LTSD Armagedon PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubby Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Johnson
vs
Hayes

188 cm
27
199 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
203 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubby Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayes checks the leg kick.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hayes as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Hayes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Hayes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Hayes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayes lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayes bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Johnson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hayes postures up.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hayes on the ground.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is trying to keep Hayes in close.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayes advances position into side control!
Hayes working the body and head with strikes.
Hayes scoring with punches from side control.
Hayes working the head with strikes.
Hayes lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Hayes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hayes scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Johnson is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Hayes can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tubby Hayes!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cray Vasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristiano Ronaldo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for Cristiano Ronaldo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ronaldo
vs
Vasil

188 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cristiano Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Vasil!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo throws the kick towards the body but Vasil avoids it.
Ronaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasil.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Vasil is having none of it.

Ronaldo forces Vasil back against the cage and clinches.
Ronaldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vasil pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vasil blocks a head kick by Ronaldo.
Vasil shoots in but Ronaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasil tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.

Ronaldo gets caught flat footed, as Vasil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vasil slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasil's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Cray Vasil has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Vasil looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ronaldo!

Vasil is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ronaldo has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vasil is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ronaldo is surviving well by controlling Vasil's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo really wants to buck Vasil off and get back to his feet.
Vasil sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vasil pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasil with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vasil jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ronaldo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to his feet.

Vasil is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ronaldo is trying to escape and Vasil transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ronaldo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Vasil! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cray Vasil!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Really Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Fu
vs
Suck

191 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manolo Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Really Suck!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suck throws a series of punches but Fu avoids them all with ease.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Suck blocks a head kick by Fu.
Suck tries to clinch there but Fu circles away.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Suck misses.
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fu connects with a body shot.
Suck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
Fu connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu swats away the attempt to clinch by Suck.

Fu lands a big head kick that sends Suck tumbling to the mat! Fu takes a step backwards and waves Suck back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Really Suck has been cut.
Suck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suck tries a low kick but Fu avoids it.
Fu feints a jab and as Suck dips his head, Fu unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Suck right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Suck falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Fu smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Manolo Fu!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Scotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Stink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopold Scotch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Scotch
vs
Stink

175 cm
34
157 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

160 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leopold Scotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, You Stink!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Scotch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stink on his heels. He'll look to pass Stink's guard now, I'm sure.
Stink wants to stand and escape but Scotch is having none of it.
Stink trying to keep a closed guard but Scotch is proving a slippery customer.
Scotch lands a couple of elbows.
Scotch with a nice head shot there.
Scotch passes Stink's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Scotch.
Stink tries to roll over but Scotch keeps him under control.
Stink on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stink has hold of Scotch's hands but Scotch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Scotch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Scotch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Scotch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Scotch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotch lands with a punch from half guard.
Scotch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stink should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Scotch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Scotch connects with a nice short shot to Stink's temple.
Scotch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Stink is rocked!
Scotch works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Scotch looking to isolate an arm here. Stink doesn't see it coming and as Scotch extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Scotch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leopold Scotch!
A very excited looking Leopold Scotch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Monster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Spike Dudley's chin.

Monster
vs
Dudley

175 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
27
148 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spike Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dudley drives through and clinches with Monster against the cage.

Monster pulls Dudley into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Monster keeping moving, preventing Dudley from controlling successfully.
Monster looking for a sweep. Not yet Monster, not yet.
Dudley trying to control the position from guard on top but Monster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudley wants to get up but he can't break Monster's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dudley trying to control the position from guard on top but Monster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Spike Dudley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Horrible takedown by Monster or perhaps it was just good defense by Dudley which made him look bad.
Dudley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dudley blocks a head kick by Monster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley throws a head kick but Monster moves out of range.
Monster shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Monster.

Monster closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dudley to the mat! Dudley manages to get full guard.
Monster passes Dudley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dudley is trying to control but can't.
Monster throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dudley to regain full guard.
Dudley working a defensive guard here.
Dudley has control of Monster's left arm, preventing Monster from doing any damage.
Dudley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dudley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Monster throws a big right hand that misses.
Monster distracts Dudley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dudley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster works over Dudley with some ground and pound from guard.
Monster lands a couple of elbows.
Dudley trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Monster postures up in Dudley's guard and throws a big left but Dudley blocks it.
Dudley is looking to stand up but Monster isn't so interested in that idea.
Monster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Dudley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Monster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Monster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dudley's head.
Dudley keeping moving, preventing Monster from controlling successfully.
Monster is in close to Dudley's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dudley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dudley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monster is controlling him.
Monster is working Dudley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Monster with a nice head shot there.
Monster cracks Dudley with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster landing with the ground and pound.
Monster scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monster throws a big elbow that misses.
Monster wants to control from the top but Dudley keeps moving.
Monster landing some decent shots from guard.

Dudley is rocked!
Monster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dudley is still in real trouble! Can Monster finish him?
Monster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Monster scoring with punches to the head and body.
Monster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Monster loads up on a big left hand. Dudley felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Monster looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dudley can't hide his disappointment, as Monster celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Monster!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Jogos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Krzepicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jogos
vs
Krzepicki

189 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
28
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlon Jogos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Krzepicki !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jogos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jogos tries to bum rush Krzepicki with a series of wild strikes but Krzepicki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krzepicki slips a straight right by Jogos.
Jogos misses with a double jab

and Krzepicki counters with a crisp one two that drops Jogos! Krzepicki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jogos to his feet! Jogos is in big trouble!

Jogos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jogos misses with a left hand
and Krzepicki counters with a good low kick that Jogos was not able to check.
Oh Jogos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jogos is breathing heavily.
Jogos wants to stay close but Krzepicki steps back to make room for something. Jogos seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Krzepicki and Jogos drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Krzepicki !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Lil'Wayne - John 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.

Haggen
vs
Sanchez

186 cm
29
226 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

190 cm
28
253 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Haggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dimitrius Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggen throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haggen.
Haggen throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Haggen lands a slapping body shot.
Haggen tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haggen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haggen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haggen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Haggen swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggen.
Haggen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Lou Haggen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haggen misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haggen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haggen misses with a body shot.
Haggen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Haggen.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggen.
Haggen dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Haggen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haggen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haggen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Haggen moved out of range.

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!
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Haggen.
Haggen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Haggen.
Haggen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Haggen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Haggen misses.
Haggen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez clobbers Haggen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haggen throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Haggen throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a huge left! Haggen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sanchez isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Haggen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sanchez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitrius Sanchez!
A victorious Dimitrius Sanchez 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
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmanis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Twiztid - We Don't Die. Raimonds Bergmanis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bergmanis
vs
Lashley

192 cm
30
266 lbs
31 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
260 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lashley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bergmanis tries to bench press Lashley off him but Lashley keeps the position.
Bergmanis gets back to half guard.
Bergmanis is trying to get back to full guard.
Lashley is trying to control. Bergmanis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bergmanis is looking to improve his position.

Bergmanis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bergmanis is not content to let Lashley control the position.
Lashley trying to mount his opponent but Bergmanis defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis gets back to full guard.
Bergmanis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Bergmanis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lashley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lashley wants to control from the top but Bergmanis keeps moving.

Bergmanis has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lashley doesn't defend quickly enough and Bergmanis has managed to lock this one up! Can Lashley escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bergmanis on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raimonds Bergmanis!