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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Teevie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teevie comes to the cage accompanied by Stupid Kid. Diesel has chosen "What You Know" - T.I. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Teevie
vs
Diesel

185 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Teevie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teevie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teevie dips to his left and cracks Diesel with an uppercut!
Diesel misses with a takedown attempt
and Teevie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
Diesel with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ray Teevie has been cut.
Diesel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diesel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Teevie blocks an elbow strike.
Diesel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Teevie's face.
Diesel lands an elbow that stopped Teevie in his tracks for a moment.
Teevie is looking to break free of the clinch but Diesel has double underhooks.
Teevie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diesel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teevie blocks it with crossed arms.
Diesel throws an elbow that misses.
Diesel lands a nice elbow.
Diesel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Ray Teevie's cut is getting worse.
Teevie pushes Diesel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Teevie lands with a right to the head.
Teevie has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Teevie wants to break free but Diesel has control.
Diesel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diesel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teevie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teevie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diesel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teevie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teevie avoids a wild elbow strike from Diesel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teevie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Teevie misses with a punch on the inside.
Diesel tries to land a knee to the head but Teevie blocks with his arms.
Teevie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diesel throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Teevie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diesel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teevie is trying to maintain a safe position but Diesel gets an underhook and turns Teevie into the cage.
Diesel misses with an elbow over the top.
Teevie wants to get back to striking at distance but Diesel won't allow it.
Teevie avoiding damage as Diesel throws knees to the body.
Diesel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Teevie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
Diesel has Teevie pressed against the cage.
Diesel looks gassed!
Teevie dodges an elbow strike from Diesel.
Teevie takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diesel.
Teevie is trying to break the clinch but Diesel is controlling him.
Diesel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Teevie can't break the clinch.
Teevie can't find room to land a body shot as Diesel controls the action.
Diesel misses with a knee to the head.
Teevie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diesel obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diesel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Teevie's brow.
Diesel working Teevie over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diesel.
Teevie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Teevie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diesel is keeping busy.
Teevie being controlled against the cage.
Teevie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diesel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Teevie's defenses.
Diesel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teevie's efforts to push away.
Teevie tries to circle away but Diesel has him pinned against the cage.
Teevie working hard to break the clinch.
Teevie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diesel looking to throw knees to the head but Teevie is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Teevie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diesel looking to throw knees to the head but Teevie is blocking nicely.
Teevie misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teevie avoiding damage as Diesel throws knees to the body.
Teevie blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diesel.
Teevie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diesel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diesel prevents Teevie from breaking the clinch.
Teevie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diesel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teevie is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Teevie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Teevie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teevie avoids the elbow strike from Diesel, against the cage.
Teevie can't break the clinch.
Teevie swings wildly with an uppercut but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teevie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diesel.
Teevie has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Teevie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Teevie tries to break the clinch but Diesel is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diesel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diesel lands an elbow just above Teevie 's eye.
Diesel has Teevie pressed against the cage, preventing Teevie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Teevie is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diesel.
Teevie working aggressively here.
Diesel keeps control of Teevie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teevie working hard to break the clinch.
Diesel pushes off an throws an elbow but Teevie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diesel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teevie has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Diesel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teevie dodges an elbow strike from Diesel.
Diesel trying to stall but Teevie improves his position.

Teevie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diesel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Teevie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diesel's guard now.
Teevie trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teevie looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Teevie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Ray Teevie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Teevie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diesel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diesel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Diesel gets a clinch.
Diesel blocking some punches.
Teevie takes an elbow to the temple.
Diesel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teevie is defending well for now.
Diesel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teevie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teevie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Teevie throws a punch but it's blocked by Diesel.
Teevie swings wildly with an uppercut but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel lands an elbow that stopped Teevie in his tracks for a moment.

Ray Teevie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Teevie is looking to break free of the clinch but Diesel has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diesel throws an elbow but misses.
Teevie wants to get back to striking at distance but Diesel won't allow it.
Teevie blocks an elbow strike.
Diesel blocks an uppercut.
Teevie is trying to break the clinch but Diesel has him pressed against the cage.
Diesel scores a nice knee to the body.
Teevie blocks an elbow strike.
Teevie can't find room to land a body shot as Diesel controls the action.
Teevie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diesel lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teevie avoiding damage as Diesel throws knees to the body.
Diesel throws an elbow that misses.
Teevie tries to break the clinch but Diesel is controlling the position.
Diesel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jeez, Ray Teevie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Diesel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diesel looking to throw knees to the head but Teevie is blocking nicely.
Diesel is breathing heavily.
Diesel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Teevie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diesel has him pressed against the cage.
Diesel lands a knee to the head.
Teevie has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Teevie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teevie is trying to force a seperation but Diesel has the dominant position.
Teevie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diesel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teevie blocks the elbow strike.
Teevie misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diesel.
Diesel landing knees to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ray Teevie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Diesel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bushi Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sham Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ishikawa
vs
Wow

173 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bushi Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sham Wow!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wow.
Wow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a wild combination.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Wow is having none of it.
Wow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishikawa.

Wow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ishikawa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Wow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wow tries to free his leg and advance position but Ishikawa is retaining full guard.
Ishikawa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ishikawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ishikawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ishikawa has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ishikawa is on top in guard.
Wow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wow keeping full guard, as Ishikawa tries to pass.
Wow keeping moving, preventing Ishikawa from controlling successfully.
Ishikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishikawa wants to control from the top but Wow keeps moving.
Ishikawa postures up.
Ishikawa won't allow Wow to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ishikawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ishikawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Wow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishikawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Ishikawa.
Bushi Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wow throws an overhand right that lands on Ishikawa's shoulder, as Ishikawa tries to avoid the shot.
Ishikawa throws a jab when Wow was well out of range.
Ishikawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ishikawa throws a nice looking combination but Wow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wow shoots in for a double leg but Ishikawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bushi Ishikawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sham Wow.
Ishikawa wants to clinch.
Wow throws a body punch but Ishikawa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa scores with a leg kick.
Ishikawa misses with a body punch
and Wow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow shoots in looking for a takedown. Ishikawa tries to sprawl out of it but Wow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ishikawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ishikawa throws a head kick but Wow moves out of range.
Wow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ishikawa as he jumps to the side.
Ishikawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ishikawa thinking.
Ishikawa moves in looking to clinch but Wow pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishikawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Wow.
Ishikawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ishikawa misses with a few strikes there.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that Wow semi-blocks.

It looks like Sham Wow has been cut.
Wow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice straight punches there by Ishikawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishikawa.

Wow is rocked!

Ishikawa rushes Wow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ishikawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishikawa misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Ishikawa.

Wow tightens his grip and picks Ishikawa up, before dumping him to the ground. Ishikawa manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishikawa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wow puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ishikawa is looking to control Wow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ishikawa avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bushi Ishikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sham Wow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wow thows a big elbow that misses.
Wow preventing the sweep.
Wow scoring with some ground and pound.
Wow looking to pass the guard.
Ishikawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ishikawa seems keen to control Wow's posture.
Wow preventing the sweep.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ishikawa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow wants to control from the top but Ishikawa keeps moving.
Wow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ishikawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ishikawa managing to control the position.
Ishikawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wow is one step ahead there.
Ishikawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ishikawa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ishikawa is trying to control the position but Wow postures up.
Wow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ishikawa is pulling down on Wow's head. It's preventing any offense from Wow, at least for the moment.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ishikawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wow throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishikawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ishikawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ishikawa lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa looks to throw a body kick
and Wow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bushi Ishikawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ishikawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wow counters with a right hand to the body.
Ishikawa throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Ishikawa misses.
Wow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ishikawa rather than just go for the knockout.
Wow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishikawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ishikawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wow counters with a right hand to the body.
Wow throws a series of punches but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Ishikawa wants to clinch but Wow slips to the side
and Wow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishikawa misses with a two punch combination.
Wow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishikawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wow.
Ishikawa misses with a head kick.

That's four 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.
Wow misses with a wild body shot.
Ishikawa misses with the body kick

and Wow counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ishikawa!
Ishikawa is looking to get to half guard.
Wow looking to finish with strikes here!
Ishikawa controls the position.
Ishikawa is desperately trying to improve his position but Wow has a good base and remains in mount.
Wow wants to control the pace but Ishikawa is squirming around nicely.
Ishikawa gets back to half guard.
Wow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sham Wow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sham Wow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ishikawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ishikawa darts in trying to clinch
and Ishikawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ishikawa defends it nicely.
Ishikawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a combination

and Wow counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ishikawa!
Wow is landing with some decent strikes but Ishikawa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wow dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Wow.
Ishikawa is looking to get to half guard.
Ishikawa regains half guard.
Wow thows a huge punch but Ishikawa dodges it nicely.
Ishikawa gets full guard.
Ishikawa keeping full guard, as Wow tries to pass.
Ishikawa controls Wow momentarily but Wow frees himself.
Wow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wow tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ishikawa dodges the ground and pound from Wow.
Wow throws an elbow but Ishikawa slips to the side and avoids it well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Wow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Ishikawa.
Wow thuds a left hand into Ishikawa's body.
Ishikawa thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wow. Ishikawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishikawa scores with a body shot.
Wow checks a leg kick.
Wow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wow moves away from the strike by Ishikawa.
Wow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bushi Ishikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishikawa thows a leg kick but Wow checks it
and Wow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ishikawa lands with a straight right. Wow didn't see that one coming.

Wow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ishikawa's guard.
Ishikawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wow trying to control but Ishikawa is working from the bottom.
Wow trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ishikawa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ishikawa is in close to Wow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wow trying to control the position.
Ishikawa stands and throws Wow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ishikawa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishikawa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Wow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sham Wow.
I think Wow 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sham Wow!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be Touched. Romano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Almost Easy -- Avenged Sevenfold. Matt Romano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Smit's chin.

Smit
vs
Romano

190 cm
23
224 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

190 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

-OVERDOSE Factory-
-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Smit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Romano!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Romano avoids the head kick by Smit.

Smit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Romano!
Romano tries to hold on but Smit pushes him away.
Smit throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Romano bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smit keeping moving, preventing Romano from controlling successfully.
Smit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Romano with a nice head shot there.
Romano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romano is looking to work some ground and pound but Smit has wrist control.
Romano throws a big right hand that misses.
Romano throwing strikes from guard but Smit blocks nicely.
Romano distracts Smit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romano has managed to get both his arms back between Smit's legs - danger averted.
Smit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romano passes into half guard.
Romano is trying to control. Smit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Romano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smit wants to improve his position but Romano is controlling well.
Smit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romano is nestled in close to Smit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romano stops Smit from getting back to his feet.
Romano 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano wants to control but Smit is keeping him busy.
Romano blocks the strikes from Smit.

Smit actively working from the bottom here.
Smit is breathing heavily.

Romano wants to work for an arm triangle but Smit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Romano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smit is trying to stand up here but Romano is controlling him well.
Smit taking some punishment here, with Romano in his half guard.
Romano working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Romano seems content to control.
Romano trying to pass the guard but Smit defending well.
Smit wants to get back to his feet.
Romano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smit tries to roll over but Romano keeps him under control.
Romano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Romano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Romano lands with a punch from half guard.
Romano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smit is looking to control Romano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smit avoid being mounted?
Romano working Smit over with strikes.
Romano lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romano lands a nice short elbow.

Romano is looking for a kimura here.
Smit wants to improve his position but Romano is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit is trying to maintain the position but Romano is very close to passing his half guard.
Romano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Romano is pressing down on Smit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smit is holding on for now.
Romano is nestled in close to Smit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smit is trying to control but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romano.
Smit tries to clinch there but Romano circles away.
Nice cross by Romano.
Smit shoots for a double leg takedown but Romano sprawls well. He's pushed Smit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Romano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Romano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smit shoots in but no luck this time.
Smit shoots in for a takedown but Romano shows good takedown defense.
Romano thuds his right hand into Smit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smit fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Smit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smit.
Romano wants to land a leg kick but Smit is out of range.
Smit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romano scores with a head kick.
Smit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romano defends it nicely.
Romano pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Romano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Romano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matt Romano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Romano is looking to stall here but Smit recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romano trying to control but Smit is working from the bottom.
Romano works over Smit with some ground and pound from guard.
Romano lands a couple of digs.
Romano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Smit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Romano advances position into side control!
Romano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Romano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smit has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smit takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano is working Smit over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smit takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smit is looking to reverse the position.
Smit taking a bit of punishment here - Romano scoring with strikes.

Romano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Romano is trying to get an arm triangle but Smit is defending well.
Smit tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romano connects with a decent elbow.
Romano works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smit tries to buck Romano off but Romano is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit can't do much from the bottom here.
Smit taking punishment in the form of punches.

Romano is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Romano scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Romano connects with a decent elbow.
Romano throws an elbow but Smit slips to the side and avoids it well.
Romano throws an elbow but Smit slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Romano seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Romano scoring with punches and elbows.
Smit gets back to half guard.
Romano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit taking some punishment here, with Romano in his half guard.
Romano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romano lands strikes from half guard.
Smit is trying to control but can't.
Romano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romano is trying to control the action in half guard but Smit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smit looks like he's trying to stand up.

Romano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Romano.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Romano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romano.
Good shot there by Romano.
Romano connects with a jab.
Romano wants to land a leg kick but Smit is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Smit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Romano throws a leg kick but Smit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smit has time to react.

Smit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smit showed some decent athleticism there.
Romano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Romano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smit trying to control but Romano is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romano working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smit defends well.
Romano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smit trying to control but Romano is working from the bottom.
Romano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smit manages to get himself to full guard.

Smit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smit's guard.
Smit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matt Romano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Romano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smit defends it well.
Romano prevents Smit from improving his position.

Romano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romano wants to free his trapped foot but Smit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Romano not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit wants to get back to his feet.

Romano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Romano throwing shots but Smit is blocking nicely.
Smit preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Romano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Romano moves into full mount! Smit won't be happy about that!
Romano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smit tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smit is squirming around, avoiding Romano's attempts to control the action.
Romano looking to finish Smit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smit!
Smit is trying to escape the mount.
Romano controlling the position easily from mount.
Romano tries to control but Smit wriggling away.
Romano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Romano.
Smit swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Paul Smit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smit is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Romano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romano 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Romano!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cottage Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cheese
vs
Penn

186 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cottage Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rampage Penn!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn scores with a one two! Cheese had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cheese blocks a leg kick.
Penn takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Rampage Penn has been cut.
Cheese misses with a body kick.
Penn with a nice cross.
Cheese throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Cheese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheese's sensitive parts.
Cheese misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheese falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn.
Rampage Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Cheese is looking to land body kicks.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cheese throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cheese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheese counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Penn! Cheese is backing up but he can't get away as Penn lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cheese and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rampage Penn!