War FC Smashfest PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milani has chosen Silicone Curitiba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marco Milani struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs 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. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dude
vs
Milani

180 cm
30
179 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
186 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Milani!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milani moves to clinch but Dude breaks away
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milani tries to close the distance and clinch but Dude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milani tries to clinch up

and Dude counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Milani trying to hold on to Dude's head to control him but Dude postures up.
Dude prevents Milani from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Milani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milani is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dude's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dude's back!
Dude breaks Milani's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dude throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude wants to control from the top but Milani keeps moving.
Milani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dude manages to get himself to full guard.

Dude throws his legs up looking for a submission but Milani uses it to pass to side control.
Milani working away.
Dude is looking to regain half guard here but Milani keeps moving and retains side control.

Milani swings around for an armbar but Dude sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Milani's guard.
Dude throwing strikes from guard but Milani blocks nicely.
Dude throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude preventing the sweep.
Dude lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dude trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dude is looking to work some ground and pound but Milani has wrist control.
Milani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Dude from controlling successfully.
Dude lands a couple of elbows.
Dude throws a big elbow that misses.
Dude wants to pass the guard but Milani is keeping the position.
Milani lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dude!
Dude is looking to get to half guard.

Milani is working for a guillotine from mount but Dude frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude is working to get back to half guard.
Milani lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dude hang on?
Dude tries to lock up and control but Milani gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Milani jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dude is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dude and Milani has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milani is looking to take a break and control but Dude is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Milani tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Milani has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Milani tries for a kimura but Dude is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude is pushing Milani's head away, looking to escape. Milani manages to hold on to the position though.
Dude wants to control but Milani postures up.

Milani looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude is looking for a sweep.
Dude is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Milani is controlling him well.
Milani is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dude will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Milani is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dude knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Milani wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Milani will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Milani tries to close the distance and clinch but Dude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Milani.
Marco Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milani fails with the takedown

and Dude counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Milani's guard now.
Dude landing some decent shots from guard.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Milani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude looking to pass the guard.
Dude trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dude with a flurry of punches that miss.
Milani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dude pushes Milani off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani shoots in but Dude avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Justin Dude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Milani.
Milani wants to clinch.
Milani moves to clinch but Dude breaks away
and Dude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Dude decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Justin Dude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dude is looking to take a break and control but Milani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milani manages to get to full guard.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Milani looking for a sweep. Not yet Milani, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Milani is on top in guard.
Milani throws a big right hand that misses.
Milani passes into half guard.
Dude wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dude is working hard here to advance position.
Dude taking some punishment here, with Milani in his half guard.
Milani trying to control from half guard but Dude is working away.

Milani is looking for a kimura but Dude is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Milani to get the leverage.

Milani is trying to work for a kimura but Dude is defending well.
Dude keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude is positioning himself well to prevent Milani advancing to mount.
Dude is trying to maintain the position but Milani is very close to passing his half guard.
Milani wants to take a breather but Dude is having none of it.

Milani is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dude sees it coming and defends easily.
Dude manages to get to full guard.
Milani stops Dude from standing up.
Milani preventing the sweep.
Milani is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Milani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dude's head.
Dude not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani won't allow Dude to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dude looking for a guillotine here but Milani defends easily.

Milani drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Milani jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Milani trying to control but Dude is working from the bottom.
Dude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Milani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dude's head.
Milani is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

Dude throws his legs up looking for a submission but Milani uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Milani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dude circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Milani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milani misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.
Milani darts in trying to clinch

and Dude counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Milani is on top in guard.
Milani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Milani trying to control the position from guard on top but Dude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude wants to sweep here but Milani controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milani is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dude is trying to keep Milani in close.
Milani sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dude's guard.
Dude gets full guard.
Milani slips nicely into half guard.

Milani is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Dude as he works his way to full guard.
Milani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dude tries to get out of the position.
Milani prevents Dude from getting back to his feet.
Marco Milani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dude thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Milani not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Milani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Dude is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dude is keeping the position for now.
Milani slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dude working a defensive guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marco Milani hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dude throws a hook but Milani avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Milani is just out of range.
Milani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dude gets tackled into the cage by Milani. Milani maintains the clinch.
Dude tries to score a body lock takedown but Milani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dude is looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Milani.

It looks like Justin Dude has been cut.
Dude has Milani pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Milani manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Dude. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Milani controlling the action here for a moment.
Dude drops down looking for an ankle pick but Milani pulls his leg out and moves away.
Milani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dude's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milani wants to clinch
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justin Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dude counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Milani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Milani has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Milani!
An out of breath Marco Milani thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cocaine Blues. Bullard has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johns
vs
Bullard

165 cm
32
133 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

180 cm
29
141 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns takes a swing at Bullard's ribcage but misses.
Bullard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bullard slips a jab and a cross from Johns.

Bullard gets tackled into the cage by Johns. Johns maintains the clinch.
Johns lands a shot to the body.
Johns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Johns scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Johns.
Bullard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bullard looks gassed!
Johns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bullard backwards.
Johns pushes Bullard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johns content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Johns.
Bullard misses with a punch to the body.
Johns misses with a punch to the body.
Johns lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Johns.
A nice left hand lands by Johns.
Johns taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bullard takes a shot to the head.
Bullard takes a shot to the head.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Bullard controls the action.

Bullard has hold of one of Johns's legs. Johns is fighting the takedown attempt but Bullard gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johns trying to keep a closed guard but Bullard is proving a slippery customer.

Johns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Johns is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bullard frees his head nicely. Oh but Johns has switched to an armbar! Bullard is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tim Johns!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

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

Taylor
vs
Bunch

159 cm
22
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

164 cm
30
141 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morgan Bunch!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Bunch misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor throws a head kick but Bunch moves out of range.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Bunch is out of range.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunch.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Bunch moves out of range easily.
Bunch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Bunch looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunch misses with a double jab
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor tries to clinch but Bunch moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunch with a nice cross.
Bunch slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Bunch looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Bunch digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Taylor.
Bunch just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Bunch misses.
Bunch thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunch connects with a crisp jab.
Morgan Bunch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Bunch.
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!
Bunch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bunch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Taylor clobbers Bunch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bunch throws a big shot that misses.
Bunch just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bunch slips a straight right by Taylor.
Donk. Taylor catches Bunch right on the button with a cross.
Bunch connects with a right hand. Taylor shakes it off.
Bunch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Taylor is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Bunch misses the target.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bunch throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Bunch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor lands a high kick!
Taylor blocks a jab.
Bunch cracks Taylor with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Taylor tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bunch pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Taylor is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Bunch!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neho Kipei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanista Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Kamikaze Kush- Very Next Day as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kipei
vs
Romero

185 cm
21
219 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neho Kipei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanista Romero!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with an uppercut. Kipei saw that one coming.
Kipei ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Kipei shoots in and drives through. Romero sprawls well.
Romero throws a series of punches but Kipei moves out of range.
Kipei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romero slaps away a takedown attempt from Kipei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neho Kipei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kipei misses with a takedown
and Kipei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Romero or perhaps it was just good defense by Kipei which made him look bad.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kipei.

Kipei darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!

Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Romero tries to kick Kipei off but Kipei keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kipei with the ground and pound but Romero uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Romero has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kipei should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Romero has tightened it up now! Kipei should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wanista Romero!
Wanista Romero very nearly forgot to thank ANABOLIC **160** 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marnic Pretorius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyake Morimasa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morimasa
vs
Pretorius

194 cm
26
220 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

West Coast Apparel

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marnic Pretorius!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morimasa clinches.
Morimasa taking a breather.
Morimasa lands an elbow that stopped Pretorius in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Marnic Pretorius has been cut.
Morimasa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morimasa lands a nice elbow.

Pretorius is rocked!
Nice elbow from Morimasa.
Pretorius is still on wobbly legs! Can Morimasa finish him?

That has opened up Marnic Pretorius's cut even more.
Morimasa creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Pretorius! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Morimasa.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyake Morimasa!
Miyake Morimasa gave a mention to West Coast Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbyszko Zbogdanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zbyszko Zbogdanca has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lodin
vs
Zbogdanca

190 cm
29
224 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

184 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zbyszko Zbogdanca!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodin lands with a nice body punch.
Zbogdanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lodin.
Zbogdanca misses with a straight right.
Zbogdanca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lodin circles away.
Lodin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lodin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lodin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zbogdanca.
Lodin digs a good body shot into Zbogdanca's ribs.
Lodin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zbogdanca.
Zbogdanca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lodin as he jumps to the side.
Frank Lodin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbyszko Zbogdanca.
Zbogdanca with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lodin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Zbyszko Zbogdanca has been cut.
Lodin lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zbogdanca walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Lodin.
Nice shot lands for Lodin.

That has opened up Zbyszko Zbogdanca's cut even more.
Zbogdanca shoots in and drives through. Lodin sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbogdanca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Lodin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zbogdanca to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lodin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lodin has control of Zbogdanca's left arm, preventing Zbogdanca from doing any damage.
Zbogdanca looking to pass the guard.
Lodin pulls Zbogdanca in close to his closed guard and prevents Zbogdanca from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lodin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zbogdanca bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zbogdanca has gone for a leg lock! Lodin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zbogdanca's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodin stopping the sweep attempt from Zbogdanca.

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

Lodin decides to stand back up.
Zbogdanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lodin. Lodin obviously looking to wear him down.
Zbogdanca with a poor takedown
and Lodin counters with a nice leg kick.
Lodin catches Zbogdanca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lodin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zbogdanca crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lodin - the referee stops the clock and Zbogdanca gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lodin. Zbogdanca manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zbogdanca looks gassed!
Lodin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lodin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zbogdanca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lodin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zbogdanca scrambles back to his feet.
Lodin dips to his left and cracks Zbogdanca with an uppercut!
Frank Lodin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lodin scores with a hook to the body. Zbogdanca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lodin lands a nice shot to the body.
Lodin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lodin lands a lovely overhand right.

The cut above Zbyszko Zbogdanca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lodin cracks Zbogdanca with an open hand slap.
Lodin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lodin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zbogdanca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Lodin instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lodin.

Zbyszko Zbogdanca's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lodin stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin landing knees to the body.
Lodin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lodin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lodin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Lodin!
Frank Lodin is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Lodin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. 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?

Carter
vs
Salazar

184 cm
27
202 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

183 cm
28
176 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyquil Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Salazar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salazar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salazar ducks under a wild hook from Carter.

Carter pushes Salazar up against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Salazar misses with an elbow strike.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salazar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Salazar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salazar obliges.
Salazar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Salazar throws an elbow that misses.
Salazar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Salazar pushes off an throws an elbow but Carter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salazar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Carter.
Carter slows down the pace here.
Salazar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Salazar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salazar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Salazar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Salazar working aggressively here.
Salazar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
A short right from Carter.
Salazar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter lands with a hook. Salazar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar throws a low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Salazar stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Carter rushes Salazar and presses him up against the cage.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salazar throws an elbow but misses.
Salazar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salazar lands a damaging elbow.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salazar tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.

Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head kick but Salazar moves out of range.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Salazar tries a head kick but it misses.
Salazar tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salazar misses with a hook.

Carter forces Salazar back against the cage and clinches.
Salazar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Salazar.

It looks like Calvin Carter has been cut.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar blocks an uppercut.
Carter is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Salazar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazars head.
Carter slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Salazar.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Salazar.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Carter working aggressively here.
Salazar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Calvin Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Carter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Salazar throws a head kick that half lands.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salazar throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Salazar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Carter slams his shin into Salazar's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salazar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Salazar.
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Salazar.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calvin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter connects with a right hand. Salazar shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Salazar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carter scores with a head kick.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salazar.
Salazar scores with a body shot.
Salazar looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
Salazar misses with a jab to the body
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Salazar 's knee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carter. Salazar shrugs it off though.
Carter throws a head kick but Salazar moves out of range.
Salazar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salazar shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salazar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salazar has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salazar's head.
Salazar misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter checks a low kick from Salazar.
Carter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calvin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Carter has Salazar up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Salazar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Salazar.
Salazar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Salazar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nyquil Salazar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Salazar.
Salazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salazar throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salazar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.

Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salazar wants to clinch.

Salazar gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Salazar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salazar throws an elbow that misses.
Salazar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salazar lands a damaging elbow.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Salazar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
Salazar misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter'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.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Salazar blocking some punches.
A short left from Salazar.
Carter wants to stall.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Salazar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Carter.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazars head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Salazar moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Carter circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Salazar drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Carter follows Salazar to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Carter!
Calvin Carter is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Calvin Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cottero
vs
Pukki

170 cm
24
149 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
146 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki moves away from the strike by Cottero.
Cottero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cottero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pukki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pukki.
Cottero looks to land a body kick but Pukki moved away.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pukki moves away.
Cottero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pukki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
Cottero moves out of range as Pukki strikes.
Pukki throws an off balance right hand
and Cottero counters with a straight right hand.
Cottero throws a right hand that Pukki ducks under and follows up with a left that Pukki also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Cottero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cottero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pukki.
Pukki with a jab.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pukki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
Pukki scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pukki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cottero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pukki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pukki misses with a hook to the body
and Cottero counters with a low kick, right behind Pukki 's knee.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pukki.
Cottero misses with a low kick.
Cottero misses with a jab to the body
and Pukki counters with an outside leg kick.
Cottero misses with a left hand
and Pukki counters with a nice body shot.

Cottero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cottero effectively controlling the action here.

Pukki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cottero loads up on a big right hand but Pukki slips the punch.
Pukki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
Pukki throws a right hand that Cottero ducks under and follows up with a left that Cottero also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pukki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pukki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pukki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pukki throws a body punch but Cottero moves out of range.
Pukki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cottero rather than just go for the knockout.
Pukki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pukki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
Pukki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cottero misses with the body kick
and Pukki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cottero thinking.
Pukki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cottero misses with a body shot.
Cottero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Pukki misses.
Cottero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pukki.
Cottero ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki lands an overhand right.
Pukki takes a swing at Cottero's ribcage but misses.
Cottero thumps Pukki with a low kick.
Pukki punishes Cottero's body with a nice straight punch.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Pukki swings widly with a right hand
and Cottero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cottero motions for Pukki to come forward. Cottero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pukki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cottero counters with a stiff right hand.
Pukki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pukki swings for the body but Cottero moves out of range.
Cottero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero motions for Pukki to come forward. Cottero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pukki throws a combination. Cottero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Cottero as he connects with a hook.
Pukki misses with a straight right.
Cottero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cottero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cottero connects with a single shot there.
Cottero throws a body punch but Pukki moves out of range.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Cottero throws a wild body kick that Pukki sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cottero avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Cottero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pukki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cottero throws out a loose jab but Pukki uses good head movement to avoid 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 Tommy Cottero will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cottero misses the shot to the body.
Cottero tries to score with a low kick but Pukki moves his leg out of the way.
Cottero misses with a body shot.
Pukki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cottero slips under a jab from Pukki.
Cottero misses the shot to the body.
Cottero misses with a low kick.
Cottero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pukki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pukki 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.
Pukki cracks Cottero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pukki, right into the meat.
Cottero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pukki scores with a shot to the body.
Pukki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cottero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cottero.
Cottero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pukki works over Cottero's head and body with a nice combination.
Cottero moves out of range of the leg kick from Pukki.
Cottero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cottero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cottero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pukki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pukki throws a nice looking combination but Cottero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Pukki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cottero doesn't seem phased though.
Cottero misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Pukki.
Pukki misses with a body shot.
Pukki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cottero. Cottero obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pukki.
Pukki 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.
Cottero misses with a hook
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pukki scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pukki lands a head shot.
Pukki misses with a left hand
and Cottero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cottero looks to throw the jab but Pukki is out of range.
Cottero wants to slow Pukki down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Cottero.
Cottero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero lands with a nice body punch.
Pukki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cottero ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero lands a slapping body shot.
Pukki checks a leg kick nicely.
Cottero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pukki lands a glancing blow to the side of Cottero's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cottero, as that shot connected.
Cottero moves away from the strike by Pukki.
Cottero motions for Pukki to come forward. Cottero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pukki throws a lazy body kick
and Cottero counters with a straight right hand.
Cottero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Pukki.
Cottero tries a low kick but Pukki avoids it.
Pukki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cottero.
Cottero cracks Pukki with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Pukki misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pukki missing with a left hand there. Cottero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Cottero.
Cottero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pukki lands a right hook to the body.
Pukki digs a good hook to Cottero's body.
Cottero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pukki.
Pukki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
Cottero throws a front kick aimed at Pukki's knee but Pukki avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pukki misses with a double jab.
Cottero looks to land a body kick but Pukki moved away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cottero!
Pukki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Cottero will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cottero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pukki cracks a nice hook into Cottero's ribs.
Pukki misses with an uppercut. Cottero saw that one coming.
Pukki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, jab by Cottero - just one landing.
Pukki throws an off balance right hand
and Pukki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Pukki is rocked!
Cottero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pukki swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cottero to counter with a crisp jab.
Pukki is still on wobbly legs! Can Cottero finish him?
Pukki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pukki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cottero steps in with a hook that catches Pukki right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Cottero follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pukki looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Cottero!
Tommy Cottero is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Cottero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.