ECFC 33 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade Winston Wilson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Goran Schwarzeneg's chin.

Winston Wilson
vs
Schwarzeneg

188 cm
38
210 lbs
21 - 28 - 0

187 cm
39
210 lbs
20 - 56 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 21 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 56 - 1, fighting out of New York, Goran Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarzeneg blocks with his arms.
Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Wilson is looking to control Schwarzeneg's arms but Schwarzeneg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilson has his back to the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schwarzeneg 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.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.

Schwarzeneg manages to break the clinch.
Wilson 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.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Schwarzeneg has managed to clinch.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarzeneg blocks with his arms.
Wilson working Schwarzeneg over with knees to the body.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.

Schwarzeneg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Schwarzeneg misses with a body shot.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzeneg pushes him off.

Wilson rushes Schwarzeneg and presses him up against the cage.
Schwarzeneg can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson working Schwarzeneg over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Schwarzeneg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schwarzeneg looks winded!
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Schwarzeneg in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.

It looks like Goran Schwarzeneg has been cut.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzeneg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Schwarzeneg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson landing knees to the head.

Schwarzeneg is rocked!

Wilson drops Schwarzeneg with a big knee straight up the middle! Schwarzeneg is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Schwarzeneg is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?

Wilson has Schwarzeneg up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson lands a big knee to the head and Schwarzeneg goes down! Wilson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Winston Wilson!
Wade Winston Wilson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigellinus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Piano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roots bloody roots by Sepultura. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Satanae
vs
Piano

184 cm
27
229 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigellinus Satanae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Piano!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Piano.

Piano rushes Satanae and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Piano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Piano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piano throws a head kick that misses.
Piano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Piano misses with a looping left.
Piano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Piano scores with a four punch combination!

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

Piano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piano looks to land a combination but Satanae avoids it well.
Piano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Piano has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Satanae is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Piano clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanae misses with an elbow over the top.
Piano working hard to break the clinch.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piano blocks it with crossed arms.
Satanae displaying some good clinch control by pressing Piano up against the cage.
Piano is trying to break the clinch but Satanae is controlling him.
Piano misses with a knee strike.
Satanae using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Piano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piano blocks an elbow strike.
Satanae prevents Piano from breaking the clinch.
Satanae utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Piano looks winded!
Satanae scores with a nice hook to the head.
Satanae connects with a nasty looking knee right to Piano's face.

It looks like Don Piano has been cut.
Satanae lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satanae throws an elbow but misses.
Satanae lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satanae with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Satanae lands an elbow just above Piano 's eye.
Piano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Satanae gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Don Piano's cut even more.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but Piano blocks with his arms.
Satanae leaning against his opponent.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Piano misses with the head strike.
Satanae with a knee to the head.
Piano is trying to force a seperation but Satanae has the dominant position.
Satanae is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Satanae drops Piano with a big knee straight up the middle! Piano is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Piano is rocked!
Piano misses with a head kick.
Piano is still on wobbly legs! Can Satanae finish him?

Satanae tries to keep at a distance but Piano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Satanae lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanae lands a big knee! That's hurt Piano! Oh, he's all over the place! Satanae lands another knee that sends Piano to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tigellinus Satanae!
During a confident post fight interview, Tigellinus Satanae thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Flauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmonray Flauta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Flauta
vs
Yamamoto

185 cm
32
205 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

188 cm
30
206 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Flauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuki Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Yamamoto enables Flauta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yamamoto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Flauta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flauta postures up and lands a big shot to Yamamoto's brow.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Flauta from controlling successfully.
Flauta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flauta postures up and lands a big shot to Yamamoto's brow.
Yamamoto can't keep his opponent in guard - Flauta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep. Flauta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Flauta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Flauta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yamamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flauta prevents Yamamoto from improving his position.
Yamamoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flauta is working away from the top position though.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
Flauta is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flauta is keen to just control but Yamamoto is a slippery customer.

Flauta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flauta working the head and body with strikes.

Flauta is trying to work for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending well.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flauta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flauta is just content to waste time from the top position. Yamamoto takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Flauta tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamamoto is retaining full guard.
Yamamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamamoto, not yet.
Flauta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamamoto's head.

Yamamoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamamoto is trying to control the position but Flauta postures up.
Flauta is working Yamamoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flauta advances to half guard.
Yamamoto wants to control but Flauta is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flauta wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flauta controlling the pace.

Flauta is looking for a kimura here.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.

Flauta seems to be looking for submissions.
Yamamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flauta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Yamamoto has his foot on Flauta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flauta works his way back into a safe position though.
Flauta wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Flauta cracks Yamamoto with a solid left hand.

Flauta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flauta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamamoto wants to sweep here but Flauta controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Flauta from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto wants to sweep here but Flauta controlling him for the moment.
Flauta trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flauta is one step ahead there.
Flauta pushing down on Yamamoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamamoto is looking to control Flauta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yamamoto avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Yamamoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Flauta.
Flauta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yamamoto is looking to improve his position.

Flauta is working for a submission of some sort.

Flauta seems to be looking for submissions.

Flauta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flauta.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Flauta gets the takedown into side control.
Yamamoto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Flauta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flauta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Flauta cracks Yamamoto with a big right hand but Yamamoto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Flauta cracks Yamamoto with a big right hand but Yamamoto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yamamoto tries to improve position but can't.
Yamamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Flauta seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Flauta is working for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Yamamoto looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flauta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yamamoto wants to improve his position but Flauta is controlling well.
Yamamoto keeps trying to improve his position.
Flauta trying to control the pace.
Flauta lands with a punch from half guard.
Dmonray Flauta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto gets back to full guard.
Flauta pushing down on Yamamoto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
Flauta trying to control from half guard but Yamamoto is working away.
Yamamoto wants to improve his position but Flauta is controlling well.

Yamamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flauta pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep. Flauta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yamamoto taking some punishment here, with Flauta in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Flauta there.
Flauta working the head and body with strikes.
Flauta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Flauta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yamamoto for as long as he can get away with.
Yamamoto tries to get to full guard but Flauta has control of the leg.
Flauta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yamamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is staying active underneath Flauta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamamoto has hold of Flauta's hands but Flauta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Yamamoto is rocked!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yamamoto is still in real trouble! Can Flauta finish him?

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

Flauta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flauta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Flauta maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Yamamoto could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Flauta has cracked it and Yamamoto is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Flauta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmonray Flauta!
After the fight, Dmonray Flauta was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hansen
vs
Katebi

172 cm
36
162 lbs
31 - 22 - 1

175 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reza Katebi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katebi.
Hansen throws a shot to the body.
Hansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Hansen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Katebi misses with a double jab.
Katebi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katebi.
Katebi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katebi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Katebi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Katebi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katebi throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
Katebi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansen is just out of range.
Hansen missing with a left hand there. Katebi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katebi.
Hansen throws a sloppy head kick
and Katebi counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Katebi.
Katebi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control but Katebi is working from the bottom.
Hansen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Katebi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Katebi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katebi is on top in guard.

Katebi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Katebi throws a big right hand that misses.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Katebi from controlling successfully.
Hansen is trying to keep Katebi in close.
Katebi throws a strike but Hansen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi is pulling down on Hansen's head. It's preventing any offense from Hansen, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen preventing the sweep.
Hansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Katebi controls Hansen momentarily but Hansen frees himself.

Katebi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.
Hansen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Katebi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hansen is aware though and is defending well.
Hansen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Katebi's head.
Hansen postures up in Katebi's guard and throws a big left but Katebi blocks it.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen trying to control but Katebi is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Katebi lands the left hand.

Hansen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Katebi's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reza Katebi will probably get the nod.
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.

Hansen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Katebi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Katebi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Katebi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Katebi is working away from the top position though.
Hansen wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hansen tries to kick Katebi off but Katebi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Katebi is stalling here. Hansen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Katebi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hansen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katebi regains half guard.
Katebi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hansen is pushing down on Katebi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Katebi is fighting to maintain full guard but Hansen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hansen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hansen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Katebi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hansen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Katebi gets full guard.
Katebi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Katebi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen passes Katebi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hansen trying to control the pace.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katebi keeps working.
Katebi wants to control but Hansen is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi is trying to get back to full guard.
Katebi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hansen is working away from the top position though.
Katebi tries to get to full guard but Hansen has control of the leg.
Hansen is just content to waste time from the top position. Katebi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Katebi wants to sweep here but Hansen controlling him for the moment.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Katebi keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.
Katebi cracks Hansen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Katebi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hansen's head.
Katebi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katebi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansen.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Hansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katebi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katebi circles away quickly and effectively.
Katebi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katebi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hansen.
Hansen scores with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice straight punches there by Hansen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hansen.
Good leg kick by Katebi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katebi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Katebi throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Reza Katebi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Katebi scores with a decent looking hook.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Katebi.
Reza Katebi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Katebi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Katebi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hansen is just riding it out for now. Katebi eventually gives up the hold.
Hansen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen continues to stall.
Katebi trying to mount his opponent but Hansen defends it.
Hansen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Katebi.
Katebi thows a huge punch but Hansen dodges it nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Katebi stalling away here and it's allowed Hansen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Katebi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Katebi preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Katebi is stalling in the full guard.
Hansen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Katebi.
Hansen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katebi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hansen takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen 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.
Hansen scores with a head kick. Katebi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mac Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katebi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Katebi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katebi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hansen throws a head kick but Katebi moves out of range.
Katebi connects with a looping right hand.
Hansen takes one on the button.
Katebi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Hansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hansen scores with a jab.
Nice body kick from Hansen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katebi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katebi's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Katebi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reza Katebi seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Katebi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katebi moves away.
Katebi takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
Hansen blocks a low kick nicely.
Hansen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katebi throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Hansen is looking to wear down Katebi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Hansen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hansen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Katebi. That one must have hurt.
Hansen connects with an inside leg kick.
Katebi scores with a nice strike.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katebi.
A jab lands there for Katebi.
Mac Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reza Katebi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katebi manages to avoid it.
Hansen throws a body punch but Katebi moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reza Katebi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Katebi 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reza Katebi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirt McGirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirt has chosen Kuba Knap - Zbyt dziabnięty as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chang
vs
McGirt

182 cm
34
179 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

185 cm
27
180 lbs
11 - 9 - 3

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Dirt McGirt!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGirt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chang looks to land a left hand but McGirt moved out of range nicely.
McGirt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chang in his tracks.
Chang moves out of range of the body kick.
Chang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGirt looks to land a left hand but Chang moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGirt. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
and McGirt counters with a head kick.
McGirt scores with a kick to the body.
Chang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGirt.
McGirt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGirt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGirt just misses with a punch to the body.
McGirt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGirt throws a head kick that misses.
McGirt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirt lands a head kick. Chang smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGirt slips under a jab.
Chang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGirt circles away quickly and effectively.
Chang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGirt. McGirt obviously looking to wear him down.
McGirt slips a straight right by Chang.
McGirt cracks the inside of Chang's front leg.
Good shot there by McGirt.
Chang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGirt digs a good body shot into Chang's ribs.
McGirt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGirt moves in looking to clinch but Chang pushes him off.
McGirt throws a solid leg kick but Chang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGirt.
McGirt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang throws a poor cross that misses
and McGirt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chang throws a looping overhand right but McGirt ducks down to avoid it.
McGirt is looking to clinch.
McGirt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGirt throws a push kick but Chang slaps the foot to one side.
Chang misses with a hook. McGirt ducked under it nicely.
McGirt thuds his right hand into Chang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chang lands with an overhand left.
Chang misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by McGirt.
A telegraphed right hand from Chang misses the target.
McGirt wants to land a leg kick but Chang is out of range.
McGirt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chang.
Chang looks to land a left hand but McGirt moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Chang lands.
Chang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGirt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Chang misses.
Chang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from McGirt finds it's target.
Chang avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGirt slips under a jab.
Chang walks into a left hand.

Chang is rocked!
Chang looks to throw a body kick
and McGirt counters with a nice leg kick.
Oh Chang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chang is breathing heavily.
Chang drops his hands momentarily. McGirt doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Chang staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Chang doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirt McGirt!
Dirt McGirt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Sherbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherbo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Take Back the Power/ The Interrupters . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bruny
vs
Sherbo

163 cm
20
155 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

177 cm
33
162 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Bruny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Sherbo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherbo cracks Bruny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bruny misses with the combination.
A big right from Sherbo misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherbo. Bruny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruny moves out of range as Sherbo strikes.
Sherbo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bruny slips under a jab from Sherbo.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruny misses the target.
Sherbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruny.
Sherbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruny.
Sherbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherbo lands a jab.
A punch combination from Sherbo misses.
Pavel Sherbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruny throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sherbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruny.
Sherbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruny throws a shot from downtown. Sherbo moves away and avoids it.
Pavel Sherbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruny.
Sherbo throws a combination that misses

and Bruny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sherbo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bruny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruny seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bruny has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bruny trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bruny is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bruny is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sherbo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sherbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny keeping full guard, as Sherbo tries to pass.
Bruny has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Sherbo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sherbo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruny has wrist control.
Sherbo postures up.

Sherbo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bruny dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherbo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bruny postures up.
Sherbo wants to stand up but Bruny is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruny works over Sherbo with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruny throwing strikes from guard but Sherbo blocks nicely.
Bruny scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jerome Bruny will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sherbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sherbo.
Sherbo throws the left hand but Bruny avoids the punch easily.
Sherbo moves out of range of the body kick from Bruny.
Bruny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sherbo throws a jab when Bruny was well out of range.
Sherbo misses with a combination

and Bruny counters with a single leg into guard. Sherbo didn't expect that.
Bruny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bruny is looking to take a break and control but Sherbo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sherbo gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sherbo to regain full guard.
Bruny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sherbo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sherbo 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.
Bruny wants to pass the guard but Sherbo is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherbo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jerome Bruny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sherbo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bruny controls his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruny looking for submissions off his back.

Sherbo is trying to work for a kimura but Bruny is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bruny is staying active underneath Sherbo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bruny is looking to improve his position.
Sherbo is trying to control. Bruny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny wants to control but Sherbo is keeping busy.
Bruny is refusing to be controlled, as Sherbo sits in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Sherbo as Bruny shoots in.
Bruny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherbo misses with a double jab

and Bruny counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bruny trying to control from Sherbo's half guard. Sherbo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sherbo keeping moving, preventing Bruny from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bruny wants to control from the top but Sherbo keeps moving.
Bruny preventing the sweep.
Bruny with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruny throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruny is looking to work some ground and pound but Sherbo has wrist control.
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 Jerome Bruny will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sherbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sherbo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sherbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruny is just out of range.
Bruny lands a jab to Sherbo's midsection.
Sherbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruny.
Sherbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruny was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherbo.
Sherbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruny on the side of the head.
Sherbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruny's hands.
Sherbo tries to move into range but Bruny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sherbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruny moves away.
Sherbo swings for the body but Bruny moves out of range.
Pavel Sherbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sherbo stuns Bruny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sherbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruny tries to bum rush Sherbo with a series of wild strikes but Sherbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruny throws a hook but Sherbo avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruny dodges the punch combination from Sherbo.
Bruny swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Sherbo misses.
Bruny moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Sherbo misses the target.
Sherbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sherbo sprawls well. Sherbo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bruny gets slowly back to his feet.
Sherbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bruny to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruny misses with a wild body shot.
Sherbo slips a straight right by Bruny.
Bruny misses with a looping left.
Sherbo throws a hook to the side of Bruny's head but Bruny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sherbo with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo swings widly with a right hand

and Bruny counters with a shoot takedown. Sherbo fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherbo is trying to keep Bruny in close.

Sherbo kicks Bruny off and gets to his feet.
Bruny tries to move into range but Sherbo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruny.
A right-left combo lands from Sherbo.
Sherbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruny manages to avoid it.
Bruny thuds a left hand into Sherbo's body.
Sherbo moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Bruny.
Sherbo throws a jab when Bruny was well out of range.
Bruny throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny looks to land a left hand but Sherbo moved out of range nicely.
Bruny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sherbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sherbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruny shoots in looking for a takedown. Sherbo tries to sprawl out of it but Bruny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sherbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Bruny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruny shoots in but Sherbo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sherbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bruny in his tracks.
Sherbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Sherbo misses.
Bruny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherbo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bruny has closed the distance and engaged Sherbo in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bruny fails to land.
Bruny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sherbo backwards.
Sherbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruny has double underhooks.
Bruny has Sherbo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sherbo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bruny is trying to stall.
Sherbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruny is working for takedown but Sherbo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bruny looking to throw knees to the head but Sherbo is blocking nicely.
Bruny lands a knee to the body.
Bruny misses with a knee to the head.
Sherbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruny won't allow it.
Sherbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Bruny.
Bruny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruny blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bruny connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherbo.
Sherbo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bruny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sherbo.
Sherbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruny was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherbo.
Bruny lands a jab to Sherbo's midsection.
Sherbo misses with a wild body shot.
Sherbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sherbo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sherbo moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Sherbo.
Bruny moves forwards but Sherbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sherbo slips under a jab.
Bruny looks for the body kick but Sherbo saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Sherbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruny.
Sherbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sherbo looks to land a left hand but Bruny moved out of range nicely.
Bruny staying out of range there.
Bruny slips a straight right by Sherbo.
Bruny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruny throws a right hand that Sherbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Sherbo also avoids with ease.
Sherbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sherbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruny moves away.
Sherbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruny's head.
Sherbo cracks Bruny with a good jab.
Sherbo throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Sherbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo ducks under a wild hook from Bruny.

Bruny feints and as Sherbo raises his hands in defense, Bruny changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherbo is looking to stand back up but Bruny counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sherbo.
Sherbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruny.
Sherbo is looking for a sweep. Bruny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sherbo is not content to let Bruny control the position.
Bruny is looking to advance position but Sherbo won't allow it.

Bruny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny slips a nice elbow through Sherbo's hands, connecting with Sherbo's forehead.
Sherbo has his hands clasped together around Bruny's back. He's all about the action.
Bruny trying to control from half guard but Sherbo is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bruny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bruny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sherbo is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruny working the head and body with strikes.
Bruny is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sherbo is looking for a sweep. Bruny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jerome Bruny will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sherbo misses the shot to the body.
Sherbo misses with a body shot.
Sherbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sherbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sherbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruny.
Sherbo misses the shot to the body.
Bruny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sherbo.
Sherbo lands a nice looking body shot.
Bruny throws out a leg kick but Sherbo moves out of range and Bruny only half commits.
Bruny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherbo misses with a body shot.
Sherbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruny was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherbo.
Sherbo misses with a hook. Bruny ducked under it nicely.
Bruny slips a jab from Sherbo.
Bruny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny shoots in looking for a takedown. Sherbo tries to sprawl out of it but Bruny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sherbo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruny wants to clinch up but Sherbo keeps it at a distance.
Bruny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruny moves away from the strike by Sherbo.
Bruny lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sherbo misses with a body shot.
Bruny swings for the body but Sherbo moves out of range.
Bruny misses with a left hand
and Sherbo counters with a straight right hand.
Sherbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruny.
Bruny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sherbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruny is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruny.
Sherbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sherbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sherbo dodges the punch combination from Bruny.
Sherbo cracks Bruny with an open hand slap.
Sherbo misses with a body shot.
Sherbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruny is just out of range.
Sherbo throws a body punch but Bruny moves out of range.
Bruny dodges the punch combination from Sherbo.
Sherbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sherbo.
Sherbo blocks a jab.
Sherbo punishes Bruny's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruny drops his hands momentarily and Sherbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bruny misses with a wild body shot.
Sherbo lands an overhand right.
Sherbo misses with a wild body shot.
Sherbo throws a combination that misses

and Bruny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bruny trying to control from half guard but Sherbo is working away.
Bruny content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny passes to side control.
Sherbo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bruny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pavel Sherbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruny works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bruny connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sherbo some visible discomfort.
Sherbo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Bruny!
Jerome Bruny retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Jerome Bruny thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daron Buxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buxton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Ich Will. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marcolini's choice of entrance music: Raffaella Carra - Rumore. Daron Buxton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Buxton
vs
Marcolini

196 cm
24
262 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
36
259 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daron Buxton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Marcolini!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcolini.
Marcolini throws a solid leg kick but Buxton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marcolini.
We've been hearing reports that Buxton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Buxton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcolini throws an off balance right hand

so Buxton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marcolini controls Buxton momentarily but Buxton frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcolini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marcolini is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Marcolini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcolini is pressing down on Buxton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Buxton is holding on for now.
Buxton trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buxton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcolini thows a huge punch but Buxton dodges it nicely.
Marcolini is keen to just control but Buxton is a slippery customer.
Buxton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marcolini scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marcolini frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini prevents Buxton from getting the reversal.
Buxton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marcolini tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Buxton is working to get back to half guard.
Buxton tries to buck Marcolini off but he can't manage it.
Marcolini throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marcolini misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Buxton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marcolini with the ground and pound from mount.
Marcolini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Buxton hang on?
Buxton wants to control but Marcolini is having none of it.
Marcolini thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Marcolini misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini lands a big shot to the head and Buxton winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marco Marcolini! Marco Marcolini retains his heavyweight title!
Marco Marcolini decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.