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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnatello Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfredo Martinez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Moss
vs
Martinez

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnatello Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfredo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Moss throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.

Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moss's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Martinez decides to stand up.
Moss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.

It looks like Alfredo Martinez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Moss gets a clinch.
Moss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Moss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
Moss prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Martinez takes an elbow to the temple.
Moss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Moss.
Moss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Moss.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moss just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Martinez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moss after a bit of a struggle.
Martinez takes an elbow to the temple.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Moss.
Moss throws an elbow but it misses.
Moss lands a nice elbow.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Moss.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Moss.
Moss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws an elbow but it misses.
Moss throws an elbow that misses.
Moss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez takes an elbow to the temple.
Moss lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moss just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Nice elbow from Moss.
Moss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
Moss throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moss just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Moss.
Martinez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moss fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donnatello Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfredo Martinez.
Moss connects with a high kick.
Moss lands a front kick.
Martinez looks winded!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moss.
Donnatello Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Look low, kick high! Moss uses the oldest trick in the book to send Martinez tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Moss is absolutely delighted - when Martinez wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donnatello Moss!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MY Cristaljan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo has chosen Carmina Burana - Carl Orff as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cristaljan
vs
Aristides Leopoldo

220 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing
Xtreme Merchandise

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 Las Vegas, MY Cristaljan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leopoldo misses with a wild body shot.
Leopoldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristaljan manages to avoid it.

Cristaljan shoots in and bounces Leopoldo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cristaljan trying to control but Leopoldo is working from the bottom.
Cristaljan is stalling in the full guard.
Cristaljan wants to control from the top but Leopoldo keeps moving.

Cristaljan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cristaljan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cristaljan wants to pass the guard but Leopoldo is keeping the position.
Cristaljan lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristaljan tries to free his leg and advance position but Leopoldo is retaining full guard.

Cristaljan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leopoldo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leopoldo has escaped and now he's on top!
Leopoldo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leopoldo trying to control but Cristaljan is working from the bottom.
Leopoldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cristaljan is proving hard to escape from.

Leopoldo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cristaljan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leopoldo has managed to get both his arms back between Cristaljan's legs - danger averted.

Cristaljan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leopoldo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Cristaljan is looking for a triangle but Leopoldo pushes his legs off easily.
Cristaljan keeping moving, preventing Leopoldo from controlling successfully.

Cristaljan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leopoldo is aware though and is defending well.
Leopoldo wants to control from the top but Cristaljan keeps moving.
Leopoldo passes Cristaljan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Cristaljan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leopoldo pulls his head out easily.
Cristaljan is breathing heavily.
Cristaljan wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopoldo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo wants to control but Cristaljan is keeping him busy.
Leopoldo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cristaljan is refusing to be controlled, as Leopoldo sits in half guard.
Leopoldo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Cristaljan actively working from the bottom here.

Leopoldo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cristaljan has managed to free his arm - good work.

Cristaljan actively working from the bottom here.
Leopoldo prevents Cristaljan from improving his position.

Leopoldo is looking for a kimura but Cristaljan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leopoldo to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo trying to control the action but Cristaljan is working from the bottom.
Leopoldo prevents Cristaljan from improving his position.

Cristaljan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leopoldo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leopoldo winds up and cracks Cristaljan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cristaljan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leopoldo pulls his head out easily.
Leopoldo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cristaljan controls his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristaljan tries to roll over but Leopoldo keeps him under control.
Leopoldo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cristaljan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 MY Cristaljan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leopoldo jabs at Cristaljan's body.
Leopoldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cristaljan is out of range and Leopoldo settles back down.

Leopoldo has Cristaljan up against the cage in a clinch.
Cristaljan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leopoldo is defending well.
A frustrated look appears on Leopoldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leopoldo tries to break free but Cristaljan pushes him back against the cage.
Cristaljan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leopoldo's efforts to push away.
Cristaljan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leopoldo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Leopoldo is trying to push Cristaljan away but Cristaljan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo working hard to break the clinch.
Leopoldo is trying to break free.
Cristaljan prevents a body shot from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to circle away but Cristaljan has him pinned against the cage.
Leopoldo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cristaljan has hold of one of Leopoldo's legs. Leopoldo is fighting the takedown attempt but Cristaljan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cristaljan stopping the sweep attempt from Leopoldo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cristaljan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leopoldo wants to stand but Cristaljan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Leopoldo trying to control but Cristaljan is working from the bottom.

Cristaljan working for a triangle but Leopoldo defends it easily.

Cristaljan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leopoldo is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cristaljan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Leopoldo escapes and throws Cristaljan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Leopoldo trying to control the position but Cristaljan is working away.

Leopoldo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cristaljan is looking to reverse the position.
Leopoldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cristaljan keeps working.
Cristaljan is looking for a sweep.
Leopoldo wants to stand but Cristaljan has his arm trapped.
Cristaljan wants to control but Leopoldo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristaljan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Leopoldo is keen to just control but Cristaljan is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pedro Aristides Leopoldo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cristaljan checks a leg kick.
Leopoldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leopoldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leopoldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Cristaljan.

Leopoldo has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cristaljan is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Aristides Leopoldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Leopoldo scores with a nice head shot.
Leopoldo misses with a looping right.

Leopoldo moves into the clinch.
Cristaljan is trying to drag Leopoldo to the mat but Leopoldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Cristaljan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cristaljan manages to end up in side control.

Cristaljan swings around for an armbar but Leopoldo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cristaljan's guard.

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

Cristaljan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leopoldo trying to control but Cristaljan is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristaljan looking to control but Leopoldo passes into half guard.
Leopoldo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cristaljan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Leopoldo seems to be looking for submissions.
Cristaljan is not content to let Leopoldo control the position.

Cristaljan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leopoldo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristaljan is not content to let Leopoldo control the position.
Cristaljan is trying to control but can't.

Cristaljan actively working from the bottom here.

Cristaljan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leopoldo pulls his head out easily.
Cristaljan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cristaljan tries to get out of the position.
Leopoldo trying to control the action but Cristaljan is working from the bottom.
Leopoldo wants to get back to his feet.
Leopoldo trying to control from half guard but Cristaljan is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Cristaljan looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Leopoldo pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo with the ground and pound from mount.
Cristaljan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leopoldo with shots to the head and body - Cristaljan looks very uncomfortable down there.

It looks like MY Cristaljan has been cut.
Leopoldo breaks from Cristaljan's wrist control and lands an elbow.

MY Cristaljan's cut is getting worse.
Cristaljan is squirming around, avoiding Leopoldo's attempts to control the action.
Leopoldo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cristaljan hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristaljan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cristaljan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leopoldo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cristaljan tries to hold on but Leopoldo postures up.

Leopoldo is working for a guillotine from mount but Cristaljan frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristaljan is squirming around, avoiding Leopoldo's attempts to control the action.
Leopoldo prevents Cristaljan from getting the reversal.
Leopoldo blocks Cristaljan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cristaljan is trying to escape the mount.
Leopoldo cracks Cristaljan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

MY Cristaljan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Leopoldo tries to control but Cristaljan wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cristaljan is desperately trying to improve his position but Leopoldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Cristaljan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leopoldo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
As Pedro Aristides Leopoldo got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Mixed Martial Arts is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step into the cage. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to do that, and for whole support i've got.'.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilove Cristal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristal has chosen FUCK YOU as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yamamoto
vs
Cristal

188 cm
24
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilove Cristal!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto motions for Cristal to come forward. Yamamoto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cristal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cristal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cristal feints and then cracks Yamamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamamoto down.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick but Cristal moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamamoto.
Cristal moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Cristal.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cristal is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Cristal managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Cristal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Cristal blocks it.
Yamamoto effectively controlling the action here.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristal.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeps control of Cristal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cristal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cristal managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Cristal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristal.
Yamamoto working Cristal over with knees to the body.
Cristal looks winded!
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Cristal won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cristal managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cristal blocks it with crossed arms.
Cristal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristal avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristal avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Cristal missing with knees to the body.
Cristal managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristal is defending well for now.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.

Cristal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto cracks the inside of Cristal's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick which misses Cristal's front leg but catches the back leg as Cristal tries to avoid it.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Cristal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cristal tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cristal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cristal avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristal avoids it.
Yamamoto slows down the pace here.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristal.
Cristal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cristal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristal avoids it.

Cristal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuki Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cristal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.

Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Cristal in a clinch.
Yamamoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cristal up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristal is defending well for now.
Cristal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto is struggling to control the position.
Cristal is trying to push Yamamoto away but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cristal working hard to break the clinch.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristal avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cristal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Cristal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Yamamoto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Cristal is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
No joy there for Cristal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamamoto, as that shot connected.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Cristal counters with a big head kick but Yamamoto shrugs it off.
Cristal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cristal slips a jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Cristal circles away.
Cristal throws a head kick but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Cristal misses with a head kick.
Cristal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamamoto wants to land a leg kick but Cristal is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto looks to land a body kick but Cristal moved away.
Cristal tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
A punch combination from Cristal misses.
Cristal is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto is looking to chop away at Cristal's legs.
Cristal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamamoto misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cristal blocks the leg kick.
Cristal misses with a wild combination.
Cristal throws a leg kick

and Yamamoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cristal tries to circle away but Yamamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Cristal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristal avoids it.
Cristal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Cristal keeps it at a distance.
Cristal moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Yamamoto 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristal lands a head kick. Yamamoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Cristal tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuki Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto looks to land a body kick but Cristal moved away.

Yamamoto clinches up with Cristal and pushes him back against the cage.
Cristal avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cristal's efforts to push away.
Yamamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Yuki Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristal avoids it.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristal avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Cristal tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristal avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristal avoids the damage to the body.
Cristal tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristal avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristal is defending well for now.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristal is defending well for now.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristal is defending well for now.
Cristal is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristal.
Cristal wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Cristal working hard to break the clinch.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristal looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cristal wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cristal's efforts to push away.
Cristal managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cristal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cristal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cristal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Cristal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cristal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamamoto clinches up with Cristal and pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cristal's efforts to push away.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Cristal is blocking nicely.
Cristal is trying to break free.
Cristal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cristal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cristal blocks a low kick nicely.
Cristal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cristal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamamoto can pounce on him.
Yamamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cristal has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamamoto.
Cristal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cristal misses with a head kick.
Cristal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cristal lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.

Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cristal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristal avoids the damage to the body.
Cristal is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Cristal can't break the clinch.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Cristal.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Cristal has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Cristal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristal.
Yamamoto stalling the fight.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Cristal is blocking nicely.

Cristal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cristal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamamoto. Yamamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Cristal.
Yamamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Cristal in a clinch.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Cristal is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamamoto gets an underhook and turns Cristal into the cage.

Cristal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Cristal moves out of range.
Yamamoto thumps Cristal with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamamoto. That's going to slow Cristal down.

Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristal is defending well for now.
Cristal missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto prevents Cristal from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cristal managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is struggling to control the position.
Cristal has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Cristal has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Cristal avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto blocks an elbow strike from Cristal.
Cristal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Yamamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamamoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cristal checks it well.
Yamamoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cristal misses with a low kick.

Cristal closes the distance and pushes Yamamoto back into the cage.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Cristal managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristal.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cristal's efforts to push away.
Cristal is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Cristal working hard to break the clinch.
Cristal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cristal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yamamoto forces Cristal back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cristal tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Cristal wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Ilove Cristal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuki Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cristal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Yamamoto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keron Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keron Douglas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Morris
vs
Douglas

195 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
259 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keron Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Douglas forces Morris back against the cage and clinches.

Morris pulls Douglas into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Douglas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morris is proving hard to escape from.
Morris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morris looking for a sweep. Not yet Morris, not yet.
Morris has a closed guard, preventing Douglas from standing up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Douglas has eaten all the pies!

Douglas gets to his feet - Morris follows without any prompting.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morris counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Douglas shoots for a double leg takedown but Morris sprawls well. He's pushed Douglas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.

Morris has closed the distance and engaged Douglas in a clinch.
Morris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morris lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Morris managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Morris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

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

Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris taking a breather.
Morris fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Morris manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morris is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Douglas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch up
and Morris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Douglas gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Morris pulls guard successfully.
Douglas wants to stand but Morris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morris 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.
Morris controlling the position.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Douglas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morris connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Morris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Douglas, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Morris is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch but Morris moves away
and Morris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Douglas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Douglas looks winded!

Morris has managed to clinch.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Douglas scores a nice knee to the body.
Douglas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morris's face.
Morris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 Frank Morris will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Morris circles away.
Douglas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morris counters with a solid body kick.
Douglas closes the distance but Morris moves to the side
and Morris counters with a right hand to the body.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Douglas tries to clinch but Morris moves away
and Morris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Douglas is breathing heavily.

Morris moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morris as Douglas tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morris is fending him off so far but Douglas persists. Nope, Morris circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morris.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Douglas but Douglas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Douglas but Douglas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morris counters with a left to the body.

Morris gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Morris breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morris.
Douglas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morris to score with a decent uppercut.
Douglas takes one to the side of the head.
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Douglas circles away.
Morris is looking to wear down Douglas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Morris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Douglas prevents it.
Morris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Morris manages to pull guard.
Douglas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morris is proving hard to escape from.
Douglas stopping the sweep attempt from Morris.
Douglas wants to stand but Morris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Douglas wanted to stand there but Morris had control of the position.

Douglas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Douglas has managed to get both his arms back between Morris's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
Douglas wants to get up but he can't break Morris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Douglas being controlled here momentarily.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morris is looking to slow Douglas down with leg kicks.

Morris forces Douglas back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Douglas to work.
Morris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Douglas after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Morris dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Douglas tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Frank Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris stuns Douglas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Douglas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Douglas wants it to stay on the feet.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
Douglas wants to clinch
and Morris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Douglas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morris's waist but Morris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Douglas off to one side.
Douglas wants to clinch
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Douglas with that takedown attempt.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Douglas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
Douglas tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morris counters with a series of strikes. Douglas will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris looks to land a combination. Douglas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Douglas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morris counters with a head kick. That will keep Douglas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morris counters with an outside leg kick.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas looks to clinch
enabling Morris to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Douglas clinches up with Morris and pushes him back against the cage.
Morris is trying to break free.

Morris successfully pulls guard.
Douglas wanted to stand there but Morris had control of the position.
Keron Douglas has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris is trying to keep Douglas in close.
Douglas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Morris is proving hard to escape from.

Douglas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Douglas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morris's guard.
Morris wants to get back to his feet but Douglas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Douglas is looking to stand up but Morris won't let him.
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.
Morris wants to sweep here but Douglas controlling him for the moment.

Morris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Douglas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Frank Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Douglas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.

Morris drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
Keron Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morris!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Cruguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostrowski comes into the arena with Saw Theme - Bonecrusher ft. Lil Jon blaring out of the sound system. Krzysztof Ostrowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ostrowski
vs
Cruguel

188 cm
18
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Damnfield clothing
Xtreme Merchandise

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Hardcore Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Cruguel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski with a poor takedown
and Cruguel counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Krzysztof Ostrowski has been cut.
Cruguel misses with an uppercut. Ostrowski saw that one coming.
Cruguel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Cruguel pushes Ostrowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruguel is pressed up against the cage. Ostrowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruguel down to the mat. Cruguel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slow jab from Cruguel misses its intended target.

Cruguel darts in and clinches Ostrowski up against the cage.
Ostrowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruguel wants to get back to striking at distance but Ostrowski won't allow it.

Ostrowski pulls guard successfully.

Ostrowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruguel is aware though and is defending well.
Cruguel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruguel is posturing up here but Ostrowski has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cruguel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cruguel has to tap! Slick submission there by Ostrowski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krzysztof Ostrowski!
As Krzysztof Ostrowski got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Henzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier's entrance music is Grafh - Knock'em Down. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Cormier
vs
Henzel

179 cm
25
230 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Henzel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cormier pushes Henzel up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Henzel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Cormier has clasped his hands together around Henzel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cormier working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cormier staying calm.
Cormier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henzel keeps working.

Cormier is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henzel has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cormier has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Henzel throws a head kick but Cormier moves out of range.
Henzel looks for a takedown but Cormier sprawls well.
Henzel looks winded!

Cormier looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cormier is stalling in the full guard.
Cormier preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Cormier stands up from Henzel's guard - Cormier perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henzel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cormier pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Henzel moves into the clinch successfully.
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!

Cormier turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cormier manages to end up in side control.

Cormier stands up and beckons Henzel to his feet.
Henzel fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henzel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cormier is able to avoid easily.

Henzel tries to keep at a distance but Cormier has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cormier jumps guard.
Henzel 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.
Cormier has control of Henzel's left arm, preventing Henzel from doing any damage.
Cormier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henzel manages to get himself to full guard.
Cormier wants to get up but he can't break Henzel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henzel is wriggling around but Cormier manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cormier passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henzel!
Cormier looking to control but Henzel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cormier lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormier controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henzel is bucking up trying to escape but Cormier cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cormier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cormier lands in his opponent's guard.
Cormier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henzel's guard.
Cormier passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Henzel's face as Cormier controls the position.
Cormier has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Henzel!
Henzel is trying desperately to improve position.
Cormier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henzel is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cormier is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Henzel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Henzel!
Henzel wants to control from the top but Cormier keeps moving.
Henzel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cormier pulls Henzel in close to prevent any damage.
Cormier wants to get back to his feet but Henzel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cormier wants to sweep here but Henzel controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henzel wants to control from the top but Cormier keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Cormier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henzel throws a big elbow that misses.
Cormier thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cormier lands a good elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier managing to control the position.
Cormier keeping moving, preventing Henzel from controlling successfully.
Henzel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cormier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cormier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henzel trying to control the position from guard on top but Cormier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henzel postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henzel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cormier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cormier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henzel is fending him off so far but Cormier persists. Nope, Henzel circles away and we're back to standing.
Cormier misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cormier clinches.

Cormier manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cormier wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Henzel trying to control but Cormier is working from the bottom.
Cormier wants to sweep but no luck.

Cormier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henzel defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henzel stands up over Cormier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cormier dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cormier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henzel swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Henzel.
Cormier throws a series of punches but Henzel avoids them all with ease.
Cormier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cormier doesn't manage to clinch there - Henzel circles away.
Daniel Cormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cormier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henzel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Henzel gets a clinch.
Henzel tries to pull guard but Cormier holds him up against the cage and eventually Henzel drops back down to his feet.
Henzel wants to break free but Cormier has control.

Cormier pulls guard successfully.
Henzel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cormier wants to sweep here but Henzel controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier keeping moving, preventing Henzel from controlling successfully.
Cormier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henzel trying to control but Cormier is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cormier pulls Henzel in close to prevent any damage.
Daniel Cormier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wayne Henzel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henzel as he jumps to the side.
Cormier throws the kick towards the body but Henzel avoids it.
Cormier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henzel swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Cormier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cormier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henzel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cormier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cormier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henzel to keep the fight standing.

Cormier turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Henzel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Henzel prevents Cormier from improving position.
Cormier advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cormier is working for a guillotine from mount but Henzel frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier controlling the pace for now.
Henzel wants to hold on but Cormier pushes him away.
Cormier looking to control but Henzel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cormier with the ground and pound from mount.
Wayne Henzel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier controlling from mount.
Cormier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henzel?
Cormier landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cormier takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cormier with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cormier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cormier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cormier!
After winning the bout, Daniel Cormier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lopette might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This is War. Bornas Lopette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lopette
vs
Hardy

190 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Hardy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopette misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Lopette avoids them all with ease.
Lopette slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Lopette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Lopette gets caught napping as Hardy dives in and scores a takedown. Lopette manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lopette looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopette on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopette tries to get out of the position.

Hardy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hardy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hardy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Lopette blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy connects with a couple of short punches.
Hardy pushes down on Lopette's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lopette won't allow Hardy to pass to mount.
Hardy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hardy prevents Lopette from standing back up.

Hardy is looking for a kimura but Lopette is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardy to get the leverage.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is keen to just control but Lopette is a slippery customer.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopette trying to control here.
Hardy wants to control but Lopette is keeping him busy.
Hardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lopette moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hardy feints and then cracks Lopette's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopette down.
Lopette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardy's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a body kick.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Bornas Lopette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lopette counters with a body kick that stops Hardy in his tracks momentarily.
Bornas Lopette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Hardy.
Hardy looks winded!
Lopette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopette cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Lopette ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopette connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Lopette.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy misses with the body kick
and Lopette counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Lopette is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lopette misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Lopette delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Lopette finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.

Hardy is rocked!
Lopette cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopette finish him?

Lopette closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bornas Lopette dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hardy walks into a jab.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Joey Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopette.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopette.
Lopette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lopette as he avoids it easily.
Lopette scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Lopette.
Lopette scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopette tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopette manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bornas Lopette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Hardy.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopette.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Lopette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopette thows a body kick. Hardy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hardy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopette throws a shot to the body.
Lopette lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lopette feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hardy sprawling to the canvas! Hardy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lopette finish him?!
Lopette thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Lopette.
Lopette scores with a push kick.
Lopette cracks Hardy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hardy falls backwards against the cage. Lopette follows up with more strikes that drop Hardy to his knees. Lopette keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hardy! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bornas Lopette!
Bornas Lopette is the new middleweight champion!
Bornas Lopette seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonah Yongsaklai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Whitehope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yonah Yongsaklai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yongsaklai
vs
Whitehope

182 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonah Yongsaklai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Whitehope!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yongsaklai slips under a jab.

Whitehope drives through and clinches with Yongsaklai against the cage.
Whitehope blocks an elbow strike.
Yongsaklai is stalling here.
Whitehope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitehope is working Yongsaklai over against the cage.

Whitehope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yongsaklai misses with a head kick.

Yongsaklai gets a clinch.
Yongsaklai throws an elbow that misses.
Whitehope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Whitehope manages to break the clinch.
Whitehope misses with a wild body shot.
Yongsaklai slips a jab from Whitehope.

Yongsaklai tries to keep at a distance but Whitehope has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitehope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitehope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yongsaklai backwards.
Whitehope is trying to break the clinch but Yongsaklai is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whitehope breaks from the clinch.
Yongsaklai cracks the inside of Whitehope's front leg.

Yongsaklai moves into the clinch successfully.
Yongsaklai misses with a knee strike.
Whitehope is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yongsaklai lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Whitehope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yongsaklai has Whitehope pressed against the cage, preventing Whitehope from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yongsaklai throws an elbow but misses.
Whitehope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yongsaklai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whitehope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whitehope tries to circle away but Yongsaklai has him pinned against the cage.
Whitehope is trying to break the clinch but Yongsaklai has him pressed against the cage.
Yongsaklai trying to stall but Whitehope improves his position.

Whitehope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitehope misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yongsaklai takes the fight into the clinch.

Whitehope manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Yongsaklai as he connects with a hook.
Whitehope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yongsaklai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yongsaklai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitehope.
Yongsaklai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yongsaklai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mark Whitehope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Whitehope closes the distance and clinches.
Whitehope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yongsaklai lands an elbow just above Whitehope 's eye.
Yongsaklai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whitehope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yongsaklai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitehope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitehope tries to clinch but Yongsaklai is having none of it.

Yongsaklai gets tackled into the cage by Whitehope. Whitehope maintains the clinch.
Whitehope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yongsaklai trying to land knees to the body.
Yongsaklai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitehope.
Yongsaklai pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitehope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yongsaklai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whitehope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitehope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whitehope tries to break free but Yongsaklai pushes him back against the cage.
Yongsaklai has Whitehope pressed against the cage, preventing Whitehope from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whitehope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whitehope avoids a wild elbow strike from Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yongsaklai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitehope.
Yongsaklai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yongsaklai has Whitehope pressed against the cage, preventing Whitehope from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whitehope manages to break the clinch.
Whitehope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yongsaklai was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitehope.

Yongsaklai clinches up against the cage.
Whitehope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitehope is trying to force a seperation but Yongsaklai has the dominant position.
Yongsaklai stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitehope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whitehope can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Whitehope.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yongsaklai is breathing heavily.
Yongsaklai misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitehope effectively controlling the action here.
Whitehope on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whitehope lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whitehope tries to clinch but Yongsaklai moves out of range.
Whitehope is looking to clinch but Yongsaklai is avoiding it.
Yongsaklai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitehope works Yongsaklai's body with a nice hook.

Whitehope moves into range and clinches up with Yongsaklai.
Whitehope stalling.
Whitehope tries to break free but Yongsaklai pushes him back against the cage.
Yongsaklai is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitehope gets an underhook and turns Yongsaklai into the cage.
Whitehope lands a hook that snaps the head of Yongsaklai backwards.
Yongsaklai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Whitehope breaks the clinch.
Yongsaklai throws a right and a left that both miss.

Whitehope fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yongsaklai, pushing him back against the cage.
Whitehope blocks an elbow strike.
Whitehope has had enough of the clinch but Yongsaklai keeps him there for the moment.
Whitehope has had enough of the clinch but Yongsaklai keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Yongsaklai moves into the clinch successfully.
Yongsaklai keeps control of Whitehope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whitehope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitehope is trying to break free.
Whitehope tries to circle away but Yongsaklai has him pinned against the cage.

Whitehope breaks from the clinch.
Whitehope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yongsaklai manages to avoid it.

Whitehope darts in and clinches Yongsaklai up against the cage.
Whitehope lands a right hand.

Whitehope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yongsaklai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whitehope takes an elbow to the forehead.

Whitehope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yongsaklai takes one to the chin there.
Yongsaklai ducks under a wild hook from Whitehope.
Whitehope doesn't manage to clinch there - Yongsaklai circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yongsaklai swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitehope.
Whitehope scores with a body shot.
Whitehope tries to clinch but Yongsaklai is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Whitehope tries to circle away but Yongsaklai has him pinned against the cage.
Whitehope tries to throw a body punch but Yongsaklai avoids it by throwing Whitehope back against the cage.
Whitehope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yongsaklai is defending well for now.

Whitehope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yongsaklai gets a clinch.
Whitehope is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Whitehope avoids the elbow strike from Yongsaklai, against the cage.
Yongsaklai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitehope.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope is struggling to control the position.
Yongsaklai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whitehope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitehope avoiding damage as Yongsaklai throws knees to the body.
Yongsaklai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whitehope is trying to push Yongsaklai away but Yongsaklai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yongsaklai throws an elbow but it misses.
Whitehope blocks the elbow strike.
Whitehope tries to break free but Yongsaklai pushes him back against the cage.
Whitehope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitehope avoiding damage as Yongsaklai throws knees to the body.
Yongsaklai throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Whitehope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitehope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yongsaklai.
Yongsaklai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yongsaklai throws a head kick but Whitehope moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope clobbers Yongsaklai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Whitehope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitehope throws a right hand that Yongsaklai ducks under and follows up with a left that Yongsaklai also avoids with ease.
Yongsaklai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whitehope lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yongsaklai walks into a straight right hand from Whitehope.
Whitehope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whitehope looks to land a right hand but Yongsaklai moved out of range.
Whitehope cracks Yongsaklai with a right hand to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yongsaklai clinches up against the cage.

Whitehope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitehope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yongsaklai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitehope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Whitehope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Yongsaklai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Whitehope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mark Whitehope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitehope moves in looking to clinch but Yongsaklai pushes him off.
Whitehope connects with a crisp jab.

Yongsaklai is rocked!
Whitehope misses with an uppercut. Yongsaklai saw that one coming.
Oh Yongsaklai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitehope throws an overhand right that drops Yongsaklai like a sack of potatoes! Whitehope dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Whitehope!
Mark Whitehope is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Mark Whitehope 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%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvard Lindseth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's entrance music is Monster. A fine choice. Edvard Lindseth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
Lindseth

184 cm
26
228 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

203 cm
21
289 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edvard Lindseth!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindseth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lindseth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindseth.
Lindseth throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Lindseth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Lindseth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Lindseth pushes him off.
Lindseth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindseth misses with a two punch combination.
Lindseth lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Lindseth stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lindseth has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindseth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lindseth.

It looks like Jimmy Henderson has been cut.
Lindseth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lindseth lands an elbow inside.
Lindseth lands a nice elbow.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lindseth to keep the fight standing.
Lindseth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lindseth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Lindseth lands a nice elbow.
Come on Lindseth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lindseth lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
Lindseth lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindseth lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindseth lands with a short shot to the head.

Henderson is rocked!
Lindseth creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Henderson with a big uppercut! Henderson tries to clinch up but Lindseth pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Henderson to the mat! Henderson covers up and Lindseth unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edvard Lindseth!
Edvard Lindseth is the new heavyweight champion!
Edvard Lindseth tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.