REVO - 71 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peder Del Pedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Del Pedo
vs
Filipovic

210 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
227 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Decent wrestler
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peder Del Pedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Pedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Del Pedo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Filipovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Del Pedo finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Del Pedo drops back looking for a leg! Filipovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Filipovic manages to kick Del Pedo off! Del Pedo jumps back into Filipovic's guard.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Del Pedo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Del Pedo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Filipovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Del Pedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Del Pedo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Del Pedo cracks Filipovic with a solid left hand.
Filipovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Pedo stops Filipovic from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Del Pedo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Filipovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Del Pedo is controlling him.
Del Pedo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filipovic has momentary wrist control but Del Pedo slips an elbow through the middle.
Del Pedo throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Pedo is looking to work some ground and pound but Filipovic has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Pedo stands up over Filipovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Del Pedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Del Pedo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Del Pedo seems to have locked his on tight now - Filipovic screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Del Pedo, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Peder Del Pedo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renan Barao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Danza kuduro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Renan Barao had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Barao
vs
Hernandez

170 cm
30
151 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
27
142 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Good elbows
Powerful

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renan Barao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barao takes one on the button.

Barao clinches up with Hernandez and pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez misses with an elbow over the top.
Barao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barao misses with a shot to the kidneys.

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

Barao moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernandez looking to stall.

Barao breaks from the clinch.
Barao throws a one two combo.

Barao has managed to clinch.
Hernandez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barao dodges an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Barao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hernandez or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barao stalling against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Barao moved out of range nicely.
Barao throws a nice head kick!
Renan Barao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Barao closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barao misses with a body punch.
Barao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barao can't get the takedown.
Barao avoids the elbow strike from Hernandez, against the cage.
Barao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barao stalling against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hernandez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barao lands with a right to the head.
Hernandez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Barao is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barao.

Barao jumps guard and drags Hernandez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hernandez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Barao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

Barao working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barao manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barao trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Barao is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barao trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barao is aware though and is defending well.
Barao postures up.
Barao with a nice head shot there.
Barao stopping the sweep attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
Barao looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barao trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Barao closes the distance and pushes Hernandez back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renan Barao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barao misses with some punches.
Hernandez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Hernandez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Barao sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hernandez is trying to keep Barao in close.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hernandez is on top in guard.

Barao looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hernandez passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Barao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao is looking to reverse the position.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barao keeps working.
Barao gets back to half guard.
Hernandez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hernandez is looking for a kimura but Barao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hernandez to get the leverage.
Javier Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Barao is defending well.
Barao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Hernandez has gone for a leg lock! Barao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hernandez's guard.

Barao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Barao is proving a slippery customer.

Hernandez working for a triangle but Barao defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barao works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep. Barao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Barao is trying to work for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
Hernandez wants to control but Barao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barao moves into full mount! Hernandez won't be happy about that!
Hernandez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barao sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barao is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hernandez sees it coming and defends easily.
Hernandez trying to control but Barao postures up.
Hernandez wants to control the action here but instead Barao manages to pass to full mount!
Hernandez wants to control but Barao is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barao thowing shots but they're missing.
Hernandez is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barao tries to control but Hernandez wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Renan Barao will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barao moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Barao slips a straight right by Hernandez.

Barao moves into the clinch.
Hernandez is looking for a takedown.
Hernandez trying to stall but Barao improves his position.
Barao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hernandez misses with an elbow strike.
Hernandez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.

Barao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barao blocks a jab.

Barao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao dodges an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Barao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barao tries a body shot but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez wants to stall.
Barao can't find room to land a body shot as Hernandez controls the action.
Barao lands a right hand.
Renan Barao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barao blocks an elbow strike.
Hernandez pushes off an throws an elbow but Barao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Barao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Barao tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Hernandez gets tackled into the cage by Barao. Barao maintains the clinch.
Hernandez throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Barao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hernandez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Barao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Barao checks it

and Barao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barao.
Hernandez'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.
Barao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hernandez pulls his leg out and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Barao darts in and clinches Hernandez up against the cage.

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

Barao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hernandez, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Barao.

Barao has clasped his hands together around Hernandez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Barao trying to control the position but Hernandez is working away.
Javier Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barao.
Hernandez tries to improve position but can't.

Barao tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barao has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barao trying to control the position but Hernandez is working away.
Hernandez is trying to control Barao's posture but Barao avoids it.
Hernandez manages to get back to half guard.

Barao is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez is looking to control Barao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barao keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hernandez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hernandez is looking to control Barao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Javier Hernandez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Barao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barao throws a combination. Hernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Barao moves into the clinch.

Barao pulls guard effortlessly.
Barao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hernandez!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Barao!
During a confident post fight interview, Renan Barao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Masuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes into the arena with Bring it Back by Lil Wayne blaring out of the sound system. Bruce Campbell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vincent Masuka's chin.

Campbell
vs
Masuka

189 cm
36
253 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

195 cm
29
266 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Masuka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell scores with a shot to the body.
Campbell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Campbell lands a head shot.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Masuka dives in for a single leg takedown but Campbell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Campbell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Campbell is trying to maintain a safe position but Masuka gets an underhook and turns Campbell into the cage.

Campbell manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Campbell.

It looks like Vincent Masuka has been cut.
Masuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masuka tries for a takedown but Campbell circles away easily
letting Campbell counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Campbell does it's job there.
Masuka slips a jab from Campbell.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masuka moves away.
Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell stuns Masuka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masuka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruce Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Masuka.
Campbell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Campbell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Campbell throws a body punch but Masuka moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a jab to the head.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masuka blocks a head kick by Campbell.
Masuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masuka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Masuka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Campbell quickly recovers to half guard.
Campbell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell is doing well to control the position and prevent Masuka from advancing to side control.
Campbell tries to roll over but Masuka keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Campbell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.
Masuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell controls Masuka momentarily but Masuka frees himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Masuka working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Masuka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campbell looking for a sweep. Not yet Campbell, not yet.
Campbell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Campbell trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masuka wants to control but Campbell is having none of it.
Campbell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masuka is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Masuka because Campbell loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Campbell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Masuka'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.

Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
Masuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masuka tries for a takedown but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Campbell is looking to wear down Masuka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Campbell throws a hook but Masuka avoids it easily.
Campbell misses with an uppercut

and Masuka moves into the clinch.

Masuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masuka avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Campbell, as that shot connected.
Bruce Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
Masuka shoots and misses
and Campbell counters with a nice leg kick.
Campbell misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Masuka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Masuka.
Campbell cracks Masuka with a right hand to the side of the head.

That has opened up Vincent Masuka's cut even more.
Campbell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Masuka.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Campbell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masuka tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masuka tries to move into range but Campbell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campbell connects with a body shot.
Masuka is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masuka tries for a takedown but Campbell circles away easily
and Campbell counters with a good, hard body kick but Masuka shrugs it off.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masuka can do to turn this around?
Campbell lands with an overhand left.

The cut above Vincent Masuka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Campbell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Campbell walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Masuka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Campbell swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Masuka's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Campbell!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrosyan comes to the cage accompanied by No Turning Back - Stand and Fight. 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.

Petrosyan
vs
Love

185 cm
28
216 lbs
12 - 13 - 1

188 cm
25
206 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Gevorg Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan throws an off balance right hand
and Love counters with a stiff right hand.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Petrosyan pushes Love up against the cage in a clinch.
Love tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.
Love lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrosyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Love blocking some punches.
Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrosyan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Love cracks Petrosyan with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrosyan blocking some punches.
Love misses with some punches.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Love blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Love pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gevorg Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Love lands a leg kick that knocks Petrosyan off balance momentarily.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Love looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrosyan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Love lands a big right hand that sends Petrosyan crashing to the mat! Love stays standing though and waves Petrosyan back to his feet!

It looks like Gevorg Petrosyan has been cut.
Love digs a good hook to Petrosyan's body.
Petrosyan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Love gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Petrosyan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vagner Love!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Derick Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Marihuanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marihuanich has chosen Idiot bez irokeza as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Derick Trotter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Derick Trotter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Trotter
vs
Marihuanich

170 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

175 cm
38
175 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Derick Trotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bariga Marihuanich!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marihuanich swats away the attempt to clinch by Trotter.
Marihuanich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marihuanich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Trotter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trotter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trotter swings for the body but Marihuanich moves out of range.
Marihuanich dodges the punch combination from Trotter.
Nice takedown defense from Trotter. No joy for Marihuanich on that attempt.
Marihuanich is looking to clinch but Trotter is avoiding it.
Marihuanich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trotter.

Marihuanich shoots in and gets a takedown into Trotter's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marihuanich stops Trotter from standing up.
Marihuanich connects with a couple of short punches.
Marihuanich wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Trotter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marihuanich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marihuanich stands and throws Trotter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marihuanich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marihuanich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marihuanich advances nicely into full mount.
Trotter really wants to buck Marihuanich off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Trotter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Trotter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marihuanich raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marihuanich raining down shots from the mount!

Marihuanich is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Trotter is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bariga Marihuanich!
Bariga Marihuanich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinfe Kidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kidane's choice of entrance music: Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (wegue wegue). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dos Santos
vs
Kidane

189 cm
26
260 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

196 cm
28
261 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kinfe Kidane!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidane throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Kidane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dos Santos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kidane wants to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kidane pinned against the cage. Kidane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidane.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dos Santos trying to control from Kidane's half guard. Kidane has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kidane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Kidane blocks nicely.
Dos Santos postures up in Kidane's guard and throws a big left but Kidane blocks it.
Kidane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kidane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Kidane blocks nicely.
Dos Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kidane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dos Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Kidane is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos stops Kidane from standing up.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kidane has wrist control.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kidane has wrist control.
Dos Santos trying to move into half guard but instead Kidane has managed to sweep!
Kidane won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Kidane in close.

Dos Santos working for a triangle but Kidane defends it easily.
Dos Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Kidane is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kidane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kidane trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos is striking off his back. Kidane thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Kidane frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dos Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Kidane has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Kidane postures up.
Kidane controlling his opponent.
Dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Kidane is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Dos Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Kidane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Cain Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos goes for a double leg but Kidane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kidane continues to drive forward.
Kidane tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Kidane landing knees to the head.
I was talking to Dos Santos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Kidane holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Dos Santos on the inside.
Kidane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Kidane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Kidane holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Kidane lands a right hand.
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!
Dos Santos jumps guard but Kidane turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kidane walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cain Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kidane lands a jab.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kidane but Kidane pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidane lands with a cross.
Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kidane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kidane throws a head kick that misses.
Kidane leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kidane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Kidane sprawls well.
Kinfe Kidane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kidane thows a body shot but no joy.
Kidane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dos Santos, as that shot connected.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kidane pinned against the cage. Kidane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kidane defends well and Dos Santos ends up having to push Kidane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kidane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kidane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Kidane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dos Santos wants a takedown.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Kidane turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kidane working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kidane missing with knees to the body.
Kidane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.

Cain Dos Santos's cut is getting worse.
Kidane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kidane misses with a knee strike.
Kidane working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Kidane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
A knee to the head by Kidane.
Kidane tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
A short right from Kidane on the inside.
Kidane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Kidane tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Kidane holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Kidane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kidane to keep the fight standing.
Kidane lands a body punch.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kidane lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Knees to the body from Kidane.
Kidane is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
Kidane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kidane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dos Santos.
Kidane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kidane is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
Kidane lands a knee to the head.

Dos Santos is rocked!

Cain Dos Santos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kidane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kidane lands a big knee to the head and Dos Santos goes down! Kidane pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kinfe Kidane!
Kinfe Kidane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salty comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Beck has chosen Seek n Destroy as his entrance music. Elmo Salty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Beck's chin.

Salty
vs
Beck

190 cm
22
260 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

193 cm
19
251 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elmo Salty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Beck!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck missing with a left hand there. Salty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beck looks to land a left hand but Salty moved out of range nicely.
Salty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salty counters with a right hand to the body.
Salty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Salty looks for the body kick but Beck saw that one coming.
Beck misses with a two punch combination.
Salty scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beck.
Salty with a jab.

It looks like John Beck has been cut.
Beck misses with a hook.
Beck swings for the body but Salty moves out of range.
Salty and Beck are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Salty throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Beck into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Salty knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elmo Salty!
After the fight, Elmo Salty was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yakubu Okoroji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Okoroji
vs
Kincaid

190 cm
25
198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

197 cm
30
182 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yakubu Okoroji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoroji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okoroji throws a series of punches but Kincaid moves out of range.

Kincaid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Okoroji to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Okoroji's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kincaid wants to get back to his feet but Okoroji is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Okoroji wants to pass the guard but Kincaid is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid wants to stand but Okoroji is controlling the position.
Okoroji throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kincaid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Okoroji stops Kincaid from standing up.
Okoroji working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kincaid wants to stand but Okoroji is controlling the position.
Okoroji landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji distracts Kincaid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okoroji is working Kincaid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Okoroji throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okoroji makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kincaid wants to stand and escape but Okoroji is having none of it.
Kincaid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okoroji.
Okoroji makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okoroji trying to control but Kincaid is working from the bottom.
Okoroji working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kincaid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Kincaid has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Okoroji off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Okoroji shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kincaid but Kincaid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid leaves Okoroji with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Okoroji with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yakubu Okoroji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincaid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okoroji's head.
Kincaid throws a lazy right hand but Okoroji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kincaid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kincaid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okoroji if he has to take too many more of those.

Kincaid rushes Okoroji and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Okoroji manages to break the clinch.
Kincaid throws an overhand right that lands on Okoroji's shoulder, as Okoroji tries to avoid the shot.
Okoroji thuds a left hand into Kincaid's body.
Okoroji lands with a nice body punch.
Kincaid has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kincaid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kincaid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Okoroji scores with a takedown into Kincaid's guard.
Okoroji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kincaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kincaid keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
Okoroji makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid is looking to stand up but Okoroji isn't so interested in that idea.
Kincaid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Okoroji distracts Kincaid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okoroji trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kincaid manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kincaid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kincaid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Okoroji fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Okoroji has Kincaid up against the cage in a clinch.

Okoroji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoroji fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Okoroji avoids the head kick by Kincaid.
Okoroji throws a series of punches but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid tries to clinch up.

Kincaid shoots in and gets a takedown into Okoroji's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okoroji keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Kincaid is in close to Okoroji's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yakubu Okoroji dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kincaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okoroji.

Okoroji gets a clinch.

Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoroji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Okoroji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kincaid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakubu Okoroji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Okoroji.
Kincaid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kincaid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okoroji tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kincaid defends well and Okoroji ends up having to push Kincaid into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kincaid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kincaid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okoroji's brow.

Kincaid manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji misses with a low kick.
Kincaid fails with a takedown attempt.
Yakubu Okoroji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Kincaid.
Okoroji lands a two punch combo.
Okoroji has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okoroji there as he acknowledges the shot.

Okoroji throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kincaid tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Okoroji is in Kincaid's guard.
Kincaid is looking to stand up but Okoroji isn't so interested in that idea.

Kincaid is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Okoroji presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kincaid is breathing heavily.
Okoroji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okoroji avoids the elbow strike from Kincaid, against the cage.
Kincaid is trying to pull guard but Okoroji has him pressed against the cage.
Okoroji wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is looking to control Okoroji's arms but Okoroji gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kincaid has his back to the cage.
Okoroji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kincaid is trying to drag Okoroji to the mat but Okoroji just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okoroji tries to clinch up but Kincaid circles away and keeps his distance.

Okoroji closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kincaid's guard.
Kincaid wants to stand up but Okoroji is controlling him.
Okoroji keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kincaid's head.
Okoroji is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kincaid wants to stand but Okoroji is controlling the position.
Okoroji in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid wants to stand up but Okoroji is controlling him.
Okoroji cracks Kincaid with a solid left hand.
Kincaid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Okoroji throws a big right hand that misses.
Kincaid keeping full guard, as Okoroji tries to pass.
Okoroji working some strikes from top position.

Kincaid is rocked!
Okoroji wants to control from the top but Kincaid keeps moving.
Kincaid is still in real trouble! Can Okoroji finish him?
Kincaid wants to stand but Okoroji is controlling the position.
Kincaid seems to have recovered his senses.
Okoroji trying to control but Kincaid is working from the bottom.
Okoroji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kincaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Okoroji postures up in Kincaid's guard and throws a big left but Kincaid blocks it.
Kincaid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okoroji is controlling him.
Okoroji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kincaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okoroji postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kincaid keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
Okoroji 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kincaid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okoroji is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okoroji loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kincaid keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
Okoroji advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yakubu Okoroji dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kincaid looks to land a body kick but Okoroji moved away.
A head kick misses from Kincaid.
Okoroji lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincaid circles away quickly and effectively.
Kincaid slaps away a takedown attempt from Okoroji, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Okoroji shoots in but no luck this time.
Okoroji sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Okoroji throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okoroji. Kincaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okoroji blocks a head kick by Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a head kick that Okoroji semi-blocks.

It looks like Yakubu Okoroji has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Okoroji misses the target.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoroji rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kincaid counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kincaid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji fails to land with a series of punches.
Okoroji throws a jab when Kincaid was well out of range.
Okoroji shoots for a double leg takedown but Kincaid sprawls well. He's pushed Okoroji's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yakubu Okoroji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okoroji moves out of range of the body kick.
Okoroji wants to clinch up but Kincaid keeps it at a distance.
Okoroji is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kincaid's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Kincaid moves into range and clinches up with Okoroji.
Kincaid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kincaid manages to break the clinch.
Kincaid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoroji sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kincaid throws a sloppy head kick and Okoroji moves out of range easily.
Kincaid looks to land a body kick but Okoroji moved away.
Okoroji connects with an inside leg kick.
Kincaid misses with the body kick
and Okoroji makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kincaid tries to clinch up but Okoroji circles away and keeps his distance.
Jared Kincaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Okoroji.
Kincaid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Okoroji misses.
Kincaid misses with a head kick.
Kincaid stuffs the takedown attempt from Okoroji. Okoroji gets slowly back to his feet.
Kincaid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okoroji.

Okoroji shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Okoroji prevents Kincaid from standing back up.
Okoroji slips a nice elbow through Kincaid's hands, connecting with Kincaid's forehead.
Kincaid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Okoroji.
Kincaid tries to kick Okoroji off but Okoroji keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Okoroji there.
Okoroji is controlling the pace.

Kincaid pushes Okoroji off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Okoroji misses.
Kincaid tries to clinch up.

Okoroji has closed the distance and engaged Kincaid in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Okoroji.
Okoroji wants a takedown.
Kincaid lands a nice elbow.
Kincaid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Okoroji's defenses.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji shoots in but Kincaid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Okoroji tries for a takedown but Kincaid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yakubu Okoroji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okoroji misses with a body shot
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Okoroji scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kincaid looking for submissions off his back.
Okoroji prevents Kincaid from standing back up.
Okoroji wants to control but Kincaid is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okoroji throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Kincaid has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Okoroji is on him like a limpet, forcing Kincaid back against the cage.
Kincaid jumps guard but Okoroji stands there with Kincaid around his waist. Kincaid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kincaid lands an elbow inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jared Kincaid.
I think Okoroji 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yakubu Okoroji!
An out of breath Yakubu Okoroji thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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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 Logan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Brown
vs
Cole

198 cm
31
285 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

215 cm
26
285 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Cole!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cole as he jumps to the side.
Cole checks a leg kick.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Cole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Logan Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.

Brown shoots in and bounces Cole off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Our spies down at at Bricktop's House of Hard Knocks inform us that Cole has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cole manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown 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.
Brown tries to hold on but Cole postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has given up his back here.
Brown tries to break free.
Brown trying to control but not successfully.
Brown tries to escape but Cole has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
What can Brown do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Brown trying to control the hands but Cole breaks the grip.
Brown is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cole controlling well, preventing Brown from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown breaks Cole's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cole wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Cole has wrist control.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown won't allow Cole to get back to his feet.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown postures up in Cole's guard and throws a big left but Cole blocks it.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Cole tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cole is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cole has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole is looking to stand up but Brown won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cole wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Logan Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Cole.
Brown blocks a head kick by Cole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
Cole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Cole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cole. That one must have hurt.
Cole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Cole feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brown sprawling to the canvas! Brown rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cole finish him?!

Brown is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cole throws an overhand right that drops Brown like a sack of potatoes! Cole dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Cole!
Winston Cole took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollendina is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mohamed's theme tune. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Florentino Ernesto Alvarez
vs
Pollendina

180 cm
28
166 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

178 cm
32
165 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
CId Pollendina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Alvarez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alvarez stalling.

Pollendina has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Alvarez is on him like a limpet, forcing Pollendina back against the cage.

Pollendina manages to break the clinch.
Pollendina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Alvarez blocks the low kick.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Pollendina moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez motions for Pollendina to come forward. Alvarez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pollendina shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Pollendina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pollendina on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Pollendina counters with an outside leg kick.
Pollendina throws a leg kick that is checked

so Alvarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alvarez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pollendina is looking to reverse the position.
Pollendina pushes Alvarez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alvarez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pollendina keeps working.
Alvarez prevents Pollendina from escaping the position.
Pollendina wants to control but Alvarez postures up.
Pollendina is trying to buck Alvarez off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollendina is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Alvarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez retains his lightweight title!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated CId Pollendina had this to say: 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.