Sal Forlenzo Memorial 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ro Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mo
vs
Cruz

225 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ro Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodrigo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Cruz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Cruz jumps into guard, dragging Mo to the mat.
Mo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ro Mo.

Mo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mo cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
Mo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mo content to stall in guard here.
Mo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ro Mo.

Mo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cruz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mo landing strikes.
Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mo controls the position from side control.

Mo is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
Mo lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Mo has hold of Cruz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cruz seems comfortable defending it but Mo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cruz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cruz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mo couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ro Mo!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeans MacManan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grap Dummy (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.

MacManan
vs
Dummy

188 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
26
299 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeans MacManan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grap Dummy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManan slaps away a takedown attempt from Dummy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dummy fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dummy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
MacManan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
MacManan is trying to control Dummy's posture but Dummy avoids it.
Dummy tries to score with some ground and pound. MacManan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dummy is trying to ground and pound but MacManan uses the momentary lack of control by Dummy to regain half guard.
Dummy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Dummy is trying to work for a kimura but MacManan is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
MacManan is trying to maintain the position but Dummy is very close to passing his half guard.
MacManan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dummy scores with a couple of nice shots.
MacManan wants to control but Dummy passes into side.
MacManan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dummy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
MacManan is looking to reverse the position.
Dummy wants to control but MacManan is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dummy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MacManan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dummy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MacManan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Dummy is trying to get an arm triangle but MacManan is defending well.
MacManan is trying to control Dummy's posture but Dummy avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dummy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dummy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dummy lands some shots froms side control.
Dummy trying to control the action but MacManan is working from the bottom.
MacManan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
MacManan is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dummy lands a few punches from side control.

Dummy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. MacManan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dummy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. MacManan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dummy lets go of the hold and MacManan can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Grap Dummy!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Barrowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner has chosen Balls to the Wall by Accept as his entrance music. Helmut Doerner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Barrowman
vs
Doerner

174 cm
25
138 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

170 cm
29
140 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wallace Barrowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barrowman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrowman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doerner throws a head punch that misses.
Barrowman lands an elbow that stopped Doerner in his tracks for a moment.
Barrowman tries to land a knee to the head but Doerner blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barrowman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doerner's brow.
Barrowman can't find room to land a body shot as Doerner controls the action.
Barrowman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barrowman throws an elbow but it misses.
Doerner wants a takedown but no success here.
Barrowman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doerner is defending well for now.
Doerner avoiding damage as Barrowman throws knees to the body.
Doerner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barrowman smiles and moves away.

Barrowman clinches with his opponent.
Barrowman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doerner.

Doerner turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Doerner manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Barrowman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman is looking for a sweep.
Barrowman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Doerner trying to pass the guard but Barrowman defending well.

Doerner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barrowman wants to improve his position but Doerner is controlling well.
Barrowman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doerner is working away from the top position though.

Doerner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barrowman sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman trying to control here.
Doerner tries to pass to full mount but Barrowman defends it.
Barrowman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barrowman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Doerner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Doerner is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doerner throwing shots but Barrowman is blocking nicely.
Doerner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barrowman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Doerner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrowman wants to get back to full guard.

Doerner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barrowman defends it well.

Doerner is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Barrowman still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Barrowman has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doerner is trying to escape the position but Barrowman is controlling the position.
Barrowman wants to control but Doerner is keeping him busy.
Barrowman taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doerner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Wallace Barrowman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barrowman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barrowman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doerner.
Barrowman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrowman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Barrowman catches Doerner right on the button with a cross.

Doerner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doerner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barrowman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Doerner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barrowman pressing his opponent against the cage.

Barrowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Barrowman clinches up with Doerner and pushes him back against the cage.
Doerner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wallace Barrowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helmut Doerner.
Doerner is trying to pull guard but Barrowman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrowman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doerner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barrowman lands an elbow just above Doerner 's eye.
Barrowman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doerner blocks it with crossed arms.
Barrowman lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Barrowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doerner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barrowman swivels and escapes.
Barrowman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barrowman tries to clinch up.
Barrowman wants to clinch up but Doerner keeps it at a distance.
Doerner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barrowman tries to avoid it but Doerner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barrowman to the ground. Barrowman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doerner is breathing heavily.
Barrowman closes the distance but Doerner moves to the side

and Doerner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barrowman tries to land a knee to the head but Doerner blocks with his arms.

Barrowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrowman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Barrowman closes the distance and pushes Doerner back into the cage.
Barrowman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doerner is defending well for now.

Doerner wants the takedown. Barrowman is fighting it off but Doerner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Barrowman's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Doerner has gone for a leg lock! Barrowman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Doerner's guard.
Doerner being controlled here, momentarily.
Barrowman trying to control but Doerner is working from the bottom.

Doerner working for a triangle but Barrowman defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doerner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barrowman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barrowman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Doerner has momentary wrist control but Barrowman slips an elbow through the middle.
Doerner keeping moving, preventing Barrowman from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrowman looking to pass the guard.
Doerner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barrowman controlling from the top position.
Doerner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barrowman!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doerner prevents Barrowman from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wallace Barrowman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Doerner keeps the fight on the outside.
Barrowman throws a head kick that misses.
Doerner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barrowman circles away.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barrowman scores with a one two! Doerner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Helmut Doerner has been cut.
Barrowman closes the distance but Doerner moves to the side

and Doerner counters by clinching up.
Doerner can't get the takedown.
Wallace Barrowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helmut Doerner.
Doerner jumps guard but Barrowman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Doerner blocks an elbow strike from Barrowman.
Barrowman lands a good knee to the midsection. Doerner won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Barrowman.
Barrowman tries to land a knee to the head but Doerner blocks with his arms.
Barrowman gets through Doerner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doerner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barrowman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doerner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wallace Barrowman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barrowman throws an elbow but it misses.
Barrowman is pressed up against the cage. Doerner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barrowman down to the mat. Barrowman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barrowman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doerner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barrowman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barrowman duly obliges.

Doerner is rocked!

Doerner gets tackled into the cage by Barrowman. Barrowman maintains the clinch.
Doerner is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrowman finish him?
Doerner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barrowman connects with a knee to the head.
Barrowman jerks Doerner's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Doerner drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Barrowman goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Barrowman because Doerner was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Wallace Barrowman!
After the fight, Wallace Barrowman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gervaso Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by My Hero - Foo Fighters. Stephan Axe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Axe
vs
Ferreira

178 cm
30
184 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

175 cm
37
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephan Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gervaso Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe scores with the left hand. Ferreira knows he should have avoided that one.
Ferreira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ferreira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Axe lands a left and a right that send Ferreira crashing to the mat, dazed. Axe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ferreira is rocked!

It looks like Gervaso Ferreira has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Axe moves into the clinch.
Ferreira has had enough of the clinch but Axe keeps him there for the moment.
Axe lands a shot to the body.
Axe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferreira or not.

Axe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira has a takedown stuffed.
Stephan Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gervaso Ferreira.
Ferreira fails to land the takedown.
Axe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferreira backs up against the cage.

Axe sends Ferreira crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Axe is motioning to the referee to let Ferreira up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ferreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Axe finish him?
Axe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gervaso Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Axe.
Ferreira seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferreira looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe cracks Ferreira with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ferreira falls to his knees and Axe doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Axe!
A very excited looking Stephan Axe 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.

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chael Sauna told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Min Kim
vs
Sauna

188 cm
30
186 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sang Min Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kim.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sauna sprawls well. Sauna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Sauna jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sauna, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sauna.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sauna.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sauna wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Kim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sauna blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim gets through Sauna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Sauna.
Kim landing knees to the head.
Sauna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sauna wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sauna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sauna counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kim has control of Sauna's left arm, preventing Sauna from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sauna preventing the sweep.
Sauna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sauna working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Sauna throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sauna has his hands on Kim's head, controlling the position.
Kim is looking to advance position but Sauna has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to hold on but Sauna pushes him away.
Sauna throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sauna lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kim bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sauna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Sauna is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sauna keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
Kim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim trying to control but Sauna is working from the bottom.
Kim pushes down on Sauna's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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 Sang Min Kim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination

so Sauna counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sauna postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Sauna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sauna makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sauna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sauna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauna postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sauna postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sauna keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.

Kim is rocked!
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sauna is one step ahead there.
Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sauna scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna gets to his feet and stands over Kim, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kim felt that one! Sauna unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kim from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sauna!
Our winner, Chael Sauna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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 Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hihnavaara's entrance music is Kallio Vice. A fine choice. Kumtomanee has chosen Allah Allah Praise be Allah as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hihnavaara
vs
Kumtomanee

175 cm
36
158 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

200 cm
35
155 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksi Hihnavaara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hihnavaara throws a series of punches but Kumtomanee avoids them all with ease.

Hihnavaara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kumtomanee to the ground. Hihnavaara is now in Kumtomanee's guard.
Kumtomanee wants to stand up but Hihnavaara is controlling him.
Hihnavaara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kumtomanee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hihnavaara is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kumtomanee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kumtomanee has escaped and now he's on top!
Kumtomanee throwing strikes but missing.
Hihnavaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hihnavaara is on top in guard.
Hihnavaara throws a big right hand that misses.
Hihnavaara looking to pass the guard.
Hihnavaara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hihnavaara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kumtomanee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kumtomanee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hihnavaara is one step ahead there.
Hihnavaara 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.
Hihnavaara with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hihnavaara drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kumtomanee dives on top into guard.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Hihnavaara keeps moving.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hihnavaara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kumtomanee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kumtomanee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kumtomanee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee landing some decent shots from guard.
Kumtomanee advances to half guard.
Kumtomanee is thwarting Hihnavaara's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hihnavaara punching from the bottom.

Kumtomanee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hihnavaara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kumtomanee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hihnavaara defending well though.

Hihnavaara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hihnavaara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kumtomanee lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kumtomanee tries to pass to full mount but Hihnavaara defends it.

Hihnavaara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kumtomanee pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee trying to control from half guard but Hihnavaara is working away.
Kumtomanee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hihnavaara's head.
Hihnavaara is looking to improve his position.
Kumtomanee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kumtomanee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hihnavaara keeps working.
Kumtomanee thows a huge punch but Hihnavaara dodges it nicely.
Kumtomanee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hihnavaara looking for submissions off his back.
Kumtomanee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kumtomanee is keen to just control but Hihnavaara is a slippery customer.
Hihnavaara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kumtomanee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kumtomanee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hihnavaara is trying to stand up here but Kumtomanee is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kumtomanee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Hihnavaara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kumtomanee pulls his head out easily.
Hihnavaara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kumtomanee working the head and body with strikes.
Kumtomanee trying to control the action but Hihnavaara is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hihnavaara gets full guard.
Kumtomanee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Hihnavaara keeps moving.

Hihnavaara has his foot on Kumtomanee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kumtomanee works his way back into a safe position though.
Kumtomanee is in close to Hihnavaara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Hihnavaara is working from the bottom.
Hihnavaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kumtomanee is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kumtomanee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Hihnavaara takes the fight into the clinch.
Hihnavaara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kumtomanee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hihnavaara takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kumtomanee is pressed up against the cage. Hihnavaara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kumtomanee down to the mat. Kumtomanee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hihnavaara takes a swing at Kumtomanee's ribcage but misses.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch but Hihnavaara moves out of range.
Aleksi Hihnavaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kumtomanee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hihnavaara's head.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch there but Hihnavaara circles away.

Hihnavaara clinches.
A hook to the body from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee connects with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hihnavaara is defending well for now.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hihnavaara tries to pull guard but Kumtomanee won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksi Hihnavaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumtomanee working Hihnavaara over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hihnavaara is trying to push Kumtomanee away but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumtomanee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hihnavaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hihnavaara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kumtomanee connects with a knee to the head.

Hihnavaara is rocked!
Kumtomanee crunches a lovely knee into Hihnavaara's ribcage.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Hihnavaara shrugs off.
Oh Hihnavaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
Hihnavaara seems to have got his legs back now.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hihnavaara's defenses.
Kumtomanee stops a takedown attempt from Hihnavaara.
Kumtomanee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hihnavaara takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kumtomanee is trying to trip Hihnavaara. He has hold of a leg but Hihnavaara is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kumtomanee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Khali Kumtomanee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kumtomanee is working Hihnavaara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kumtomanee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kumtomanee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hihnavaara working for a triangle but Kumtomanee defends it easily.
Kumtomanee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hihnavaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Hihnavaara is working from the bottom.
Kumtomanee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kumtomanee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hihnavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kumtomanee throwing strikes from guard but Hihnavaara blocks nicely.

Hihnavaara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kumtomanee is aware though and is defending well.

Kumtomanee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kumtomanee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kumtomanee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara 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.
Kumtomanee throws a strike but Hihnavaara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kumtomanee wants to get back to his feet but Hihnavaara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hihnavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumtomanee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hihnavaara works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hihnavaara is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara trying to control the action but Kumtomanee is working from the bottom.

Hihnavaara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kumtomanee is just riding it out for now. Hihnavaara eventually gives up the hold.

Hihnavaara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kumtomanee is just riding it out for now. Hihnavaara eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hihnavaara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khali Kumtomanee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kumtomanee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kumtomanee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hihnavaara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hihnavaara wants to pass the guard but Kumtomanee is keeping the position.

Hihnavaara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kumtomanee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hihnavaara, into his guard.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Hihnavaara is working from the bottom.
Kumtomanee is in close to Hihnavaara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kumtomanee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hihnavaara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kumtomanee stopping the sweep attempt from Hihnavaara.

Hihnavaara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumtomanee throwing strikes from guard but Hihnavaara blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Hihnavaara is working from the bottom.

Hihnavaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumtomanee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kumtomanee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Hihnavaara is working from the bottom.
Kumtomanee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kumtomanee throws a big right hand that misses.
Kumtomanee looking to pass the guard.
Kumtomanee postures up in Hihnavaara's guard and throws a big left but Hihnavaara blocks it.

Hihnavaara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kumtomanee works over Hihnavaara with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee advances to half guard.

Kumtomanee is looking for a kimura here.
Kumtomanee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kumtomanee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kumtomanee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hihnavaara has hold of Kumtomanee's hands but Kumtomanee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kumtomanee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hihnavaara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kumtomanee wants to free his trapped foot but Hihnavaara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hihnavaara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kumtomanee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara is pressing down on Kumtomanee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hihnavaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hihnavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kumtomanee throwing strikes from guard but Hihnavaara blocks nicely.
Kumtomanee chips away with some ground and pound.
Hihnavaara keeping moving, preventing Kumtomanee from controlling successfully.
Kumtomanee is working Hihnavaara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kumtomanee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hihnavaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumtomanee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kumtomanee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hihnavaara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kumtomanee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Hihnavaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hihnavaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Hihnavaara, not yet.
Hihnavaara has a closed guard, preventing Kumtomanee from standing up.
Hihnavaara looking to control.
Kumtomanee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kumtomanee distracts Hihnavaara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kumtomanee working some strikes from top position.
Kumtomanee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Hihnavaara keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kumtomanee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khali Kumtomanee really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hihnavaara gets tackled into the cage by Kumtomanee. Kumtomanee maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Hihnavaara is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kumtomanee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kumtomanee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Hihnavaara 's eye.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hihnavaara manages to pull guard.
Kumtomanee postures up in Hihnavaara's guard and throws a big left but Hihnavaara blocks it.
Kumtomanee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hihnavaara is looking to regain half guard here but Kumtomanee keeps moving and retains side control.
Hihnavaara is working hard here to advance position.
Kumtomanee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kumtomanee working the strikes but Hihnavaara uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumtomanee is trying to control the action in half guard but Hihnavaara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kumtomanee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hihnavaara looking for submissions off his back.
Kumtomanee with the ground and pound but Hihnavaara uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kumtomanee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kumtomanee throwing strikes but missing.

Hihnavaara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumtomanee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kumtomanee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Hihnavaara is working from the bottom.

Hihnavaara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kumtomanee defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee postures up in Hihnavaara's guard and throws a big left but Hihnavaara blocks it.
Kumtomanee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hihnavaara keeping moving, preventing Kumtomanee from controlling successfully.

Hihnavaara is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kumtomanee frees his head nicely. Oh but Hihnavaara has switched to an armbar! Kumtomanee is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aleksi Hihnavaara!
Aleksi Hihnavaara is the new featherweight champion!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Lundin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Drogo
vs
Lundin

196 cm
26
212 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

210 cm
31
221 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Drogo misses.
Drogo throws a head kick that misses.
Drogo loads up on a big right hand but Lundin slips the punch.
Lundin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karl Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo is looking to chop away at Lundin's legs.
Lundin keeps the fight on the outside.
Drogo digs a good body shot into Lundin's ribs.
Lundin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lundin fails with a takedown attempt.
Drogo lands a head kick. Lundin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
Lundin throws a solid leg kick but Drogo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lundin.
Drogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Drogo drives through and clinches with Lundin against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lundin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lundin manages to end up in side control.
Drogo is trying to get back to half guard.
Drogo is trying to control Lundin's posture but Lundin avoids it.
Drogo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drogo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lundin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lundin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lundin controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lundin decides to return to a standing position.
Drogo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lundin misses with a series of wild punches.

Drogo clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo trying to land knees to the body.
Lundin tries to score a body lock takedown but Drogo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lundin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karl Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Lundin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Drogo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lundin is trying to drag Drogo to the mat but Drogo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drogo breaks the clinch.
Drogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drogo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lundin fails with a takedown attempt.
Lundin shoots in and drives through. Drogo sprawls well.

Drogo instigates a clinch.
Lundin tries for a takedown but Drogo manages to get underhooks.
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lundin has Drogo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drogo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lundin is trying to break free.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Drogo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lundin looks winded!
Drogo lands an uppercut.
Lundin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drogo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Drogo lands a body punch.
Lundin jumps guard but Drogo stands there with Lundin around his waist. Lundin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but Lundin blocks it.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lundin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drogo prevents it.
Lundin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drogo cracks Lundin with a nice body shot.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo stalling.
Drogo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Nice body punch from Drogo.
A nice left hand lands by Drogo.
Drogo landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Lundin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo presses Lundin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lundin takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lundin'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.

Drogo scores with a jab to the body.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lundin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drogo cracks the inside of Lundin's front leg.
Lundin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lundin avoids a kick to the body.
Lundin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Karl Drogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lundin throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Drogo! Lundin is out on his feet! Drogo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lundin is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lundin is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Drogo!
Karl Drogo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toni Touhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Touhu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - TNT. Bruce has chosen Joy Division - Atmosphere as his entrance music. Toni Touhu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Touhu
vs
Bruce

170 cm
30
165 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

169 cm
32
164 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toni Touhu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touhu thuds his right hand into Bruce's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bobby Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Touhu drives through with a takedown into Bruce's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Touhu looking to pass the guard.
Touhu is looking to pass into half guard but Bruce pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bruce is in guard.

Touhu working for a triangle but Bruce defends it easily.

Touhu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruce can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Touhu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bruce is aware though and is defending well.
Bruce wants to stand but Touhu is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Touhu has an active guard here but Bruce has managed to pass into half guard.

Bruce decides to stand and escape the position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Touhu.
Touhu slips a jab from Bruce.
Bruce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Touhu checks the leg kick.
Bruce takes a swing at Touhu's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bruce, as that shot connected.
Touhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook but Touhu blocks it.
Bruce lands a nice hook to Touhu's body. Touhu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruce dodges the punch combination from Touhu.
Touhu tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Touhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce scores with a jab.
Bruce plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bruce wants to land a leg kick but Touhu is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touhu moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Touhu moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Bruce. No joy for Touhu on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Touhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Touhu tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Touhu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Touhu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bruce's half guard.
Bruce is trying to get back to full guard.

Touhu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bruce keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Touhu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bruce is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Touhu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bruce defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Touhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination

and Touhu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bruce tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Touhu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bruce dives on top into guard.

Bruce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce wanted to stand there but Touhu had control of the position.

Bruce gets to his feet. Touhu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Touhu ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Touhu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruce tries to avoid it but Touhu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruce to the ground. Bruce escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bruce displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Touhu.
Touhu avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruce lands a jab to Touhu's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a hook

and Touhu moves into the clinch.
Bruce lands a knee to the head.
Bruce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Touhu fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Touhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce scores with a knee to the head.
Touhu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Touhu blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Touhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bruce lands an elbow that stopped Touhu in his tracks for a moment.
Bruce is pressed up against the cage. Touhu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bruce down to the mat. Bruce avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Touhu misses with a takedown attempt - Bruce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bruce lands with a straight right. Touhu didn't see that one coming.
Touhu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Touhu off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Touhu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bruce's half guard.
Bruce is positioning himself well to prevent Touhu advancing to mount.
Bruce wants to get back to full guard.
Toni Touhu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Touhu is working for a kimura but Bruce is defending it quite comfortably.
Bruce is looking for a sweep. Touhu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Touhu is looking for a kimura but Bruce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Touhu to get the leverage.
Bruce trying to hold on to Touhu's head to control him but Touhu postures up.

Touhu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Touhu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bruce doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Touhu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Touhu slips the punch.
Touhu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Touhu checks a leg kick.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Bruce scores with a head kick.

It looks like Toni Touhu has been cut.
Toni Touhu 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.
Bruce lands a leg kick that knocks Touhu off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
Touhu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Touhu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Touhu moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Touhu misses with a straight left.
Touhu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Touhu. Touhu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Touhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Touhu avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Bruce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Touhu. Touhu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Touhu slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Bruce scores with a jab. Touhu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Touhu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touhu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Touhu scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Touhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touhu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruce drops Touhu with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bruce follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bruce! Bobby Bruce retains his lightweight title!
Bobby Bruce decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cold Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cat comes to the cage accompanied by Dont stop the party by Pitbull. Cold Cat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cat
vs
Easterlund

197 cm
31
201 lbs
16 - 9 - 2

188 cm
22
196 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ultra Fight Gear
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Cold Cat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Werkka Easterlund!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Easterlund instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Easterlund's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Cat.
Cat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Easterlund tries to work over Cat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cat is leaning against Easterlund and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Cat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Easterlund throws a combination that misses
and Cat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Easterlund takes a swing at Cat's ribcage but misses.
Easterlund avoids the body shot from Cat.
Easterlund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Easterlund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterlund throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely.
Easterlund throws a jab when Cat was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Easterlund. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterlund throws a hook to the side of Cat's head but Cat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Easterlund.
Easterlund throws a series of strikes that have Cat backpedaling.
Cat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Easterlund.
Easterlund lands with a hook. Cat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Easterlund connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Easterlund stalks Cat and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cat's face. Cat staggers backwards, shaken.
Easterlund tries to clinch but Cat moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easterlund circles away from the clinch attempt.
Easterlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Cat is just out of range.
Cat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Easterlund scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Easterlund scores with a one two! Cat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Easterlund throws a series of punches but Cat avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund misses with a hook
and Cat counters with a right hand to the body.
Cat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Easterlund.
Werkka Easterlund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Easterlund smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Easterlund throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely.
Easterlund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cat counters with an inside leg kick.
Easterlund looks winded!
Easterlund throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Easterlund misses with a double jab
and Cat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cat lands the left hand.
Cat slips under a jab.
Easterlund misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cat.
Easterlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Easterlund misses with a body punch
and Cat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Cat has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cat breaks from the clinch.
Cat lands with an overhand left.
Cat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Easterlund in his tracks.

Easterlund is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easterlund misses with a right hand
and Cat counters with a nice body kick.
Easterlund is still on wobbly legs! Can Cat finish him?
Cat is looking to slow Easterlund down with leg kicks.
Cat lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Easterlund up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Cat from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Easterlund's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cold Cat!
Cold Cat is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Cold Cat thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.