LVC 6 GRENADE PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Strobn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayedolv Hitlar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Strobn
vs
Hitlar

185 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
271 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Strobn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayedolv Hitlar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitlar scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Ernst Strobn has been cut.
Strobn looks to land a right hand but Hitlar moved out of range.
Strobn shoots in for a takedown but Hitlar shows good takedown defense.
Strobn misses with a series of wild punches.
Hitlar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strobn is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Strobn. No joy for Hitlar on that attempt.
Hitlar misses with a takedown attempt - Strobn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hitlar fails with the takedown
and Strobn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ernst Strobn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayedolv Hitlar.
Hitlar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Hitlar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitlar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hitlar wants to stand but Strobn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hitlar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strobn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strobn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hitlar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hitlar thows a big elbow that misses.
Hitlar trying to control the position from guard on top but Strobn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strobn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hitlar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hitlar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hitlar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strobn defending well though.
Hitlar drops an elbow to the side of Strobn's head.
Strobn is looking to control Hitlar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Strobn avoid being mounted?
Strobn tries to get to full guard but Hitlar has control of the leg.
Hitlar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strobn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Hitlar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitlar slips a nice elbow through Strobn's hands, connecting with Strobn's forehead.
Hitlar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hitlar stops Strobn from getting back to his feet.
Hitlar uses his free foot to push down on Strobn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Strobn.
You get the feeling that Strobn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Strobn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hitlar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strobn looks a forlorn figure.
Strobn is trying to escape the mount.
Hitlar landing punches.
Strobn is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitlar working the ground and pound effectively.
Hitlar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hitlar is landing with some decent strikes but Strobn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hitlar with shots to the head and body - Strobn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Strobn regains half guard.
Hitlar works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strobn is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strobn is working hard here to advance position.
Hitlar looking to finish Strobn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strobn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ayedolv Hitlar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Strobn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hitlar scores with a takedown into Strobn's guard.
Hitlar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Strobn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hitlar is controlling him.
Hitlar is looking to work some ground and pound but Strobn has wrist control.
Hitlar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Strobn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hitlar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hitlar is looking to improve his position.
Strobn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitlar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hitlar landing small, sideways elbows.
Hitlar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hitlar tries to roll over but Strobn keeps him under control.
Strobn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Strobn stands up from half guard.

Strobn has taken the fight to the clinch.

Strobn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitlar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitlar fails to land the takedown.
Hitlar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Strobn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Hitlar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Strobn!
The referee warns Strobn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hitlar scoring with strikes but Strobn is staying in there.
Hitlar cracks Strobn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hitlar tries to control but Strobn wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strobn is trying to escape the mount.
Strobn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Strobn regains half guard.
Hitlar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Strobn missing with punches from the bottom.
Hitlar is trying to control the action in half guard but Strobn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hitlar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitlar works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hitlar tries to push Strobn's head away but Strobn is holding on tight.
Hitlar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ayedolv Hitlar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strobn wants to control but Hitlar is having none of it.
Hitlar landing shots from mount.
Strobn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hitlar lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Hitlar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hitlar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hitlar tries to control but Strobn wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ayedolv Hitlar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernst Strobn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hitlar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strobn tries to avoid it but Hitlar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strobn to the ground. Strobn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strobn ducks under a wild hook from Hitlar.
Strobn stuffs the takedown attempt from Hitlar. Hitlar gets slowly back to his feet.

Hitlar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Strobn wants to get back to his feet.
Strobn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitlar is pressing down on Strobn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strobn is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitlar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hitlar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Strobn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hitlar prevents Strobn from improving his position.
Hitlar lands strikes from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hitlar.
Strobn wants to control but Hitlar postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strobn sneaks out the side door and pushes Hitlar away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ernst Strobn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strobn moves in looking to clinch but Hitlar pushes him off.
Hitlar shoots in and drives through. Strobn sprawls well.
Ernst Strobn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayedolv Hitlar.
Hitlar with a poor takedown
and Strobn counters with a two punch combo.
Strobn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hitlar tries for a takedown but Strobn circles away easily

and Strobn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strobn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strobn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Strobn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hitlar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strobn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hitlar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strobn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hitlar can't get the takedown.
Strobn scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hitlar prevents Strobn from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Strobn.
Strobn tries to pull guard but Hitlar won't allow it.
Strobn crunches a lovely knee into Hitlar's ribcage.
Hitlar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Strobn has had enough of the clinch but Hitlar keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Strobn breaks from the clinch.
Ernst Strobn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ayedolv Hitlar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitlar scores with a hook to the body. Strobn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ayedolv Hitlar.
I've got Hitlar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ayedolv Hitlar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kleeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King MO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MO comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Armin Van Buuren - Sail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kleeman
vs
MO

201 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 Las Vegas, Martin Kleeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King MO!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleeman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
MO looks gassed!

Kleeman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kleeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kleeman wants to pass the guard but MO is keeping the position.
Kleeman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kleeman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kleeman trying to control but MO is working from the bottom.
Kleeman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kleeman pushing down on MO's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Kleeman 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.
Kleeman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kleeman trying to control the action but MO is working from the bottom.

Kleeman is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! MO is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Kleeman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Shibalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Let's go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brock
vs
Shibalala

205 cm
20
273 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Shibalala!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibalala shoots in looking for a takedown. Brock tries to sprawl out of it but Shibalala keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brock fails with the takedown

and Shibalala counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Brock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock wants to stand up but Shibalala is controlling him.

Brock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Shibalala drops back looking for a leg! Brock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brock manages to kick Shibalala off! Shibalala jumps back into Brock's guard.

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

Shibalala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brock throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shibalala escapes and throws Brock's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Brock is breathing heavily.

Shibalala is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brock has escaped the position, nice work there.

Shibalala in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Brock is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robin Shibalala!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ihan Latsio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rach Trask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ihan Latsio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ihan Latsio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Latsio
vs
Trask

175 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Nutrition 101

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 Las Vegas, Ihan Latsio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rach Trask!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trask throws a sloppy head kick and Latsio moves out of range easily.
Latsio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Latsio throws a jab when Trask was well out of range.
Latsio throws a right and a left that Trask avoids nicely.
Latsio throws a jab but it's blocked by Trask.
Latsio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trask.
Latsio is breathing heavily.
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!
Trask seems to be stalking Latsio here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Latsio drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rach Trask!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baramari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael O Hallorhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baramari comes to the cage accompanied by James Last - Happy Music. Bob Baramari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baramari
vs
O Hallorhan

210 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

201 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Organic Peak Performance

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Baramari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael O Hallorhan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hallorhan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Baramari takes the fight into the clinch.
O Hallorhan wants a takedown but no success here.
Baramari with a knee to the head.
O Hallorhan has had enough of the clinch but Baramari keeps him there for the moment.
Baramari scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baramari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Hallorhan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.
Baramari connects with a knee to the head.

Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Hallorhan looks to throw the jab but Baramari is out of range.
O Hallorhan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baramari throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as O Hallorhan stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Baramari follows into mount!

O Hallorhan is rocked!

It looks like Michael O Hallorhan has been cut.
O Hallorhan looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Hallorhan is squirming around, avoiding Baramari's attempts to control the action.
O Hallorhan is looking to improve his position but Baramari isn't that keen on the idea.

Baramari stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
O Hallorhan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baramari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch but O Hallorhan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Baramari has closed the distance and engaged O Hallorhan in a clinch.
O Hallorhan is looking to break free of the clinch but Baramari has double underhooks.

Baramari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Hallorhan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baramari swats away the attempt to clinch by O Hallorhan.
Baramari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Hallorhan.

O Hallorhan moves into range and clinches up with Baramari.
O Hallorhan is looking to break free of the clinch but Baramari has double underhooks.

Baramari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Hallorhan looks to land a combination but Baramari avoids it well.
Baramari throws a series of punches but O Hallorhan moves out of range.
Baramari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Hallorhan tries to bum rush Baramari with a series of wild strikes but Baramari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Baramari clinches.
Nice body punch from Baramari.
Baramari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baramari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baramari goes for a takedown attempt but O Hallorhan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baramari shoots in and drives through. O Hallorhan sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baramari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baramari keeps control of O Hallorhan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baramari connects with a knee to the head.
Baramari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baramari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baramari lands with a light punch inside.

Baramari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Hallorhan prevents Baramari from getting back to his feet.
Baramari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Hallorhan trying to control but Baramari is working from the bottom.

Baramari is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
O Hallorhan wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baramari pushes O Hallorhan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baramari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

O Hallorhan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from O Hallorhan misses.
Baramari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baramari is looking to clinch.
Baramari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baramari closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Hallorhan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Baramari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hallorhan shoots in for a double leg but Baramari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Hallorhan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Hallorhan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Hallorhan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael O Hallorhan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baramari cracks the inside of O Hallorhan's front leg.
A head kick from Baramari lands but O Hallorhan takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - O Hallorhan scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - O Hallorhan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Hallorhan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baramari tries to clinch up
and O Hallorhan counters with a left and a right that stings Baramari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hallorhan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baramari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baramari is looking to clinch but O Hallorhan is avoiding it.
O Hallorhan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!

Baramari has O Hallorhan up against the cage in a clinch.
O Hallorhan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baramari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Hallorhan just stands there and leans against the cage.

Baramari breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Baramari.
O Hallorhan misses with a combination
and Baramari counters with an outside leg kick.
O Hallorhan looks to land a combination. Baramari sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baramari throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for O Hallorhan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Baramari closes the distance and clinches.
Baramari with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Baramari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael O Hallorhan's cut.
That's time! Baramari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

O Hallorhan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baramari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Hallorhan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baramari on the side of the head.
O Hallorhan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Hallorhan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Baramari moves into the clinch.
O Hallorhan is trying to break the clinch but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.
Baramari changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Hallorhan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baramari lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Hallorhan throws a head kick that misses.
Baramari lands with a kick to the temple. O Hallorhan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Baramari darts in and clinches O Hallorhan up against the cage.
O Hallorhan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baramari backwards.
Knees to the body from Baramari.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Hallorhan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Baramari.
Baramari wants a takedown but no success here.
O Hallorhan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baramari tries to land a knee to the head but O Hallorhan blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baramari prevents O Hallorhan from breaking the clinch.
Baramari prevents O Hallorhan from breaking the clinch.
Baramari lands a nice knee to the body.
Baramari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Hallorhan smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Baramari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hallorhan throws a series of punches but Baramari moves out of range.
Baramari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baramari checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by O Hallorhan.
O Hallorhan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baramari shoots in but O Hallorhan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Hallorhan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Hallorhan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from O Hallorhan does no damage.
Bob Baramari is winning the standup battle so far.

O Hallorhan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

O Hallorhan working for submissions but it's allowed Baramari to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baramari seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Baramari prevents O Hallorhan from standing back up.
O Hallorhan wants to improve his position but Baramari is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baramari decides to stand up.
Baramari connects with a high kick.
O Hallorhan connects with a nice looking jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baramari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Hallorhan connects with the punch.
O Hallorhan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baramari.
Baramari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Hallorhan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baramari throws a head kick that O Hallorhan semi-blocks.
Baramari tries to clinch up but O Hallorhan circles away and keeps his distance.
Baramari wants to clinch up but O Hallorhan keeps it at a distance.
Baramari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Hallorhan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baramari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Hallorhan really felt that one!
O Hallorhan misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baramari wants to clinch.
O Hallorhan throws a leg kick but Baramari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baramari throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baramari throws a front kick that sends O Hallorhan stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Baramari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Hallorhan throws a low kick but Baramari avoids it.
Baramari scores with a leg kick.
O Hallorhan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Hallorhan tries to clinch up.
Baramari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baramari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baramari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baramari misses with a two punch combination.
O Hallorhan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baramari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Baramari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael O Hallorhan'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. This is the final round!

O Hallorhan circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Hallorhan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baramari on the side of the head.
O Hallorhan swats away the attempt to clinch by Baramari.
O Hallorhan motions for Baramari to come forward. O Hallorhan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baramari tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Hallorhan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baramari avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Hallorhan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Baramari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baramari.
Baramari landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Baramari.
O Hallorhan wants to break free but Baramari has control.
Baramari connects with a knee to the head.
Baramari works on O Hallorhan's body with a couple of short punches.
Baramari lands a nice knee to the body.
O Hallorhan wants to break free but Baramari has control.
Baramari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baramari misses with a knee strike.
O Hallorhan is trying to break the clinch but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.
Baramari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Baramari fails to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Baramari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Hallorhan lands a jab to Baramari's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hallorhan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baramari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Hallorhan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Baramari forces O Hallorhan back against the cage and clinches.
Baramari scores with a knee to the head.
Baramari misses with a knee strike.
O Hallorhan wants to break free but Baramari has control.
Baramari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Hallorhan has had enough of the clinch but Baramari keeps him there for the moment.
O Hallorhan tries to break the clinch but Baramari is controlling the position.
O Hallorhan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baramari unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Hallorhan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baramari looking to throw knees to the head but O Hallorhan is blocking nicely.
O Hallorhan is looking to break free of the clinch but Baramari has double underhooks.
Baramari avoiding damage.

Baramari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Hallorhan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Hallorhan wants to clinch.
O Hallorhan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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.

Baramari clinches up with O Hallorhan and pushes him back against the cage.

Baramari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Hallorhan lands with a cross.
O Hallorhan just misses with a punch to the body.
O Hallorhan misses with the combination.
Baramari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Hallorhan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baramari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baramari lands with a slapping head kick.

O Hallorhan rushes Baramari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Hallorhan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Hallorhan goes for a takedown attempt but Baramari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Hallorhan fails to land with a series of punches.
O Hallorhan misses the shot to the body.

Baramari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baramari connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Hallorhan's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baramari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Baramari.
Baramari is trying to maintain a safe position but O Hallorhan gets an underhook and turns Baramari into the cage.
Baramari missing with knees to the body.
O Hallorhan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baramari has him pressed against the cage.

Baramari ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Baramari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Baramari wants to stand but O Hallorhan is controlling the position.
Baramari has a closed guard, preventing O Hallorhan from standing up.
Baramari wants to get back to his feet but O Hallorhan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Baramari has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes O Hallorhan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four 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.
O Hallorhan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Michael O Hallorhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Hallorhan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Hallorhan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baramari's head.
O Hallorhan lands with a shot to the body.
Baramari throws a head kick that misses.
Baramari slips a jab and a cross from O Hallorhan.
Baramari closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Hallorhan circles away.
O Hallorhan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baramari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Hallorhan counters with a series of strikes. Baramari will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from O Hallorhan.
Baramari wants to clinch.
O Hallorhan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baramari doesn't seem bothered though.
O Hallorhan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baramari.
Bob Baramari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Hallorhan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Baramari.
Well Baramari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Baramari!

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 Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Paulo Silva enters the cage!

Liddell
vs
Silva

184 cm
22
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Liddell or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Liddell gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.

Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Silva easily slips into full mount!

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Liddell can't escape the position.

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liddell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva punching from mount but Liddell doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Liddell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Liddell is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is working hard here to advance position.
Liddell manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Liddell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is tying to control. Liddell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liddell tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

Silva is trying for a kimura here. Liddell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod The Bod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kouta Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kouta Hiro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

The Bod
vs
Hiro

195 cm
19
250 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

195 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rod The Bod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kouta Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiro tries to clinch there but The Bod circles away.
Hiro misses with a head kick.
Hiro tries to clinch there but The Bod circles away.
The Bod swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiro.
Hiro is looking to clinch but The Bod is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by The Bod or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiro which made him look bad.
The Bod swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiro moves in looking to clinch but The Bod pushes him off.

The Bod scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

The Bod is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hiro tries to buck The Bod off but The Bod is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Bod is controlling him well.
Hiro is trying to control The Bod's posture but The Bod avoids it.
Hiro gets back to half guard.
Hiro tries to get to full guard but The Bod has control of the leg.

The Bod looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The Bod is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hiro is just riding it out for now. The Bod eventually gives up the hold.
Hiro is looking to improve his position.

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.
Hiro manages to get to full guard.
The Bod looking to pass the guard.
Hiro working a defensive guard here.
The Bod stops Hiro from standing up.
Hiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kouta Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bod circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Bod blocks a head kick by Hiro.
Nice body kick there by Hiro.
Hiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiro throws a head kick that misses.
Kouta Hiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiro moves in looking to clinch but The Bod pushes him off.
The Bod swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiro.
Hiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Bod swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiro.
The Bod takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

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.
Hiro moves in looking to clinch but The Bod pushes him off.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hiro wants to clinch up but The Bod keeps it at a distance.
Hiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiro tries to clinch but The Bod is having none of it.
The Bod changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hiro tries to avoid it but The Bod manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hiro to the ground. Hiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiro wants to clinch.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kouta Hiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Bod keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiro lands a high kick!
Hiro wants to clinch.
Hiro tries to clinch but The Bod is having none of it.
The Bod shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiro but Hiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Bod misses with a low kick as Hiro jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiro throws a sloppy head kick and The Bod moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro moves in looking to clinch but The Bod pushes him off.
The Bod swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiro.
The Bod looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hiro is fending him off so far but The Bod persists. Nope, Hiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Hiro doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bod circles away.
Hiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiro throws a nice head kick!
Hiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiro is looking to clinch but The Bod is avoiding it.
The Bod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiro fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bod takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hiro is looking to clinch but The Bod is avoiding it.
Hiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Bod circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Bod keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Bod takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiro tries to clinch up but The Bod circles away and keeps his distance.
The Bod tries for a takedown but Hiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod The Bod. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bod swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro wants to clinch.
Hiro wants to clinch.
The Bod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Bod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Bod keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiro fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.
Hiro throws a head kick that misses.
The Bod is looking to chop away at Hiro's legs.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Bod paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Bod swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiro.
Hiro moves in looking to clinch but The Bod pushes him off.

The Bod shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Hiro is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! The Bod rolls with it to try and escape but Hiro cranks on the arm and The Bod is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kouta Hiro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Anastasio
vs
Thorn

190 cm
18
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trey Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thorn as he jumps to the side.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anastasio.
Anastasio fails with a takedown attempt.
Trey Anastasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Anastasio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anastasio shoots for a takedown but Thorn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Anastasio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Thorn. No joy for Anastasio on that attempt.
Anastasio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anastasio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thorn swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Anastasio. Anastasio gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anastasio tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorn blocks a low kick nicely.
Thorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Anastasio. Anastasio gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Anastasio. Anastasio gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anastasio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Anastasio with that takedown attempt.
Thorn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Trey Anastasio has been cut.
Thorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Anastasio fails to land the takedown.
Anastasio is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn blocks the body kick.
Anastasio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thorn but Thorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anastasio thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorn drops Anastasio with a huge uppercut! Anastasio drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Thorn is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Thorn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes into the arena with Slayed blaring out of the sound system. Bank Shamrock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rua
vs
Shamrock

185 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

SCP Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Bank Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but Rua circles away easily
and Rua counters with a good, hard body kick but Shamrock shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Shamrock is looking to close the distance but Rua sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Shamrock crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Shamrock is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mauricio Rua!