V.F.C 6: Mouth For War PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Szulkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szulkowski comes to the ring accompanied by Turn! Turn! Turn!. Sakuraba has chosen YLHCSD - Softer Cell as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Szulkowski
vs
Sakuraba

202 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pawel Szulkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szulkowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Szulkowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Sakuraba moves into the clinch.
Szulkowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szulkowski tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Szulkowski tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Szulkowski misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szulkowski.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the temple.
Szulkowski tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Szulkowski misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Szulkowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Szulkowski misses with a knee strike.
Sakuraba is working for takedown but Szulkowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Szulkowski looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulkowski working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
Szulkowski gets underhooks to prevent Sakuraba's takedown attempt.
Pawel Szulkowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Sakuraba.
Szulkowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Szulkowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Szulkowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakuraba goes for a takedown attempt but Szulkowski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Szulkowski dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
Szulkowski connects with a leg kick. Sakuraba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Szulkowski as he jumps to the side.
Pawel Szulkowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sakuraba has managed to clinch.
Szulkowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Szulkowski scores with a knee to the head.
Szulkowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Szulkowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Szulkowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szulkowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szulkowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szulkowski misses with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Szulkowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Szulkowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szulkowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szulkowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szulkowski with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Szulkowski.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Szulkowski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sakuraba's brow.
Szulkowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Szulkowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Szulkowski misses with a knee to the head.
Szulkowski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Szulkowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szulkowski misses with a knee to the head.
Szulkowski throws an elbow that misses.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the temple.
Szulkowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Sakuraba has hold of one of Szulkowski's legs. Szulkowski is fighting the takedown attempt but Sakuraba gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sakuraba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Szulkowski blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Szulkowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sakuraba pushes Szulkowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szulkowski is pressed up against the ropes. Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Szulkowski down to the mat. Szulkowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Szulkowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Szulkowski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Szulkowski tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Szulkowski lands an elbow just above Sakuraba 's eye.
Sakuraba avoids the elbow strike from Szulkowski, against the ropes.
Szulkowski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Szulkowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Szulkowski looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulkowski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba can't get the takedown.
Szulkowski landing knees to the head.
Szulkowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szulkowski tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.

Sakuraba has Szulkowski pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sakuraba pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Szulkowski tumbling to the mat - Sakuraba dives into Szulkowski's guard.
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Szulkowski's guard.
Sakuraba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szulkowski can't escape the position.
Szulkowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba breaks from Szulkowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Szulkowski looks a forlorn figure.
Szulkowski is trying to escape the mount.
Szulkowski tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba trying to control but Szulkowski is having none of it.
Sakuraba raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba with the ground and pound from mount.
Sakuraba trying to control but Szulkowski is having none of it.
Szulkowski taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szulkowski is in a horrible position here. Sakuraba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakuraba gets a clinch.

It looks like Pawel Szulkowski has been cut.
Szulkowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Szulkowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szulkowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szulkowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Szulkowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Szulkowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szulkowski looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Szulkowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulkowski misses with a knee to the head.
Szulkowski misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Szulkowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Szulkowski missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Szulkowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Szulkowski.
Szulkowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba wants a takedown but no success here.
Pawel Szulkowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Sakuraba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szulkowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Szulkowski looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba is working for takedown but Szulkowski is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sakuraba turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Szulkowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Szulkowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba moves into full mount!
Sakuraba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sakuraba trying to control but Szulkowski is having none of it.
Sakuraba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba working Szulkowski over with strikes here.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Pawel Szulkowski's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sakuraba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sakuraba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Szulkowski is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakuraba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Takeshi Sakuraba!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Takeshi Sakuraba!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Takeshi Sakuraba!

Takeshi Sakuraba wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Rellik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rellik
vs
Man

180 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Rellik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rellik clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the ropes.

Rellik breaks from the clinch.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Rellik.

Rellik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Rellik pushes Man up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rellik lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rellik manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rellik prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Rellik is pushing Man up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rellik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to break free.
Rellik lands with a left to the head.
Man missing with knees to the body.

Rellik breaks the clinch.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.

Man clinches up with Rellik and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rellik is pushing Man up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rellik seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Man has his foot on Rellik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rellik works his way back into a safe position though.
Rellik wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Rellik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Man is looking for a triangle but Rellik pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rellik postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rellik stays in close to Man's body and controls the position.
Rellik's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Rellik wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Rellik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rellik just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Sean Rellik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.

Rellik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rellik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Man closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rellik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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

Rellik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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

Man clinches.

Rellik is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Man can't fight it off and eventually Rellik manages to take the fight to the floor. Man looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rellik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rellik scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Rellik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rellik pushes Man up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rellik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rellik.

It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Rellik lands with a short shot to the head.

Man is rocked!
Rellik is struggling to control the position.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Rellik finish him?
Rellik pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Man! Rellik unloads with more strikes and Man sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Rellik!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kid Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Coke
vs
Bennett

177 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Coke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bennett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Coke quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Coke trying to control here.
Bennett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bennett thows a huge punch but Coke dodges it nicely.
Bennett drops an elbow to the side of Coke's head.
Bennett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bennett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bennett throwing shots but Coke is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bennett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett misses with a head shot. Coke uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bennett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bennett trying to move into half guard but instead Coke has managed to sweep!
Bennett wants to stand up but Coke is controlling him.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Coke from controlling successfully.
Coke prevents Bennett from getting back to his feet.
Bennett managing to control the position.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Coke from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to stand up but Coke is controlling him.

We're going to have a standup here because Kid Coke wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid Coke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Bennett misses
and Coke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coke throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett takes a swing at Coke's ribcage but misses.
Coke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Coke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Coke.
Coke misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Coke throws a right hand that Bennett ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennett also avoids with ease.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Coke's head but Coke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Bennett gets a double leg takedown into Coke's guard.
Coke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bennett.
Coke keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
Bennett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bennett distracts Coke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bennett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bennett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett stopping the sweep attempt from Coke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coke is breathing heavily.
Bennett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bennett is trying to control the action in half guard but Coke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bennett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coke is not content to let Bennett control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett trying to control from Coke's half guard. Coke has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bennett trying to control but Coke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coke counters with a left and a right that stings Bennett.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coke!
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coke.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Coke.
Sloppy strikes from Coke. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Coke moved out of range.
Coke throws a right and a left that Bennett avoids nicely.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Coke saw that one coming.
Coke lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coke moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Coke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett throws a body punch but Coke moves out of range.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coke.
A combination from Coke does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Coke. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Coke.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coke.
Coke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coke slips a straight right by Bennett.
Kid Coke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coke moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Nice jab there from Coke.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Coke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
Coke misses with a double jab.
Kid Coke is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Coke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Coke counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Coke counters with a two punch combo.
Coke misses with the combination.
Bennett misses with a body shot
letting Coke counter with a right hand.
Coke throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bennett scores a takedown into full mount!
Bennett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Coke can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bennett dominating with strikes here.
Bennett lands a big elbow.

Coke is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Bennett! That's really hurt Coke and he's turned his back - Bennett keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bennett jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Bennett!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Teagus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberio Celentano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celentano has chosen The Godfather Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Teagus
vs
Celentano

190 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
219 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive Teagus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiberio Celentano!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celentano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Clive Teagus has been cut.
Teagus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Celentano throws a head kick that misses.
Celentano throws out a leg kick but Teagus moves out of range and Celentano only half commits.
Celentano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teagus.
Celentano fails with a takedown attempt.
Celentano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teagus circles away.
Celentano tries to bum rush Teagus with a series of wild strikes but Teagus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teagus slips a jab and a cross from Celentano.
Celentano moves out of range as Teagus strikes.
Celentano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Celentano misses with a double jab.
Teagus misses with a straight right.
Teagus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Celentano misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Celentano scores with a three punch combo!
Celentano throws a right hand that Teagus ducks under and follows up with a left that Teagus also avoids with ease.
Celentano looks gassed!
Celentano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teagus.

Teagus instigates a clinch.
Teagus landing knees to the body.
Teagus lands a nice elbow.
Teagus lands a knee to the body.
Teagus scores a nice knee to the body.
Teagus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Teagus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teagus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Celentano throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teagus missing with knees to the body.
Teagus lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tiberio Celentano has been cut.
Teagus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Celentano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Teagus tries to land a knee to the head but Celentano blocks with his arms.
Teagus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Celentano avoids it.
Celentano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Teagus looking to throw knees to the head but Celentano is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Teagus.
Teagus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Celentano's defenses.
Celentano blocks an elbow strike from Teagus.
Teagus has Celentano pushed against the ropes.
Teagus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Celentano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Celentano is trying to push Teagus away but Teagus has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Teagus connects with a knee to the head.
Teagus lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Teagus.
Teagus lands an elbow just above Celentano 's eye.
Teagus holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Teagus landing knees to the body.
Teagus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Teagus prevents Celentano from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teagus looking to throw knees to the head but Celentano is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Teagus obliges.
Teagus tries a knee to the head but Celentano blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Clive Teagus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Celentano misses with a two punch combination.
Teagus looks to score with a jab to the body but Celentano is just out of range.

Nice combo by Celentano! Oh, that's hurt him - Teagus falls to the canvas and Celentano follows him into side control.

Celentano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Teagus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Teagus tries to buck Celentano off but Celentano is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teagus is working hard here to advance position.

Celentano is working to tighten is grip on Teagus's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Teagus has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Celentano is really squeezing tight and eventually Teagus passes out! Celentano breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tiberio Celentano!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dodson
vs
Maynard

162 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

155 cm
24
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard throws a solid leg kick but Dodson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maynard.
Dodson lands an overhand right.
Dodson blocks a head kick by Maynard.
Dodson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dodson lands an overhand right.
Dodson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dodson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maynard throws a head kick but Dodson moves out of range.
Dodson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Dodson. That snapped Maynard's head back.
Dodson lands a nice shot that snaps Maynard's head back.
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt - Dodson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Maynard with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson tried to score with a low kick but Maynard checks it.

Dodson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dodson lands in his opponent's guard.
Dodson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dodson trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Dodson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maynard is keeping the position for now.
Dodson forces his way into half guard.
Dodson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maynard keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maynard trying to control but Dodson postures up.
Maynard is not content to let Dodson control the position.
Maynard is trying to control but can't.
Dodson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dodson thowing shots but they're missing.
Maynard tries to hold on but Dodson postures up.
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!
Dodson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dodson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maynard doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

Dodson looking to secure an arm triangle but Maynard defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maynard tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson avoids the attempt from Maynard to control.
Dodson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dodson controlling from mount.
Maynard is desperately trying to improve his position but Dodson has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson trying to control but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Dodson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dodson leaves Maynard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gray Maynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dodson gets a double leg takedown into Maynard's guard.

Maynard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dodson defends well.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Dodson from controlling successfully.
Dodson tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.
Dodson wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Maynard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dodson advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard is not content to let Dodson control the position.
Maynard tries to escape but Dodson is in control.
Dodson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Maynard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maynard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Dodson is working for a kimura but Maynard is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dodson is looking to stall here but Maynard recovers full guard.
Dodson stopping the sweep attempt from Maynard.
Maynard is looking to stand up but Dodson isn't so interested in that idea.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maynard is keeping the position for now.
Dodson is working hard here to advance position.
Dodson slips nicely into half guard.
Maynard trying to hold on to Dodson's head to control him but Dodson postures up.
Dodson is looking to advance position but Maynard won't allow it.
Dodson wants to take a breather but Maynard is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maynard kicks Dodson off and gets back to his feet.
Maynard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dodson's waist but Dodson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maynard off to one side.
Maynard is breathing heavily.

Dodson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maynard to the ground. Dodson is now in Maynard's guard.
Maynard has momentary wrist control but Dodson slips an elbow through the middle.
Dodson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard can't keep his opponent in guard - Dodson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dodson is looking to take a break and control but Maynard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Dodson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Dodson digs a good hook to Maynard's body.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Dodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dodson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maynard's hands.
Dodson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maynard.
Dodson lands a glancing blow to the side of Maynard's head.
Dodson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maynard back to the ropes. Dodson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dodson cracks Maynard with an open hand slap.
Maynard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dodson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maynard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dodson jabs at Maynard's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dodson.
Maynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maynard drops his hands momentarily and Dodson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dodson connects with an inside leg kick.
Maynard tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Dodson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dodson thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Dodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dodson throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Dodson. No joy for Maynard on that attempt.
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maynard is fending him off so far but Dodson persists. Nope, Maynard circles away and we're back to standing.
Maynard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dodson avoids it really well and circles away.
Curtis Dodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Maynard.
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maynard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dodson can pounce on him.
Curtis Dodson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dodson scores with a body shot.
Dodson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Dodson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson stalling.
Dodson wants to take a breather but Maynard is having none of it.
Curtis Dodson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dodson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maynard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maynard wants to improve his position but Dodson is controlling well.
Dodson is keen to just control but Maynard is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Curtis Dodson just wasn't active enough.
Dodson scores with a jab.
Maynard tries to clinch but Dodson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dodson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maynard to the mat! Maynard manages to get full guard.
Dodson stays in close to Maynard's body and controls the position.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Dodson from controlling successfully.

Maynard has his foot on Dodson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dodson works his way back into a safe position though.
Dodson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Dodson from controlling successfully.
Gray Maynard 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dodson stands and throws Maynard's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Dodson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dodson 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Curtis Dodson!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Curtis Dodson!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Curtis Dodson!

Curtis Dodson wins by unanimous decision!