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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by War - The Sick Puppies. Reinhardt has chosen Mein Herz Brennt by Rammstein 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.

Martin
vs
Reinhardt

180 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
174 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

5th Round
5th Round

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Reinhardt. Reinhardt gets slowly back to his feet.
Reinhardt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reinhardt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reinhardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reinhardt wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reinhardt is keeping the position for now.
Martin thows a big elbow that misses.
Reinhardt looking to control.

Reinhardt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martin defends well.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martin throws a head kick but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Reinhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reinhardt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Reinhardt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reinhardt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reinhardt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reinhardt throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Reinhardt gets caught flat footed, as Martin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Martin works over Reinhardt with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Martin cracks Reinhardt with a solid left hand.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reinhardt trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Reinhardt can't keep his opponent in guard - Martin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Reinhardt is working away.
Reinhardt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martin is trying to control. Reinhardt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reinhardt wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reinhardt is looking to improve his position.
Martin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control but Reinhardt is keeping him busy.

Reinhardt actively working from the bottom here.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Martin working Reinhardt over with strikes.
Reinhardt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Martin working Reinhardt over with strikes.
Martin is trying to control. Reinhardt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reinhardt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reinhardt looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Martin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Martin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reinhardt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martin moves nicely into side control.
Martin is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reinhardt to see if he's OK.
Martin 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.
Reinhardt is looking for a sweep.
Martin is working Reinhardt over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martin lands an elbow.
Martin scoring with punches and elbows.
Martin in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinhardt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Reinhardt is working away.
Martin moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reinhardt defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Reinhardt has his takedown stuffed
and Martin counters with a head kick. That will keep Reinhardt thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reinhardt blocks a jab.
Martin misses with the combination.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reinhardt. Reinhardt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reinhardt with a poor takedown
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Martin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martin.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Reinhardt's head but Reinhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin sizes up Reinhardt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Martin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martin.
Martin advances position into side control!
Reinhardt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martin cracks Reinhardt with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinhardt is looking to regain half guard here but Martin keeps moving and retains side control.
Reinhardt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martin lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martin prevents Reinhardt from improving his position.
Martin lands strikes from half guard.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reinhardt keeps working.
Reinhardt punching from the bottom.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martin trying to pass the guard but Reinhardt defending well.

Reinhardt actively working from the bottom here.
Reinhardt is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reinhardt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martin wants to control but Reinhardt is keeping him busy.
Nolan Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reinhardt wants to get back to his feet.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Reinhardt wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Martin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reinhardt is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Martin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Reinhardt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martin landing punches.
Martin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reinhardt?
Reinhardt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Reinhardt tries to reverse the position but Martin maintains control.
Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Martin landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reinhardt is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martin is landing with some decent strikes but Reinhardt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Martin throws a head kick but Reinhardt moves out of range.
Reinhardt slips a jab from Martin.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reinhardt can do to turn this around?
Reinhardt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there

and Reinhardt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martin gets full guard.
Reinhardt throws and elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reinhardt's guard. Nice move by Martin!
Martin pushing down on Reinhardt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reinhardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin 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.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reinhardt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Reinhardt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Martin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Martin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Martin!
Martin lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Martin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Reinhardt is looking for a sweep.
Reinhardt is trying to control Martin's posture but Martin avoids it.
Martin cracks Reinhardt with a big right hand but Reinhardt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Reinhardt!
Martin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Reinhardt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Martin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reinhardt looks a forlorn figure.
Martin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reinhardt's face.
Martin is landing with some decent strikes but Reinhardt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin breaks from Reinhardt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Martin with shots to the head and body - Reinhardt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Reinhardt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Martin.

Reinhardt is rocked!
Martin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reinhardt is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
Martin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is working to get back to half guard.
Martin lands with some strikes.
Martin with shots to the head and body - Reinhardt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reinhardt is bucking up trying to escape but Martin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Martin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martin working the ground and pound effectively.
Martin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reinhardt hang on?
Martin scoring with strikes but Reinhardt is staying in there.
The referee warns Reinhardt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Reinhardt in real trouble here! The ref calls for Reinhardt to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Martin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Macaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiley Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiley Alpha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phil Macaw's chin.

Macaw
vs
Alpha

183 cm
21
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Macaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wiley Alpha!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Macaw cracks the inside of Alpha's front leg.
Macaw misses with a kick to the body.
Macaw throws a chopping leg kick but Alpha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Phil Macaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macaw jabs Alpha right on the nose. Alpha blinks but takes it well.
Macaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alpha misses with a hook.
Alpha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Macaw misses with a head kick.
Macaw tries a low kick but Alpha avoids it.
Macaw throws a leg kick but Alpha checks it.
Macaw cracks the inside of Alpha's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Macaw.
Macaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alpha tries to land a leg kick but Macaw saw it coming and moves away.
Alpha misses with a looping left.
Macaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alpha lands with a cross.
Alpha misses with a double jab.
Macaw wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Alpha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Macaw misses with a body kick.
Macaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Macaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Alpha circles away.
Macaw misses with a leg kick
and Alpha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Macaw is looking to slow Alpha down with leg kicks.
Macaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Macaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha loads up on a big right hand but Macaw slips the punch.
Macaw thumps Alpha with a low kick.
Alpha loads up on a big right hand but Macaw slips the punch.
Alpha throws an overhand right that lands on Macaw's shoulder, as Macaw tries to avoid the shot.
Alpha misses with a few strikes there.
Macaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alpha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alpha lands a nice shot that snaps Macaw's head back.
Alpha looks to throw the jab but Macaw is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macaw.
Alpha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaw swings for the body but Alpha moves out of range.
Macaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alpha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Macaw.
Alpha moves out of range as Macaw throws a body kick.
Macaw looks to throw the jab but Alpha is out of range.
Alpha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macaw throws an overhand right that lands on Alpha's shoulder, as Alpha tries to avoid the shot.
Macaw is looking to land body kicks.
Alpha misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phil Macaw will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alpha missing with a left hand there. Macaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macaw has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Macaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Macaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alpha throws an overhand right that lands on Macaw's shoulder, as Macaw tries to avoid the shot.
Macaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Macaw walks into a stiff left hand from Alpha.

Macaw is rocked!
Alpha connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Macaw out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wiley Alpha!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasair Ceasaigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody's gonna get it. 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.

Bone
vs
Ceasaigh

180 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

187 cm
26
197 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

FNF Energy - (Sale!)
FNF Energy - (Sale!)

Firebird Designs

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasair Ceasaigh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceasaigh misses with the combination.
Ceasaigh tried to score with a low kick but Bone checks it.
Bone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ceasaigh to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Tee Bone has been cut.
Bone with a poor takedown

and Ceasaigh counters with a nice right hand that sends Bone toppling to the canvas! Bone scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ceasaigh finish him?!
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!
Bone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ceasaigh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bone thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Bone fails with the takedown
and Ceasaigh counters with a stiff right hand.
Bone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ceasaigh counters with a leg kick.
Ceasaigh lands with a nice combination. Bone backs away looking to recover.
Ceasaigh scores with a nice body kick.
Ceasaigh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ceasaigh throws a head kick but Bone moves out of range.
Ceasaigh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ceasaigh counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceasaigh lands with a big left! Bone is wobbled badly! Ceasaigh comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bone to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lasair Ceasaigh!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Robles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Robles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robles
vs
Evans

184 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Robles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Evans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robles's waist but Robles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.

Robles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans wants to control from the top but Robles keeps moving.
Robles wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Robles could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Evans tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Robles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Evans in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Evans working the strikes but Robles uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Robles to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robles wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Robles is trying to keep Evans in close.
Evans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robles is on top in guard.
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to sweep here but Robles controlling him for the moment.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Evans working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing Robles from standing up.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evans wants to control but Robles passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evans is trying to stand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Evans gets a takedown into half guard.
Robles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans is thwarting Robles's attempts to control the position.
Robles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Robles is looking to escape.
Evans winds up and cracks Robles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robles sprawls well initially but Evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Evans is stalling here. Robles is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Evans seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Robles has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Robles wants to stand but Evans has his arm trapped.
Robles trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to control but Robles postures up.
Evans is looking for a sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Evans avoids the head kick by Robles.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Robles.

Evans darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robles tries to kick Evans off but Evans keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robles is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Evans.
Robles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robles wants to get back to his feet.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robles's head.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robles is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Robles is trying to stand.
Evans is keen to just control but Robles is a slippery customer.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Evans. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Evans shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Evans showed some decent athleticism there.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans stops Robles from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Robles is trying to get back to full guard.
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. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Robles's temple.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robles defending well though.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Robles's temple.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Robles to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Robles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Evans scores a takedown into full mount!
Bobby Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robles tries to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
Evans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Robles's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Evans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Evans unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Evans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans is landing with some decent strikes but Robles is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Robles is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robles is in a horrible position here. Evans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A big strike lands for Evans! That's really hurt Robles and he's turned his back - Evans keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Evans Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Evans!

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 Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuberculo Meningitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment I kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dancing Queen. Russian Experiment I is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Experiment I
vs
Meningitis

191 cm
22
222 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuberculo Meningitis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment I wants to clinch up but Meningitis keeps it at a distance.
Experiment I defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meningitis.
Experiment I slips a jab and a cross from Meningitis.
Meningitis misses with a series of wild punches.
Meningitis misses with a few strikes there.
Meningitis throws a series of punches but Experiment I avoids them all with ease.
Meningitis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meningitis misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meningitis just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuberculo Meningitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Experiment I has Meningitis up against the cage in a clinch.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside that Meningitis shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meningitis working aggressively here.
Meningitis has Experiment I pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Experiment I manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Russian Experiment I has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuberculo Meningitis.
Experiment I lands a nice knee to the body.
Meningitis looks gassed!
Experiment I lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meningitis or not.
Meningitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment I uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment I lands a shoulder strike.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meningitis's defenses.

It looks like Tuberculo Meningitis has been cut.
Experiment I works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Experiment I lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meningitis.
A short body shot lands from Experiment I as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment I crunches a lovely knee into Meningitis's ribcage.
Experiment I lands a body shot.
Experiment I scores with a shoulder strike.
Meningitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a body punch.
Experiment I lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Meningitis is rocked!
Experiment I throws an elbow but it misses.
Meningitis is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment I finish him?
Experiment I unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Meningitis! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Experiment I is unloading with more strikes now! Meningitis drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russian Experiment I!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Mohrruebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohrruebe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Invaders Must Die. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mohrruebe
vs
Omar

205 cm
25
282 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

184 cm
22
271 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Mohrruebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Omar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Omar wants to clinch.
Omar doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohrruebe circles away.
Omar 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.

Mohrruebe drives through and clinches with Omar against the cage.
Omar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Mohrruebe tightens his grip and picks Omar up, before dumping him to the ground. Omar manages to land in guard.
Mohrruebe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Omar pushes Mohrruebe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mohrruebe darts in trying to clinch
and Omar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Omar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Omar counters with a big head kick but Mohrruebe shrugs it off.
Mohrruebe with a poor takedown
and Omar counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohrruebe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Omar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mohrruebe tries to clinch but Omar moves away
and Omar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mohrruebe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mohrruebe misses with a takedown
and Omar counters with an inside leg kick.
Freddy Mohrruebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose Omar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mohrruebe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Omar - the referee stops the clock and Mohrruebe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Omar. Mohrruebe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mohrruebe slips a straight right by Omar.

Omar closes the distance and clinches.
Mohrruebe tries for a takedown but Omar manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Mohrruebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohrruebe taking a breather.
Omar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mohrruebe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Omar as Mohrruebe tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe is breathing heavily.
Mohrruebe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mohrruebe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mohrruebe avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Omar lands a good knee to the midsection. Mohrruebe won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Omar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mohrruebe avoids it.
Omar lands an uppercut.
Mohrruebe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mohrruebe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Omar lands an elbow inside that Mohrruebe shrugs off.

It looks like Freddy Mohrruebe has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Omar prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mohrruebe.
Knees in the clinch landing for Omar.
Mohrruebe takes an elbow to the temple.
Mohrruebe takes an elbow to the temple.
Omar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Omar.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mohrruebe.
Mohrruebe blocks an elbow strike from Omar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar landing knees to the body.
Mohrruebe trying to control the position but instead, Omar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mohrruebe into the cage.
Omar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mohrruebe struggles to land a body shot inside as Omar controls his hands.
Mohrruebe avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Omar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Omar tries to work over Mohrruebe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mohrruebe stalling in the clinch but Omar improves position.
Mohrruebe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohrruebe avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Omar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mohrruebe blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mohrruebe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Omar lands a good knee to the midsection. Mohrruebe won't want to take too many of those.
Mohrruebe avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Mohrruebe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Omar landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Omar obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mohrruebe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Omar tries to land a knee to the head but Mohrruebe blocks with his arms.
Omar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mohrruebe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Omar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mohrruebe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mohrruebe slowing the pace effectively.
Mohrruebe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Omar tries to work over Mohrruebe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Omar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Omar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mohrruebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Mohrruebe struggles to land a body shot inside as Omar controls his hands.
Omar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Mohrruebe.
Mohrruebe blocking some punches.
Omar with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mohrruebe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Omar wants to control but Mohrruebe postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Omar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Mohrruebe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mohrruebe closes the distance and clinches.
Omar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Omar tries a body shot but Mohrruebe blocks it.
Omar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Omar misses with the head strike.
Omar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mohrruebe goes for a takedown attempt but Omar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mohrruebe closes the distance but Omar moves to the side
and Omar counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omar throws a head kick that misses.

Omar clinches.
Omar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohrruebe trying to stall but Omar improves his position.
Omar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omar is breathing heavily.
Omar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Omar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mohrruebe avoiding damage.
Omar scores with a knee to the head.
Omar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mohrruebe avoids it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Omar has eaten all the pies!
Omar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mohrruebe is defending well for now.

Mohrruebe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mohrruebe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mohrruebe is trying to keep Omar in close.
Omar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mohrruebe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mohrruebe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mohrruebe is concentrating on defense, preventing Omar from advancing position.
Omar is looking to take a break and control but Mohrruebe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omar tries to stand and escape but Mohrruebe is controlling the position.
Mohrruebe trying to hold on to Omar's head to control him but Omar postures up.
Mohrruebe gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Omar gets to his feet - Mohrruebe follows without any prompting.
Omar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mohrruebe looks to clinch
and Omar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mohrruebe closes the distance looking to clinch

and Omar counters by clinching up.
Omar is working Mohrruebe over against the cage.
Omar lands a knee to the head.
Mohrruebe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mohrruebe managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe looking to slow down the pace here.
Omar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohrruebe misses with a punch on the inside.
Omar landing knees to the body.
Omar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mohrruebe is defending well for now.
Omar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Omar looking to throw knees to the head but Mohrruebe is blocking nicely.
Omar landing knees to the body.
Mohrruebe just leaning against Omar, taking a breather.
Omar working Mohrruebe over with knees to the body.

Mohrruebe has hold of one of Omar's legs. Omar is fighting the takedown attempt but Mohrruebe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Omar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mohrruebe postures up in Omar's guard and throws a big left but Omar blocks it.
Omar keeping moving, preventing Mohrruebe from controlling successfully.
Mohrruebe postures up in Omar's guard and throws a big left but Omar blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Omar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddy Mohrruebe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mohrruebe swats away the attempt to clinch by Omar.
Mohrruebe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Omar avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Omar. No joy for Mohrruebe on that attempt.
Mohrruebe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Omar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Freddy Mohrruebe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohrruebe moves away.
Mohrruebe tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Omar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar lands an uppercut.
Mohrruebe working aggressively here.
Omar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mohrruebe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Omar misses with some punches.
Omar tries to land a knee to the head but Mohrruebe blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Mohrruebe.
Jose Omar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Omar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mohrruebe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Omar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Mohrruebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omar tries a knee to the head but Mohrruebe blocks it.
Omar misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Omar as Mohrruebe tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Omar.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mohrruebe.
Mohrruebe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Omar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jose Omar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Mohrruebe to work.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mohrruebe avoids the damage to the body.
Mohrruebe has Omar pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mohrruebe for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Freddy Mohrruebe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Freddy Mohrruebe.

Omar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mohrruebe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mohrruebe has Omar pressed against the cage.
Mohrruebe misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mohrruebe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Omar misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohrruebe looking to stall.
Mohrruebe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mohrruebe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Omar avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Omar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Omar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Omar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franc Janz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soleil's entrance music is Solitaire Unraveling. A fine choice. Franc Janz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Soleil
vs
Janz

186 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Tri Light Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franc Janz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soleil moves out of range as Janz strikes.
Janz looks to land a right hand but Soleil moved out of range.
A big left from Soleil misses.
Soleil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soleil.
Janz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Soleil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Janz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Soleil stands up over Janz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Janz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Janz has his hands on Soleil's head, controlling the position.
Janz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Janz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soleil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soleil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Janz is keeping the position for now.
Soleil throws a strike but Janz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Janz advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Janz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Soleil is trying to get back to full guard.
Soleil is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Janz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Janz's back!
Janz grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Soleil scores with punches and elbows.
Soleil lands a shot to the head.
Janz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil stops Janz from getting back to his feet.
Soleil is nestled in close to Janz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Soleil is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Soleil seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soleil uses his free foot to push down on Janz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Janz.
Soleil lands a big shot there that rocks Janz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soleil lands with some strikes.
Soleil landing shots from mount.
Soleil with shots to the head and body - Janz looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Soleil with good strikes from the mount here!
Soleil scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Janz is rocked!
Soleil working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Janz is still in real trouble! Can Soleil finish him?
Soleil loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Janz scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Soleil land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Soleil stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luna Soleil!
Luna Soleil retains his welterweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem comes to the cage accompanied by Solitaire Unraveling. Johns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cocaine Blues. 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.

Bookem
vs
Johns

170 cm
22
155 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

165 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Tri Light Clothing

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bookem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johns.
Johns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns throws a lazy right hand but Bookem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bookem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bookem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bookem shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johns defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Johns misses the target.
Bookem works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bookem.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Bookem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bookem clobbers Johns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bookem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bookem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johns.
Johns looks to land a left hand but Bookem moved out of range nicely.
Johns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bookem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bookem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bookem digs a good body shot into Johns's ribs.
Bookem slips under a jab from Johns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Bookem lands.
Bookem looks to score with a jab to the body but Johns is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bookem.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bookem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bullet Bookem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bookem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bookem lunges at Johns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johns's hand.
Johns throws out a loose jab but Bookem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bookem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Johns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johns swinging wildly here.
Bookem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice sprawl there from Bookem as Johns shoots in.
Bookem scores with a hook.
Bookem thuds a left hand into Johns's body.
Johns looks gassed!
Bookem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johns at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns blocks a head kick by Bookem.
Bookem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bookem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bullet Bookem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns drops his hands momentarily and Bookem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bookem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bookem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Bookem. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bookem.
Johns tries to bum rush Bookem with a series of wild strikes but Bookem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johns throws a big shot that misses.
Bookem lands a with a good body shot.
Bookem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bookem lands an overhand right.
Johns misses with a hook.
Johns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bookem stalks Johns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johns's face. Johns staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Tim Johns has been cut.
Johns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bookem.
Bookem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johns backs up against the cage.

Johns is rocked!
Bookem uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johns is still on wobbly legs! Can Bookem finish him?
Johns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bookem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bookem lands the left hand.
Johns misses with a body kick.
Bookem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johns circles away.
Bookem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bookem scores with a jab.
Johns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bookem connects with a jab.
Johns takes one to the side of the head.
Bookem drops Johns with a naaaaasty hook - Johns is in real trouble here! Bookem dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bullet Bookem!