drachmann is trying to escape the mount.
Vegas scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Drachmann is rocked!
Vegas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Vegas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vegas landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big strike lands for Vegas! That's really hurt Drachmann and he's turned his back - Vegas keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Vegas jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Las Vegas!
A relieved looking Las Vegas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.