DFC 41:Easman vs Bieber PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen King of My World as his entrance music. Georges Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bishop
vs
Penn

172 cm
21
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.

Penn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bishop.

Bishop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop trying to control the position here.
Bishop manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bishop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the head.
Bishop lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bishop controlling the position easily from mount.
Bishop raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bishop fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bishop lands a big shot there that rocks Penn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
Bishop unloading with bombs!

Penn is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bishop working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Penn looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Bishop! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kevin Bishop!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowan Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Redmond
vs
Prince

180 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Redmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rowan Prince!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Prince.
Redmond is not content to let Prince control the position.

Prince is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Redmond is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Prince working away.

Prince goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Redmond rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Prince's guard! Nice work there by Redmond!
Redmond tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
Prince really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Redmond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redmond pushing down on Prince's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Prince tries to roll over but Redmond keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Redmond is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Prince has managed to free his arm - good work.

Prince looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prince tries to roll over but Redmond keeps him under control.
Prince is looking to control Redmond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prince avoid being mounted?
Redmond works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince tries to control the position but Redmond now has his back.
A lull in the action here.
Prince is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Prince looking very determined here, making life difficult for Redmond.
Prince is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Redmond is working for a rear naked choke. Prince is not defending it well and Redmond has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Prince refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Prince's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jay Redmond!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mustaf Fengap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fengap
vs
Thomson

174 cm
26
146 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mustaf Fengap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Thomson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Fengap has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thomson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thomson trying to control but Fengap is working from the bottom.

Fengap has his foot on Thomson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomson works his way back into a safe position though.
Thomson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Fengap is looking for a triangle but Thomson pushes his legs off easily.
Thomson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fengap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fengap being controlled here, momentarily.
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!
Fengap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mustaf Fengap!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ring
vs
Belov

185 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

170 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dmitry Belov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belov looks to land a body kick but Ring moved away.
No luck for Ring with that takedown attempt.
Ring tries to clinch up.
Ring scores with a shot to the body.
Belov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Ring to counter with a crisp jab.
Ring lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ring tries to clinch up.
Ring scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belov in his tracks.
Ring getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Belov defending well as Ring loads up on a big left hand.
Belov throws a big shot that misses.
Ring throws a right and a left that Belov avoids nicely.
Belov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ring.
Belov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ring counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ring lands a jab to Belov's midsection.
Ring is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Belov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belov takes one on the button.
Ring is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ring moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belov looks to land a right hand but Ring moved out of range.
A combination from Ring does no damage.
Belov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ring throws a jab but it's blocked by Belov.
Belov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ring rather than just go for the knockout.
Belov misses with a wild body shot.
Dmitry Belov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ring throws a jab when Belov was well out of range.
Belov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ring was well out of range. Poor timing from Belov.
Nice defenses there by Belov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belov needs to keep his hands up - Ring had a free shot at his head there.
Ring looks to throw the jab but Belov is out of range.
Belov misses the jab.
Belov misses with a shot to the body
and Ring counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ring lands a glancing blow to the side of Belov's head.
Belov loads up on a big right hand but Ring slips the punch.
Ring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ring.
Belov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ring misses with a body shot.
Ring fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Ring - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belov.
Belov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ring throws out the jab.
Ring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belov.
Ring throws a right and a left that Belov avoids nicely.
Belov blocks a jab.
Belov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ring keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ring misses with a takedown attempt - Belov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ring throws a hook but Belov avoids it easily.

Belov shoots in and bounces Ring off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Belov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring wants to sweep here but Belov controlling him for the moment.
Belov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Belov wants to control from the top but Ring keeps moving.
Belov lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ring looking to control.
Ring is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Belov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Belov trying to control but Ring is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Belov misses the shot to the body.
Ring loads up on a big right hand but Belov slips the punch.
Belov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ring.
A jab from Ring misses.
Belov misses with an uppercut. Ring saw that one coming.
A jab from Belov misses.
Belov misses with a looping left.

Belov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ring wants to hold on but Belov pushes him away.
Belov looking to control but Ring is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ring flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belov with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Shane Ring has been cut.
Ring is trying desperately to improve position.
Ring tries to hold on but Belov postures up.
Belov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belov wants to control the pace but Ring is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ring looks a forlorn figure.
Ring tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Belov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Shane Ring's cut is getting worse.
The referee warns Ring that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Shane Ring's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dmitry Belov!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakitu Michichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera "Walk". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fernandez
vs
Michichi

196 cm
22
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
265 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakitu Michichi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michichi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernandez.
Michichi misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Michichi.
Fernandez misses with an uppercut.
Michichi avoids the head kick by Fernandez.
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Michichi.
Michichi shoots in for a takedown but Fernandez shows good takedown defense.
Fernandez looks to land a body kick but Michichi moved away.
Fernandez scores with a decent looking hook.
Michichi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Michichi but Michichi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fernandez checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Michichi misses.
Fernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Michichi. Those never looked like landing.
Fernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michichi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernandez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Fernandez as Michichi shoots in.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fernandez misses with a knee strike.

Michichi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fernandez wanted to stand there but Michichi had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fernandez is posturing up here but Michichi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fernandez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fernandez has to tap! Slick submission there by Michichi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nakitu Michichi!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wes Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekwall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linkin Park--One Step Closer. Shooter McGavin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ekwall
vs
McGavin

170 cm
27
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ekwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shooter McGavin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ekwall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGavin is looking for a sweep.
Ekwall creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGavin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ekwall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGavin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ekwall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGavin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

McGavin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ekwall working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGavin has hold of Ekwall's hands but Ekwall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ekwall is nestled in close to McGavin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGavin wants to get back to full guard.

McGavin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ekwall pulls his head out easily.
McGavin has hold of Ekwall's hands but Ekwall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ekwall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ekwall drops an elbow to the side of McGavin's head.
Ekwall working McGavin over with strikes.
McGavin tries to roll over but Ekwall keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGavin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGavin taking some punishment here, with Ekwall in his half guard.

McGavin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ekwall pulls his head out easily.
McGavin wants to improve his position but Ekwall is controlling well.
Ekwall landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ekwall winds up and cracks McGavin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ekwall drops an elbow to the side of McGavin's head.
McGavin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

McGavin actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Ekwall.
Ekwall winds up and cracks McGavin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ekwall working the head and body with strikes.
Ekwall working over McGavin with some ground and pound. McGavin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekwall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McGavin!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGavin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ekwall looking to finish McGavin with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGavin!
Ekwall unloading with bombs!

McGavin is rocked!
Ekwall raining down shots from the mount!
McGavin is still in real trouble! Can Ekwall finish him?
Ekwall lands a big shot to the head and McGavin winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wes Ekwall!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norwegian Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Norwegian Viking has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Viking
vs
Riddick

205 cm
21
249 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Riddick!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking looks to land a right hand but Riddick moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Viking checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riddick tries a low kick but Viking avoids it.
Riddick throws a leg kick but Viking moved away.
Riddick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Viking is out of range.
Viking misses with a wild body shot.
Riddick misses with a low kick.
Riddick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddick is looking to chop away at Viking's legs.
Viking checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Viking checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Riddick throws a push kick but Viking slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viking. Riddick does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Viking misses.
Riddick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Riddick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Viking checks a leg kick.
Riddick throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick tries to work over Viking's front leg with a kick but Viking checks it.
Riddick misses with a body kick.
Riddick throws a low kick but Viking moves out of range easily.
Viking lands a jab to the nose.
Riddick thows a leg kick but Viking checks it
and Riddick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viking's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Viking duly obliges.
Riddick wants to slow Viking down by chopping away at his legs.
Viking avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick misses with a low kick as Viking jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Viking down.
Riddick throws a front kick aimed at Viking's knee but Viking avoids it well.
Viking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddick manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Viking blocks the low kick.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses
and Viking counters with a stiff right hand.
Riddick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riddick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Viking checks it well.
Viking feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Riddick crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Norwegian Viking!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanawat Kanokvichitra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanokvichitra has chosen Tatakai as his entrance music. Thanawat Kanokvichitra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gabe Wills's chin.

Wills
vs
Kanokvichitra

175 cm
23
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

174 cm
21
153 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabe Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanokvichitra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wills scores with a nice right hand.
Kanokvichitra is looking to clinch.
Kanokvichitra defending well as Wills loads up on a big left hand.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanokvichitra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wills keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kanokvichitra tries to close the distance and clinch but Wills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch but Wills is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wills avoids the head kick by Kanokvichitra.
A punch combination from Kanokvichitra misses.
Wills dodges the punch combination from Kanokvichitra.

Wills shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wills was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wills with the ground and pound from mount.
Wills punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wills looking to finish Kanokvichitra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kanokvichitra!
Wills unloading with bombs!
Wills misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kanokvichitra tries to lock up and control but Wills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wills raining down shots from the mount!
Kanokvichitra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wills lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wills punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wills won't let Kanokvichitra get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra tries to reverse the position but Wills maintains control.
Wills can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kanokvichitra is looking to escape.
Kanokvichitra tries to lock up and control but Wills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Kanokvichitra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kanokvichitra tries to hold on but Wills pushes him away.
Wills working Kanokvichitra over with strikes here.
Wills lands a big elbow.
Wills working the ground and pound effectively.
Wills landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills working Kanokvichitra over with strikes here.
Kanokvichitra is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wills lands a big elbow.
Kanokvichitra sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kanokvichitra wants to get back to full guard.
Wills sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kanokvichitra defending well though.
Wills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wills wants to free his trapped foot but Kanokvichitra is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kanokvichitra trying to control but Wills postures up.
Wills lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wills scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wills frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills unloading with bombs!
Wills lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kanokvichitra regains half guard.
Kanokvichitra wants to get back to full guard.
Wills lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wills trying to control the action but Kanokvichitra is working from the bottom.
Wills working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Wills dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kanokvichitra tries to clinch but Wills is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Kanokvichitra.
Wills misses with an uppercut. Kanokvichitra saw that one coming.
Kanokvichitra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanokvichitra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch but Wills moves out of range.
Kanokvichitra misses with a head kick.
Wills shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kanokvichitra sprawls well. Kanokvichitra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wills gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanokvichitra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kanokvichitra tries to close the distance and clinch but Wills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wills throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kanokvichitra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills scores with a jab.
Wills moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Wills misses.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wills fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanokvichitra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Wills counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wills trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kanokvichitra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wills is one step ahead there.
Wills 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Kanokvichitra closes the distance and clinches.
Kanokvichitra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanokvichitra working hard to break the clinch.
Wills wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wills wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanokvichitra won't allow it.
Kanokvichitra is trying to break the clinch but Wills is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Wills - that landed with a thud.
Wills lands with a right to the head.
Kanokvichitra is trying to break the clinch but Wills is controlling him.
Kanokvichitra blocks a body shot from Wills.
Wills takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the head.

Wills breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kanokvichitra, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanokvichitra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch

and Wills counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wills throws a big right hand that misses.
Kanokvichitra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wills is looking to work some ground and pound but Kanokvichitra has wrist control.
Wills thows a big elbow that misses.
Wills prevents Kanokvichitra from getting back to his feet.
Wills lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wills is working Kanokvichitra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wills trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanokvichitra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills throwing strikes from guard but Kanokvichitra blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wills is in close to Kanokvichitra's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wills advances position into side control!
Kanokvichitra is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wills cracks Kanokvichitra with a big elbow.
Kanokvichitra taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kanokvichitra tries to improve position but can't.
Wills lands some shots froms side control.
The ground and pound from Wills seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wills is working Kanokvichitra over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanokvichitra can do to turn this around?
Kanokvichitra is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wills connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Wills.
Wills wants to control but Kanokvichitra is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Wills dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wills is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kanokvichitra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kanokvichitra throws a sloppy head kick and Wills moves out of range easily.
Wills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanokvichitra was well out of range. Poor timing from Wills.
Wills throws an overhand right that lands on Kanokvichitra's shoulder, as Kanokvichitra tries to avoid the shot.
Wills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up.
Kanokvichitra cracks a nice hook into Wills's ribs.

Wills fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kanokvichitra sprawls well initially but Wills persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wills tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kanokvichitra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kanokvichitra trying to control here.

Kanokvichitra has one foot on Wills's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills missing with a left hand there. Kanokvichitra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kanokvichitra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wills.
Wills jabs Kanokvichitra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kanokvichitra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Kanokvichitra.
Sloppy strikes from Kanokvichitra. Those never looked like landing.
Kanokvichitra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wills.
Kanokvichitra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wills takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kanokvichitra misses with a body shot.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanokvichitra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanokvichitra throws a low kick but Wills moves out of range easily.
Wills looks to throw the jab but Kanokvichitra is out of range.
Kanokvichitra fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wills is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch up but Wills circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanokvichitra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wills avoids the head kick by Kanokvichitra.
Kanokvichitra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanokvichitra manages to avoid it.
Wills swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanokvichitra.
Wills lands a head shot.
Kanokvichitra ducks under a wild hook from Wills.
Kanokvichitra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanokvichitra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wills drives through with a takedown into Kanokvichitra's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wills trying to control but Kanokvichitra is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wills lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wills passes Kanokvichitra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kanokvichitra taking some punishment here, with Wills in his half guard.
Gabe Wills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kanokvichitra's head.
Wills takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kanokvichitra wants to get back to full guard.
Wills throwing shots but Kanokvichitra is blocking nicely.
Kanokvichitra trying to control here.
Wills 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kanokvichitra won't allow Wills to pass to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanokvichitra wants to get back to his feet.
Gabe Wills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wills prevents Kanokvichitra from improving his position.
Wills stops Kanokvichitra from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wills lands a nice short elbow.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wills in particular looking to stall.
Wills lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Wills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wills, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Wills!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
78%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bieber has chosen Baby as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Eastman
vs
Bieber

184 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Eastman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Bieber!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bieber thows a body shot but no joy.
James Eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bieber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eastman. Eastman obviously looking to wear him down.
Bieber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eastman. Eastman obviously looking to wear him down.
Eastman throws a head kick that misses.
Bieber misses with a low kick as Eastman jumps back.
Eastman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bieber manages to avoid it.
Eastman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bieber manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eastman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bieber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eastman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bieber.
Bieber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eastman counters with a right hand to the body.
Eastman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bieber.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eastman.

It looks like Justin Bieber has been cut.
Eastman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bieber looks gassed!
Bieber lands with a straight right. Eastman didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Eastman tenderised Bieber's leg. Bieber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bieber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastman.
Eastman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bieber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eastman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman lands with a nice body punch.
Eastman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eastman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eastman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eastman throws a hook but Bieber blocks it.
Eastman scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Eastman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bieber doesn't seem phased though.
Eastman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Bieber is rocked!
Eastman is stalking Bieber. Bieber circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Eastman, and it's lights out! Bieber really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Eastman!
James Eastman retains his welterweight title!