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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Gimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke comes to the cage accompanied by never gonna stop. Cody Funke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Funke
vs
Gimenez

188 cm
30
184 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

183 cm
31
170 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Gimenez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimenez shoots in for a double leg but Funke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Funke avoids the head kick by Gimenez.

Funke tries to keep at a distance but Gimenez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funke's defenses.
Gimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Funke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Funke goes for a takedown attempt but Gimenez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gimenez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Funke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gimenez sprawls well initially but Funke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gimenez manages to get to full guard.
Funke with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gimenez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Gimenez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Funke passes into half guard.
Gimenez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gimenez is staying active underneath Funke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gimenez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Funke landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gimenez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Funke throwing strikes from guard but Gimenez blocks nicely.
Funke pushing down on Gimenez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gimenez is trying to get back to full guard.
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!
Funke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funke throwing shots but Gimenez is blocking nicely.
Funke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gimenez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Funke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Funke looks to land a strike but Gimenez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gimenez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gimenez keeping moving, preventing Funke from controlling successfully.
Funke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funke is in close to Gimenez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gimenez wants to sweep here but Funke controlling him for the moment.
Funke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Funke throwing strikes from guard but Gimenez blocks nicely.
Funke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funke cracks Gimenez with a solid left hand.
Funke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gimenez is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Funke scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gimenez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gimenez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Funke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gimenez counters with a nice leg kick.
Gimenez tries to land a front kick but Funke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Funke shoots for a double leg takedown but Gimenez sprawls well. He's pushed Funke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funke misses with an uppercut. Gimenez saw that one coming.
Funke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Funke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gimenez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Funke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick from Gimenez lands but Funke takes it in his stride.
Funke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gimenez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funke.

Gimenez instigates a clinch.
Gimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gimenez lands a shoulder strike.
Gimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Funke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gimenez loads up on a big right hand but Funke slips the punch.
Funke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gimenez lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gimenez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Funke misses the jab.

Gimenez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Funke was covering up waiting for the punch and Gimenez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gimenez passes Funke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gimenez wants to free his trapped foot but Funke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Funke wants to get back to his feet.
Gimenez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gimenez moves into full mount! Funke won't be happy about that!
Funke is squirming around, avoiding Gimenez's attempts to control the action.
Gimenez lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gimenez prevents Funke from getting the reversal.
Gimenez with shots to the head and body - Funke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Funke squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gimenez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gimenez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Funke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gimenez wants to control the pace but Funke is squirming around nicely.
Gimenez working the ground and pound effectively.
Funke prevents Gimenez from taking his back.
Gimenez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gimenez looking to finish Funke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Funke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Gimenez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gimenez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Funke tries to control the position but Gimenez now has his back.
Funke rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gimenez throwing shots but Funke is blocking nicely.
Gimenez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gimenez wants to take a breather but Funke is having none of it.
Funke is trying to stand.
Funke is in trouble now - Gimenez has advanced to mount!
Funke tries to reverse the position but Gimenez maintains control.
Caio Gimenez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gimenez lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke is trying to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gimenez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
You get the feeling that Funke really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gimenez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gimenez looking to secure an arm triangle but Funke defends it well.
Funke is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gimenez raining down shots from the mount!
Funke tries to lock up and control but Gimenez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Funke is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gimenez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Funke is rocked!
Funke is trying to escape the mount.
Gimenez landing strikes from the mount and Funke is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Gimenez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funke is defended easily by Gimenez.
Funke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Funke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch! Gimenez slams his shin into Funke's torso.
Funke seems to have got his legs back now.
Gimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gimenez misses with a combination
and Funke counters with a stiff right hand.
Caio Gimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funke misses the shot to the body.
Gimenez throws a nice looking combination but Funke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Gimenez.
Gimenez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gimenez. Those never looked like landing.
Funke throws a shot from downtown. Gimenez moves away and avoids it.
Funke cracks Gimenez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Funke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funke avoids the head kick by Gimenez.
Gimenez scoring well with a low kick there.
Funke looks to throw the jab but Gimenez is out of range.
Caio Gimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gimenez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gimenez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Funke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gimenez manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gimenez looking to score a takedown here. Funke is defending well but Gimenez drives through and ends up in Funke's guard.

Funke uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gimenez throws a shot to the body.

Gimenez has managed to clinch.

Gimenez pulls guard effortlessly.
Funke distracts Gimenez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Funke trying to control but Gimenez is working from the bottom.
Gimenez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Gimenez looking for a guillotine here but Funke defends easily.
Funke lands a couple of elbows.
Funke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funke lands a couple of digs.
Gimenez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gimenez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Funke is looking to advance position but Gimenez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gimenez lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gimenez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Funke's face.
Gimenez lands a nice shot to the head.
Gimenez won't let Funke get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gimenez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gimenez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Funke! More shots from Gimenez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caio Gimenez!
During a confident post fight interview, Caio Gimenez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riel Dan Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riel Dan Reyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dan Reyes
vs
Khan

180 cm
23
183 lbs
14 - 1 - 1

180 cm
26
177 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

TITAN

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 14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Riel Dan Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Riel Dan Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Reyes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reyes throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Reyes shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reyes misses with a body shot
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Reyes misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reyes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Reyes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Khan was covering up waiting for the punch and Reyes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reyes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reyes tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Reyes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reyes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Reyes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Khan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Reyes throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.

Reyes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reyes is one step ahead there.
Reyes throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reyes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reyes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reyes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan is not content to let Reyes control the position.
Reyes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reyes throwing shots but Khan is blocking nicely.
Reyes throwing shots but Khan is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riel Dan Reyes dominated that round.
That's time! Reyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes misses with a body shot.

Reyes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reyes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riel Dan Reyes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reyes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Reyes lands a couple of digs.
Reyes throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reyes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reyes throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Khan keeping full guard, as Reyes tries to pass.
Reyes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reyes works over Khan with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyes trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Reyes works over Khan with some ground and pound from guard.
Reyes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reyes throws a big right hand that misses.
Reyes trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes stands up over Khan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Reyes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan has momentary wrist control but Reyes slips an elbow through the middle.
Reyes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan has momentary wrist control but Reyes slips an elbow through the middle.
Reyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Reyes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan looking to control.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan throws the kick towards the body but Reyes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riel Dan Reyes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reyes throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Reyes swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Riel Dan Reyes has been cut.
Reyes shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Reyes with that takedown attempt.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a body shot.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Reyes misses.
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a straight right.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Khan swings for the body but Reyes moves out of range.
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Khan connects with a right hand. Reyes shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reyes at a distance.
Reyes throws a solid leg kick but Khan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reyes.
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Reyes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riel Dan Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reyes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Reyes pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Reyes misses the target.
Reyes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Amir Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Reyes's head and hops out.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan clinches with his opponent.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amir Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reyes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Riel Dan Reyes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Khan.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reyes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Dan Reyes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Riel Dan Reyes made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker has chosen Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Stryker

173 cm
29
155 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

180 cm
24
147 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Stryker sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Stryker pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Stryker gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stryker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stryker just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Stryker lands with a light punch inside.
Stryker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stryker tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stryker.
Stryker scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Stryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stryker tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker throws an elbow that misses.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling him.
Stryker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stryker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stryker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Stryker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Stryker has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stryker scores with a hook to the body.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stryker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams is trying to drag Stryker to the mat but Stryker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stryker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Stryker has double underhooks.
Stryker has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stryker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Stryker.
Stryker lands a hook to the side of the head.

Williams is rocked!
Stryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stryker digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Stryker working aggressively here.
Stryker has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stryker throws a head punch that misses.
Stryker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stryker tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Stryker back against the cage.
Stryker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stryker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stryker.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is trying to drag Stryker to the mat but Stryker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Stryker has the dominant position.
Stryker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Stryker lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stryker.
Stryker pushes Williams against the cage. Stryker is working some dirty boxing. Stryker pushes off with a quick right hook! Williams goes down! Williams tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Stryker moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Stryker!
Billy Stryker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

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

Master
vs
Russo

225 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
27
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Vedran Russo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Russo forces Master back against the cage and clinches.
Master tries to score a body lock takedown but Russo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Master really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Russo breaks the clinch.

Russo clinches up with Master and pushes him back against the cage.

Russo breaks the clinch.
Russo throws a nice looking combination but Master bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Master gets caught flat footed, as Russo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Master is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Russo is aware though and is defending well.
Russo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Master is proving hard to escape from.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Russo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Master has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Russo has managed to get both his arms back between Master's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Russo gets to his feet. Master looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Russo pushes Master up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Russo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Russo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Russo prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Master gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Master is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Master is breathing heavily.

Russo is defending against the submission attempts here by Master.
Master prevents Russo from standing back up.

Master is working for a kimura but Russo is defending it quite comfortably.
Russo is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Master is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Russo has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Master is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Russo has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Master passes to full mount!

Master looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Master is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Master!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Malcolm Master!

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FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bing comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Christ comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All that Heavenly Glory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bing
vs
Christ

168 cm
34
142 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

160 cm
31
146 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bada Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ shoots and misses
and Bing counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jesus Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ fails with the takedown
and Bing counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ fails with the takedown
and Bing counters with a stiff right hand.
Bada Bing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.

Christ bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bing is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Christ looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bing manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bing is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Christ working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bing has passed into half guard!
Christ tries to get to full guard but Bing has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christ looking for subs from the bottom but Bing mounts him!
Bing prevents Christ from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing controlling the position easily from mount.
Christ tries to hold on but Bing postures up.
Bing landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing controlling his opponent.
Christ is looking to improve his position but Bing isn't that keen on the idea.
Bing trying to control but Christ is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bada Bing dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Christ shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bing counters with a right hand to the body.
Bada Bing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Christ gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christ with a poor takedown
enabling Bing to counter with a crisp jab.
Bing throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bing.
Christ with a poor takedown
and Bing counters with a nice uppercut.
Christ shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bing makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Christ tries for a takedown but Bing circles away easily
and Bing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bing.
Bing misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Christ has his takedown stuffed
and Christ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Christ drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bing keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
Christ throwing strikes from guard but Bing blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bing is on top in guard.
Bing working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christ working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bing has passed into half guard!
Christ is staying active underneath Bing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bing perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing wants to advance to full mount but Christ doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bing controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Bing from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Bada Bing wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Christ shoots and misses
and Bing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christ moves out of range as Bing strikes.

Christ looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Christ is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Christ seems to be working for a kimura but Bing defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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 Bada Bing will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Christ with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bing counters with a right hand to the body.
Bing thows a body shot but no joy.
Christ fails with the takedown
and Bing counters with a straight right hand.
Christ with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bing counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bada Bing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ.
Christ fails with the takedown
enabling Bing to counter with a crisp jab.
Bada Bing is winning the standup battle so far.
Christ shoots and misses
and Bing counters with a left to the body.
Christ has his takedown stuffed
and Bing counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bing lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
Christ gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christ fails with the takedown
enabling Bing to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing scores with a nice head shot.
Christ with a poor takedown
and Bing counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ fails with the takedown
enabling Bing to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ shoots and misses

and Bing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christ won't be happy with that.
Bing lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bing has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Christ!
Bing wants to control the pace but Christ is squirming around nicely.
Bada Bing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bing controlling the position easily from mount.
Christ is looking to get to half guard.
Bing lands a big shot there that rocks Christ but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bing content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing looking to control but Christ is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Christ wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bada Bing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bing has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bada Bing!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marek Kolec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Sinisalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolec comes to the cage accompanied by Piona. Sinisalo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jos rakastat. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kolec
vs
Sinisalo

200 cm
30
300 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

210 cm
25
300 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marek Kolec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taisto Sinisalo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolec fails with a takedown attempt.

Sinisalo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kolec is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kolec has Sinisalo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sinisalo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Kolec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolec looking for a takedown.
A right hand to the body from Sinisalo.
Sinisalo scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Marek Kolec has been cut.
Sinisalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kolec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sinisalo landing knees to the body.
Kolec takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kolec is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolec tries for a takedown but Sinisalo manages to get underhooks.
Sinisalo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sinisalo is pressed up against the cage. Kolec has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sinisalo down to the mat. Sinisalo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sinisalo lands a big right hand that sends Kolec crashing to the mat! Sinisalo stays standing though and waves Kolec back to his feet!
Sinisalo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kolec falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sinisalo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Sinisalo!
Taisto Sinisalo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalifa Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermanni Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes into the arena with Prodigal Son blaring out of the sound system. Holopainen has chosen Black&Yellow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Khan
vs
Holopainen

196 cm
21
290 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

196 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khalifa Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hermanni Holopainen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Holopainen. Holopainen gets slowly back to his feet.

Holopainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Holopainen tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan is working Holopainen over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holopainen as Khan tries to tie him up.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holopainen jumps guard but Khan stands there with Holopainen around his waist. Holopainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan tries a body shot but Holopainen blocks it.

Holopainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan wants to clinch up but Holopainen keeps it at a distance.
Khalifa Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holopainen shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khalifa Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermanni Holopainen.
Khan fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Holopainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holopainen dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Holopainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Holopainen scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Holopainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holopainen stalling in the clinch.
Holopainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Holopainen drags the fight down to the ground.
Khan postures up in Holopainen's guard and throws a big left but Holopainen blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holopainen is looking to stand up but Khan isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holopainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khan is aware though and is defending well.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holopainen managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan missing there with some ground and pound from the 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!
Holopainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Holopainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holopainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan looking to pass the guard.

Khan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Holopainen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Khan has Holopainen in his guard.
Khan wants to improve his position but instead Holopainen has moved into half guard.
Khan is pressing down on Holopainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Holopainen wants to get up but he can't break Khan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Holopainen won't allow Khan to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan is working an open guard so Holopainen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Holopainen pushes him off.
A punch combination from Khan misses.

Khan gets caught flat footed, as Holopainen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Holopainen wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Holopainen 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.

Khan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holopainen passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hermanni Holopainen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Holopainen tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Holopainen tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.

Holopainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Holopainen pulls guard successfully.

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

Khan gets tackled into the cage by Holopainen. Holopainen maintains the clinch.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holopainen avoiding damage.
Holopainen can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holopainen jumps guard but Khan stands there with Holopainen around his waist. Holopainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holopainen's elbow.
Holopainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Holopainen controls the action.
Khan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Khalifa Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermanni Holopainen.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holopainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khan smiles and moves away.
Holopainen misses with a head kick.

Holopainen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen working the head and body with strikes.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hermanni Holopainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khan looks to move to half guard but instead Holopainen has passed into mount! Damn!
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!
Khan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Holopainen lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Holopainen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Holopainen looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Holopainen controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Khan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Holopainen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Khan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Holopainen decides to stand back up. Holopainen steps back and let's Khan get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holopainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holopainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holopainen tries to pull guard but Khan holds him up against the cage and eventually Holopainen drops back down to his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holopainen as Khan tries to tie him up.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holopainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holopainen blocking some punches.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holopainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hermanni Holopainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Khan shoots in for a takedown but Holopainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan fails to land the takedown.

Holopainen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khan quickly recovers to half guard.
Khan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Holopainen wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
Khan tries to lock up and control but Holopainen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holopainen prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Holopainen's attempts to control the action.
Holopainen controlling his opponent.
Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holopainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khan hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan tries to reverse the position but Holopainen maintains control.
Holopainen is landing with some decent strikes but Khan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan working to try and regain half guard.
Holopainen wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Holopainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Holopainen lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hermanni Holopainen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holopainen prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Holopainen with the ground and pound from mount.
Holopainen tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
Khan tries to reverse the position but Holopainen maintains control.
Khan is bucking up trying to escape but Holopainen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Holopainen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holopainen lands a heavy elbow.
Khan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holopainen postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Khan is out cold - huge knockout for Holopainen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hermanni Holopainen!
Hermanni Holopainen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
77%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistar Undereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Undereem
vs
Sanchez

194 cm
26
267 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistar Undereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
Undereem looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sanchez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Undereem sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Undereem dodges the ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Undereem keeps working.
Sanchez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sanchez working the head with strikes.
Sanchez is staying tight to Undereem's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Undereem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Undereem is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Undereem stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
Sanchez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sanchez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sanchez tries to move to mount but Undereem blocks the move with his legs.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Undereem keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to stand but Undereem has his arm trapped.
Undereem takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Undereem seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanchez dominates the positioning.
Undereem stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
Sanchez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Undereem some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sanchez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Undereem. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez is working Undereem over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sanchez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Undereem keeps working.
Sanchez controls the position.
Sanchez tries to stand but Undereem is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Undereem on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Sanchez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Undereem rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sanchez's guard! Nice work there by Undereem!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez seems keen to control Undereem's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Undereem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sanchez sends Undereem crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sanchez is motioning to the referee to let Undereem up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Undereem is rocked!

It looks like Alistar Undereem has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Oh Undereem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Undereem gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Undereem seems to have got his legs back now.

Sanchez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Undereem's head.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Undereem swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Undereem is working from the bottom.
Alexis Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Undereem keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexis Sanchez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alistar Undereem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Undereem is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Undereem's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sanchez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Undereem is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Sanchez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Undereem is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undereem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to control but Undereem is working from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Undereem is keeping the position.
Undereem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Undereem keeps moving.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Undereem keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistar Undereem's cut.
That's time! Undereem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sanchez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanchez lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Undereem has wrist control.

Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez trying to control but Undereem is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Undereem keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez distracts Undereem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez trying to control but Undereem is working from the bottom.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Undereem's head.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Undereem's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Undereem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez stands up over Undereem, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Undereem is retaining full guard.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Undereem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Undereem keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Undereem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Undereem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Undereem is working from the bottom.
Undereem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez is in close to Undereem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexis Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez distracts Undereem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Undereem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexis Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 25:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexis Sanchez!