DFC 31 - Brown vs Ben PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ned Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Willidirim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ned Edwards has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ned Edwards seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Edwards
vs
Willidirim

175 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hassan Willidirim!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards shoots in but no luck this time.
Willidirim looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Willidirim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown. Willidirim tries to sprawl out of it but Edwards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willidirim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willidirim moves forwards but Edwards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edwards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Willidirim on the side of the head.
Edwards connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Willidirim momentarily.
Willidirim slips under a jab from Edwards.
Willidirim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edwards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Edwards really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edwards closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Willidirim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Willidirim is pressing down on Edwards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edwards is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Edwards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Edwards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Edwards is pressing down on Willidirim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Willidirim throwing strikes but missing.
Edwards controls Willidirim momentarily but Willidirim frees himself.
Willidirim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Willidirim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willidirim looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willidirim looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Willidirim tries to free his leg and advance position but Edwards is retaining full guard.
Willidirim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Edwards looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Willidirim is defending well. Edwards quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Willidirim has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Edwards celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ned Edwards!
During a confident post fight interview, Ned Edwards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mcnain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber's entrance music is Scotland the Brave. A fine choice. John Mcnain will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Weber
vs
Mcnain

188 cm
20
239 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
28
276 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

STAR Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mcnain!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcnain swivels and escapes.
Mcnain works Weber's body with a nice hook.
Weber is breathing heavily.
Mcnain punishes Weber's body with a nice straight punch.
Weber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcnain tries to bum rush Weber with a series of wild strikes but Weber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weber steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mcnain. That one must have hurt.
Weber is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Mcnain moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mcnain!
John Mcnain opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ernest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Fullbuster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ernest
vs
Fullbuster

183 cm
28
134 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Ernest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gray Fullbuster!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fullbuster.

Fullbuster closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ernest to the mat! Ernest manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fullbuster trying to control the position from guard on top but Ernest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fullbuster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Ernest is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Fullbuster rolls with it to try and escape but Ernest cranks on the arm and Fullbuster is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Ernest!
Nick Ernest was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Stan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Waits
vs
Stan

183 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
SAVE A FIGHTER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Stan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waits thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waits punishes Stan's body with a nice straight punch.
Stan scores with a hook to the body. Waits takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stan throws a body punch but Waits moves out of range.
Stan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waits was well out of range. Poor timing from Stan.
Stan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waits lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stan is defended easily by Waits.
Waits thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Stan blocks the low kick.
Stan lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Stan.

It looks like Tom Waits has been cut.

Stan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are battling for position here. Waits manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Waits works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Waits not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stan landing some decent shots from guard.
Stan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waits lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stan!
Stan is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits wants to control the pace but Stan is squirming around nicely.
Stan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Waits avoids the attempt from Stan to control.
Stan is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waits controlling from the full mount.
Stan tries to hold on but Waits pushes him away.
Feeble punches landing from Stan - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Stan is desperately trying to improve his position but Waits has a good base and remains in mount.
Waits can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stan is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Waits's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Waits.
Waits goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Waits sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stan somewhat.
Waits stuffs the takedown attempt from Stan. Stan gets slowly back to his feet.
Stan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tom Waits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.
Stan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waits moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stan.
Stan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Waits sprawls well. Waits wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stan gets slowly back to his feet.
Waits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stan circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits throws the kick towards the body but Stan avoids it.
Greg Stan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Waits avoids it really well and circles away.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt.
Stan is breathing heavily.
Good work by Stan as he checks the leg kick.
Waits tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Stan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Stan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Greg Stan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Waits regains half guard, as Stan was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan controlling the pace.
Waits wants to control but Stan is keeping busy.
Stan wants to take a breather but Waits is having none of it.
Stan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stan trying to mount his opponent but Waits defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waits slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Waits might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Waits is trying to control the position but Stan postures up.
Stan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Waits is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Waits wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan throwing strikes from guard but Waits blocks nicely.
Stan wants to control from the top but Waits keeps moving.
Waits working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stan.
Stan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Waits is on top in guard.
Stan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Waits is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stan controls Waits momentarily but Waits frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Greg Stan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Waits's cut.
That's time! Waits's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Waits. Stan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Stan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stan dominating with strikes here.
Stan throws a wild left hand from mount and Waits manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Waits blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stan.
Stan is keen to just control but Waits is a slippery customer.
Stan is looking to stall here but Waits recovers full guard.
Stan throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waits has Stan pulled in close to control his posture.
Stan trying to control the position from guard on top but Waits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Waits keeping moving, preventing Stan from controlling successfully.
Stan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stan throwing strikes but missing.
Stan throwing strikes from guard but Waits blocks nicely.
Stan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stan stopping the sweep attempt from Waits.
Waits avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan distracts Waits with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Waits avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stan throws a big right hand that misses.
Tom Waits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waits is pulling down on Stan's head to control his posture.
Waits avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stan wants to control from the top but Waits keeps moving.
Stan is in close to Waits's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greg Stan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stan connects with a couple of short punches.
Waits working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stan.
Waits trying to keep a closed guard but Stan is proving a slippery customer.
Stan trying to control the position from guard on top but Waits is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Stan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stan 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Stan!
Greg Stan 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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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remco Van Zoetebier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Zoetebier
vs
Slaughter

188 cm
28
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Remco Van Zoetebier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slaughter stuffs the takedown attempt from Zoetebier. Zoetebier gets slowly back to his feet.
Zoetebier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slaughter tries to bum rush Zoetebier with a series of wild strikes but Zoetebier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slaughter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zoetebier moves out of range of the strikes.
Zoetebier avoids the head kick by Slaughter.
Zoetebier moves out of range of the body kick.
Zoetebier fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter looks to land a combination but Zoetebier avoids it well.
Slaughter looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoetebier is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Zoetebier.
Slaughter misses with a two punch combination.
Slaughter misses with a series of wild punches.
Zoetebier is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slaughter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remco Van Zoetebier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier shoots in looking for a takedown but Slaughter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zoetebier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slaughter keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoetebier tries to clinch but Slaughter moves out of range.
Slaughter lands with a cross.
Slaughter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoetebier. That did some damage!
Slaughter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zoetebier.
Zoetebier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slaughter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zoetebier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier misses with a takedown attempt
and Slaughter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slaughter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slaughter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slaughter throws a leg kick

and Zoetebier counters by clinching up.
Slaughter throws a head punch that misses.
Slaughter has a couple of punches blocked by Zoetebier.
Slaughter lands a left hand.
Slaughter dodges an elbow strike from Zoetebier.
A head punch on the inside from Slaughter fails to land.
Slaughter wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoetebier won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slaughter has a couple of punches blocked by Zoetebier.
Zoetebier slowing the pace effectively.
Slaughter is trying to stall.
Slaughter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slaughter throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoetebier.
Zoetebier blocking some punches.
Zoetebier wants to take the fight to the mat but Slaughter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaughter throws a head punch that misses.
Zoetebier tries to score a body lock takedown but Slaughter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zoetebier is trying to pull guard but Slaughter has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Zoetebier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slaughter just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Slaughter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zoetebier circles away quickly and effectively.
Slaughter throws a series of punches but Zoetebier moves out of range.
Zoetebier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slaughter but Slaughter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice uppercut lands for Slaughter. That snapped Zoetebier's head back.

It looks like Remco Van Zoetebier has been cut.
Slaughter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zoetebier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zoetebier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slaughter but Slaughter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remco Van Zoetebier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoetebier moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaughter misses with a double jab

and Zoetebier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slaughter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zoetebier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoetebier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zoetebier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Slaughter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zoetebier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slaughter is trying to keep Zoetebier in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zoetebier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoetebier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slaughter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slaughter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zoetebier manages to get himself to full guard.
Zoetebier throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Slaughter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Zoetebier working for a triangle but Slaughter defends it easily.
Slaughter stopping the sweep attempt from Zoetebier.
Zoetebier tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoetebier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter scoring with some ground and pound.
Slaughter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zoetebier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zoetebier doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zoetebier keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slaughter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zoetebier trying to strike off his back.
Zoetebier striking off his back but it's not causing Slaughter any problems.
Remco Van Zoetebier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoetebier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoetebier doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zoetebier throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoetebier tries to strike from the bottom.
Zoetebier controls Slaughter momentarily but Slaughter frees himself.
Slaughter with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoetebier wants to sweep here but Slaughter controlling him for the moment.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Zoetebier keeps moving.
Slaughter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slaughter stands and throws Zoetebier's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zoetebier is trying to strike from the bottom but Slaughter has passed into full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slaughter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slaughter landing strikes, looking to finish!

Remco Van Zoetebier's cut is getting worse.
Slaughter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Remco Van Zoetebier's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Slaughter!
Daniel Slaughter made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalvin Abrum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Orsini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abrum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Leave Home. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Abrum
vs
Orsini

190 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalvin Abrum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Abrum counters with a shoot takedown. Orsini fights it but they end up in guard.
Abrum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abrum lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abrum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abrum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abrum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orsini is trying to control the position but Abrum postures up.
Abrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abrum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abrum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abrum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abrum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abrum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrum throws an elbow that misses. Orsini uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abrum's guard. Nice move by Orsini!
Orsini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orsini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orsini slips nicely into half guard.

Abrum pushes Orsini off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini feints a jab promting Abrum to slip. Orsini then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abrum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Orsini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orsini connects with a crisp jab.
Orsini dodges the punch combination from Abrum.
Orsini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Orsini there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abrum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orsini lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice combination there by Orsini.
Orsini throws a combination that misses

and Abrum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Abrum.
Orsini looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abrum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abrum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abrum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abrum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrum landing some decent shots from guard.
Abrum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abrum postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abrum scoring with some ground and pound.
Orsini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abrum.
Abrum is looking to work some ground and pound but Orsini has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abrum scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abrum postures up in Orsini's guard and throws a big left but Orsini blocks it.
Abrum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orsini's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalvin Abrum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Orsini misses with a double jab
and Abrum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Orsini displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abrum.
A big right from Orsini misses.
Abrum swinging wildly here.
Orsini misses with the combination.
Orsini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abrum doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orsini avoids it really well and circles away.
Orsini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abrum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orsini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Abrum counters with a left and a right that hurts Orsini! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Abrum jumps into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsini is in a horrible position here. Abrum smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Orsini is rocked!
Kalvin Abrum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orsini can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrum punishing his opponent with strikes.
Abrum with good strikes from the mount here!
Abrum fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orsini is still in real trouble! Can Abrum finish him?
Abrum looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Orsini covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalvin Abrum!
Kalvin Abrum got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by Shocking Lemon - Under Star. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Boma
vs
McGregor

162 cm
28
142 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
29
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Gear

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Boma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boma.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGregor throws a head kick that half lands.
McGregor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boma shoots for a double leg takedown but McGregor sprawls well. He's pushed Boma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGregor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Boma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor thumps Boma with a low kick.

McGregor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boma to the ground. McGregor is now in Boma's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor throws a big right hand that misses.
Boma keeping full guard, as McGregor tries to pass.
Boma trying to control the position.
Boma lands a good elbow from the bottom.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Boma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor trying to move into half guard but instead Boma has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGregor looking for a guillotine here but Boma defends easily.

McGregor is looking for a triangle but Boma pushes his legs off easily.
Boma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

McGregor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boma defends it easily.
McGregor wants to sweep here but Boma controlling him for the moment.

McGregor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma pushing down on McGregor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGregor is in trouble now - Boma has advanced to mount!
McGregor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McGregor has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Boma's lack of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boma passes to side control.
McGregor wants to control but Boma postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to bench press Boma off him but Boma keeps the position.
Boma avoids the strikes from the bottom by McGregor.
Boma working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boma slows the pace down.
McGregor is looking for a sweep.
Boma trying to control the position but McGregor is working away.
McGregor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boma is thwarting McGregor's attempts to control the position.

McGregor actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boma lands a nice short elbow.
Boma is trying to control. McGregor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boma prevents McGregor from improving his position.

Boma is looking for a kimura but McGregor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boma to get the leverage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McGregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William McGregor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Boma moves out of range easily.
McGregor misses with a kick to the body.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Boma is avoiding it.
McGregor connects with a solid leg kick.

McGregor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boma keeping full guard, as McGregor tries to pass.

McGregor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boma manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McGregor has Boma in his guard.
McGregor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
William McGregor has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGregor striking off his back but it's not causing Boma any problems.

Boma drops back looking for a leg! McGregor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGregor manages to kick Boma off! Boma jumps back into McGregor's guard.
Boma wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McGregor working for a triangle but Boma defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGregor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boma trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Boma is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McGregor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boma takes a little break here. McGregor wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boma is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGregor has escaped the position, nice work there.
McGregor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boma cracks McGregor with a big right hand but McGregor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Boma tries for a kimura but McGregor is defending well.
McGregor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma cracks McGregor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
McGregor is trying to get back to half guard.
Boma connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McGregor some visible discomfort.
McGregor is letting Boma control him for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on McGregor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McGregor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William McGregor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McGregor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Boma has wrist control.
Boma trying to control the position.
McGregor wants to control from the top but Boma keeps moving.
Boma looking to control.
Boma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGregor!
McGregor can't escape the position.
Boma controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma with a couple of short strikes.
Boma landing strikes from the mount and McGregor is in trouble!
McGregor looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Boma lands punches and elbows.
McGregor wants to control his opponent's hands but Boma gets his hands free.
Boma scores with punches to the body.
McGregor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to escape the mount.
McGregor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGregor is just holding on here. Boma manages to take his back.
Boma scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. McGregor is looking for a way out.
McGregor trying to get back to his feet but Boma is in full control for now.

Boma is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McGregor knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McGregor for a finish.
Boma doesn't have the hooks in and McGregor manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma is controlling McGregor's posture.
Boma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boma is trying to control the position but McGregor postures up.
Boma can't keep his opponent in guard - McGregor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McGregor is keen to just control but Boma is a slippery customer.
McGregor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boma trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McGregor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Boma is defending against the submission attempts here by McGregor.

McGregor is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boma manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Boma clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boma throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McGregor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boma is in McGregor's guard.
McGregor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Boma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

McGregor working for a triangle but Boma defends it easily.
Boma with a flurry of punches that miss.

McGregor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Boma 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.
Boma cracks McGregor with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGregor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boma defends it easily.

McGregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boma won't allow McGregor to sweep him here.

McGregor is looking for a triangle here but Boma uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
McGregor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Boma tries for a kimura but McGregor is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to regain half guard here but Boma keeps moving and retains side control.
Boma content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boma wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGregor keeps working.
McGregor is trying to control Boma's posture but Boma avoids it.
Boma trying to control the action but McGregor is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma looking to control but instead McGregor has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

McGregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGregor gets back to full guard.
Boma working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

McGregor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boma defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boma avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

McGregor has his foot on Boma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boma works his way back into a safe position though.

McGregor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Boma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jason Boma will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boma drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boma slips nicely into half guard.
Boma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

McGregor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

McGregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boma pulls his head out easily.
Boma slips a nice elbow through McGregor's hands, connecting with McGregor's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma works his way into side control.
McGregor is looking for a sweep.
Boma controls the position.
McGregor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boma wants to improve his position but McGregor is controlling well.

McGregor wants to work for an arm triangle but Boma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Boma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

McGregor seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGregor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boma gets back to full guard.

McGregor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boma is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boma has escaped and now he's on top!

McGregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGregor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor keeping full guard, as Boma tries to pass.

McGregor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boma defends it easily.

Boma avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boma trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). William McGregor!
William McGregor is the new bantamweight champion!
William McGregor made sure to mention his sponsor, Crossfit HGH in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rha Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Djeiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rha Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khan
vs
Djeiba

187 cm
28
238 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
28
264 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rha Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Djeiba!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djeiba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.

Djeiba gets caught napping as Khan dives in and scores a takedown. Djeiba manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Djeiba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Djeiba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Khan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Djeiba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.
Khan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Djeiba looking for a sweep. Not yet Djeiba, not yet.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Djeiba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan working some strikes from top position.
Djeiba keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.

Khan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Djeiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Djeiba's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khan controlling the action here.
Khan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khan thows a huge punch but Djeiba dodges it nicely.
Djeiba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Djeiba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khan.

Khan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Djeiba is just riding it out for now. Khan eventually gives up the hold.
Khan uses his free foot to push down on Djeiba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Djeiba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Khan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Djeiba looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djeiba is in a horrible position here. Khan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Djeiba throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Djeiba misses its intended target.

Khan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Djeiba's guard.
Djeiba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan landing with the ground and pound.
Khan wants to control from the top but Djeiba keeps moving.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Djeiba's head.
Djeiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Khan is looking to work some ground and pound but Djeiba has wrist control.
Khan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Khan passes Djeiba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Khan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Djeiba defending well though.
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan passes to full mount!
Khan punching from mount but Djeiba doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khan trying to control but Djeiba is having none of it.
Khan working Djeiba over with strikes here.
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!
Djeiba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Khan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Khan working Djeiba over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan working Djeiba over with strikes here.
Khan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Djeiba is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Khan! Djeiba is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rha Khan!
Rha Khan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Barreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado comes into the arena with Stairway to Heaven blaring out of the sound system. Barreras comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hellshock - Walking Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joaquin Fortunado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samuel Barreras's chin.

Fortunado
vs
Barreras

191 cm
21
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

160!
Just Fight

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel Barreras!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreras throws a head kick but Fortunado moves out of range.
Barreras tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barreras moves out of range as Fortunado throws a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fortunado. Barreras shrugs it off though.
Barreras looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortunado swings for the body but Barreras moves out of range.
Fortunado scoring well with a low kick there.
Barreras drops his hands momentarily. Fortunado doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Barreras staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Barreras doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joaquin Fortunado!
After the fight, Joaquin Fortunado was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vik Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Ar-ab - Go Hard. Ben comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Song for the Suspect kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Ben

185 cm
21
245 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
240 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vik Ben!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ben.
Ben closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Ben lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Brown lands.
Ben lands a body shot.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown advances position into side control!
Brown looking to control but instead Ben has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ben is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ben works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ben keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Ben looking for a sweep. Not yet Ben, not yet.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Ben is retaining full guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Ben keeps moving.
Ben is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ben checks a leg kick.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ben is able to avoid easily.
Ben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Ben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ben on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ben wants to stand and escape but Brown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Ben.
Ben trying to control the position.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ben can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown trying to control from Ben's half guard. Ben has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ben is keeping the position for now.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown trying to control but Ben is working from the bottom.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Ben escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brown ducks under a wild hook from Ben.
Brown tries to clinch but Ben is having none of it.
Brown jabs at Ben's body.
Ben avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Ben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anthony Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Ben moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Brown.

Brown closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ben quickly recovers to half guard.
Ben is not content to let Brown control the position.
Ben is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ben knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown stalling.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ben for as long as he can get away with.
Brown is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Vik Ben has been cut.
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!
Ben is trying to escape the mount.
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Ben but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Ben is rocked!
Brown lands a big elbow - Ben is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ben is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anthony Brown!
Anthony Brown retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Anthony Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.