LFC 51 - Gullit vs Kucera PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baas Baako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baako comes to the cage accompanied by Acapella Soul - The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Virne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Baako
vs
Virne

188 cm
29
245 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

187 cm
39
262 lbs
18 - 27 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baas Baako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virne moves in looking to clinch but Baako pushes him off.
Baako 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.
Baako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Virne tries to close the distance and clinch but Baako swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baako misses with a wild combination.
Virne is looking to clinch.

Virne moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baako.
Virne looking for a takedown.
Baako keeps control of Virne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Virne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baako has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baako gets through Virne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Baako has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Baako scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Virne.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Virne 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.
Virne misses with a knee to the head.
Virne misses with a punch to the body.
Baako lands a nice uppercut.
Virne working aggressively here.
Virne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baako goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Virne is trying to break free.
Virne gets through Baako's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Baako.
Virne taking a breather.
Virne throws a punch but it's blocked by Baako.
Baako lands a right hand.
Baako lands with a left to the head.
Virne swings wildly with an uppercut but Baako uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Virne fails to land.
Baako misses with the head strike.
Virne looking to slow down the pace here.
Baako misses with some punches.
Baako working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Virne throws a punch but it's blocked by Baako.
Baako swings wildly with an uppercut but Virne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baako misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baako backwards.
Baako has a couple of punches blocked by Virne.
Virne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Virne.
Virne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baako creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jarppi Virne has been cut.
Virne is stalling here.
Virne has a couple of punches blocked by Baako.
Baako lands a left hand that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
Baako scores with a shot to the side of Virne's head.
Virne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baako lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baako working aggressively here.
Baako softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Virne is looking to control Baako's arms but Baako gets an underhook and turns him. Now Virne has his back to the cage.
Virne swings wildly with an uppercut but Baako uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Baako as the two fighters clinch.
Virne looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Baako fails to land.
Baako scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baako lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
Baako lands a left hand that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
Baako lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Baako floors Virne with a big punch on the inside! Virne is trying to recover but Baako dives into side control.

Virne is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baako controls the position.
Baako cracks Virne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Virne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Baako scoring with punches and elbows.
Baako lands a strong strike to the head of Virne. That's dazed him! Baako looking to finish here. Virne is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Baako lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baas Baako!
Baas Baako managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$), into his post fight interview.

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Basa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Cosades acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Basa
vs
Cosades

182 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
209 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Basa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cosades.
Cosades throws out a loose jab but Basa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basa throws a poor cross that misses

and Cosades counters with a takedown into side control.
Basa is trying to improve his position.
Cosades tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Basa is not content to let Cosades control the position.
Basa defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cosades working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Basa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades looking to finish with strikes here!
Cosades landing strikes from the mount.
Cosades landing strikes, looking to finish!
Basa tries to lock up and control but Cosades gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cosades trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cosades lands a big elbow.
Cosades controlling the position easily from mount.
Basa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cosades.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cosades trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cosades looking to finish Basa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Basa!
Cosades tries to control but Basa wriggling away.
Cosades throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades looking to control but Basa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Basa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cosades tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cosades landing shots from mount.
Basa tries to reverse the position but Cosades maintains control.
Cosades raining down hammerfists from mount.
Basa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cosades lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Basa hang on?
Cosades lands a big elbow.

Basa is rocked!
Cosades controlling the position easily from mount.
Cosades looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Basa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Basa in real trouble here! The ref calls for Basa to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Cosades!
A very excited looking Charlie Cosades made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evad Atsituab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evad Atsituab could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Benedict's chin.

Atsituab
vs
Benedict

190 cm
19
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evad Atsituab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict throws a body shot but no joy.
Atsituab tries for a takedown but Benedict circles away easily
and Benedict counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atsituab tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benedict sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Atsituab somewhat.
Benedict throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsituab.
Atsituab seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Atsituab throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benedict's waist but Benedict gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Atsituab off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evad Atsituab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atsituab tries for a takedown but Benedict circles away easily
and Atsituab takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedict connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Atsituab shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Atsituab gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedict makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict swinging wildly here.
Atsituab looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benedict is fending him off so far but Atsituab persists. Nope, Benedict circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Benedict as Atsituab shoots in.
Benedict scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Benedict misses.
Atsituab ducks under a wild hook from Benedict.
Benedict misses with a straight right.
Joe Benedict is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benedict thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedict lands a two punch combo.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Atsituab avoids them all with ease.
Benedict misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict misses with a body shot.
Benedict punishes Atsituab's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsituab uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedict.
Benedict throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Benedict leaves Atsituab with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Benedict does no damage.
Atsituab misses with a takedown
and Benedict counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atsituab shoots in looking for a takedown but Benedict manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atsituab's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Atsituab with a poor takedown
and Benedict counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedict pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedict defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Atsituab.

Atsituab drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsituab in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Benedict seems a little lost for a moment, as Atsituab dominates the positioning.
Benedict prevents Atsituab from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Benedict really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atsituab. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benedict is looking for a sweep.
Atsituab tries to score with some ground and pound. Benedict controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Benedict is looking for a sweep.
Benedict keeps Atsituab under control for a moment.
Atsituab throws an elbow but Benedict slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsituab misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Atsituab landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Benedict is trying to get back to half guard.
Atsituab is staying tight to Benedict's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Atsituab shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Benedict napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Benedict tries to bench press Atsituab off him but Atsituab keeps the position.
Benedict dodges the ground and pound from Atsituab.
Evad Atsituab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atsituab working the ground and pound.
Atsituab tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Atsituab are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Benedict dodges the ground and pound from Atsituab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsituab looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Benedict is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Atsituab.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Atsituab misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsituab working the body and head with strikes.
Atsituab connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Benedict some visible discomfort.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evad Atsituab!
Our winner, Evad Atsituab, 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moses The Litterbox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Fight - The Dirty Youth as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Litterbox
vs
Wilson

180 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Valhalla Fight Wear

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses The Litterbox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doug Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a body shot.

The Litterbox gets a clinch.
The Litterbox misses with a punch on the inside.
The Litterbox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from The Litterbox fails to land.
The Litterbox misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Litterbox tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
A hook to the body from The Litterbox.

The Litterbox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Litterbox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The Litterbox clinches up against the cage.
The Litterbox tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
The Litterbox misses with a hook from the clinch.

The Litterbox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Litterbox connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilson catches The Litterbox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Litterbox throws a body kick that misses.
Wilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
The Litterbox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

The Litterbox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson scores with a jab. The Litterbox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Litterbox just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands a jab.

The Litterbox is rocked!
Wilson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Litterbox.
Oh The Litterbox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson lands with a right hand.
Wilson lands a nice hook to The Litterbox's body. The Litterbox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Litterbox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Litterbox seems to have got his legs back now.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Litterbox moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from The Litterbox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson punishes The Litterbox's body with a nice straight punch.
The Litterbox moves out of range of the strikes.
The Litterbox misses with a low kick.
The Litterbox scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson staying out of range there.
The Litterbox misses with a low kick.
The Litterbox lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Litterbox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilson lands a jab.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
BOOM! Wilson lands a beautiful left hook that drops The Litterbox. The Litterbox tries to recover but Wilson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and The Litterbox lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Wilson!
After the big win, Doug Wilson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Valhalla Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen's entrance music is Nyrkillä naamaan - Ei kannattais ees yrittää!. A fine choice. Hall has chosen Sam Hall as his entrance music. Esko Tikkanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tikkanen
vs
Hall

182 cm
21
184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esko Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Hall.
Tikkanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Tikkanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hall dips to his left and cracks Tikkanen with an uppercut!
Tikkanen tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Tikkanen wants to clinch
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tikkanen tries to clinch
and Tikkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Tikkanen tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall looks for the body kick but Tikkanen saw that one coming.
Hall throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen wants to clinch
and Hall counters with a thumping low kick.
Tikkanen tries to clinch up.
Hall throws a low kick, looking for Tikkanen's leg but Tikkanen calmly moves out of range.
Sam Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikkanen wants to clinch but Hall slips to the side
and Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Tikkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tikkanen tries to clinch
and Hall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tikkanen's knee momentarily.
Tikkanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Hall throws a combination. Tikkanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Tikkanen is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Tikkanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall is looking to slow Tikkanen down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tikkanen momentarily.
Tikkanen 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.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Tikkanen has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Tikkanen can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Tikkanen's head.
Tikkanen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.

Hall lands a big uppercut and Tikkanen is down! He's in big trouble - Hall follows him to the mat!
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
Tikkanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall moves nicely into side control.
Hall taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tikkanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall controls the position from side control.
Hall throws an elbow but Tikkanen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Check out the look on Hall's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hall in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ground and pound from Hall seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall landing a few strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tikkanen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tikkanen can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Hall politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hall prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hall is continuing to stall.
Tikkanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tikkanen can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice cross by Hall.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall connects with the punch.
Hall thows a body kick. Tikkanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall thuds a left hand into Tikkanen's body.
Hall jabs at Tikkanen's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Tikkanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tikkanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tikkanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tikkanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall punishes Tikkanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tikkanen's hands.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Tikkanen sees coming a mile off.
Tikkanen darts in trying to clinch
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Tikkanen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall with a hook.
A jab from Hall finds it's way through Tikkanen's defenses.
Tikkanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall cracks Tikkanen on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tikkanen falls backwards against the cage. Hall follows up with more strikes that drop Tikkanen to his knees. Hall keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tikkanen! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hall!
An out of breath Sam Hall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen and Dong Long. Dong Long has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Juutilainen
vs
Long

172 cm
28
165 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

165 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eino Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Long!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juutilainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Long sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Juutilainen moves away and avoids it.
Juutilainen fails with the takedown

and Long counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Juutilainen!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long wants to control but Juutilainen is keeping him busy.
Long has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juutilainen is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Long controlling from the full mount.

Long with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Juutilainen wants to control but Long is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long content just to control the position here.
Juutilainen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Long trying to control from half guard but Juutilainen is working away.
Juutilainen trying to control from the bottom.
Long has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Long is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Juutilainen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Juutilainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Juutilainen is staying active underneath Long, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Long blocks the strikes from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Long with shots to the head and body - Juutilainen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Juutilainen wants to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Juutilainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Juutilainen wants to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Juutilainen is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juutilainen?
Juutilainen tries to lock up and control but Long gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juutilainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Juutilainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Juutilainen is trying desperately to improve position.
Long with shots to the head and body - Juutilainen looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Long has a good base and remains in mount.
Long wants to control the pace but Juutilainen is squirming around nicely.
Long raining down shots from the mount!
Juutilainen is bucking up trying to escape but Long cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Long looking to control but Juutilainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Juutilainen can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Juutilainen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Juutilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Long stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Long wants it to stay on the feet.
Juutilainen shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Long has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Juutilainen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Juutilainen misses with a takedown attempt - Long sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long leaves Juutilainen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juutilainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Juutilainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juutilainen shoots and misses

and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Juutilainen avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Juutilainen wants a takedown.
Juutilainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Long gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Long breaks the clinch.
Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long fails with the takedown.
Juutilainen shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Long scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Long wants to pass the guard but Juutilainen is defending well.
Juutilainen lands with a few short shots to the body.
Juutilainen has a hand on Long's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Long takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Long sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Juutilainen is bucking up trying to escape but Long cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juutilainen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Long seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Juutilainen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen wants to get back to full guard.

Long is working for a submission of some sort.
Juutilainen moves into full guard.

Juutilainen is looking for a triangle here but Long uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dong Long has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juutilainen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
Juutilainen is letting Long control him for a moment.
Juutilainen is not content to let Long control the position.
Long lands a decent elbow from side control.
Juutilainen is looking to reverse the position.
Juutilainen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Long's best efforts.
Juutilainen is looking for a sweep. Long is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Long is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Juutilainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Long trying to control but Juutilainen is having none of it.
Juutilainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Long has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long raining down hammerfists from mount.
Long trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Juutilainen wants to control but Long is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Juutilainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Long sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Juutilainen shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juutilainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Long sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Juutilainen enables Long to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Juutilainen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Juutilainen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Long is now in half guard.
Long with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Juutilainen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Long's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Long's back!
Juutilainen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Long covers up after that shot from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen controlling well, preventing Long from escaping the position.
Juutilainen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Long!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is taking damage to the body and head.
Long tries to escape the position.
Juutilainen is landing with strikes from the back.
Juutilainen has Long flattened out and is raining down punches.
Juutilainen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Juutilainen lands punches and elbows.
Juutilainen scores with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Long's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juutilainen missing with strikes.
Long trying to control but not successfully.

Juutilainen looking for the choke from the back.
Dong Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long manages to reverse the position and now he's in Juutilainen's guard. Nice work there by Long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Juutilainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Long is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Juutilainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Long won't allow Juutilainen to sweep him here.
Long trying to control but Juutilainen is working from the bottom.
Long looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juutilainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Long tries to free his leg and advance position but Juutilainen is retaining full guard.
Juutilainen trying to strike off his back.
Juutilainen has momentary wrist control but Long slips an elbow through the middle.
Juutilainen keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Eino Juutilainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juutilainen wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.

Juutilainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Long defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Long got a little sloppy there for a moment and Juutilainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Long has managed to get both his arms back between Juutilainen's legs - danger averted.
Long passes into half guard.
Juutilainen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Long can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Juutilainen is looking to escape.
Juutilainen chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Long.
Long unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eino Juutilainen.
Well Long has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Long!
Dong Long seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boko Shambles (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!

Ramon
vs
Shambles

170 cm
28
166 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
164 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boko Shambles!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ramon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shambles looking to control.
Shambles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shambles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramon postures up in Shambles's guard and throws a big left but Shambles blocks it.

Shambles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramon defends it easily.
Ramon 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.
Ramon postures up.
Ramon distracts Shambles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramon is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shambles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shambles 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.
Ramon sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shambles looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shambles's head.
Shambles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shambles keeping moving, preventing Ramon from controlling successfully.
Shambles 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.
Ramon distracts Shambles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shambles pulls Ramon in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramon from doing any damage or advancing position.

Shambles working for a triangle but Ramon defends it easily.
Ramon with a nice head shot there.
Ramon is working Shambles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shambles keeping moving, preventing Ramon from controlling successfully.

Shambles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shambles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shambles wants to sweep here but Ramon controlling him for the moment.
Ramon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramon wants to control from the top but Shambles keeps moving.
Ramon scoring with some ground and pound.
Ramon tries to free his leg and advance position but Shambles is retaining full guard.
Shambles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramon is looking to work some ground and pound but Shambles has wrist control.
Ramon postures up in Shambles's guard and throws a big left but Shambles blocks it.

Shambles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shambles is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shambles is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ramon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ramon has escaped and now he's on top!

Shambles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Shambles looking for a guillotine here but Ramon defends easily.
Shambles wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shambles keeps trying to improve his position.
Shambles working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Ramon 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.

Ramon forces Shambles back against the cage and clinches.

Ramon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ramon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Shambles is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ramon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ramon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shambles is looking for a sweep. Ramon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shambles has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon drops an elbow to the side of Shambles's head.
Ramon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramon wants to free his trapped foot but Shambles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramon trying to control the action but Shambles is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon winds up and cracks Shambles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shambles manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ramon throwing strikes but missing.
Ramon trying to control but Shambles is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shambles is on top in guard.

Shambles stopping the sweep attempt from Ramon.
Ramon keeping moving, preventing Shambles from controlling successfully.
Ramon is adopting a defensive guard.
Razor Ramon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shambles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramon 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.
Ramon keeping full guard, as Shambles tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramon has control of Shambles's left arm, preventing Shambles from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shambles enables Ramon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shambles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ramon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shambles can do to turn this around?
Ramon tries to free his leg and advance position but Shambles is retaining full guard.
Ramon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramon chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramon trying to control the position from guard on top but Shambles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ramon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramon landing with the ground and pound.
Ramon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shambles keeping moving, preventing Ramon from controlling successfully.
Ramon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramon trying to control the position from guard on top but Shambles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Ramon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shambles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ramon working the head with strikes.
Ramon working the body and head with strikes.
Ramon cracks Shambles with a big elbow.

Shambles is rocked!
A big shot lands for Ramon! That's hurt Shambles! Will he recover? Ramon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razor Ramon!
An out of breath Razor Ramon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

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

Cooper
vs
Teach

170 cm
28
180 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edward Teach!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Teach to the mat! Teach manages to get full guard.
Teach trying to strike off his back.
Cooper trying to control but Teach is working from the bottom.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
Cooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Teach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Teach is looking for a triangle but Cooper pushes his legs off easily.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Teach keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teach trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cooper trying to control but Teach is working from the bottom.
Cooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teach swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Teach looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Teach keeps moving.

Teach throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cooper uses it to pass to side control.
Teach felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Cooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Cooper tries for a kimura but Teach is defending well.
Teach tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teach trying to remain calm as Cooper controls from the top position.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Teach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Teach's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Teach is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cooper is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teach is looking for a sweep.
Teach striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Cooper trying to control the position but Teach is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Teach gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Teach has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Teach breaks Cooper's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Teach trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Teach is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teach lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Cooper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Teach defends easily.
Cooper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Teach pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cooper is keeping the position for now.
Teach working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teach stopping the sweep attempt from Cooper.
Teach lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Teach closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Teach is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Teach is looking to pass into half guard but Cooper pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cooper is in guard.

Cooper is stalling in the full guard.

Cooper 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.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Teach keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teach can't keep his opponent in guard - Cooper advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sheldon Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teach trying to hold on to Cooper's head to control him but Cooper postures up.

Cooper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Teach tries to get to full guard but Cooper has control of the leg.
Teach flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Teach looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cooper works his way into side control.
Cooper trying to control the action but Teach is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Cooper tries for a kimura but Teach is defending well.
Cooper wants to control but Teach is keeping him busy.
Teach is trying to control Cooper's posture but Cooper avoids it.
Teach manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Teach throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teach is thwarting Cooper's attempts to control the position.
Cooper has hold of Teach's hands but Teach slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cooper won't allow Teach to pass to mount.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Teach.
Cooper is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Teach wants to take a breather but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper tries to roll over but Teach keeps him under control.

Teach is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cooper is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edward Teach!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honza Kucera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gullit
vs
Kucera

160 cm
28
141 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

157 cm
21
144 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!160
Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Honza Kucera!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kucera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gullit.
Gullit misses with a few strikes there.
Gullit misses with a few strikes there.
Gullit misses with a straight left.
Gullit misses with a two punch combination.
Gullit misses the jab.
Gullit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kucera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gullit fails to land with a series of punches.
Gullit slaps away a takedown attempt from Kucera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Gullit misses.
Kucera throws a body punch but Gullit moves out of range.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Kucera avoids them all with ease.
Gullit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kucera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kucera avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Kucera moves out of range.
Ruud Gullit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kucera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Gullit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Kucera avoids them all with ease.

Kucera gets the takedown into side control.

Kucera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gullit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gullit wants to get back to his feet.
Gullit stops Kucera from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullit is looking to regain half guard here but Kucera keeps moving and retains side control.
Gullit is trying to get back to his feet.
Gullit is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kucera tries for a kimura but Gullit is defending well.
Gullit tries to escape but Kucera is in control.

Kucera has hold of Gullit's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Gullit seems comfortable defending it but Kucera has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Gullit is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Gullit is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kucera couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Honza Kucera! Honza Kucera retains his bantamweight title!