CCF Midweek Mayhem 135 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mighty Mouse (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.

Gonzalez
vs
Mouse

170 cm
33
150 lbs
7 - 20 - 0

175 cm
28
138 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mighty Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mouse darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the cage.
Mouse wants a takedown.
Gonzalez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mouse told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Gonzalez drags the fight down to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gonzalez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mouse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mouse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mouse stops Gonzalez from standing up.

Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mouse pushing down on Gonzalez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gonzalez is trying to stand back up but Mouse is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Mouse 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.
Gonzalez tries to kick Mouse off but Mouse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Mouse is working for a submission of some sort.

Mouse is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Mouse seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to escape.
Mouse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gonzalez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mighty Mouse was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mouse lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzalez is defended easily by Mouse.
Mouse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mouse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mouse sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mouse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mouse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mouse counters with a slapping leg kick.

Mouse clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.

Mouse breaks the clinch.

Mouse closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
Mouse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

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

Mouse drops Gonzalez with a beautiful combination! Gonzalez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mouse is looking for the KO!

Gonzalez is rocked!
We've been told by Gonzalez's head coaches at Main Event Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mouse moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Mouse is controlling the position.
Mouse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mouse avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mouse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mouse has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Mouse on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Gonzalez or perhaps it was just good defense by Mouse which made him look bad.
Mouse looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Mouse misses with a wild body shot.
Mouse lands with a right hand.
Mouse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown but Mouse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzalez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouse misses with a two punch combination.

Mouse gets caught flat footed, as Gonzalez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez stands up and waves to Mouse to follow him.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mouse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Mouse lands a left and a right that send Gonzalez crashing to the mat, dazed. Mouse thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouse looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Mouse.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mouse.

Mouse is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gonzalez's half guard.
Gonzalez missing with punches from the bottom.

Gonzalez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mouse looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Mouse has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mouse is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzalez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse controlling the action here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mighty Mouse hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mouse.
Mouse shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.

Gonzalez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Gonzalez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mouse rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gonzalez's guard! Nice work there by Mouse!
Mouse stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouse's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Mouse is controlling him.

Gonzalez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mouse has picked Gonzalez up and slammed him! Gonzalez can't keep hold of the triangle and Mouse manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez is trying to escape the position but Mouse is controlling the position.
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.
Mouse wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mouse is staying tight to Gonzalez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mouse is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mouse is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Mouse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mouse throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
Mouse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mouse pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gonzalez back to the cage. Mouse follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mouse.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gonzalez instigates a clinch.

Mouse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mouse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mouse.
Gonzalez shoots in but Mouse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mighty Mouse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mouse connects with an inside leg kick.

Mouse drops Gonzalez with a beautiful combination! Gonzalez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mouse is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouse lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gonzalez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mouse dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mighty Mouse!
A victorious Mighty Mouse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch has chosen No Sleep Till Brooklyn as his entrance music. Adam Yauch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eli Wiggin's chin.

Wiggin
vs
Yauch

174 cm
27
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
154 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Wiggin misses.
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yauch swings widly with a right hand
and Wiggin counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yauch misses the target.
Wiggin missing with a left hand there. Yauch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiggin misses with a body kick.
Wiggin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
Yauch lands with a cross.
Wiggin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wiggin throws a push kick but Yauch slaps the foot to one side.
Wiggin connects with a high kick.
Wiggin misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wiggin throws a leg kick but Yauch sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Yauch misses its intended target.
Wiggin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yauch at a distance.
Yauch connects with a jab.
Eli Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggin misses with a left hand
and Yauch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiggin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yauch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiggin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wiggin forces Yauch back against the cage and clinches.
Wiggin misses with a punch to the body.
Yauch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wiggin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yauch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Wiggin.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Wiggin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yauch regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin content to stall in guard here.
Yauch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wiggin is controlling him.
Wiggin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yauch told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Yauch has Wiggin pulled in close to control his posture.
Yauch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wiggin throws a lazy right hand but Yauch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggin throws the kick towards the body but Yauch avoids it.
Yauch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yauch throws a shot from downtown. Wiggin moves away and avoids it.
Yauch misses with a wild body shot.
Wiggin defending well as Yauch loads up on a big left hand.
Wiggin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yauch will feel that in the morning.
Wiggin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yauch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yauch lands with a nice combination. Wiggin backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yauch counters with a straight right hand.
Wiggin misses with a straight left.
Yauch throws out a loose jab but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin looks to land a body kick but Yauch moved away.
Yauch throws a poor cross that misses
and Wiggin counters with a body kick.
Yauch throws a right hand that Wiggin ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiggin also avoids with ease.
Wiggin swings for the body but Yauch moves out of range.
A punch combination from Yauch misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Yauch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin scores with a sloppy right hand. Yauch should have avoided that one.
Wiggin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yauch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Wiggin dominated that round.
That's time! Wiggin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yauch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wiggin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wiggin scores with a spinning back kick!
Yauch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yauch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wiggin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiggin misses with a lunging right hand
and Yauch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eli Wiggin is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wiggin.
A jab from Yauch misses.
Wiggin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yauch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yauch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiggin ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin lands a really nice looking cross but Yauch seems unphased.
Wiggin scores with a decent looking hook.
Yauch sizes up Wiggin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left and a right from Yauch both land. Nice combination.
Wiggin misses with a head kick.
Wiggin misses with a wild body shot.
Yauch thows a body shot but no joy.
Yauch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiggin circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiggin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wiggin misses with a lunging right hand
and Yauch counters with a left and a right that stings Wiggin.
Wiggin jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wiggin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wiggin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wiggin.
A jab from Yauch does it's job there.

Wiggin is rocked!
Wiggin tries to land a front kick but Yauch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yauch throws a right and a left that Wiggin avoids nicely.
Yauch needs to keep his hands up - Wiggin had a free shot at his head there.
Yauch ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Wiggin tries to land a front kick but Yauch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yauch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin cracks the inside of Yauch's front leg.
Wiggin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yauch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yauch scores with a jab.
Wiggin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yauch looks to land a combination but Wiggin avoids it well.
Wiggin loads up on a big right hand but Yauch slips the punch.
Nice cross by Yauch.
Yauch misses with a hook to the body
and Wiggin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yauch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Wiggin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggin ducks right into an uppercut from Yauch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yauch manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Wiggin's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wiggin misses with a body kick.
Wiggin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yauch blocks a head kick by Wiggin.
Wiggin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam Yauch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin misses with an uppercut. Yauch saw that one coming.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the head.
Yauch with a hook.
Yauch cracks Wiggin with a hook to the temple - Wiggin is on wobbly legs here! Yauch swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Wiggin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Yauch wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcao comes to the cage accompanied by Orgasmatron. Mathias Falcao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Tucker's chin.

Falcao
vs
Tucker

169 cm
35
158 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

178 cm
35
157 lbs
19 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathias Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcao.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Tucker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Falcao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Falcao scores with a three punch combo!
Falcao misses with a looping left.
Tucker moves forwards but Falcao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcao. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falcao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Falcao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Falcao misses with the combination.
Tucker throws the left hand but Falcao avoids the punch easily.
Falcao scores with the left hand. Tucker knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tucker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tucker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcao just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao connects with a right that clearly hurt Tucker. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Falcao proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Tucker collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathias Falcao!
Mathias Falcao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Poon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poon comes to the cage accompanied by Jerk It Out-Caesars. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kersikov's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Survival . Rustam Kersikov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Poon
vs
Kersikov

190 cm
28
180 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

181 cm
28
176 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Poon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Poon.
Poon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Poon tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poon.
Poon lands a jab to the nose.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poon.
Poon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kersikov defends well and Poon ends up having to push Kersikov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Poon.
A hook to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to work over Poon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poon.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kersikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kersikov pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov pushes Poon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poon tries to break the clinch but Kersikov is controlling the position.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Kersikov.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Poon.
A short right from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.

Poon is rocked!
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Poon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Poon is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov is working Poon over against the cage.
Poon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poon seems to have got his legs back now.
Poon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Kersikov.
Kersikov creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Poon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Poon drops to his knees and Kersikov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Kersikov!
After winning the bout, Rustam Kersikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Goryachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stojan Milanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goryachev comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord- Wat Pomp. Milanovic has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stojan Milanovic enters the cage!

Goryachev
vs
Milanovic

180 cm
33
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
192 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Goryachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stojan Milanovic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goryachev cracks Milanovic with a good jab.
Milanovic misses the jab.
Milanovic throws a leg kick but Goryachev checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goryachev, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Milanovic.
Goryachev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Milanovic throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Vladimir Goryachev has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Milanovic 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goryachev works Milanovic's body with a nice hook.
Goryachev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Milanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goryachev. Milanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Milanovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goryachev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milanovic looks for the body kick but Goryachev saw that one coming.
Goryachev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Milanovic's calf.
Milanovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goryachev.
Milanovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Milanovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Milanovic throws a body punch but Goryachev moves out of range.
Milanovic misses with a straight left.
Stojan Milanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goryachev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goryachev throws a sloppy head kick and Milanovic moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goryachev misses with a wild combination.
Milanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vladimir Goryachev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milanovic is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goryachev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Milanovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Milanovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goryachev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Milanovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Goryachev.
Milanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Goryachev moves into the clinch successfully.
Milanovic is trying to force a seperation but Goryachev has the dominant position.
Goryachev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goryachev is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milanovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goryachev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vladimir Goryachev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stojan Milanovic.
Goryachev lands a body punch.
Milanovic blocks a body shot from Goryachev.
Milanovic lands a left hand.
Goryachev tries to work over Milanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milanovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Goryachev to keep the fight standing.
Goryachev scores with a shot to the side of Milanovic's head.
Milanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goryachev's elbow.
Milanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goryachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Milanovic lands an uppercut.
Milanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goryachev's defenses.
Milanovic misses with the head strike.
Milanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Goryachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milanovic gets through Goryachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milanovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Goryachev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Goryachev with a knee to the head.
Goryachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goryachev misses with an elbow over the top.
Goryachev lands a good knee to the midsection. Milanovic won't want to take too many of those.
Goryachev throws an elbow that misses.
Milanovic misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goryachev.
Milanovic misses with the head strike.
Goryachev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goryachev lands a knee to the body.
Milanovic lands a body shot.
Goryachev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goryachev gets through Milanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Milanovic avoiding damage as Goryachev throws knees to the body.
Goryachev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milanovic scores with a shot to the side of Goryachev's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stojan Milanovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Goryachev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Milanovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Milanovic throws a body kick that misses.
Goryachev lands a leg kick that knocks Milanovic off balance momentarily.
Goryachev misses with a double jab

so Milanovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Milanovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Milanovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Milanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Goryachev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milanovic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Milanovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Goryachev wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milanovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Goryachev is retaining full guard.
Goryachev seems keen to control Milanovic's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milanovic throws an elbow that misses. Goryachev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Milanovic's guard. Nice move by Goryachev!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Milanovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Goryachev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Milanovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goryachev trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Milanovic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Milanovic wants to control from the top but Goryachev keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milanovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Milanovic stopping the sweep attempt from Goryachev.
Milanovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Milanovic cracks Goryachev with a solid left hand.
Milanovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Milanovic wants to control from the top but Goryachev keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goryachev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milanovic won't allow Goryachev to sweep him here.
Milanovic looking to sit in guard and control but Goryachev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Milanovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goryachev is one step ahead there.
Goryachev throws a big right hand that misses.

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

Milanovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goryachev defends it easily.
Goryachev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milanovic wants to sweep here but Goryachev controlling him for the moment.
Goryachev pushes down on Milanovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Goryachev wants to take a breather but Milanovic is having none of it.
Milanovic is looking for a sweep. Goryachev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goryachev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Milanovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Milanovic actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goryachev is keen to just control but Milanovic is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stojan Milanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Goryachev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Milanovic.
Goryachev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Milanovic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Milanovic misses with the ground and pound.
Milanovic landing strikes.
Milanovic landing a few strikes.

Goryachev is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milanovic in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Goryachev looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Milanovic turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stojan Milanovic!
Our winner, Stojan Milanovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
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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 Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lirette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lirette is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Move On. This should be a great matchup!

Szczerbiec
vs
Lirette

188 cm
29
185 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

175 cm
35
170 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Lirette!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lirette doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Szczerbiec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szczerbiec stuffs the takedown.
Szczerbiec lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lirette fails with a takedown attempt.
Patryk Szczerbiec has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Lirette.
Szczerbiec darts in trying to clinch

and Lirette counters with a nice double leg into side control. Szczerbiec won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Szczerbiec is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lirette working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczerbiec wants to get back to his feet but Lirette is dominant here and he's now got Szczerbiec's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec wants to escape the position.
Szczerbiec is trying to get back to his feet but Lirette has full control of the position and if anything, Szczerbiec has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Szczerbiec looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Szczerbiec has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Szczerbiec won't enjoy being in this position. Lirette looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Szczerbiec is tapping - it's over boys! Lirette picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Travis Lirette!
Travis Lirette seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sorsa
vs
Baddabing

187 cm
28
187 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

188 cm
39
177 lbs
38 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing over 40$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pulla Sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Baddabing!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baddabing throws an off balance right hand

and Sorsa counters with a single leg into guard. Baddabing didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorsa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sorsa tries to free his leg and advance position but Baddabing is retaining full guard.
Sorsa wants to control from the top but Baddabing keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Baddabing looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorsa stopping the sweep attempt from Baddabing.
Sorsa trying to control but Baddabing is working from the bottom.

Sorsa drops back looking for a leg! Baddabing is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baddabing manages to kick Sorsa off! Sorsa jumps back into Baddabing's guard.
Sorsa looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sorsa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baddabing keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
Sorsa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baddabing keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
Baddabing tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is looking to work some ground and pound but Baddabing has wrist control.
Sorsa postures up.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Baddabing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Pulla Sorsa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Baddabing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sorsa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baddabing has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A bone on bone clash there as Baddabing blocks the leg kick.
Sorsa misses with a head kick.
Sorsa drops his hands momentarily and Baddabing takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Baddabing.
Baddabing moves out of range of the leg kick from Sorsa.
Sorsa misses with a looping right.
Baddabing connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sorsa thumps Baddabing with a low kick.
Baddabing lands with a straight right. Sorsa didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sorsa. Baddabing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sorsa throws a low kick but Baddabing moves out of range easily.
Sorsa throws a body punch but Baddabing moves out of range.
Baddabing paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sorsa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sorsa scores with a head kick. Baddabing tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Manny Baddabing has been cut.
Baddabing moves out of range of the body kick from Sorsa.
Baddabing checks a low kick from Sorsa.
Baddabing jabs Sorsa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorsa looks to land a body kick but Baddabing moved away.
Baddabing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sorsa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baddabing avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa misses with a body kick.
Baddabing scores with a hook.

Sorsa is rocked!
Sorsa is holding his hands too far apart here. Baddabing throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sorsa is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Baddabing!
A victorious Manny Baddabing thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Cabral
vs
Pinochet

177 cm
25
177 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

185 cm
30
180 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rogerio Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral throws a body punch but Pinochet moves out of range.
Cabral avoids the body shot from Pinochet.
Pinochet has a takedown stuffed.
Cabral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinochet.
A jab from Pinochet finds it's way through Cabral's defenses.
Pinochet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Pinochet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabral trying to control from the bottom.
Pinochet trying to mount his opponent but Cabral defends it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pinochet working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabral is trying to get back to full guard.
Cabral is working hard here to advance position.

Pinochet is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pinochet is controlling the pace.
Cabral is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet wants to free his trapped foot but Cabral is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cabral tries to roll over but Pinochet keeps him under control.
Pinochet wants to control but Cabral is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Pinochet seems content to control.

Augusto Pinochet has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pinochet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabral paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinochet.
Cabral tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinochet was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabral.
Cabral slips a jab and a cross from Pinochet.
Cabral has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Pinochet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pinochet in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pinochet is looking to take a break and control but Cabral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is being controlled here.
Cabral is looking to reverse the position.
Pinochet wants to control but Cabral is keeping him busy.
Cabral tries to buck Pinochet off but Pinochet is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cabral takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!

Pinochet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinochet works to advance to full mount. Cabral defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cabral is trying desperately to improve position.
Pinochet cracks Cabral with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is looking to improve his position but Pinochet isn't that keen on the idea.
Cabral is squirming around, avoiding Pinochet's attempts to control the action.
Cabral bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pinochet keeping full guard, as Cabral tries to pass.

Pinochet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cabral defends it easily.
Pinochet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pinochet working for a triangle but Cabral defends it easily.
Cabral trying to control but Pinochet is working from the bottom.
Pinochet is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cabral tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinochet is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabral slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cabral postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augusto Pinochet dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cabral takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cabral as he avoids it easily.
Pinochet misses with a wild body shot.
Pinochet fails to land the takedown.
Cabral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinochet throws a body punch but Cabral moves out of range.

Cabral closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pinochet's guard.
Cabral trying to control but Pinochet is working from the bottom.
Cabral wants to pass the guard but Pinochet is keeping the position.
Cabral postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cabral not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pinochet trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet controlling Cabral's posture.
Cabral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabral passes Pinochet's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pinochet gets back to full guard.

Pinochet has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cabral doesn't defend quickly enough and Pinochet has managed to lock this one up! Can Cabral escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pinochet on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Augusto Pinochet!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Augusto Pinochet made sure he mentioned Bad Man Clothing (Nothing over 40$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Zol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen has chosen The Mutilation of Christ as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zol
vs
Laukkanen

170 cm
28
148 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

168 cm
31
150 lbs
20 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Zol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarmo Laukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zol lands a jab.
Laukkanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zol.
Laukkanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Laukkanen moves away from the strike by Zol.
Laukkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zol.
A telegraphed right hand from Zol misses the target.
Zol misses the jab.
Laukkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zol throws a right hand that Laukkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Laukkanen also avoids with ease.
Laukkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Laukkanen misses with a head kick.
Zol looks to land a right hand but Laukkanen moved out of range.
Laukkanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zol.
Zol connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laukkanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laukkanen scores with a head kick.
Laukkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laukkanen.
A big right from Zol misses.
Zol misses with a right hand
and Laukkanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Zol is rocked!
Zol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Zol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laukkanen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Laukkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zol seems to have got his legs back now.
Jay Zol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zol misses with a left hand
and Laukkanen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zol is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Zol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zol throws a nice looking combination but Laukkanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zol connects with a crisp jab.
Zol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laukkanen counters with a big head kick but Zol shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol misses with a hook
and Laukkanen counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Laukkanen looks at the referee who does nothing so Laukkanen lands a crushing right that sends Zol to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarmo Laukkanen!
Jarmo Laukkanen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Binse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Millard
vs
Binse

169 cm
28
160 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

170 cm
26
148 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Castor Originals

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Millard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Binse!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Millard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Binse tries to clinch
and Binse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Binse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binse wants to clinch but Millard slips to the side
and Millard counters with an inside leg kick.
Binse closes the distance but Millard moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Millard misses with a hook.
Binse is looking to clinch.
Binse tries to clinch there but Millard circles away.
Binse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Millard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binse doesn't manage to clinch there - Millard circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millard 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.
Binse tries to clinch
and Millard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Binse.
Millard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Binse in his tracks.

Binse clinches.
Binse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
I was talking to Millard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Millard is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binse.
Binse prevents a body shot from Millard.
Binse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Millard struggles to land a body shot inside as Binse controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millard.
Binse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Millard.
Millard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millard can't find room to land a body shot as Binse controls the action.
Binse blocks a body shot from Millard.
Millard blocks a body shot from Binse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Binse tries to work over Millard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Millard throws a punch but it's blocked by Binse.
Millard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Binse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millard throws a punch but it's blocked by Binse.
Millard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Binse misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Millard.
Binse is working Millard over against the cage.
Millard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Millard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Binse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Millard backwards.
Binse prevents a body shot from Millard.
A short right from Binse on the inside.
Binse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Binse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Millard backwards.
Binse lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard misses with the head strike.
Millard misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Binse.
Binse lands a hook that snaps the head of Millard backwards.
Binse tries a body shot but Millard blocks it.
Millard wants to stall.
Millard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Binse lands a hook that snaps the head of Millard backwards.
Millard is stalling here.
Millard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Binse.
Binse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Binse tightens his grip and picks Millard up, before dumping him to the ground. Millard manages to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binse tries to free his leg and advance position but Millard is retaining full guard.
Binse with a nice head shot there.
Millard pulls Binse in to control the position.
Millard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Binse's guard.
Binse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Millard wants to control from the top but Binse keeps moving.
Millard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Binse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Millard!
Millard is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Binse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Binse closes the distance but Millard moves to the side
and Millard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Binse misses with a punch to the body.
Millard throws a head punch that misses.
Binse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Millard.
Christopher Binse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Binse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Binse tries to throw a body punch but Millard avoids it by throwing Binse back against the cage.
Millard looking to stall.
Maybe Millard would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Binse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard tries a body shot but Binse blocks it.
Binse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Binse lands a hook that snaps the head of Millard backwards.
Binse lands a right hand.
Millard misses with a punch to the body.
Binse pushes Millard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Millard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Binse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Binse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Millard presses Binse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Millard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Millard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millard has Binse pushed against the cage.
Binse has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Millard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Binse scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Millard.
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!
Binse gets through Millard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Millard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Millard can't find room to land a body shot as Binse controls the action.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Binse.
Millard is trying to stall.
Binse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Binse is looking for a takedown.
Millard taking a breather.
Binse looking to stall.
Millard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bruce Millard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Binse.
Millard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Binse swings wildly with an uppercut but Millard uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Binse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard is leaning against Binse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Binse tries for a takedown. No joy.
Binse misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Millard.
Millard can't find room to land a body shot as Binse controls the action.
Millard misses with a body punch.
A short left from Binse.
Millard pushes Binse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Millard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Millard misses with a body punch.
Binse lands with a short shot to the head.
Millard lands with a light punch inside.
Binse is trying to maintain a safe position but Millard gets an underhook and turns Binse into the cage.
Binse goes for a takedown in the clinch but Millard prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millard lands with a left to the head.
Millard blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard can't find room to land a body shot as Binse controls the action.
Millard tries to throw a body punch but Binse avoids it by throwing Millard back against the cage.
Millard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Binse's elbow.
Millard is trying to stall.
Millard wants a takedown.
Millard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Binse has Millard pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Binse pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Millard tumbling to the mat - Binse dives into Millard's guard.
Millard looking to control.
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!
Millard seems keen to control Binse's posture.
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 Bruce Millard will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Millard misses.
Millard circles away from the clinch attempt

so Millard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Millard preventing the sweep.
Millard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Binse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Millard is one step ahead there.
Binse trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Binse trying to control the position.
Binse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard trying to control the position from guard on top but Binse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millard passes into half guard.
Bruce Millard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Millard is trying to control the action in half guard but Binse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Binse tries to roll over but Millard keeps him under control.

Millard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Binse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Millard.
Binse moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Millard trying to control the position from guard on top but Binse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Millard stopping the sweep attempt from Binse.
Binse keeps trying to improve his position.
Binse scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Millard lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Millard!
Binse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Millard is trying desperately to improve position.
Binse controlling the pace for now.
Millard blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binse lands a couple of good shots and Millard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Binse is trying to stick to Millard's back but Millard is turning into Binse. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Binse's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Millard.
Millard trying to control but Binse is working from the bottom.
Binse is trying to keep Millard in close.
Millard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Millard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Binse is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Binse has escaped and now he's on top!
Binse trying to control the position from guard on top but Millard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bruce Millard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Millard with a jab.
Binse tries to clinch up
and Millard counters with a big head kick but Binse shrugs it off.
A left lands for Millard.
Binse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Millard swats away the attempt to clinch by Binse.
A nice combination there by Millard.

Binse is rocked!
Millard throws a monster overhand right that drops Binse! Millard follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Millard!
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