GSF 40 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Your Head. Ibrahimovic has chosen Mind Heist as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hicks
vs
Ibrahimovic

174 cm
36
159 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

190 cm
28
167 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahimovic throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.
Hicks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ibrahimovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibrahimovic blocks a jab.
Ibrahimovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibrahimovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hicks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ibrahimovic's guard.
Ibrahimovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hicks manages to get himself to full guard.
Hicks wants to sweep here but Ibrahimovic controlling him for the moment.
Hicks looking to control.
Hicks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ibrahimovic controls the pace.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ibrahimovic is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ibrahimovic wanted to stand there but Hicks had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks wants to sweep here but Ibrahimovic controlling him for the moment.
Ibrahimovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hicks tries to buck Ibrahimovic off but Ibrahimovic is having none of it.
Hicks is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibrahimovic wants to stand but Hicks is controlling his arm.
Hicks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ibrahimovic trying to control the position but Hicks is working away.
Ibrahimovic wants to stand but Hicks has his arm trapped.
Hicks being controlled for a moment.
Hicks is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ibrahimovic off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ibrahimovic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hicks looking to hold on to the position here but Ibrahimovic rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Ibrahimovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibrahimovic working a defensive guard here.
Ibrahimovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hicks is controlling him.
Hicks being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ibrahimovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Ibrahimovic is pulling down on Hicks's head. It's preventing any offense from Hicks, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksandar Ibrahimovic.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibrahimovic moves away.
Hicks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ibrahimovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibrahimovic thuds his shin into the meat of Hicks's side.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Ibrahimovic is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aleksandar Ibrahimovic will probably get the nod.
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.

Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibrahimovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Hicks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ibrahimovic momentarily.
Ibrahimovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ibrahimovic moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Hicks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ibrahimovic is able to avoid easily.
Ibrahimovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibrahimovic lands with a hook. Hicks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hicks takes one to the side of the head.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Ibrahimovic moves away and avoids it.
Hicks swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Ibrahimovic instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Ibrahimovic to work.
Ibrahimovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Hicks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hicks misses with a body punch.
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibrahimovic scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bill Hicks has been cut.
Ibrahimovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Hicks avoids the damage to the body.
Ibrahimovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hicks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hicks is trying to pull guard but Ibrahimovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ibrahimovic lands a knee to the head.
Ibrahimovic blocks a body shot from Hicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hicks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ibrahimovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic prevents a body shot from Hicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks lands a nice uppercut.
Hicks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ibrahimovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibrahimovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibrahimovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hicks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ibrahimovic scrambles back to his feet.
Ibrahimovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks thuds a left hand into Ibrahimovic's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Ibrahimovic ducks down to avoid it.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibrahimovic throws a front kick aimed at Hicks's knee but Hicks avoids it well.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
Bill Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibrahimovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibrahimovic throws a front kick aimed at Hicks's knee but Hicks avoids it well.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hicks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Ibrahimovic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hicks off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hicks misses with a hook. Ibrahimovic ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick that misses.
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibrahimovic manages to avoid it.
Ibrahimovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibrahimovic. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ibrahimovic momentarily.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
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 Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Hicks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Horrible takedown by Hicks or perhaps it was just good defense by Ibrahimovic which made him look bad.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
Hicks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ibrahimovic is fending him off so far but Hicks persists. Nope, Ibrahimovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ibrahimovic defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic throws a front kick that sends Hicks stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hicks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ibrahimovic feints and then cracks Hicks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hicks down.
Hicks is looking to wear down Ibrahimovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by Ibrahimovic.
Hicks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ibrahimovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hicks's head.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibrahimovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Ibrahimovic thuds his shin into the meat of Hicks's side.
Hicks checks a leg kick nicely.
Ibrahimovic is looking to chop away at Hicks's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Ibrahimovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ibrahimovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicks.
Ibrahimovic lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahimovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibrahimovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Hicks misses with a shot to the body
and Ibrahimovic counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
Ibrahimovic is looking to chop away at Hicks's legs.
Ibrahimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hicks misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a leg kick.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibrahimovic moves away.
Ibrahimovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hicks doesn't seem bothered though.
Hicks blocks a low kick nicely.
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Ibrahimovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hicks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ibrahimovic counters with a head kick.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks lands with a nice body punch.
Ibrahimovic moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ibrahimovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Hicks misses.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Ibrahimovic misses with the body kick
and Hicks counters with a right hand to the body.
Hicks takes a swing at Ibrahimovic's ribcage but misses.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Ibrahimovic moved out of range.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ibrahimovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hicks, pushing him back against the cage.
Ibrahimovic stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibrahimovic 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikov comes to the cage accompanied by Go hard or go home. This should be fireworks!

Nikov
vs
Alberto Perez

170 cm
26
219 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Nikov. That snapped Perez's head back.
Perez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Perez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Perez.
Perez moves out of range as Nikov strikes.
Perez slips under a jab from Nikov.
Perez lands a head shot.
Nikov blocks a head kick by Perez.
Perez throws a leg kick but Nikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nikov scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perez lands a right hand.
Nikov tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Nikov back against the cage.
Perez scores with a shot to the side of Nikov's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikov.
Nikov tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikov misses with the head strike.
Perez scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kalesh Nikov has been cut.
Nikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nikov lands a body shot.
Nikov wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Nikov on the inside.
Perez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikov controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Nikov fails to land.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez is leaning against Nikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nikov working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikov presses Perez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Nikov tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikov.

Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikov tries to clinch up.
Perez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nikov. Nikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Nikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nikov's calf.
Perez misses with a leg kick.
Perez throws a front kick that sends Nikov stumbling back into the cage.
Nikov missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perez misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perez.
Nikov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That kick from Perez tenderised Nikov's leg. Nikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perez throws a looping overhand right but Nikov ducks down to avoid it.
Nikov misses with a body kick.
Perez slips a jab from Nikov.
Nikov throws out a leg kick but Perez moves out of range and Nikov only half commits.
Nikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perez checks a leg kick.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Nikov moved out of range.
Perez throws a right hand that Nikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nikov also avoids with ease.
Nikov misses with a hook.

Perez clinches.
Perez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikov avoids it.
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!
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Nikov blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Nikov is trying to trip Perez. He has hold of a leg but Perez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nikov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Perez is looking to stand up but Nikov isn't so interested in that idea.
Nikov trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Nikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Perez has wrist control.
Nikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nikov is controlling him.
Nikov wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luis Alberto Perez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalesh Nikov's cut.
That's time! Nikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nikov fails with a takedown attempt.

Perez darts in and clinches Nikov up against the cage.
Perez trying to stall but Nikov improves his position.
Nikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nikov misses with a punch to the body.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez connects with a knee to the head.
Perez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nikov misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Nikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nikov pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov looking to pass the guard.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Perez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perez is trying to control the position but Nikov postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nikov 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.
Nikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Perez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikov won't allow Perez to sweep him here.
Nikov trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Nikov looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Nikov landing some decent shots from guard.
Nikov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perez wants to get back to his feet but Nikov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perez has momentary wrist control but Nikov slips an elbow through the middle.

Perez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nikov postures up and lands a big shot to Perez's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Nikov cracks Perez with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez can't keep his opponent in guard - Nikov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalesh Nikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalesh Nikov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nikov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
Nikov takes a kick to the side of the head.

Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez misses with some punches.

Nikov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Perez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nikov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Perez's body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nikov. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov not allowing Perez to control his hands.
Perez covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Perez can't escape the position.
Nikov lands shots from the back.
Nikov is punishing Perez with some ground and pound.

Nikov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nikov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Nikov scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Nikov scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Perez turns into Nikov and is now in his guard.

Nikov looking for subs off his back but Perez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nikov wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the action but Nikov is working from the bottom.
Nikov trying to control but Perez postures up.
Nikov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Perez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nikov tries to roll over but Perez keeps him under control.
Nikov moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to control from the top but Nikov keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Nikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nikov is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov is trying to control the position but Perez postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalesh Nikov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nikov 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalesh Nikov!
Kalesh Nikov thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma Zetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the cage accompanied by Puritania. Zetto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. 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.

Gein
vs
Zetto

190 cm
34
195 lbs
26 - 13 - 1

188 cm
31
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akuma Zetto!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zetto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zetto tries to clinch up but Gein circles away and keeps his distance.
Zetto looks to land a right hand but Gein moved out of range.
Zetto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gein misses with a wild body shot.
Gein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zetto moves out of range as Gein strikes.
Zetto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein connects with a body shot.
Zetto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zetto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gein defending well as Zetto loads up on a big left hand.
Zetto lands a really nice looking cross but Gein seems unphased.
Zetto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zetto.
Gein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Gein.
Gein throws a leg kick
and Zetto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zetto throws a big shot that misses.
Zetto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zetto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gein momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zetto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein checks the leg kick.
Gein slips a straight right by Zetto.
Gein throws a push kick but Zetto slaps the foot to one side.
Gein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gein looks for the body kick but Zetto saw that one coming.
Gein misses with an uppercut.
Zetto throws a looping overhand right but Gein ducks down to avoid it.
Zetto misses with a right hand

and Gein decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zetto's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetto is trying to keep Gein in close.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein throws an elbow that misses. Zetto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gein's guard. Nice move by Zetto!
Gein 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gein holds on and takes a little breather.
Zetto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zetto tries to free his leg and advance position but Gein is retaining full guard.

Zetto drops back looking for a leg! Gein is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gein manages to kick Zetto off! Zetto jumps back into Gein's guard.
Zetto tries to stand but Gein is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gein is on top in guard.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zetto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gein is looking to work some ground and pound but Zetto has wrist control.
Gein postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zetto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zetto keeping moving, preventing Gein from controlling successfully.
Gein with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gein scores with a sloppy right hand. Zetto should have avoided that one.
Zetto swings widly with a right hand
and Gein counters with a straight right hand.

Gein shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zetto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zetto being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Gein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gein is trying to control the position but Zetto postures up.
Gein lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zetto!
Otis Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gein postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zetto looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein with the ground and pound from mount.

Gein swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zetto is now in Gein's guard. A big mistake from Gein there, giving up the dominant position!
Gein lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zetto!
Gein working Zetto over with strikes here.
Zetto wants to hold on but Gein pushes him away.
Zetto is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zetto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gein lands with some strikes.
Zetto is bucking up trying to escape but Gein cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gein unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Zetto wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gein celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otis Gein!

C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Payne
vs
Sokoudjou

188 cm
32
266 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

197 cm
30
272 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokoudjou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sokoudjou sprawls well. Sokoudjou wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.

Payne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Payne is fighting to break Sokoudjou's control of his arms but Sokoudjou is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Sokoudjou is retaining full guard.

Sokoudjou is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Payne defends well.
Payne wants to stand but Sokoudjou has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Payne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sokoudjou pulls Payne in close to prevent any damage.
Payne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne wants to control from the top but Sokoudjou keeps moving.
Sokoudjou controlling Payne's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Noah Payne just wasn't active enough.
Payne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sokoudjou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne stalks Sokoudjou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sokoudjou's face. Sokoudjou staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Rashad Sokoudjou has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne lands with a cross.
Sokoudjou throws out a leg kick but Payne moves out of range and Sokoudjou only half commits.
Sokoudjou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Payne misses.
Payne throws a body punch but Sokoudjou moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sokoudjou.
Nice shot lands for Sokoudjou.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokoudjou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Payne forces Sokoudjou back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sokoudjou throws a head punch that misses.

Sokoudjou breaks the clinch.
Payne throws the kick towards the body but Sokoudjou avoids it.
Payne scores with a punch to the head.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Sokoudjou counters with a nice uppercut.
Sokoudjou misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Payne lands a nice shot to the body.
Payne slips a straight right by Sokoudjou.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokoudjou is just out of range.
Sokoudjou takes one to the chin there.
Payne lands with a cross.
Sokoudjou slips a jab from Payne.
Sokoudjou blocks a head kick by Payne.
Nice uppercut lands for Payne. That snapped Sokoudjou's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Payne.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sokoudjou slips under a jab.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Sokoudjou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payne tries to clinch but Sokoudjou moves out of range.
Sokoudjou takes one to the chin there.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a lunging right hand
and Sokoudjou counters with a good low kick that Payne was not able to check.
Donk. Sokoudjou catches Payne right on the button with a cross.
Payne takes a swing at Sokoudjou's ribcage but misses.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
Noah Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokoudjou takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Payne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sokoudjou keeps the fight on the outside.
Payne wants to clinch up but Sokoudjou keeps it at a distance.
Sokoudjou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payne circles away quickly and effectively.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokoudjou manages to avoid it.
A big right from Payne misses.
Sokoudjou misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne checks a low kick from Sokoudjou.
Payne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokoudjou.
Payne misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Sokoudjou's cut.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sokoudjou misses with a takedown attempt - Payne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payne throws a jab when Sokoudjou was well out of range.
Sokoudjou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokoudjou takes one to the chin there.
Payne misses with a hook. Sokoudjou ducked under it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sokoudjou, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou tries to move into range but Payne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne stalks Sokoudjou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sokoudjou's face. Sokoudjou staggers backwards, shaken.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sokoudjou was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Good leg kick by Sokoudjou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sokoudjou throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Payne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sokoudjou.
Payne cracks the inside of Sokoudjou's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sokoudjou ducks right into an uppercut from Payne.
Payne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payne throws an off balance right hand
and Sokoudjou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Payne misses.
Payne swings for the body but Sokoudjou moves out of range.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokoudjou manages to avoid it.
Sokoudjou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Payne throws the left hand but Sokoudjou avoids the punch easily.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokoudjou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokoudjou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sokoudjou in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokoudjou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne looks to land a left hand but Sokoudjou moved out of range nicely.
Sokoudjou slips a straight right by Payne.
Sokoudjou throws a lazy right hand but Payne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokoudjou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Sokoudjou.
Payne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sokoudjou.
Payne feints a jab promting Sokoudjou to slip. Payne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sokoudjou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sokoudjou misses the shot to the body.
Sokoudjou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sokoudjou throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Sokoudjou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.
Sokoudjou scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokoudjou.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sokoudjou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That has opened up Rashad Sokoudjou's cut even more.
Sokoudjou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sokoudjou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokoudjou jabs Payne right on the nose. Payne blinks but takes it well.
Sokoudjou throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
Noah Payne is winning the standup battle so far.
Sokoudjou cracks Payne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne lands with a nice body punch.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokoudjou moves away.
Sokoudjou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payne scores with a nice strike.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Sokoudjou moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sokoudjou misses.
Sokoudjou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokoudjou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Payne looks to throw the jab but Sokoudjou is out of range.
Payne wants to clinch up but Sokoudjou keeps it at a distance.
Payne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payne throws a hook but Sokoudjou blocks it.
Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokoudjou throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Payne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Payne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Sokoudjou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sokoudjou throws an overhand right that lands on Payne's shoulder, as Payne tries to avoid the shot.
Payne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sokoudjou misses with a double jab.
Sokoudjou misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sokoudjou cracks Payne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sokoudjou with a nice cross.
Payne cracks Sokoudjou with an open hand slap.
Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Rashad Sokoudjou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne throws an off balance right hand
and Sokoudjou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payne lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Sokoudjou misses.
Sokoudjou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Payne but Payne pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou slips under a jab.
Sokoudjou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payne throws out a leg kick but Sokoudjou moves out of range and Payne only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Sokoudjou. Those never looked like landing.
Payne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sokoudjou misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokoudjou is just out of range.
Payne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Payne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Sokoudjou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sokoudjou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payne.
Payne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokoudjou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Payne tries a head kick but it misses.
Payne misses with a hook to the body
and Sokoudjou counters with a good, hard body kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne tries to clinch up but Sokoudjou circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target.
Payne moves forwards but Sokoudjou connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sokoudjou looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.

Sokoudjou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sokoudjou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
Payne is pushing Sokoudjou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Payne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sokoudjous head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payne misses with the head strike.

Sokoudjou turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sokoudjou manages to end up in side control.
Payne tries to buck Sokoudjou off but Sokoudjou is having none of it.
Check out the look on Sokoudjou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Payne wants to control but Sokoudjou postures up.
Noah Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payne manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sokoudjou's best efforts.
Sokoudjou keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sokoudjou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Payne looking for subs from the bottom but Sokoudjou mounts him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokoudjou prevents Payne from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to control but Sokoudjou is having none of it.
Sokoudjou lands a big shot there that rocks Payne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rashad Sokoudjou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sokoudjou lands a big shot there that rocks Payne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sokoudjou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Payne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sokoudjou with good strikes from the mount here!
Payne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rashad Sokoudjou has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Sokoudjou.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Sokoudjou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Payne 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Payne!
An out of breath and clearly excited Noah Payne thanked [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their help and support (and free stuff they sent 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Alvarez blaring out of the sound system. Lind has chosen Ice Cube & Dr Dre - Natural Born Killaz as his entrance music. Johnny Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Johnson
vs
Lind

191 cm
31
221 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

182 cm
28
216 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton Lind!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Lind counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lind ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Lind's head but Lind sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lind scores with a three punch combo!
Lind takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Quinton Lind has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Lind avoids it.
Lind blocks a jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Lind avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Lind makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Lind throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lind blocks a low kick nicely.
Lind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Lind on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lind sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Lind throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson takes a swing at Lind's ribcage but misses.
Lind lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Lind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lind tries a head kick but it misses.
Lind misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Lind makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lind looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Lind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lind.
Johnson throws the left hand but Lind avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Lind takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Lind misses with a looping right.

Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Lind tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Lind back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson cracks Lind on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lind falls backwards against the cage. Johnson follows up with more strikes that drop Lind to his knees. Johnson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lind! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Johnson!
A victorious Johnny Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

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

Bryant
vs
Kongo

189 cm
29
272 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

198 cm
32
272 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Bryant instigates a clinch.
Bryant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Bryant gets an underhook and turns Kongo into the cage.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kongo is trying to break free.
Bryant scores with a shoulder strike.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
Kongo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
Bryant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kongo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kongo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bryant.
Kongo looks gassed!
Bryant scores with a shoulder strike.
Bryant throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongo.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongo controls his hands.
Bryant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bryant as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bryant.

Kongo jumps guard and drags Bryant to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bryant's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Erik Bryant just wasn't active enough.
Bryant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bryant throws a nice head kick!

Kongo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant throws the kick towards the body but Kongo avoids it.

Bryant pushes Kongo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryant tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bryant scores with a hook to the body.
Bryant lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bryant drops Kongo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kongo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kongo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
A short right from Bryant.
Bryant digs a right hand underneath Kongo's ribcage. Kongo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Bryant throws a big uppercut that drops Kongo! More strikes from Bryant and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kongo lies dazed against the cage as Bryant celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Bryant!

C
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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Gogh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carl Orff - O Fortuna. This should be a great matchup!

Tentheros
vs
Van Gogh

186 cm
24
205 lbs
15 - 2 - 1

185 cm
29
224 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Happy Pills
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Tentheros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentheros shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Gogh sprawls well. Van Gogh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tentheros gets slowly back to his feet.
Tentheros swings for the body but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Tentheros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gogh circles away quickly and effectively.
Tentheros misses with a hook. Van Gogh ducked under it nicely.
Van Gogh staying out of range there.
Van Gogh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Gogh looks for the body kick but Tentheros saw that one coming.
A head kick from Tentheros lands but Van Gogh takes it in his stride.
Tentheros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tentheros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gogh.
Tentheros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tentheros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Gogh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ken Tentheros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros missing with a left hand there. Van Gogh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tentheros keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tentheros there.
Van Gogh moves out of range as Tentheros strikes.

Tentheros drops Van Gogh with a nice combination! Tentheros dives into Van Gogh's guard, looking to finish!

Van Gogh is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Gogh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tentheros 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.
Van Gogh working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tentheros accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tentheros slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Tentheros off balance momentarily.
Van Gogh thuds a left hand into Tentheros's body.
Tentheros throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Tentheros - just one landing.
Tentheros motions for Van Gogh to come forward. Tentheros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tentheros throws a right hand that misses
and Van Gogh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Ken Tentheros has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tentheros takes one to the side of the head.
Van Gogh moves out of range as Tentheros strikes.
Van Gogh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Van Gogh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Gogh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tentheros. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Gogh throws a looping overhand right but Tentheros ducks down to avoid it.
Van Gogh throws a push kick but Tentheros slaps the foot to one side.
A left lands for Tentheros.
Van Gogh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Gogh scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Gogh counters with a straight right hand.
Tentheros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
Van Gogh leaves Tentheros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Tentheros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Van Gogh does it's job there.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. Tentheros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Van Gogh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Gogh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tentheros moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gogh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Gogh connects with a body shot.
A big right from Tentheros misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincent Van Gogh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros'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.

Tentheros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tentheros throws a shot from downtown. Van Gogh moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Tentheros.
Van Gogh slips a jab and a cross from Tentheros.
Tentheros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Goghs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tentheros.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tentheros has time to react.
Van Gogh tries to land a front kick but Tentheros steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tentheros shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Gogh sprawls well. He's pushed Tentheros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Gogh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tentheros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tentheros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Gogh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body kick from Tentheros.
Tentheros throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Gogh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Gogh cracks Tentheros with a good jab.

Ken Tentheros's cut is getting worse.
Van Gogh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tentheros moves away.
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Tentheros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tentheros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tentheros throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Gogh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Gogh cracks the inside of Tentheros's front leg.
Tentheros scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh dodges the punch combination from Tentheros.
A swing and a miss from Tentheros.
Vincent Van Gogh seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tentheros misses.
Van Gogh staying out of range there.
Tentheros misses with a hook
and Van Gogh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gogh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Gogh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tentheros moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Van Gogh finds it's way through Tentheros's defenses.
Tentheros drops his hands momentarily and Van Gogh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. Tentheros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tentheros tries for a takedown but Van Gogh circles away easily
and Tentheros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Gogh is looking to land body kicks.
Van Gogh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tentheros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gogh misses with a body kick.
Vincent Van Gogh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Gogh jabs at Tentheros's body.
Van Gogh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Tentheros misses.
A low kick from Tentheros misses
and Van Gogh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gogh throws a push kick but Tentheros slaps the foot to one side.
Tentheros swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Gogh counters with a straight right hand.
Tentheros lands a leg kick that knocks Van Gogh off balance momentarily.
Van Gogh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Ken Tentheros's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tentheros takes one to the chin there.
Tentheros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Tentheros throws a lazy right hand but Van Gogh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gogh thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gogh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tentheros manages to avoid it.
Tentheros connects with a looping right hand.
Van Gogh blocks a head kick by Tentheros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Van Gogh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tentheros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tentheros misses with an uppercut
and Van Gogh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tentheros throws the left hand but Van Gogh avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh scores with a jab. Tentheros acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tentheros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Gogh circles away.
Tentheros throws a leg kick but Van Gogh checks it.
Tentheros takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Tentheros off balance momentarily.
Tentheros throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Van Gogh.
A jab from Tentheros misses.
Van Gogh checks a low kick from Tentheros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tentheros. That one must have hurt.
Van Gogh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Gogh is looking to chop away at Tentheros's legs.
Tentheros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gogh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tentheros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gogh punishes Tentheros's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Gogh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tentheros. Tentheros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tentheros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Gogh connects with a body shot that sends Tentheros's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Gogh lands with a nice body kick.
Tentheros moves out of range of the body kick from Van Gogh.
Tentheros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands a nice hook to Tentheros's body. Tentheros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Gogh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tentheros looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tentheros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
A big left from Tentheros misses.
Tentheros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Gogh scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by Van Gogh. Beautiful body shot.
Van Gogh lands a nice shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Gogh - that will leave a mark!
Tentheros takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Gogh throws a body punch but Tentheros moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gogh takes a swing at Tentheros's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Tentheros throws a jab when Van Gogh was well out of range.
Tentheros moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Van Gogh misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tentheros throws a right and a left that Van Gogh avoids nicely.
Van Gogh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tentheros. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Van Gogh.
Tentheros throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tentheros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Tentheros off balance momentarily.
Tentheros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Jeez, Ken Tentheros's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Van Gogh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Van Gogh really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros's cut.
That's time! Tentheros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Van Gogh throws the left hand but Tentheros avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tentheros.
Van Gogh connects with an inside leg kick.
Tentheros moves out of range as Van Gogh strikes.
Tentheros misses the shot to the body.
Van Gogh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Tentheros does it's job there.
Tentheros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Gogh is looking to land body kicks.
Tentheros throws a right hand that misses
and Van Gogh counters with a nice kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A big left from Tentheros misses.
Tentheros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gogh.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh throws a body punch but Tentheros moves out of range.
Van Gogh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tentheros.
Tentheros tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Gogh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tentheros somewhat.
Tentheros avoids a kick to the body.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tentheros.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tentheros. Van Gogh shrugs it off though.
Tentheros throws a front kick aimed at Van Gogh's knee but Van Gogh avoids it well.
Tentheros tries for a takedown but Van Gogh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tentheros throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tentheros misses with a body kick.
Van Gogh lands a right hook to the body.
Van Gogh misses with a wild combination.
Tentheros throws a hook but Van Gogh blocks it.
Tentheros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Gogh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Tentheros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tentheros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Gogh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh thows a body kick. Tentheros tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tentheros thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Gogh checks a leg kick.
That kick from Van Gogh tenderised Tentheros's leg. Tentheros is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Gogh is looking to land body kicks.
Tentheros throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Gogh.
Tentheros throws a shot from downtown. Van Gogh moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tentheros counters with a stiff right hand.
Tentheros lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Gogh's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh lands a right hook to the body.
Van Gogh throws out a leg kick but Tentheros moves out of range and Van Gogh only half commits.
Van Gogh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tentheros throws a right hand that misses
and Van Gogh counters with a left to the body.
Tentheros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Gogh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tentheros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Gogh connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Van Gogh dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ken Tentheros's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tentheros throws a leg kick that misses.
Tentheros misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Tentheros lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Gogh doesn't seem phased though.
Tentheros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tentheros lands a really nice looking cross but Van Gogh seems unphased.
Van Gogh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tentheros counters with a big head kick but Van Gogh shrugs it off.
Van Gogh is still on wobbly legs! Can Tentheros finish him?
Van Gogh drops his hands momentarily and Tentheros needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Van Gogh just on the top of the head. Van Gogh drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Van Gogh - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ken Tentheros!
Ken Tentheros decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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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 Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Devils kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Nkemakolam
vs
Amok

193 cm
27
260 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

195 cm
32
252 lbs
33 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)
160!

Brute
Perkele!

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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Amok tenderised Nkemakolam's leg. Nkemakolam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nkemakolam swings widly with a right hand
and Amok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amok throws a low kick but Nkemakolam avoids it.
Nkemakolam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amok throws a solid leg kick but Nkemakolam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Amok.
Nkemakolam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nkemakolam walks into a stiff left hand from Amok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Amok finds it's way through Nkemakolam's defenses.
Nkemakolam avoids the body shot from Amok.
Amok scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Amok dips to his left and cracks Nkemakolam with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Amok fails with a takedown attempt.
Amok shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nkemakolam sprawls well. Nkemakolam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Amok gets slowly back to his feet.
Amok throws a shot from downtown. Nkemakolam moves away and avoids it.
Nkemakolam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amok.
Nkemakolam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam tries to clinch but Amok moves away

and Amok counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amok wants to control from the top but Nkemakolam keeps moving.
Amok works over Nkemakolam with some ground and pound from guard.
Nkemakolam working a defensive guard but Amok passes into half guard.
Amok prevents Nkemakolam from improving his position.
Amok is keen to just control but Nkemakolam is a slippery customer.
Nkemakolam tries to roll over but Amok keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amok wants to pass the guard but Nkemakolam is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amok trying to control from half guard but Nkemakolam is working away.
Nkemakolam wants to improve his position but Amok is controlling well.
Nkemakolam is trying to maintain the position but Amok is very close to passing his half guard.
Amok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nkemakolam's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nkemakolam taking some punishment here, with Amok in his half guard.
Amok trying to control from half guard but Nkemakolam is working away.
Nkemakolam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amok.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amok thows a huge punch but Nkemakolam dodges it nicely.
Amok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nkemakolam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriel Amok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
That's time! Nkemakolam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nkemakolam defending well as Amok loads up on a big left hand.
Amok cracks Nkemakolam with an open hand slap.
Amok checks a leg kick.
Amok blocks a jab.
Amok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amok misses with a low kick.
Nkemakolam ducks under a wild hook from Amok.
Amok throws a jab but it's blocked by Nkemakolam.
Amok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nkemakolam ducks under a wild hook from Amok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok dives in and grabs Nkemakolam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nkemakolam pushes down on Amok's head and hops out.
Amok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice straight punches there by Nkemakolam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nkemakolam.
Amok throws the left hand but Nkemakolam avoids the punch easily.
Amok tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nkemakolam swivels and escapes.
A big right from Nkemakolam misses.
Nkemakolam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amok.
Nkemakolam throws a body kick that misses.
Nkemakolam lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Amok stuns Nkemakolam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nkemakolam lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Nkemakolam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nkemakolam works the jab nicely.
Amok motions for Nkemakolam to come forward. Amok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nkemakolam misses with an uppercut. Amok saw that one coming.
Amok throws an off balance right hand
letting Nkemakolam counter with a right hand.
Nkemakolam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amok counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nkemakolam has managed to clinch.
Amok content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nkemakolam avoiding damage.
Amok avoids a wild elbow strike from Nkemakolam.
Amok blocks an uppercut.
Amok is stalling here.
Amok lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nkemakolam as Amok tries to tie him up.
Amok lands a shoulder strike.
Amok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nkemakolams head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok throws a head punch that misses.
Nkemakolam is trying to maintain a safe position but Amok gets an underhook and turns Nkemakolam into the cage.
Nkemakolam throws a punch but it's blocked by Amok.
Amok swings wildly with an uppercut but Nkemakolam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nkemakolam lands a nice elbow.
Nkemakolam lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Uriel Amok's cut even more.
Nkemakolam struggles to land a body shot inside as Amok controls his hands.
Amok lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nkemakolam throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amok.
Nkemakolam lands a nice uppercut.
Nkemakolam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amok's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Amok shoots in and drives through. Nkemakolam sprawls well.
Amok throws a front kick that sends Nkemakolam stumbling back into the cage.
Amok circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nkemakolam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Amok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amok.
Nkemakolam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nkemakolam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amok.
Nkemakolam throws a shot from downtown. Amok moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nkemakolam. That one must have hurt.
Nkemakolam loads up on a big right hand but Amok slips the punch.
Amok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nkemakolam circles away quickly and effectively.
Nkemakolam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nkemakolam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice strike.
Amok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nkemakolam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amok ducks under a wild hook from Nkemakolam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amok closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nkemakolam circles away.
Nkemakolam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nkemakolam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nkemakolam throws a body kick that misses.
Nkemakolam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nkemakolam feints and then cracks Amok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amok down.
Amok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam misses with a leg kick
and Amok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Nkemakolam forces Amok back against the cage and clinches.
Amok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amok tries to stall but Nkemakolam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Amok is looking to break free of the clinch but Nkemakolam has double underhooks.
Amok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nkemakolam backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nkemakolam lands a right hand.
Nkemakolam lands an elbow just above Amok 's eye.
Amok looking to slow down the pace here.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nkemakolam throws out a loose jab but Amok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nkemakolam looks to land a right hand but Amok moved out of range.
Amok fails to land the takedown.
Jobe Nkemakolam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriel Amok.
Amok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok throws a leg kick but Nkemakolam checks it.

Amok scores a takedown into full mount!
Nkemakolam wants to control but Amok is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jobe Nkemakolam did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nkemakolam misses with a wild body shot.
Nkemakolam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amok makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amok connects with a solid leg kick.
Amok tries for a takedown but Nkemakolam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nkemakolam throws a leg kick but Amok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nkemakolam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amok.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amok throws a leg kick but Nkemakolam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nkemakolam.
Amok shoots in for a double leg but Nkemakolam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nkemakolam moves out of range as Amok strikes.
Nkemakolam lands a body shot.

Nkemakolam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nkemakolam slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Amok tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nkemakolam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam trying to control the action but Amok is working from the bottom.
Amok tries to buck Nkemakolam off but Nkemakolam is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amok is letting Nkemakolam control him for a moment.
Nkemakolam works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nkemakolam laying and praying for a moment but Amok takes advantage and regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nkemakolam lands a nice short elbow.
Amok works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nkemakolam preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amok is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nkemakolam wants to control from the top but Amok keeps moving.
Amok controls Nkemakolam momentarily but Nkemakolam frees himself.
Nkemakolam tries to free his leg and advance position but Amok is retaining full guard.
Amok is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Amok is looking to take a break and control but Nkemakolam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amok throws a strike but Nkemakolam avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nkemakolam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amok working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Amok wants to control from the top but Nkemakolam keeps moving.
Amok sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nkemakolam's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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!
Nkemakolam manages to get to full guard.
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 Jobe Nkemakolam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nkemakolam throws a hook but Amok avoids it easily.
Amok checks a leg kick.
Amok cracks Nkemakolam with a good jab.
Nkemakolam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Amok slips under a jab from Nkemakolam.
Amok misses with a takedown
and Nkemakolam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok moves out of range as Nkemakolam strikes.
Amok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amok sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Amok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam misses with a low kick as Amok jumps back.
Amok cracks the inside of Nkemakolam's front leg.
Nkemakolam thows a body kick. Amok tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Amok moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam takes one to the chin there.
Amok fails to land the takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nkemakolam checks a leg kick.
Nkemakolam cracks Amok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkemakolam misses with a right hand
and Amok counters with a three punch combo that has Nkemakolam backing up. Nkemakolam nods at Amok to acknowledge the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nkemakolam.
Amok misses with a wild body shot.
Jobe Nkemakolam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nkemakolam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amok throws a right hand that misses
and Nkemakolam counters with a nice body kick.
Nkemakolam tries to close the distance and clinch but Amok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amok shoots for a takedown but Nkemakolam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jobe Nkemakolam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uriel Amok.
Amok checks a leg kick nicely.
Nkemakolam moves out of range as Amok strikes.
Amok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Nkemakolam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nkemakolam.
That kick from Amok tenderised Nkemakolam's leg. Nkemakolam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nkemakolam wants to clinch.
Uriel Amok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nkemakolam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nkemakolam.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jobe Nkemakolam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nkemakolam 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jobe Nkemakolam!
Jobe Nkemakolam retains his heavyweight title!
Jobe Nkemakolam seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.