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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Eubanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brandon Eubanks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Eubanks
vs
Souza

180 cm
18
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Eubanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eubanks jabs at Souza's body.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brandon Eubanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eubanks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Eubanks cracks Souza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Souza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Eubanks finish him?

Souza is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eubanks connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Souza to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Eubanks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Eubanks!
After winning the bout, Brandon Eubanks 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kuiskaaja Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gros Jambon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuiskaaja Rajala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rajala
vs
Jambon

175 cm
19
173 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

160 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kuiskaaja Rajala!
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, Gros Jambon!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Jambon looks to land a right hand but Rajala moved out of range.
Jambon tries to clinch there but Rajala circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jambon.
Jambon closes the distance but Rajala moves to the side

and Rajala counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jambon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rajala is one step ahead there.

Rajala decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jambon stuffs the takedown attempt from Rajala. Rajala gets slowly back to his feet.
Jambon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jambon is looking to chop away at Rajala's legs.
Jambon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rajala.
Gros Jambon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jambon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rajala is out of range and Jambon settles back down.
Jambon throws out a leg kick but Rajala moves out of range and Jambon only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jambon wants to clinch up but Rajala keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Jambon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rajala shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jambon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rajala.
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 Kuiskaaja Rajala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Rajala.
Jambon throws a leg kick but Rajala checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajala swats away the attempt to clinch by Jambon.
Rajala fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jambon swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Rajala counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Rajala stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rajala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rajala or perhaps it was just good defense by Jambon which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuiskaaja Rajala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rajala blocks a low kick nicely.
Rajala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala shoots in but Jambon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rajala shoots for a takedown but Jambon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jambon throws a leg kick but Rajala moved away.
Jambon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jambon throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rajala counters with a single leg into guard. Jambon didn't expect that.
We've been hearing good reports from Rajala'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.
Jambon controls Rajala momentarily but Rajala frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuiskaaja Rajala dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Jambon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rajala checks it well.
Kuiskaaja Rajala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rajala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jambon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jambon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rajala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jambon's guard.
Gros Jambon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jambon wants to stand but Rajala is controlling the position.
Jambon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rajala checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jambon swings for the body but Rajala moves out of range.
Rajala shoots in looking for a takedown but Jambon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rajala's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jambon swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Rajala counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jambon won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jambon is looking to reverse the position.
Jambon can't do much from the bottom here.
We've been informed that Jambon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jambon isn't going anywhere.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jambon is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kuiskaaja Rajala.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rajala, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuiskaaja Rajala!
Kuiskaaja Rajala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gasan Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zaru Kayne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zaru Kayne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kayne
vs
Magomedov

187 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Hates pizza

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zaru Kayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gasan Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kayne throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Magomedov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magomedov throwing shots but Kayne is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kayne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kayne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kayne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kayne tries to get out of the position.
Magomedov is trying to control. Kayne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kayne is trying to maintain the position but Magomedov is very close to passing his half guard.
Magomedov working Kayne over with strikes.
Kayne trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kayne defending well though.
Kayne keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Magomedov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kayne has managed to free his arm - good work.
Magomedov prevents Kayne from improving his position.
Magomedov thows a huge punch but Kayne dodges it nicely.
Magomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magomedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Magomedov is nestled in close to Kayne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kayne is looking to control Magomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kayne avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Kayne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Magomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov wants to pass to mount but Kayne is defending the position.
Magomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kayne defending well though.
Kayne wants to get back to full guard.
Magomedov throwing shots but Kayne is blocking nicely.
Magomedov wants to take a breather but Kayne is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne is looking to control Magomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kayne avoid being mounted?
Magomedov looks to land a strike but Kayne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kayne looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magomedov keeps trying to improve his position.
Magomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kayne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control but Kayne is working from the bottom.
Magomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kayne has wrist control.
Magomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov working some strikes from top position.
Magomedov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomedov advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gasan Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gasan Magomedov's cut.
That's time! Kayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Magomedov rushes Kayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kayne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magomedov ducks right into an uppercut from Kayne.
Kayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kayne misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Kayne throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Kayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Kayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kayne closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Magomedov's guard.
Kayne throwing strikes but missing.
Kayne throws an elbow that misses. Magomedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kayne's guard. Nice move by Magomedov!
Magomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kayne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magomedov.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kayne keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Magomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Magomedov throwing strikes from guard but Kayne blocks nicely.
Magomedov postures up in Kayne's guard and throws a big left but Kayne blocks it.
Magomedov is working Kayne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gasan Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kayne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magomedov distracts Kayne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magomedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Magomedov throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne trying to keep a closed guard but Magomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Magomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magomedov looking to sit in guard and control but Kayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Kayne controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Kayne from controlling successfully.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kayne looking to sit in guard and control but Magomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kayne has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gasan Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gasan Magomedov's cut.
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!

Kayne throws a right hand that Magomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomedov also avoids with ease.
Kayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov tries to clinch up but Kayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Kayne lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaru Kayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Kayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Magomedov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kayne napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kayne tries to buck Magomedov off but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Kayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magomedov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kayne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne is trying to get back to half guard.

Magomedov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kayne managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Magomedov in side control, throwing shots but Kayne defends.
Magomedov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kayne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Magomedov lands some shots froms side control.

Magomedov tries for a kimura but Kayne is defending well.
Magomedov wants to take a breather but Kayne manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Magomedov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kayne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Magomedov distracts Kayne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magomedov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gasan Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gasan Magomedov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Kayne.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Kayne ducked under it nicely.

Kayne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Magomedov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zaru Kayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov won't allow Kayne to pass to mount.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Kayne is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayne is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Magomedov reverses the position - he's now on top in Kayne's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gasan Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magomedov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gasan Magomedov!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Hill (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.

Farrow
vs
Hill

178 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Farrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucius Hill!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farrow tries to clinch
letting Hill counter with a right hand.

It looks like Harry Farrow has been cut.
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrow.
Farrow is looking to clinch.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrow.
Farrow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Farrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hill on the side of the head.
Farrow misses with a straight right.
Farrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch.
Farrow tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the cage.

Farrow breaks from the clinch.
Farrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Farrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Farrow darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
Hill is struggling to control the position.
Farrow looking to stall.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Farrow.
Hill has Farrow pressed against the cage, preventing Farrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farrow is trying to break free.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrow prevents a body shot from Hill.
A head punch on the inside from Farrow fails to land.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill taking a breather.
Hill tries a body shot but Farrow blocks it.
Farrow can't break the clinch.
Farrow tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the cage.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrow is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Farrow breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrow tries to clinch
and Hill counters with a left to the body.
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrow.
Farrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Harry Farrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrow throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Farrow tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Farrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrow wants to clinch.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Farrow tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Farrow misses.
Farrow throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Farrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Farrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrow slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Farrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Farrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrow with a hook.
Farrow lands a jab to the nose.
Farrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farrow closes the distance but Hill moves to the side
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill lands with a good body shot.
Farrow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
Farrow is breathing heavily.
Farrow lands with a shot to the body.
Farrow tries to clinch up.
Farrow misses with a body shot.
Farrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Hill has closed the distance and engaged Farrow in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Hill keeps control of Farrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hill has Farrow pressed against the cage, preventing Farrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hill lands a left hand.
Farrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.

Farrow manages to break the clinch.
Farrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hill to score with a decent uppercut.

Harry Farrow's cut is getting worse.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Farrow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farrow cracks Hill with a good jab.
Farrow looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Farrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farrow tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucius Hill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Farrow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Farrow darts in trying to clinch
and Hill counters with a right hand to the body.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Farrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrow wants to clinch.
Farrow connects with the punch.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
Farrow wants to clinch

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch.
Hill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrow working hard to break the clinch.
Farrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Hill.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow is trying to force a seperation but Hill has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Farrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Farrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrow misses with an uppercut.
Farrow tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Farrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harry Farrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill ducks right into an uppercut from Farrow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farrow tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farrow throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Farrow misses with a hook
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.

Farrow is rocked!
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!
A jab from Hill misses.
Farrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrow misses with an uppercut.
Farrow throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Farrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farrow thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hill lands a big uppercut and Farrow crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Farrow looks OK. Hill waves Farrow back to his feet!
Oh Farrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrow wants to clinch but Hill slips to the side
and Hill counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Farrow out cold! What a finish! Hill is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucius Hill!
Our winner, Lucius Hill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe's entrance music is Programmed For Battle. A fine choice. Doe has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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.

Doe
vs
James

198 cm
19
251 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

210 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter James!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe slips under a jab.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doe in his tracks.

Max Doe's cut is getting worse.
Doe avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from James misses.
Doe shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been hearing reports that Doe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

James sends Doe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! James is motioning to the referee to let Doe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James misses with a body punch
letting Doe counter with a right hand.
BOOM! James lands a beautiful left hook that drops Doe. Doe tries to recover but James is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Doe lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter James!
A very excited looking Peter James made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dren has chosen GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vega
vs
Dren

200 cm
25
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nico Vega!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zdravko Dren!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vega connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Dren to the floor! Vega dives in looking for the finish!

It looks like Zdravko Dren has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dren wants to improve his position but Vega is controlling well.
Dren is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vega's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vega's back!
Dren tries to keep control of the position but Vega is staying busy.
Vega looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Dren just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dren trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dren missing with strikes from the back.
Dren throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Vega's body.
Dren 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.
Dren misses with an elbow to the head.
Vega controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dren misses with a punch to the head.
I would not like to be Vega right now.
Vega trying to get back to his feet but Dren is in full control for now.
Vega definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Dren looking for the RNC.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Vega.

Dren looking to break Vega's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Vega remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dren will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Vega tries to escape the position.
Vega covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Dren controls the action.
Vega covering up well under a barage of strikes.
I really don't envy Vega right now.
Dren really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Vega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Dren has good solid back control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Zdravko Dren hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zdravko Dren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Dren's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Dren does no damage.
Vega looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vega's head.
Vega wants to clinch up but Dren keeps it at a distance.
Dren lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega misses with a leg kick
and Dren counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Vega to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Dren!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zdravko Dren!
Zdravko Dren is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Zdravko Dren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coca Bocus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bocus
vs
Dean

183 cm
25
179 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

165 cm
26
167 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

DROPPIN BODIES

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coca Bocus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bocus darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.
Dean is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bocus.
Bocus missing with knees to the body.
Dean is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bocus to keep the fight standing.
Bocus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bocus tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Bocus.
Bocus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deans head.
Bocus scores a nice knee to the body.
Bocus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Herb Dean has been cut.
Bocus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bocus.
Bocus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bocus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bocus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocus slowing the pace effectively.
Bocus tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
Bocus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
Dean jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bocus walks away with a smile on his face. Dean gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Coca Bocus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Dean.
Bocus throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bocus has Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bocus with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bocus.
A short left from Bocus.
Knees to the body from Bocus.
Bocus pushes Dean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bocus lands with a short shot to the head.
Bocus lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bocus misses with a knee strike.
Dean tries to pull guard but Bocus won't allow it.
A short right from Bocus on the inside.
Bocus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bocus prevents it.
Dean drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bocus pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bocus moves into the clinch.
Bocus missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bocus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bocus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bocus pushes Dean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bocus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Bocus lands a hook that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Bocus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Bocus scores with a hook to the body.
Bocus struggles to land a body shot inside as Dean controls his hands.
Bocus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bocus lands a right hand.
Bocus lands a shot to the body.
Dean has Bocus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bocus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bocus.
A knee to the head by Bocus.
Dean jumps guard but Bocus stands there with Dean around his waist. Dean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bocus.
Bocus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bocus.

Dean is rocked!
Bocus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Bocus finish him?
Bocus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Bocus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coca Bocus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herb Dean's cut.
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.

Dean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bocus throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.
Bocus throws a combination that misses
and Dean counters with a left to the body.

Bocus has managed to clinch.
Bocus gets through Dean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bocus is working Dean over against the cage.
Bocus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Bocus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bocus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bocus lands a nice uppercut.
Bocus missing with knees to the body.
Bocus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coca Bocus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dean lands with a right to the head.
Bocus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bocus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bocus.
Bocus is stalling here.
Bocus pushes Dean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bocus lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bocus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bocus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bocus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dean successfully pulls guard.
Bocus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herb Dean!