Vs»4 - Quartus PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Powers
vs
Cullen

178 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

180 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cullen.
Good shot there by Powers.
Powers works Cullen's body with a nice hook.
Powers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cullen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powers somewhat.
Cullen shoots in but Powers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Powers fails with the takedown.
Cullen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cullen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Powers avoids it really well and circles away.
Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cullen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Powers circles away.
Frank Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cullen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Powers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cullen did well to prevent Powers getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cullen wants to get back to full guard.
Cullen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Powers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Powers is taking a breather. Cullen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cullen gets back to full guard.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cullen striking off his back but it's not causing Powers any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen wants to stand and escape but Powers is having none of it.
Cullen looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers postures up in Cullen's guard and throws a big left but Cullen blocks it.
Powers content to stall in guard here.
Powers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Powers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Powers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Powers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Powers landing a few strikes.
Powers takes a little break here. Cullen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers working the ground and pound from side control.
Powers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Powers working the ground and pound.
Powers controls the position.

Powers has an Americana. Cullen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Powers is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Powers hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frank Powers!

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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannabil Barka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barka
vs
Rivera

182 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 London, Hannabil Barka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rivera looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Barka is landing with some decent strikes but Rivera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barka lands a heavy elbow.
Barka unloading with bombs!
Barka breaks from Rivera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barka landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barka unloading with bombs!
Barka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Barka.

Rivera is rocked!
Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rivera is still in real trouble! Can Barka finish him?
Barka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barka looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rivera covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannabil Barka!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Haseesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes to the cage accompanied by Revolution Calling by Queensryche. Haseesh has chosen Guns n Roses - Mr Brownstone as his entrance music. Omar Haseesh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Henry
vs
Haseesh

180 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Versus Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Haseesh!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Haseesh pushes Henry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Henry stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Haseesh throws a chopping leg kick but Henry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haseesh's waist but Haseesh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haseesh counters with a straight right hand.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haseesh counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry shoots and misses
and Haseesh counters with a series of strikes. Henry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haseesh wants to clinch

and Henry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haseesh's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Haseesh 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry looking to sit in guard and control but Haseesh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Henry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing Haseesh from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haseesh stands up and waves to Henry to follow him.
Haseesh looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Haseesh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haseesh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haseesh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Haseesh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haseesh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry tries for a takedown but Haseesh circles away easily
and Haseesh counters with a straight right hand.
Haseesh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haseesh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A bone on bone clash there as Haseesh blocks the leg kick.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Haseesh lands.
Omar Haseesh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haseesh scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Haseesh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henry looks to clinch
and Haseesh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Haseesh catches Henry right on the button with a cross.
Henry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haseesh counters with a two punch combo.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haseesh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Henry is rocked!

It looks like Charles Henry has been cut.
Haseesh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haseesh lands with a shot to the body.
Henry seems to have got his legs back now.
Haseesh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haseesh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Haseesh lands with an overhand left.
Haseesh throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling.
Haseesh lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Haseesh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Henry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haseesh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haseesh jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Haseesh lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry's hand.
Haseesh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henry.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Haseesh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry with a poor takedown
letting Haseesh counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.

Haseesh pushes Henry up against the cage in a clinch.

Haseesh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haseesh misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haseesh misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haseesh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haseesh.
Haseesh catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Haseesh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Haseesh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Haseesh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Haseesh counters with a stiff right hand.
Haseesh looks for the body kick but Henry saw that one coming.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haseesh lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haseesh cracks Henry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Omar Haseesh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry has his takedown stuffed
and Haseesh counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haseesh has closed the distance and engaged Henry in a clinch.

Haseesh manages to break the clinch.
Haseesh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Haseesh counter with a right hand.
Haseesh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haseesh throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Haseesh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Haseesh as he connects with a hook.
Haseesh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Haseesh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haseesh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haseesh digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
Henry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haseesh moves into the clinch successfully.

Haseesh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haseesh scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry drops his hands momentarily and Haseesh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haseesh stalks Henry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henry's face. Henry staggers backwards, shaken.

Henry gets tackled into the cage by Haseesh. Haseesh maintains the clinch.
Haseesh tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Haseesh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haseesh lands with a right to the head.
Haseesh tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.

Haseesh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haseesh lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Haseesh pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt
and Haseesh counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haseesh is working the combinations to good effect here.
Good standup being displayed there by Haseesh as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haseesh cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Charles Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haseesh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry drops his hands momentarily and Haseesh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haseesh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haseesh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haseesh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Haseesh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles Henry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Haseesh.
A lazy left from Haseesh finds it's target.
Haseesh stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haseesh pinned against the cage. Haseesh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haseesh!
Haseesh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left and a right from Haseesh both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Haseesh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry is looking to clinch.
Henry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haseesh circles away.
Haseesh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henry backs up against the cage.
Haseesh with a nice cross.
Haseesh scores with a jab to the head.
Haseesh throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling.
Henry gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Haseesh gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Haseesh!
Omar Haseesh very nearly forgot to thank Versus Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jompop Kiatphontip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jompop Kiatphontip struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guy
vs
Kiatphontip

175 cm
24
135 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jompop Kiatphontip!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiatphontip is fending him off so far but Guy persists. Nope, Kiatphontip circles away and we're back to standing.

Guy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kiatphontip tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guy is in Kiatphontip's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Guy landing some decent shots from guard.
Guy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kiatphontip's head.
Guy lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy cracks Kiatphontip with a solid left hand.
Guy works over Kiatphontip with some ground and pound from guard.
Guy landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Guy drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Guy as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kiatphontip screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Guy! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). That Guy!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domonick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domonick Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ketchup
vs
Diaz

199 cm
27
123 lbs
7 - 19 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

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 7 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ketchup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Domonick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ketchup clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ketchup prevents a takedown attempt there.

Ketchup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
John Ketchup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domonick Diaz.
Ketchup shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ketchup gets slowly back to his feet.

Ketchup shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ketchup has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Diaz defend it? Ketchup steps over the head and cranks it - Diaz is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ketchup!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Ketchup!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between peter Tremain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remy Bonjasky will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tremain
vs
Bonjasky

167 cm
27
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

178 cm
28
176 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, peter Tremain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Tremain throws a front kick that sends Bonjasky stumbling back into the cage.

A head kick lands from Bonjasky that sends Tremain to the canvas. Tremain tries to scramble back to his feet but Bonjasky brings him back down into side control.

Tremain is rocked!

It looks like peter Tremain has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tremain keeping his opponent close.
Oh Tremain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tremain is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bonjasky off and has taken his back!
Tremain biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tremain seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tremain is cranking Bonjasky's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bonjasky! He's tightened the choke and Bonjasky is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). peter Tremain!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rivilinho Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil MacPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacPherson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: little bad girl. This should be fireworks!

Rivaldo
vs
MacPherson

180 cm
23
140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rivilinho Rivaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil MacPherson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacPherson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rivaldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

MacPherson is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rivaldo! MacPherson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rivilinho Rivaldo!
Rivilinho Rivaldo very nearly forgot to thank Versus Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boon Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Haston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baggins comes to the cage accompanied by The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (my hero). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Baggins
vs
Haston

180 cm
19
163 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

167 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Boon Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Haston!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins dodges the punch combination from Haston.
Baggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Haston scores with a nice strike.
Lance Haston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haston misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Haston misses.
Baggins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haston thows a body shot but no joy.
Haston cracks Baggins with an open hand slap.
Haston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baggins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baggins circles away quickly and effectively.
Baggins shoots for a takedown but Haston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boon Baggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haston throws a series of punches but Baggins moves out of range.
Baggins avoids the body shot from Haston.
Haston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baggins circles away quickly and effectively.
Haston connects with a jab.
A combination from Haston does no damage.
Haston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Haston. Those never looked like landing.
Haston looks gassed!
Haston fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haston.

Baggins feints and as Haston raises his hands in defense, Baggins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Baggins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Haston can't keep his opponent in guard - Baggins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Baggins has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Haston defend it? Baggins steps over the head and cranks it - Haston is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Baggins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boon Baggins!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Up Loaded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loaded has chosen BOOOOOT!!! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ooka
vs
Loaded

180 cm
28
185 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Ooka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Up Loaded!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Loaded checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Up Loaded seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loaded.

Ooka gets tackled into the cage by Loaded. Loaded maintains the clinch.
Loaded lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ooka.
Loaded lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loaded lands with a short shot to the head.
Ooka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loaded has him pressed against the cage.
Ooka tries to score a body lock takedown but Loaded shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Loaded escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loaded scores with a body shot.
Ooka throws a wild body kick that Loaded sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loaded lands with a cross.
Ooka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loaded as he jumps to the side.
Ooka is breathing heavily.
Loaded connects with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Loaded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ooka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loaded lands a brutal head kick. Ooka looks out on his feet and Loaded throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Up Loaded!
Up Loaded is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Up Loaded thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.