The Return PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmer J Fudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Coxall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Coxall
vs
J Fudd

167 cm
26
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Coxall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmer J Fudd!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Coxall.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coxall.
Fudd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fudd throws a good cross that connects.
We've been told by Coxall's head coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fudd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coxall.
Fudd moves away from the strike by Coxall.
Coxall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fudd.
Coxall blocks a jab.
Fudd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Fudd misses.
Coxall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fudd's sensitive parts.
Coxall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coxall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fudd shoots for a double leg takedown but Coxall sprawls well. He's pushed Fudd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coxall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coxall stuffs the takedown attempt from Fudd. Fudd gets slowly back to his feet.
Fudd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall lands a right hook to the body.
Fudd shoots in and drives through. Coxall sprawls well.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmer J Fudd.
Fudd shoots in but Coxall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coxall tries to bum rush Fudd with a series of wild strikes but Fudd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fudd tries for a takedown but Coxall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coxall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coxall pushes Fudd away with a front kick.
Coxall lands a right hook to the body.
Coxall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fudd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Fudd as he checks the leg kick.
Coxall digs a good body shot into Fudd's ribs.
Alex Coxall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coxall delivers a nice body kick.
Coxall scores with a leg kick.
Alex Coxall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coxall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fudd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coxall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coxall cracks Fudd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fudd moves out of range of the strikes.
Coxall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coxall scores with a jab to the head.
Coxall keeps Fudd at a distance using the push kick.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fudd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coxall.
Fudd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coxall connects with an inside leg kick.
Coxall throws a leg kick which misses Fudd's front leg but catches the back leg as Fudd tries to avoid it.
Coxall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fudd.
Coxall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coxall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Fudd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fudd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coxall was covering up waiting for the punch and Fudd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fudd postures up in Coxall's guard and throws a big left but Coxall blocks it.
Coxall has momentary wrist control but Fudd slips an elbow through the middle.
Coxall keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
Fudd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coxall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fudd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fudd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fudd works over Coxall with some ground and pound from guard.
Coxall keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
Fudd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Coxall can't keep his opponent in guard - Fudd advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coxall moves into full guard.
Fudd lands a couple of digs.

Coxall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Fudd is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coxall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coxall has escaped and now he's on top!
Coxall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coxall wants to pass the guard but Fudd is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fudd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coxall misses with a head kick.

Fudd drives through with a takedown into Coxall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fudd passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fudd scoring with punches from side control.
Coxall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coxall taking punishment in the form of punches.

Coxall is rocked!
Fudd working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Coxall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coxall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fudd off and has taken his back!
Coxall controlling well, preventing Fudd from escaping the position.

Coxall looking for the choke from the back.
Fudd trying to control the hands but Coxall breaks the grip.
Coxall seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Coxall off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Fudd is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Coxall is staying active.
Coxall tries to keep control of the position but Fudd is staying busy.
Fudd is really stuck here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coxall tries to get the hooks in deep but Fudd pushed the leg off.

Coxall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fudd has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fudd prevents Coxall from getting a body triangle.
You can see the frustration on Fudd's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall wants to control but Fudd manages to buck him off and is now in Coxall's guard! Nice work there by Fudd!
Fudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Coxall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fudd throws an elbow that misses. Coxall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fudd's guard. Nice move by Coxall!
Coxall preventing the sweep.
Fudd trying to keep a closed guard but Coxall is proving a slippery customer.
Fudd looking for a sweep. Not yet Fudd, not yet.
Fudd keeps trying to improve his position.
Coxall trying to control but Fudd is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fudd 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.
Fudd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coxall controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coxall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fudd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coxall throws out the jab.
Coxall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fudd closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coxall did well to prevent Fudd getting side control.
Coxall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fudd scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fudd lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fudd winds up and cracks Coxall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fudd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coxall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Coxall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fudd drops an elbow to the side of Coxall's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fudd wants to pass to mount but Coxall is defending the position.
Coxall wants to improve his position but Fudd is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmer J Fudd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fudd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Fudd tries to close the distance and clinch but Coxall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fudd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coxall.
Alex Coxall is winning the standup battle so far.
Coxall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fudd. Fudd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Coxall.
Coxall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fudd. Fudd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coxall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coxall throws a front kick aimed at Fudd's knee but Fudd avoids it well.

Fudd shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fudd showed some decent athleticism there.
Fudd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Fudd 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 one minute gone in the round.

Coxall looking for submissions off his back.
Fudd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coxall keeps working.

Coxall actively working from the bottom here.
Fudd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd working over Coxall with some ground and pound. Coxall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fudd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coxall's head.
Fudd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fudd works his way into full mount!
Fudd tries to control but Coxall wriggling away.
Fudd lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fudd with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fudd working Coxall over with strikes here.
Coxall regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd throwing shots but Coxall is blocking nicely.
Fudd works his way into full mount!
Coxall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Coxall with the active half guard here but Fudd passes nicely into side control.
Fudd lands a nice forearm strike.
Fudd lands some shots froms side control.
Fudd laying and praying for a moment but Coxall takes advantage and regains half guard.
Fudd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elmer J Fudd has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd trying to control the action but Coxall is working from the bottom.

Coxall looking for submissions off his back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fudd is nestled in close to Coxall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fudd working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coxall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fudd.
Fudd preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmer J Fudd really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fudd throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coxall.
Coxall tries to move into range but Fudd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coxall staying out of range there.
Fudd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Fudd moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fudd.
Coxall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fudd lands a glancing blow to the side of Coxall's head.
Fudd tries to clinch up but Coxall circles away and keeps his distance.
Coxall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fudd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coxall.
Fudd wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall looks for the body kick but Fudd saw that one coming.
Fudd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Fudd looks for a takedown but Coxall sprawls well.
Fudd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coxall.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fudd.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmer J Fudd.
Coxall thumps Fudd with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Coxall.
Fudd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coxall throws a head kick but Fudd moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fudd.
Coxall with a jab.
Coxall loads up on a big right hand but Fudd slips the punch.
Coxall swings for the body but Fudd moves out of range.
Fudd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coxall can pounce on him.
Fudd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coxall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coxall looks to land a right hand but Fudd moved out of range.
Coxall misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall misses with a straight left.
Coxall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fudd ducks under a wild hook from Coxall.
Fudd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall moves out of range as Fudd strikes.
Fudd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fudd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coxall throws a half hearted mid kick.

Fudd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coxall is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Fudd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fudd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fudd pushing down on Coxall's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is looking to take a break and control but Coxall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Coxall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fudd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fudd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coxall gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fudd wants to control from the top but Coxall keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Coxall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fudd stacks Coxall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fudd!
Fudd tries to advance position but instead Coxall slips a leg back in to half guard.
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 Alex Coxall 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. This is the final round!

Fudd tries to clinch but Coxall is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fudd checks a leg kick.
Fudd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fudd fails with the takedown.
Coxall looks to land a left hand but Fudd moved out of range nicely.
Fudd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coxall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coxall scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Fudd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fudd.
Alex Coxall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmer J Fudd.
Fudd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coxall tries to avoid it but Fudd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coxall to the ground. Coxall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fudd is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fudd misses with a hook.
Fudd moves out of range of the body kick.
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Coxall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coxall is looking to slow Fudd down with leg kicks.
Coxall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coxall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Coxall.
Coxall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coxall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coxall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd defending well as Coxall loads up on a big left hand.
Coxall lands a head kick!
Coxall connects with a solid leg kick.
Coxall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coxall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coxall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coxall tries to work over Fudd's front leg with a kick but Fudd checks it.
Coxall slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coxall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fudd misses the shot to the body.
Fudd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Fudd drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fudd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fudd throws a strike but Coxall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coxall trying to control the position from guard on top but Fudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fudd controls Coxall momentarily but Coxall frees himself.
Coxall wants to control from the top but Fudd keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd 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.
Fudd is adopting a defensive guard.

Elmer J Fudd has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Coxall looks to land a body kick but Fudd moved away.
Coxall looks to land a left hand but Fudd moved out of range nicely.
Fudd wants to slow Coxall down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. Fudd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Coxall misses.
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Coxall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coxall 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Coxall!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightbeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lightbeer
vs
Moses

176 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buzz Lightbeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Moses!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moses swinging wildly here.
Lightbeer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Lightbeer misses with a kick to the body.
Buzz Lightbeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightbeer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Moses throws a body punch but Lightbeer moves out of range.
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moses. That did some damage!
Moses is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lightbeer.
Moses lands with a straight right. Lightbeer didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Moses blocks the leg kick.
Lightbeer scores with a spinning back kick!
Moses takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lightbeer misses with a straight left.
Lightbeer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moses checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Lightbeer slams his shin into Moses's torso.

Moses closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lightbeer's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lightbeer keeping moving, preventing Moses from controlling successfully.
Lightbeer controls Moses momentarily but Moses frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses stops Lightbeer from standing up.
Lightbeer controlling the position.
Moses throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lightbeer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moses pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lightbeer is keeping the position for now.
Moses postures up.
Moses postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moses missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lightbeer controls Moses momentarily but Moses frees himself.
Moses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lightbeer trying to control the position.
Lightbeer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lightbeer tries to get out of the position.

Buzz Lightbeer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moses or perhaps it was just good defense by Lightbeer, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Moses blocks the low kick.
Lightbeer is looking to clinch.
Moses walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lightbeer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moses checks a low kick from Lightbeer.
Lightbeer throws a leg kick but Moses sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moses tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lightbeer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lightbeer tries to clinch but Moses is having none of it.
Buzz Lightbeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moses throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lightbeer on the side of the head.
Moses keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Lightbeer's head coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moses tries to close the distance and clinch but Lightbeer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moses lands with an overhand left.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lightbeer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Lightbeer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Moses.
Lightbeer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moses off and has taken his back!
Lightbeer controlling well, preventing Moses from escaping the position.
Moses wants to control his opponent's hands but Lightbeer gets his hands free.
Lightbeer looking to hold on to the position here but Moses rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Lightbeer won't allow Moses to sweep him here.

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

Moses is looking for a triangle but Lightbeer pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightbeer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moses is pulling down on Lightbeer's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer is looking to stand up but Moses won't let him.
Moses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Moses holds on and takes a little breather.

Moses is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lightbeer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moses looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lightbeer is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightbeer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moses's guard.

Moses working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lightbeer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lightbeer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Moses dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Moses avoids the head kick by Lightbeer.
Moses tries to clinch up but Lightbeer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lightbeer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moses's sensitive parts.
Moses swats away the attempt to clinch by Lightbeer.

Moses moves into the clinch.
Moses on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moses on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightbeer lands a nice uppercut.
Moses takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lightbeer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moses wants to take the fight to the mat but Lightbeer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lightbeer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightbeer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lightbeer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moses is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moses decides to pull guard.
Lightbeer wants to get up but he can't break Moses's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moses looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lightbeer is one step ahead there.
Lightbeer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lightbeer tries to stand but Moses is controlling from the bottom.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moses is trying to control the position but Lightbeer postures up.
Lightbeer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moses on the ground.
Moses has a closed guard, preventing Lightbeer from standing up.
Moses is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lightbeer keeping hold of Moses's head, controlling as best he can.
Lightbeer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Moses is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lightbeer manages to get to full guard.
Moses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lightbeer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Moses is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lightbeer frees his head nicely. Oh but Moses has switched to an armbar! Lightbeer is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Archie Moses!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaw Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denz Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shank
vs
Curry

188 cm
21
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaw Shank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denz Curry!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shank checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Curry tries to work over Shank's front leg with a kick but Shank checks it.
Shank throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Curry connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Curry - just one landing.
Shank with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Curry to score with a decent uppercut.
Curry tries to clinch up but Shank circles away and keeps his distance.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Shank throws the left hand but Curry avoids the punch easily.
Curry lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry sizes up Shank with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Shank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Curry slips under a jab from Shank.
Some bone on bone action there as Curry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Curry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shank is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Curry throws a good cross that connects.
Curry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Curry throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry throws a series of strikes that have Shank backpedaling.
Curry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shank.
Shank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Curry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Curry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Curry as he checks the leg kick.
Shank throws a looping overhand right but Curry ducks down to avoid it.
Curry takes a swing at Shank's ribcage but misses.
Shank misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Curry works Shank's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curry is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curry. Shank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shank throws a leg kick but Curry checks it.
Denz Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shank avoids the body shot from Curry.
Curry wants to clinch up but Shank keeps it at a distance.
Curry lands with a cross.
Shank misses with a hook
and Shank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Curry misses with a two punch combination.
Curry moves out of range as Shank throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry with a hook.
Shank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shank is out of range and Curry settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Curry blocks the low kick.
Curry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curry lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shank checks a leg kick.
Shank scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Curry throws a series of punches but Shank moves out of range.
Shank thumps Curry with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shank.
Shank lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curry at a distance.
A big left from Curry misses.
Shank misses with a lunging right hand
and Curry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shank.
Shank looks for the body kick but Curry saw that one coming.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shank at a distance.
Shank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shank back to the cage. Curry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shank throws out a loose jab but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shank throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Curry misses
and Shank makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shank finds it's way through Curry's defenses.
Denz Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry throws a body punch but Shank moves out of range.
Shank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Curry.
Shank throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shank throws a big shot that misses.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Shank is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Shank.
Shank has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Curry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curry. Shank does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry cracks Shank with an open hand slap.
Curry swings for the body but Shank moves out of range.
Shank misses with a body shot.
Shank moves away from the strike by Curry.
Shank misses with an uppercut.
Curry misses with a leg kick
enabling Shank to counter with a crisp jab.
Curry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shank was well out of range. Poor timing from Curry.
Shank rushes Curry with punches - Curry moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Curry goes down! Shank follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaw Shank!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Trimbole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Trimbole
vs
Kramer

187 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

175 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robert Trimbole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trimbole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trimbole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kramer cracks Trimbole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kramer throws a big shot that misses.
Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trimbole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kramer's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trimbole.
Trimbole throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trimbole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trimbole connects with an inside leg kick.
Kramer looks winded!
Kramer misses with a left hand
and Trimbole counters with an inside leg kick.
Kramer 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.
Trimbole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Trimbole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trimbole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trimbole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kramer's sensitive parts.
Kramer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trimbole lands a high kick!
Kramer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Trimbole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trimbole works the jab nicely.
Trimbole scores with a nice strike.

Kramer is rocked!
Trimbole looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Trimbole backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Kramer's temple! It sends Kramer violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Trimbole celebrates and the doctors try to help Kramer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Robert Trimbole!
A very excited looking Robert Trimbole rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skapti Odsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odsson has chosen Easy rider by Action Bronson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Joseph
vs
Odsson

204 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skapti Odsson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odsson tries to clinch but Joseph moves away
and Joseph counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt

and Joseph moves into the clinch.
Joseph working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Skapti Odsson has been cut.

Joseph drops Odsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Odsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Joseph breaks from the clinch.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Odsson looks winded!

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

Odsson is rocked!
We've been told by Joseph's head coaches at Philly Dawgz MMA - PIT Inc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Odsson drops his hands momentarily. Joseph doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Odsson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Odsson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Joseph!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazekage Kuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kuro
vs
Thomas Jr

180 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazekage Kuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ash Thomas Jr!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomas Jr lands a big head kick that sends Kuro tumbling to the mat! Thomas Jr takes a step backwards and waves Kuro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Kazekage Kuro has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas Jr pushes Kuro away with a front kick.
Kuro fails with the takedown
and Thomas Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuro takes a step back to recover.
Kuro gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ash Thomas Jr!
A less than humble Ash Thomas Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Kazekage Kuro was interviewed post fight and said 'Ahhhhh crap!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Foles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Dixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Foles
vs
Dixon

214 cm
25
302 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
30
177 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Foles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Foles counters by clinching up.
Dixon blocks a body shot from Foles.
Foles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
Foles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon jumps guard but Foles stands there with Dixon around his waist. Dixon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Foles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Adam Dixon has been cut.
Foles scores a nice knee to the body.
Dixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Foles lands a nice knee to the body.
Dixon looks winded!
Foles misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foles lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Foles tries a body shot but Dixon blocks it.
Foles throws a head punch that misses.
Foles lands with a right to the head.
Foles struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixon controls his hands.
Dixon blocks a body shot from Foles.
Foles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foles pushes Dixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dixon's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Foles.
Foles lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Dixon ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dixon no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Foles tries to stand but Dixon is controlling from the bottom.

Dixon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foles gets to his feet - Dixon follows without any prompting.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Foles. Dixon shrugs it off though.
Foles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Foles sprawls well. Foles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Nick Foles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Dixon.
Dixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Foles swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Dixon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dixon.
Foles is looking to stand up but Dixon isn't so interested in that idea.
Dixon trying to control but Foles is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foles manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dixon shoots for a double leg takedown but Foles sprawls well. He's pushed Dixon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adam Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Foles.
Foles scores with a nice head shot.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foles but Foles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foles.
Dixon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Foles circles away.
Dixon tries for a takedown but Foles circles away easily
enabling Foles to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dixon shoots for a takedown but Foles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dixon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Foles defends well and Dixon ends up having to push Foles into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Foles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foles misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Foles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Foles working aggressively here.
Dixon is working for takedown but Foles is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Foles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Dixon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Foles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dixon.
Dixon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Foles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Foles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Foles wants it to stay on the feet.
Dixon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nick Foles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Dixon.

Foles cracks Dixon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Foles has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dixon to stand back up!

Dixon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Foles - that's a beauty! Dixon is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Foles can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Foles!
A victorious Nick Foles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Tamatso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Belfort
vs
Tamatso

185 cm
40
180 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

180 cm
39
191 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belfort wants to clinch up but Tamatso keeps it at a distance.
Belfort moves in looking to clinch but Tamatso pushes him off.
Tamatso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Belfort wants to clinch.

Tamatso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belfort is trying to defend but Tamatso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Belfort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belfort is looking for a sweep. Tamatso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belfort avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamatso.
Belfort has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tamatso is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamatso controlling the action here.
Belfort keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belfort blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamatso.
Belfort makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belfort.
Tamatso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belfort is keeping the position for now.

Belfort isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tamatso stacks Belfort on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tamatso!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort struggling a bit here.
Tamatso trying to control the action but Belfort is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belfort throws Tamatso to one side and escapes!
Belfort avoids the body shot from Tamatso.
Belfort misses with a hook. Tamatso ducked under it nicely.
Tamatso swats away the attempt to clinch by Belfort.
Belfort darts in trying to clinch
enabling Tamatso to counter with a crisp jab.
Belfort stuffs the takedown attempt from Tamatso. Tamatso gets slowly back to his feet.

Tamatso closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tamatso lands in his opponent's guard.
Tamatso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort wants to sweep here but Tamatso controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belfort tries to land a sweep but no joy.

We're going to have a standup here because Fedor Belfort wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Belfort takes a swing at Tamatso's ribcage but misses.
Fedor Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belfort tries to bum rush Tamatso with a series of wild strikes but Tamatso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamatso.
Nice defenses there by Tamatso.
Tamatso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belfort as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belfort misses with a combination

and Tamatso counters by clinching up.
Tamatso looking for a takedown.
Fedor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsuyoshi Tamatso.
Tamatso tries to pull guard but Belfort holds him up against the cage and eventually Tamatso drops back down to his feet.
Belfort stalling against the cage.
Tamatso has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belfort avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamatso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belfort gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Belfort holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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 Fedor Belfort will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tamatso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belfort.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamatso. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belfort tries to bum rush Tamatso with a series of wild strikes but Tamatso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamatso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belfort manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort stuffs the takedown.
Belfort lands a two punch combo.
Tamatso lands an overhand right.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belfort darts in trying to clinch
and Tamatso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Belfort throws a hook but Tamatso avoids it easily.
Tamatso misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Tamatso misses.
Belfort swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tamatso counters with a shoot takedown. Belfort fights it but they end up in guard.
Belfort seems keen to control Tamatso's posture.
Tamatso trying to control the position from guard on top but Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belfort looking to control.
Tamatso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belfort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belfort looking for a sweep. Not yet Belfort, not yet.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but Tamatso is having none of it.

Fedor Belfort has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tamatso scores with a decent looking hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot by Belfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belfort gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tamatso to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Tamatso from controlling successfully.
Tamatso throws a strike but Belfort rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tamatso trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Belfort got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tamatso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belfort has managed to get both his arms back between Tamatso's legs - danger averted.

Tamatso is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belfort is aware though and is defending well.
Belfort is looking to stand up but Tamatso won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belfort manages to get himself to full guard.
Tamatso wants to pass the guard but Belfort is keeping the position.

Belfort has his foot on Tamatso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tamatso works his way back into a safe position though.
Tamatso looking to sit in guard and control but Belfort gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tamatso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. inform us that Tamatso has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Belfort wants to stand but Tamatso is controlling his posture from full guard.

Tamatso has his foot on Belfort's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belfort works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Belfort decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Belfort fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tamatso on the side of the head.
Belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamatso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Belfort drives through and clinches with Tamatso against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort crunches a lovely knee into Tamatso's ribcage.
Tamatso blocks an uppercut.

Tamatso has Belfort pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tamatso pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Belfort tumbling to the mat - Tamatso dives into Belfort's guard.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Tamatso from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamatso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsuyoshi Tamatso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Belfort's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Belfort closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tamatso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by Tamatso.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamatso has Belfort pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Belfort manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Belfort to work.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
Belfort can't find room to land a body shot as Tamatso controls the action.
Tamatso is looking for a takedown.
Fedor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsuyoshi Tamatso.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Tamatso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Belfort scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tamatso avoiding damage as Belfort throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tamatso pulls guard.

Tamatso looking for a guillotine here but Belfort defends easily.
Belfort trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tamatso's guard.
Tamatso striking off his back but it's not causing Belfort any problems.
Belfort wants to stand and escape but instead Tamatso has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Belfort seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort 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.
Tamatso trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.

Tamatso looking to improve position, pressing down on Belfort's thigh with his hand. Belfort seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Tamatso paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Tamatso's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Belfort picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fedor Belfort!