Attack Fight Night 7. PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Muller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miller
vs
Muller

170 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karl Muller!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails with the takedown.
Muller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muller as he jumps to the side.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Muller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muller defends it nicely.
Muller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Muller with a nice cross.

Miller is rocked!
Miller tries to move into range but Muller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muller as he avoids it easily.
Muller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Muller tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muller as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miller throws a push kick but Muller slaps the foot to one side.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muller swinging wildly here.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muller sprawls well. Muller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Muller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Muller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muller scores with a decent looking hook.
Muller has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Muller scores with a nice strike.
Muller misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.

Miller has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Muller is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Miller yanks on the arm and Muller is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Miller.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Miller!
After the fight, Josh Miller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kofi Amankwah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kofi Amankwah will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Drake
vs
Amankwah

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Atlantis
Island Xtreme Fight-Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Amankwah!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amankwah gets the takedown into side control.
Amankwah tries to move into full mount but can't pass Drake's legs.
Drake is not content to let Amankwah control the position.
Drake gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Drake has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
Amankwah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Drake tries to roll over but Amankwah keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake trying to hold on to Amankwah's head to control him but Amankwah postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is pressing down on Amankwah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drake 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.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amankwah manages to get himself to full guard.

Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Amankwah has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Amankwah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake postures up.
Drake wants to control from the top but Amankwah keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Amankwah is retaining full guard.
Drake sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drake advances position into side control!
Amankwah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drake tries to move into full mount but can't pass Amankwah's legs.
Drake has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Drake avoids the attempt from Amankwah to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Drake takes Amankwah's back.

Drake sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Amankwah taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Neil Drake!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sindri Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mike
vs
Haraldsson

170 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

156 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitch Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sindri Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike throws out a leg kick but Haraldsson moves out of range and Mike only half commits.
Haraldsson takes a swing at Mike's ribcage but misses.
Mike seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Haraldsson punishes Mike's body with a nice straight punch.
Haraldsson throws a low kick, looking for Mike's leg but Mike calmly moves out of range.
Haraldsson slips a jab from Mike.
Haraldsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mike keeps Haraldsson at a distance using the push kick.
Haraldsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Haraldsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haraldsson throws a lazy body kick
and Mike finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mike tries to clinch up.

Oooooh!!! Haraldsson has knocked Mike down with a huge combo! Haraldsson steps away and waves a wobbly Mike back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Mike is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mike throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Mike is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haraldsson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mike falls backwards - clearly groggy! Haraldsson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sindri Haraldsson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nich DiMa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Bednyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

DiMa
vs
Bednyakov

172 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nich DiMa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladimir Bednyakov!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiMa throws a looping overhand right but Bednyakov ducks down to avoid it.
Nich DiMa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bednyakov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
DiMa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bednyakov on the side of the head.
Bednyakov shoots for a double leg takedown but DiMa sprawls well. He's pushed Bednyakov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
DiMa dives in and grabs Bednyakov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bednyakov pushes down on DiMa's head and hops out.
Bednyakov slips under a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from DiMa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DiMa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nich DiMa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DiMa jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Bednyakov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bednyakov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on DiMa's face as Bednyakov controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DiMa is not content to let Bednyakov control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bednyakov just content to control the position.
Bednyakov wants to control but DiMa is keeping him busy.
DiMa is trying to improve his position.
Bednyakov controlling the position from side mount.
Bednyakov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
DiMa sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bednyakov is pressing down on DiMa's thigh, looking to free his foot. DiMa is holding on for now.
DiMa tries to get to full guard but Bednyakov has control of the leg.
DiMa has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
DiMa is working hard here to advance position.
Bednyakov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DiMa moves into full guard.
Bednyakov tries to free his leg and advance position but DiMa is retaining full guard.
DiMa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bednyakov is one step ahead there.
Bednyakov wants to control from the top but DiMa keeps moving.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiMa keeping moving, preventing Bednyakov from controlling successfully.

DiMa is looking for a triangle but Bednyakov pushes his legs off easily.
DiMa keeping moving, preventing Bednyakov from controlling successfully.
Bednyakov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

DiMa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bednyakov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
DiMa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

DiMa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bednyakov tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bednyakov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DiMa manages to get himself to full guard.

DiMa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bednyakov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bednyakov scoring with some ground and pound.

DiMa has his foot on Bednyakov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bednyakov works his way back into a safe position though.
Bednyakov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bednyakov wants to control from the top but DiMa keeps moving.
Bednyakov wants to pass the guard but DiMa is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bednyakov trying to control the position from guard on top but DiMa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bednyakov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Bednyakov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

DiMa with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from DiMa as Bednyakov shoots in.
Bednyakov walks into a straight right hand from DiMa.
DiMa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - DiMa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DiMa scores with a decent looking hook.
DiMa scores with the left hand. Bednyakov knows he should have avoided that one.
DiMa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bednyakov is trying hard to land a takedown here. DiMa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for DiMa.
Bednyakov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nich DiMa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Bednyakov.
Bednyakov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bednyakov defending well as DiMa loads up on a big left hand.
Bednyakov moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DiMa scores with the left hand. Bednyakov knows he should have avoided that one.

DiMa looking to score a takedown here. Bednyakov is defending well but DiMa drives through and ends up in Bednyakov's guard.
DiMa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bednyakov's head.
DiMa won't allow Bednyakov to sweep him here.
DiMa distracts Bednyakov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
DiMa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DiMa throwing strikes from guard but Bednyakov blocks nicely.

DiMa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
DiMa postures up in Bednyakov's guard and throws a big left but Bednyakov blocks it.
DiMa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DiMa wants to control from the top but Bednyakov keeps moving.
DiMa throws an elbow that misses. Bednyakov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in DiMa's guard. Nice move by Bednyakov!

DiMa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bednyakov can do to turn this around?
DiMa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bednyakov wants to pass the guard but DiMa is keeping the position.
DiMa keeping moving, preventing Bednyakov from controlling successfully.
DiMa controls Bednyakov momentarily but Bednyakov frees himself.

DiMa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bednyakov trying to control the position from guard on top but DiMa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bednyakov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiMa looking for a sweep. Not yet DiMa, not yet.
Bednyakov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

DiMa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
DiMa wants to sweep but no luck.
Bednyakov controls from within his opponent's guard.
DiMa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
DiMa keeping moving, preventing Bednyakov from controlling successfully.
Bednyakov won't allow DiMa to sweep him here.
Bednyakov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
DiMa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bednyakov stands up over DiMa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bednyakov controls from within his opponent's guard.
DiMa trying to keep a closed guard but Bednyakov is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bednyakov preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nich DiMa dominated that second round.
That's time! DiMa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A big left from DiMa misses.

Bednyakov shoots in and bounces DiMa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

DiMa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bednyakov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bednyakov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bednyakov won't allow DiMa to sweep him here.
Bednyakov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DiMa is keeping the position for now.
Vladimir Bednyakov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bednyakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
DiMa keeping moving, preventing Bednyakov from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bednyakov postures up and lands a big shot to DiMa's brow.
DiMa looking for a sweep. Not yet DiMa, not yet.
Bednyakov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
DiMa can't keep his opponent in guard - Bednyakov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bednyakov is looking to take a break and control but DiMa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bednyakov prevents DiMa from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bednyakov is pressing down on DiMa's thigh, looking to free his foot. DiMa is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bednyakov in particular looking to stall.
Bednyakov prevents DiMa from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. DiMa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bednyakov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bednyakov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two 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.

DiMa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bednyakov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
DiMa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bednyakov is one step ahead there.
DiMa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DiMa is on top in guard.

DiMa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DiMa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
DiMa won't allow Bednyakov to sweep him here.
DiMa wants to control from the top but Bednyakov keeps moving.
DiMa preventing the sweep.
DiMa scoring with punches to the head and body.
DiMa wants to control from the top but Bednyakov keeps moving.
DiMa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bednyakov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DiMa trying to control but Bednyakov is working from the bottom.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bednyakov is trying hard to land a takedown here. DiMa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bednyakov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from DiMa.
DiMa shoots in but no luck this time.
DiMa jabs Bednyakov right on the nose. Bednyakov blinks but takes it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bednyakov or perhaps it was just good defense by DiMa, which made it look bad.
Nice straight punches there by DiMa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DiMa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DiMa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
DiMa connects with a looping right hand.
Bednyakov shoots in looking for a takedown. DiMa tries to sprawl out of it but Bednyakov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DiMa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nich DiMa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Bednyakov.
DiMa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nich DiMa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DiMa 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nich DiMa!
A victorious Nich DiMa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruan Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nogueira
vs
Pott

188 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Island Xtreme Fight-Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruan Pott!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira checks a low kick from Pott.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nogueira moves out of range of the leg kick from Pott.
Pott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pott counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
Pott preventing the sweep.
Pott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Pott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nogueira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pott stands up over Nogueira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pott cracks Nogueira with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Pott distracts Nogueira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nogueira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nogueira is working hard here to advance position.
Pott wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Pott chips away with some ground and pound.
Pott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nogueira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nogueira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nogueira stands and throws Pott's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scoring with punches and elbows.
Pott is trying to get back to half guard.
Pott keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pott takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nogueira in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nogueira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pott some visible discomfort.
Pott tries to buck Nogueira off but Nogueira is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nogueira working the head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pott gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nogueira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott is looking to improve his position.
Nogueira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nogueira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pott is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pott!
Pott can't escape the position.
Nogueira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nogueira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nogueira landing shots from mount.
Pott is looking to improve his position but Nogueira isn't that keen on the idea.
Nogueira punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nogueira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Pott that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nogueira prevents Pott from getting the reversal.
Nogueira with shots to the head and body - Pott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nogueira working Pott over with strikes here.
Pott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nogueira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pott is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pott tries to score with a low kick but Nogueira moves his leg out of the way.
Pott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pott throws a shot from downtown. Nogueira moves away and avoids it.
Pott is looking to land body kicks.
Nogueira staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pott pinned against the cage. Pott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A leg kick checked by Nogueira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott throws a body kick that misses.
Pott looks to land a right hand but Nogueira moved out of range.
Nogueira shoots in for a double leg but Pott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pott throws a leg kick but Nogueira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nogueira blocks a jab.
Pott shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira shows good takedown defense.
Nogueira slaps away a takedown attempt from Pott, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Nogueira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pott did well to prevent Nogueira getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira passes to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nogueira lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nogueira lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nogueira working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira scoring with punches and elbows.
Pott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nogueira working the ground and pound from side control.
Nogueira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pott taking a bit of punishment here - Nogueira scoring with strikes.
Nogueira working the head with strikes.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nogueira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pott can do to turn this around?
Pott takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pott taking a bit of punishment here - Nogueira scoring with strikes.
Pott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pott down.
Nogueira scoring with punches from side control.
Pott takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pott is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pott is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pott is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Nogueira dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nogueira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pott is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Pott, which made it look bad.
A head kick misses from Nogueira.
Pott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pott is looking to chop away at Nogueira's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott has a takedown stuffed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nogueira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Nogueira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nogueira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pott.
Pott throws a jab but it's blocked by Nogueira.
Pott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nogueira throws a leg kick but Pott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pott throws a solid leg kick but Nogueira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pott.
Pott shoots in and drives through. Nogueira sprawls well.
Pott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pott.

Nogueira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pott did well to prevent Nogueira getting side control.
Pott tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.
Pott is in trouble now - Nogueira has advanced to mount!
Pott can't escape the position.
Nogueira with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nogueira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pott hang on?
Pott is trying to escape the mount.
Nogueira working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Nogueira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nogueira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nogueira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nogueira landing punches.
Pott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pott is bucking up trying to escape but Nogueira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nogueira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pott is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nogueira raining down shots from the mount!
Nogueira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pott can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pott is bucking up trying to escape but Nogueira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nogueira is landing with some decent strikes but Pott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nogueira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nogueira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pott manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ruan Pott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Nogueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Nogueira!
Post fight, an emotional Wanderlei Nogueira said 'No one can defeat me! '.
Ruan Pott was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry my dear country, I'm sorry my dear fans, I promise you I'll do more in my next fight.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ska Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Trinity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ska Asap has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Asap
vs
Trinity

180 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

186 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Island Xtreme Fight-Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ska Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Trinity!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trinity shoots for a takedown but Asap saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Trinity closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Asap is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Trinity working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Asap is not content to let Trinity control the position.
Asap definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trinity looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Trinity tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Asap tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Trinity is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Asap has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Asap is trying to improve his position.
Trinity trying to control the action but Asap is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Asap feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Asap showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Asap passes Trinity's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Asap wants to control but Trinity is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asap missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asap with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trinity wants to get back to full guard.
Asap performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Trinity wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trinity is not content to let Asap control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Asap prevents Trinity from standing back up.

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

A close round but Jack Trinity will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Asap scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Trinity wants to get back to full guard.
Asap wants to free his trapped foot but Trinity is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Asap content to control rather than advance.
Asap seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Trinity for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinity is refusing to be controlled, as Asap sits in half guard.
Trinity wants to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Asap performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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

Asap decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Asap passes into side control, despite Trinity's attempt to control the position.
Ska Asap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trinity struggling a bit here.
Trinity tries to buck Asap off but Asap is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trinity keeps trying to improve his position.
Asap has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Asap controlling the pace for now.
Trinity wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinity keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Asap content just to control the position here.
Trinity holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Asap tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Asap wants to control the pace but Trinity is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Asap controlling from the full mount.
Trinity prevents Asap from taking his back.
Trinity is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Asap goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Trinity is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trinity content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trinity gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Asap counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Asap.
Trinity controls Asap momentarily but Asap frees himself.
Asap stopping the sweep attempt from Trinity.
Asap not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Asap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trinity is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap controlling from the top position.
Trinity is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at Foot Loves inform us that Trinity has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Asap has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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

Asap drives through with a takedown into Trinity's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Asap wants to pass the guard but Trinity is keeping the position.
Trinity is looking to stand up but Asap isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trinity escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Asap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trinity is trying to keep Asap in close.

Trinity escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Asap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Trinity is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Trinity misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Asap closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Trinity pushes Asap away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Asap gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Asap is staying tight to Trinity's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trinity tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Asap wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Asap happy to just control the position for now.
Trinity is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trinity wants to control but Asap postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ska Asap clearly takes that round.
That's time! Asap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Asap shoots in and bounces Trinity off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trinity bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Asap's guard.

Trinity trying to control the position from guard on top but Asap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asap wants to sweep here but Trinity controlling him for the moment.
Asap trying to keep a closed guard but Trinity is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trinity stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asap swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Asap has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trinity can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Asap keeping moving, preventing Trinity from controlling successfully.
Asap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trinity controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Trinity has gone for a leg lock! Asap slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trinity's guard.

Trinity can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Asap controls the pace.
Asap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trinity can do to turn this around?
Trinity controls Asap momentarily but Asap frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Asap looking to score a takedown here. Trinity is defending well but Asap drives through and ends up in Trinity's guard.
Asap wants to control from the top but Trinity keeps moving.
Trinity not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trinity wants to hit a switch here but Asap passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Trinity there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trinity really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Asap wants to take Trinity's back here but Trinity is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Trinity is trying to escape the mount.
Asap content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ska Asap had his way with Jack Trinity in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Trinity gets caught flat footed, as Asap shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Asap postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Asap controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trinity trying to control the position.
Asap stands and throws Trinity's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ska Asap!
Ska Asap decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.