IFF - 17 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Dynasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynasty has chosen Pink Cadillac as his entrance music. Charles Ronson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ronson
vs
Dynasty

176 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Ronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Dynasty!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynasty shoots for a double leg takedown but Ronson sprawls well. He's pushed Dynasty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dynasty manages to avoid it.
Ronson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dynasty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Dynasty gets caught flat footed, as Ronson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ronson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ronson throwing strikes from guard but Dynasty blocks nicely.
Dynasty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ronson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ronson throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dynasty is trying to control the position but Ronson postures up.
Dynasty is looking to stand up but Ronson isn't so interested in that idea.
Dynasty wants to sweep but no luck.
Ronson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ronson landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dynasty's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dynasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dynasty trying to control the position.
Ronson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ronson works over Dynasty with some ground and pound from guard.
Ronson throwing strikes from guard but Dynasty blocks nicely.
Ronson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dynasty has wrist control.
Ronson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dynasty looking for a sweep. Not yet Dynasty, not yet.
Dynasty wants to stand but Ronson is controlling the position.
Ronson wants to pass the guard but Dynasty is keeping the position.
Dynasty wants to improve his position but instead Ronson has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronson drops an elbow to the side of Dynasty's head.
Dynasty is trying to control but can't.
Ronson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dynasty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronson works his way into side control.
Ronson working the head with strikes.
Ronson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dynasty keeps working.
Ronson taking a break here but Dynasty is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ronson slips a nice elbow through Dynasty's hands, connecting with Dynasty's forehead.
Ronson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ronson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dynasty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynasty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ronson.
Ronson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dynasty keeps working.
Dynasty is looking to improve his position.
Ronson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ronson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ronson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ronson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ronson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ronson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ronson slows the pace down in half guard.
Ronson trying to advance position but Dynasty counters by regaining guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronson cracks Dynasty with a big right hand but Dynasty just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dynasty is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dynasty can't do much from the bottom here.
Ronson lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Dynasty is rocked!
Ronson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dynasty looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ronson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Ronson!
In his post fight interview, Charles Ronson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Duke Dynasty was interviewed post fight and said 'I gave it my all. He was the better fighter today.'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Stryker Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista comes into a darkened arena with his song building. wrecking ball kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Hans Stryker Xiii has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hans Stryker Xiii seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Stryker Xiii
vs
Batista

205 cm
25
269 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Stryker Xiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Batista!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker Xiii misses the shot to the body.
Stryker Xiii moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Batista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stryker Xiii.
Batista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batista's coach down at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB 160pw EliteSparrin was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Batista's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A head kick from Batista lands but Stryker Xiii takes it in his stride.
Batista fakes the leg kick and cracks Stryker Xiii in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista looks for the body kick but Stryker Xiii saw that one coming.
Batista has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Batista there as he acknowledges the shot.
Batista fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stryker Xiii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batista throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stryker Xiii looks to land a left hand but Batista moved out of range nicely.
Batista misses with a head kick.
Stryker Xiii misses with the combination.
Dave Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Batista scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Hans Stryker Xiii has been cut.
Batista scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stryker Xiii takes a swing at Batista's ribcage but misses.
Stryker Xiii stuns Batista with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker Xiii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Batista's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stryker Xiii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batista scrambles back to his feet.
Batista scores with a head kick. Stryker Xiii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stryker Xiii walks forward, straight into a front kick from Batista.
Stryker Xiii is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stryker Xiii looks to score with a jab to the body but Batista is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Batista.
Stryker Xiii looks to throw the jab but Batista is out of range.
Stryker Xiii throws a body punch but Batista moves out of range.
Stryker Xiii takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Batista throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Stryker Xiii is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dave Batista!
Dave Batista took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'thanks to HEADHUNTERS FIGHT CLUB!!!'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drum comes to the cage accompanied by Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Drum
vs
Leung

162 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ace of Spades Clothing

Bad Ideas, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ip Leung !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leung tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drum counters with a nice body shot.
Leung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drum counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Leung is rocked!
Leung is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Drum just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Leung has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshua Drum!
Joshua Drum thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Ip Leung stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am devastated but I will be back just watch'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Franklin Diggs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Diggs
vs
Copeland

185 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

166 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Butch Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggs throws out the jab.
Copeland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Copeland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diggs.
Nice defenses there by Copeland.
Copeland has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Copelands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Franklin Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Copeland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Copeland moved out of range nicely.
Diggs throws a solid leg kick but Copeland takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diggs.
Diggs tries to land a leg kick but Copeland saw it coming and moves away.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw.

Copeland manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diggs on his heels. He'll look to pass Diggs's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs trying to keep a closed guard but Copeland is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs 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.
Copeland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Copeland throwing strikes from guard but Diggs blocks nicely.
Copeland content to stall in guard here.
Copeland trying to control but Diggs is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Butch Copeland was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Diggs misses with a kick to the body.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Copeland.
Diggs misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Diggs misses.
Diggs is looking to clinch.
Diggs throws a hook to the side of Copeland's head but Copeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Copeland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Copeland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Copeland fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diggs sprawls well initially but Copeland persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Copeland throwing shots but Diggs is blocking nicely.
Copeland is pressing down on Diggs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diggs is holding on for now.
Diggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Copeland on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Copeland wants to work for an arm triangle but Diggs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diggs is looking to control Copeland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diggs avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Copeland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Copeland stalling away here and it's allowed Diggs to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Copeland postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diggs is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Copeland, into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Copeland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diggs is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs trying to control but Copeland is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Copeland looking for a sweep. Not yet Copeland, not yet.

Copeland working for a triangle but Diggs defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Copeland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diggs is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

That kick from Diggs tenderised Copeland's leg. Copeland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Copeland changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diggs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Copeland trying to control the action but Diggs is working from the bottom.

Copeland has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Diggs is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Copeland yanks on the arm and Diggs is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Copeland.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Butch Copeland!
Butch Copeland 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.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stepan Razin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razin has chosen Oy Da Ne Vecher as his entrance music. Stepan Razin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Barnes
vs
Razin

192 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenny Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stepan Razin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Razin swinging wildly here.
Razin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Razin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnes at a distance.
Razin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body punch from Razin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Razin scores with the left hand. Barnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Razin is looking to clinch.
Barnes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Razin scores with a body shot.
Razin lands a jab to the nose.

Razin drops Barnes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barnes looks back up at him and smiles so Razin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Barnes is rocked!
Barnes switches off momentarily and Razin cracks him with a monster right hand! Barnes topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Razin dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Razin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stepan Razin!
Our winner, Stepan Razin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Judah will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Judah

168 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Judah!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva scores with a takedown into Judah's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Judah wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Judah defending well.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Judah is working away.

Judah looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judah keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Judah actively working from the bottom here.

Judah actively working from the bottom here.
Judah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Judah is working away.
Judah is looking to improve his position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Judah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.

Judah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Judah is defending well.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Judah defending well.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Judah sees it coming and defends easily.
Judah is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silva jumps into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva trying to control the action but Judah is working from the bottom.
Judah manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Judah looking for submissions off his back.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Judah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Judah is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.

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

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Judah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.

Judah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Judah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Judah defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Judah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Judah wants to get back to full guard.

Judah looking for submissions off his back.

Judah is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Judah is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Judah avoid being mounted?

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Judah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Silva in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Judah tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Silva!
A less than humble Antonio Silva misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

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

Huknee
vs
Reed

150 cm
25
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bawkup Huknee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiger Reed!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huknee misses the shot to the body.
Bawkup Huknee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.

Huknee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reed, pushing him back against the cage.
Reed's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reed's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike from Reed.
Huknee throws a head punch that misses.
Reed looking to slow down the pace here.
Huknee avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Reed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Bawkup Huknee has been cut.
A short uppercut from Huknee.
Huknee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huknee avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Reed blocking some punches.
Huknee dodges an elbow strike from Reed.
Huknee lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huknee is working for takedown but Reed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Reed blocking some punches.
Huknee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huknee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reed lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reed throws an elbow but misses.
Huknee throws a head punch that misses.
Huknee avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Reed taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huknee swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huknee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike from Reed.
Huknee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike.
Huknee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huknee tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Huknee back against the cage.
Huknee pushes Reed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
Reed is trying to maintain a safe position but Huknee gets an underhook and turns Reed into the cage.
Huknee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reed throws an elbow but misses.
Reed pushes off an throws an elbow but Huknee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed throws an elbow but it misses.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huknee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reed throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huknee avoids the elbow strike from Reed, against the cage.
Reed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huknee is keeping busy.
Huknee lands a body punch.
Reed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Huknee avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Huknee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reed throws an elbow but misses.
Huknee misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huknee's brow.
Huknee avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
Huknee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huknee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huknee is keeping busy.
Huknee blocks the elbow strike.
Reed throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike.
Huknee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reed gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bawkup Huknee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huknee avoids the elbow strike from Reed, against the cage.
Huknee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reed trying to stall but Huknee improves his position.
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 Bawkup Huknee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bawkup Huknee's cut.
That's time! Huknee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Reed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huknee.

Huknee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huknee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reed is looking to control Huknee's arms but Huknee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.
Huknee throws a head punch that misses.
Reed looking to stall.
Reed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huknee taking a breather.
Reed stalling in the clinch but Huknee improves position.
Reed blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huknee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huknee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huknee avoids the elbow strike from Reed, against the cage.
Huknee has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
Huknee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huknee struggles to land a body shot inside as Reed controls his hands.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike from Reed.
Reed taking a breather.
Huknee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reed slows down the pace here.
Reed trying to control the position but instead, Huknee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reed into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Reed.
Reed slips a straight right by Huknee.
Huknee thows a body shot but no joy.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huknee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huknee swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Huknee misses the jab.
Huknee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huknee misses with a hook.
Tiger Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Reed clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huknee lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huknee's brow.
Reed misses with an elbow over the top.
Huknee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huknee dodges an elbow strike from Reed.
Reed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huknee can't find room to land a body shot as Reed controls the action.
Huknee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huknee has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
Huknee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
Huknee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reed looking to slow down the pace here.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger Reed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Huknee fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Huknee lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reed throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huknee's brow.
Huknee misses with the head strike.
Huknee tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huknee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike from Reed.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
Huknee tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Huknee back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huknee 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.

Bawkup Huknee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bawkup Huknee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Reed takes the fight into the clinch.
Huknee is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reed throws an elbow but misses.
Reed throws an elbow that misses.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike.
Reed controlling the action here for a moment.
Reed trying to control the position but instead, Huknee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reed into the cage.
Reed throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huknee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed lands an elbow inside.
Huknee misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huknee's brow.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huknee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reed misses with an elbow over the top.
Huknee throws a punch but it's blocked by Reed.
Huknee lands a shot to the body.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike from Reed.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike.
Reed misses with an elbow over the top.
Huknee has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.
Huknee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Reed takes a shot to the head.
Tiger Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bawkup Huknee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
Reed looking to slow down the pace here.
Huknee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Reed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Reed misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reed throws an elbow but misses.
Reed leaning against his opponent.
Reed lands an elbow that stopped Huknee in his tracks for a moment.
Reed looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huknee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huknee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed throws an elbow but it misses.
Reed misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huknee.
Reed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reed lands an elbow that stopped Huknee in his tracks for a moment.
Huknee dodges an elbow strike from Reed.
Reed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huknee dodges an elbow strike from Reed.
Reed throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed blocking some punches.
Huknee dodges an elbow strike from Reed.
Huknee blocks the elbow strike.
Reed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huknee avoids a wild elbow strike from Reed.
A hook to the body from Huknee.
Reed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reed is pushing Huknee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huknee blocks an elbow strike.
Reed takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Reed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Huknee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tiger Reed!
Tiger Reed seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bawkup Huknee spoke after the fight, saying 'Its not my fault my they got rid of testosterone'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercy Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdel Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Falls
vs
Adrian

188 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
209 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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 The Island, Mercy Falls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdel Adrian!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Falls throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falls takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adrian throws a jab but it's blocked by Falls.
Adrian cracks Falls with an open hand slap.
Falls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adrian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adrian misses with a series of wild punches.
Adrian misses with an uppercut. Falls saw that one coming.
Abdel Adrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falls connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Adrian. Those never looked like landing.
Adrian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adrian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adrian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falls closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian connects with a jab.
Falls walks straight into a right hand from Adrian - that's dropped him! Adrian jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Falls from any more punishment! Falls complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abdel Adrian!
Abdel Adrian is the new light heavyweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timi Kahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zongtang Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kahuna
vs
Tso

190 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades Clothing

Atlantis

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timi Kahuna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zongtang Tso!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso throws a low kick, looking for Kahuna's leg but Kahuna calmly moves out of range.
Tso explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tso lands with a straight right. Kahuna didn't see that one coming.
Tso is looking to slow Kahuna down with leg kicks.
Tso connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tso closes the distance and clinches.
Kahuna is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tso to keep the fight standing.
Tso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tso.
Tso lands a shot to the body.
Tso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kahuna is breathing heavily.
Kahuna takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Timi Kahuna has been cut.
Tso lands a damaging elbow.
Kahuna tries to pull guard but Tso forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tso breaks the clinch.

Tso moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tso as the two fighters clinch.
Tso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kahuna.
Nice elbow from Tso.

Timi Kahuna's cut is getting worse.
Tso lands a body punch in the clinch.

Tso breaks from the clinch.

Tso closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tso lands a body punch in the clinch.

Tso breaks the clinch.

Tso clinches.
Tso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kahuna has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Kahuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Tso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tso lands a leg kick that knocks Kahuna off balance momentarily.
Tso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kahuna's hands.
Nice shot by Tso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tso digs a good hook to Kahuna's body.

Tso rushes Kahuna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kahuna takes the fight into the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna 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.
Tso has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab from Tso does it's job there.

Timi Kahuna's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tso lands a leg kick that knocks Kahuna off balance momentarily.

Tso lands a big head kick that sends Kahuna tumbling to the mat! Tso takes a step backwards and waves Kahuna back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kahuna tries to keep at a distance but Tso has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kahuna tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tso.
Tso thuds a left hand into Kahuna's body.
Kahuna has been working on his balance at Elite Training Facility, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tso.
Tso moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Tso closes the distance and pushes Kahuna back into the cage.
Kahuna drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tso pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tso with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Tso clinches up with Kahuna and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tso breaks from the clinch.
Tso stuffs the takedown attempt from Kahuna. Kahuna gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Tso finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zongtang Tso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timi Kahuna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tso moves into the clinch.
Kahuna wants to take the fight to the mat but Tso manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kahuna is trying to pull guard but Tso turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kahuna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tso just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timi Kahuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahuna tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zongtang Tso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Tso.
Tso lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Tso.
Tso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kahunas head.
Tso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jeez, Timi Kahuna's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tso scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahuna takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timi Kahuna's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zongtang Tso!
Zongtang Tso is the new heavyweight champion!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alec McRaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Patton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McRaven
vs
Patton

169 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alec McRaven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRaven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Patton's waist but Patton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McRaven off to one side.
McRaven definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McRaven tries for a takedown but Patton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patton connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Alec McRaven has been cut.
McRaven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patton pinned against the cage. Patton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alec McRaven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McRaven.
Patton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Patton has McRaven up against the cage in a clinch.
Patton prevents the takedown attempt.
Patton scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton lands a hook that snaps the head of McRaven backwards.
McRaven wants a takedown.
McRaven tries to pull guard but Patton won't allow it.
McRaven takes a shot to the head.
McRaven is looking for a takedown.
Patton lands with a right to the head.
McRaven tries to pull guard but Patton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of McRaven backwards.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patton lands with a light punch inside.
McRaven has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
McRaven is breathing heavily.
Patton lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRaven takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Patton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Patton lands a hook that snaps the head of McRaven backwards.
Patton scores with a shoulder strike.

Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McRaven walks into a left hand.

McRaven is rocked!

Patton darts in and clinches McRaven up against the cage.
Oh McRaven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McRaven tries to pull guard but Patton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McRaven tries to pull guard but Patton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patton lands a big right hand that drops McRaven! The killer instinct kicks in and Patton finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Patton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Patton!
Rick Patton is the new featherweight champion!
After the big win, Rick Patton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ace of Spades Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.