HWP: Mabuva v. Tze Long PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by If the looks could kill. David The Lion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marshall
vs
The Lion

200 cm
26
240 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

220 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Lion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Marshall rushes The Lion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Marshall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marshall goes for a double leg but The Lion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Lion continues to drive forward.
Marshall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Lion is defending well.

Marshall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but The Lion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Lion throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
The Lion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Lion tries to clinch up.
The Lion doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.
The Lion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marshall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Tyron Marshall has been cut.
The Lion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Marshall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Lions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Lion eats them both and turns towards Marshall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Lion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marshall.
The Lion tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from The Lion. Those never looked like landing.
The Lion fails in his attempt to clinch.

The Lion gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
The Lion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Lion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall lands a good knee to the midsection. The Lion won't want to take too many of those.
The Lion pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
The Lion taking a breather.

Marshall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Lion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Marshall forces The Lion back against the cage and clinches.
Marshall misses with an elbow strike.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
The Lion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marshall or not.
The Lion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marshall is keeping busy.
Marshall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Lion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall cracks The Lion with a nice body shot.
Marshall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Lion throws a punch but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall blocks an uppercut.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but The Lion blocks with his arms.
The Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
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!
The Lion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Lion lands with a left to the head.
Marshall lands a knee to the body.
The Lion misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Marshall moves into the clinch.
Marshall digs a right hand underneath The Lion's ribcage. The Lion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Lion looks winded!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marshall misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lion looking to stall.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Lion tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
The Lion wants to stall.

Marshall breaks from the clinch.
The Lion is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.

Marshall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Lion letting Marshall take a breather here.
The Lion gets underhooks to prevent Marshall's takedown attempt.

Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Lion tries to clinch up.
The Lion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marshall moves into range and clinches up with The Lion.
Marshall is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Lion is defending well.
The Lion dodges an elbow strike from Marshall.
The Lion is looking to control Marshall's arms but Marshall gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Lion has his back to the cage.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
Marshall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Lion scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Lion.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Lion circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Marshall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.

Marshall moves into the clinch successfully.
The Lion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Lion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from The Lion - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Marshall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyron Marshall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The Lion tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Lion throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Lion fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Lion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marshall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Lion doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.
The Lion tries to clinch up.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but The Lion shows good takedown defense.
Marshall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Lion can do to turn this around?
The Lion throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Lion looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Lion walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marshall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Lion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.

Marshall takes the fight into the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion throws a one two combo.
The Lion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Lion lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Lion.
Tyron Marshall is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall lands with a kick to the temple. The Lion shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshall.
The Lion moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
David The Lion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Marshall clinches with his opponent.
The Lion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Lion to keep the fight standing.
Marshall looking to slow down the pace here.
The Lion prevents Marshall from breaking the clinch.
Marshall lands an elbow just above The Lion 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Lion is leaning against Marshall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Lion.
Marshall pushes off an throws an elbow but The Lion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Lion lands a right hand.
The Lion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Lion trying to control the position but instead, Marshall has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Lion into the cage.
The Lion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshall throws an elbow but it misses.
The Lion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyron Marshall has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Marshall both land. Nice combination.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but The Lion ducks down to avoid it.
The Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Lion!

A jab-cross combination lands for The Lion and sends Marshall crashing to the mat! The Lion follows him down to the mat - Marshall regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Marshall is rocked!
The Lion looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oh Marshall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall seems to have got his legs back now.
The Lion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marshall defending well though.
The Lion controlling the pace.
The Lion prevents Marshall from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Lion is looking to take a break and control but Marshall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Lion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Marshall clinches up with The Lion and pushes him back against the cage.
The Lion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Lion is trying to stall.
The Lion effectively controlling the action here.
The Lion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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 Tyron Marshall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyron Marshall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by The Lion.
The Lion tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.

Marshall moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Lion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marshall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Lion.
The Lion is looking to control Marshall's arms but Marshall gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Lion has his back to the cage.
The Lion tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
The Lion tries to work over Marshall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall blocks a body shot from The Lion.

Marshall manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall checks the leg kick nicely there.

The Lion takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall slows down the pace here.
Marshall blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Marshall.
The Lion's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Lion lands a body shot.
The Lion is looking to control Marshall's arms but Marshall gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Lion has his back to the cage.
The Lion struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Lion as Marshall tries to tie him up.
Marshall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Marshall breaks the clinch.
David The Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lion tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The Lion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Lion lands an uppercut.
The Lion tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Lion.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike from Marshall.
The Lion struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.

Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Lion misses with a two punch combination.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Lion throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Lion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marshall on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lion misses with a body kick.
The Lion tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Lion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Tyron Marshall's cut is getting worse.
Marshall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Lion.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marshall delivers a nice body kick.
Marshall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Lion is fending him off so far but Marshall persists. Nope, The Lion circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Lion tries to close the distance and clinch but Marshall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Lion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Marshall has The Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from The Lion on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Lion tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
The Lion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Lion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Lion blocks an elbow strike.
The Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
Tyron Marshall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Lion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Lion blocks the elbow strike.
The Lion scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from The Lion on the inside.
The Lion misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for The Lion.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Lion is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bla Bla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bla's entrance music is I'm gonna live forever. A fine choice. Palowakski has chosen Burning Down the House as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bla
vs
Palowakski

180 cm
31
264 lbs
23 - 23 - 0

193 cm
44
125 lbs
21 - 29 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bla Bla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Palowakski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski scores with a shot to the body.
Bla lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Palowakski head around and knocks him out cold! Bla hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bla Bla!

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 Mac Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veldrane Sengir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Force
vs
Sengir

188 cm
28
245 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

193 cm
36
248 lbs
15 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veldrane Sengir!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Veldrane Sengir has been cut.
Sengir darts in trying to clinch
and Force counters with a stiff right hand.
Sengir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Force.
Mac Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Force misses with the combination.
A left lands for Force.
A jab from Force misses.
Force fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Force. Beautiful body shot.
Sengir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Force digs a good body shot into Sengir's ribs.
Force jabs Sengir right on the nose. Sengir blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Force fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sengir to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sengir looks to clinch but Force throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sengir taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mac Force!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dingleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Potz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingleberry comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. 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.

Dingleberry
vs
Potz

180 cm
36
218 lbs
28 - 15 - 2

170 cm
34
280 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dingleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Potz !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingleberry shoots in looking for a takedown but Potz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dingleberry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dingleberry or perhaps it was just good defense by Potz , which made it look bad.
Dingleberry tries for a takedown but Potz circles away easily
and Potz counters with a nice uppercut.

Dick Dingleberry's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dingleberry. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Potz lands a left and a right that send Dingleberry crashing to the mat, dazed. Potz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Dick Dingleberry's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Potz throws a low kick but Dingleberry moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Dingleberry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dingleberry takes a swing at Potz 's ribcage but misses.
Dingleberry closes the distance and clinches up with Potz , looking for a takedown. Dingleberry pushes Potz against the cage but Potz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Potz throws a right hand that Dingleberry ducks under and follows up with a left that Dingleberry also avoids with ease.
Dingleberry misses with a takedown attempt - Potz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Dingleberry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jeez, Dick Dingleberry's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Dingleberry's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Craig Potz !
After winning the bout, Craig Potz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonothan Kuhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuhula has chosen Native Drums from the South Pacific as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Force
vs
Kuhula

190 cm
28
268 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

212 cm
32
280 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonothan Kuhula!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuhula misses with the combination.
Kuhula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuhula throws a hook to the side of Force's head but Force sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuhula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Force moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Force looks to land a left hand but Kuhula moved out of range nicely.
Kuhula slips a jab and a cross from Force.
Kuhula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Ray Force has been cut.
Force lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Force.

It looks like Tonothan Kuhula has been cut.
Kuhula misses with an uppercut. Force saw that one coming.
Force cracks Kuhula with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuhula fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Kuhula falls off balance throwing a combination
and Force counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuhula gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Force.

That has opened up Tonothan Kuhula's cut even more.
Kuhula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Kuhula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Kuhula misses.
Force throws a shot from downtown. Kuhula moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuhula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Force.
Force lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Force. Beautiful body shot.
Force misses with a hook. Kuhula ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Force misses.
Force is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuhula.
Kuhula slips a straight right by Force.
The fighters circling - Force throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuhula throws a left and a right that both miss

and Force counters with a nice right hand that sends Kuhula toppling to the canvas! Kuhula scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Force finish him?!
Force is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force throws a right hand that Kuhula ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuhula also avoids with ease.
Force ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Kuhula's jaw. Kuhula's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Force does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Force!
After winning the bout, Ray Force thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (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.

Elliet Junior Shnitkey
vs
Brown

183 cm
28
253 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

195 cm
36
259 lbs
34 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix
GREEN!160

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown throws a head kick but Junior Shnitkey moves out of range.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior Shnitkey throws a shot to the body.
Brown misses with the combination.
We've been hearing reports that Junior Shnitkey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Junior Shnitkey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown clobbers Junior Shnitkey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Junior Shnitkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior Shnitkey throws out the jab.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Junior Shnitkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Junior Shnitkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown avoids the body shot from Junior Shnitkey .
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Junior Shnitkey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior Shnitkey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Junior Shnitkey . Those never looked like landing.
Junior Shnitkey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior Shnitkey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Junior Shnitkey misses with some punches.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Junior Shnitkey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Junior Shnitkey backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Junior Shnitkey pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a body punch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Junior Shnitkey has him pressed against the cage.
Junior Shnitkey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Junior Shnitkey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown lands a body shot.
Junior Shnitkey working aggressively here.
Junior Shnitkey has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Junior Shnitkey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior Shnitkey backwards.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocking some punches.
Junior Shnitkey scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Junior Shnitkey missing with knees to the body.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior Shnitkey keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown blocks an uppercut.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junior Shnitkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Junior Shnitkey . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior Shnitkey throws out the jab.
Brown blocks a jab.
Junior Shnitkey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior Shnitkey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Junior Shnitkey misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior Shnitkey scores with a nice strike.
Brown walks into a jab.
Junior Shnitkey missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior Shnitkey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Junior Shnitkey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Junior Shnitkey looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior Shnitkey .
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior Shnitkey looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Junior Shnitkey misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Junior Shnitkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Junior Shnitkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Brown.

Junior Shnitkey dives in and scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.

Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Junior Shnitkey is retaining full guard.
Brown postures up in Junior Shnitkey 's guard and throws a big left but Junior Shnitkey blocks it.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Junior Shnitkey reverses the position - he's now on top in Brown's guard.
Junior Shnitkey throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Junior Shnitkey from controlling successfully.
Junior Shnitkey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Junior Shnitkey manages to get himself to full guard.

Brown postures up in Junior Shnitkey 's guard and throws a big left but Junior Shnitkey blocks it.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Junior Shnitkey trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior Shnitkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown stands and throws Junior Shnitkey 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Junior Shnitkey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
Brown trying to control the action but Junior Shnitkey is working from the bottom.
Junior Shnitkey trying to control but Brown flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior Shnitkey is trying to get back to his feet but Brown has full control of the position and if anything, Junior Shnitkey has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes.
Brown trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior Shnitkey trying to control but not successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Brown's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Junior Shnitkey grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Junior Shnitkey prevents Brown from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leroy Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown wants to clinch.
Brown wants to clinch
and Junior Shnitkey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Junior Shnitkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior Shnitkey just misses with a punch to the body.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Junior Shnitkey avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Blake Elliet Junior Shnitkey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Junior Shnitkey misses with the head strike.
Brown lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown presses Junior Shnitkey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Junior Shnitkey .
Junior Shnitkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior Shnitkey backwards.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Junior Shnitkey .
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Junior Shnitkey takes a shot to the head.
Brown lands a left hand.
Junior Shnitkey prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Junior Shnitkey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Oh Junior Shnitkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Junior Shnitkey 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Junior Shnitkey drops to his knees and Brown pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Brown!
A very excited looking Leroy Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ya kuplu tebe dom. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sobolev
vs
Fish

201 cm
41
265 lbs
29 - 38 - 0

183 cm
28
176 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 29 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasiliy Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sobolev moves out of range of the strikes.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fish slips under a jab.
Fish throws a low kick but Sobolev avoids it.
That kick from Fish tenderised Sobolev's leg. Sobolev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sobolev closes the distance and clinches up with Fish, looking for a takedown. Sobolev pushes Fish against the cage but Fish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobolev shoots in but Fish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fish blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobolev needs to keep his hands up - Fish had a free shot at his head there.
Fish connects with a solid leg kick.
Fish jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Fish. No joy for Sobolev on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasiliy Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Fish misses with a hook.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fish sprawls well. Fish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobolev gets slowly back to his feet.
Fish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobolev.
Sobolev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sobolev misses with a double jab.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobolev.
Fish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sobolev misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobolev shoots in for a double leg but Fish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a leg kick which misses Sobolev's front leg but catches the back leg as Sobolev tries to avoid it.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Sobolev moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Sobolev.
Fish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sobolev takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish throws an off balance right hand
and Sobolev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
Sobolev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fish avoids the body shot from Sobolev.
Sobolev fails with the takedown.
Sobolev defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Fish looks to land a left hand but Sobolev moved out of range nicely.
Fish moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobolev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev misses with a body shot
and Fish makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sobolev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fish.
Fish scoring well with a low kick there.
Fish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sobolev scores with a sloppy right hand. Fish should have avoided that one.
Fish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobolev.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sobolev enables Fish to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sobolev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fish stopping the sweep attempt from Sobolev.
Fish wants to stand but Sobolev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fish postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish tries to stand but Sobolev is controlling from the bottom.
Sobolev is controlling Fish's posture.
Fish wants to get up but he can't break Sobolev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sobolev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobolev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobolev blocks a low kick nicely.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Sobolev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobolev shoots in for a double leg but Fish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Fish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sobolev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fish but Fish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sobolev throws a series of strikes that have Fish backpedaling.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fish sprawls well. Fish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobolev gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobolev walks into a stiff left hand from Fish.
Sobolev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fish throws a hook to the side of Sobolev's head but Sobolev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobolev missing with a left hand there. Fish 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.
Fish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobolev's calf.
A good leg kick by Fish.
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!

Sobolev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fish manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobolev throwing strikes from guard but Fish blocks nicely.
Sobolev throwing strikes but missing.
Sobolev stopping the sweep attempt from Fish.
Sobolev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fish is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish preventing the sweep.
Sobolev is pulling down on Fish's head. It's preventing any offense from Fish, at least for the moment.
Fish wanted to stand there but Sobolev had control of the position.
Sobolev is trying to control the position but Fish postures up.

Fish stands up from Sobolev's guard - Fish perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sobolev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sobolev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobolev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sobolev throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Fish postures up.
Sobolev trying to control the position here.
Fish wants to stand but Sobolev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sobolev managing to control the position.
Sobolev continues to stall.

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.
Sobolev looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobolev, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sobolev is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sobolev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A left lands for Fish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown but Fish shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasiliy Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobolev staying out of range there.
Sobolev circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Albert Fish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's time! Sobolev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fish's corner calls for a 1-2. Fish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sobolev looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Sobolev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fish.
A jab from Fish misses.
Sobolev shoots in for a double leg but Fish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobolev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Sobolev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fish sneaks back into half guard.
Sobolev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobolev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sobolev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fish wants to get back to full guard.
Vasiliy Sobolev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev throwing shots but Fish is blocking nicely.
Sobolev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fish is trying to control but can't.
Fish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobolev throws a strike but Fish avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sobolev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobolev throws an elbow that misses. Fish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobolev's guard. Nice move by Fish!

Fish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobolev's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish wants to stand and escape but instead Sobolev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Fish pulls Sobolev in close to his closed guard and prevents Sobolev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sobolev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobolev throws an elbow that misses. Fish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobolev's guard. Nice move by Fish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fish gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Sobolev. No joy for Fish on that attempt.
Sobolev dives in for a single leg takedown but Fish sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobolev avoids it.
Fish trying to land knees to the body.
Albert Fish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobolev is defending well for now.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobolev avoids it.
Fish gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sobolev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fish pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasiliy Sobolev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobolev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fish gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobolev is working for takedown but Fish is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobolev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobolev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fish fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sobolev misses with a body shot.
Sobolev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fish avoids it really well and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobolev looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Vasiliy Sobolev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish connects with a leg kick. Sobolev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fish works Sobolev's body with a nice hook.
Vasiliy Sobolev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fish slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fish winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Fish!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Albert Fish made sure he mentioned VIRAL COMBAT, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mabuva
vs
Tze Long

202 cm
36
270 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

170 cm
28
142 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Mabuva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huang Tze Long!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Tze Long.
Tze Long staying out of range there.

Mabuva sends Tze Long crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mabuva is motioning to the referee to let Tze Long up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Tze Long is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mabuva flashes Tze Long a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Tze Long's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Tze Long crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Mabuva punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric Mabuva!
After winning the bout, Cedric Mabuva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.