LMS 42nd War PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philip McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Wrestler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McGregor
vs
Wrestler

166 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGregor gets caught napping as Wrestler dives in and scores a takedown. McGregor manages to retain guard.
McGregor looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wrestler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wrestler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McGregor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wrestler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wrestler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like Wrestler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wrestler 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor wants to get back to his feet but Wrestler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

McGregor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wrestler defends it easily.
Wrestler is looking to stand up but McGregor won't let him.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from McGregor enables Wrestler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McGregor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wrestler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wrestler's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler postures up.
McGregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGregor keeping full guard, as Wrestler tries to pass.
Wrestler throwing strikes but missing.
Wrestler controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wrestler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGregor is keeping the position for now.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wrestler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McGregor's half guard.
Wrestler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestler tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wrestler working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Wrestler.
Wrestler is looking to advance position but McGregor won't allow it.

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

Wrestler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wrestler is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Wrestler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wrestler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McGregor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wrestler taking a breather here.
Wrestler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrestler wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGregor keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestler tries to move into full mount but can't pass McGregor's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler taking a breather here.
Wrestler tries to advance to mount but can't.

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

Wrestler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

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.
Wrestler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wrestler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Wrestler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wrestler prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wrestler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wrestler is looking to take a break and control but McGregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGregor prevents Wrestler from moving into mount.

Wrestler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler tries to move into full mount but can't pass McGregor's legs.
McGregor is not content to let Wrestler control the position.

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

Wrestler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wrestler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGregor's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wrestler wants to stand up but McGregor is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Wrestler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wrestler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wrestler lands in his opponent's guard.

McGregor is working an open guard so Wrestler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Wrestler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wrestler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McGregor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Wrestler stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wrestler scores with a takedown into McGregor's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Wrestler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wrestler is working McGregor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wrestler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wrestler tries to free his leg and advance position but McGregor is retaining full 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.
Wrestler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wrestler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wrestler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wrestler scores with a takedown into McGregor's guard.
Wrestler passes McGregor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wrestler in particular looking to stall.
Wrestler is pressing down on McGregor's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGregor is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler controlling the action here.
Wrestler wants to take a breather but McGregor is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrestler sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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

Wrestler shoots in and bounces McGregor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

McGregor is rocked!

Wrestler stands up and waves to McGregor to follow him.
Philip McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wrestler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGregor to the ground. Wrestler is now in McGregor's guard.
Oh McGregor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wrestler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wrestler advances position into side control!

Wrestler is trying to get an arm triangle but McGregor is defending well.
Wrestler scores with punches from side control.
Wrestler in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wrestler cracks McGregor with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Wrestler immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! McGregor is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Wrestler!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Wrestler!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Kurgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reyaldo Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kurgan
vs
Ramon

199 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Kurgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reyaldo Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramon is looking to clinch but Kurgan is avoiding it.
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyaldo Ramon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramon looks winded!
Kurgan lands a jab to Ramon's midsection.
Kurgan lands with a right hand.
Ramon tries to clinch
and Kurgan counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Ramon to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Kurgan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Kurgan!
Post fight, The Kurgan took to the microphone: 'There can be only one!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arseny Isayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burton Guster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton Guster has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arseny Isayev's chin.

Isayev
vs
Guster

200 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arseny Isayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burton Guster!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Isayev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guster tests Isayev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Isayev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guster lands a body shot.
Isayev ducks right into an uppercut from Guster.

Guster clinches with his opponent.
Guster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Isayev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Guster digs a right hand underneath Isayev's ribcage. Isayev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Isayev is breathing heavily.
Guster lands with a short shot to the head.
Guster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Isayev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Guster.
Guster is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Guster.
Guster lands a left hand.
Guster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guster works on Isayev's body with a couple of short punches.
Guster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Isayev is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Guster.
Oh Isayev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guster.
Guster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Guster.
A body shot lands from Guster.
Guster lands a knee to the body.
Guster pushes Isayev against the cage. Guster is working some dirty boxing. Guster pushes off with a quick right hook! Isayev goes down! Isayev tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Guster moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burton Guster!
Burton Guster bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Odelle Pendleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Odelle Pendleton
vs
Buck

177 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Odelle Pendleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Buck!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendleton misses with a few strikes there.
Buck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buck doesn't manage to clinch there - Pendleton circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pendleton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pendleton looks to land a combination but Buck avoids it well.
Buck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pendleton throws the left hand but Buck avoids the punch easily.
Pendleton misses with a hook. Buck ducked under it nicely.
Buck connects with a high kick.
Pendleton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pendleton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Buck clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendleton is trying to push Buck away but Buck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Buck has picked Pendleton up - he's going for a ride! Buck dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Buck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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

Buck is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pendleton is just riding it out for now. Buck eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendleton is trying to stand back up but Buck is controlling him
Pendleton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buck on the ground.
Buck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pendleton defending well though.

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.
Buck stops Pendleton from getting back to his feet.
Pendleton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Buck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pendleton defending well though.
Buck passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pendleton wants to control but Buck is having none of it.
Pendleton is bucking up trying to escape but Buck cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Buck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pendleton is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendleton taking shots to the head.

Pendleton is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Buck! Pendleton is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Trevor Buck!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boof Bitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitzer comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians). Boof Bitzer had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bitzer
vs
Scott

175 cm
26
204 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boof Bitzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Scott!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bitzer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bitzer shoots for a takedown but Scott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Scott drops Bitzer with a beautiful combination! Bitzer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Scott is looking for the KO!

It looks like Boof Bitzer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott lands a left hand.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bitzer throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Bitzer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bitzer has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boof Bitzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scott, as that shot connected.
Bitzer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bitzer slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Bitzer tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bitzer gets tackled into the cage by Scott. Scott maintains the clinch.
Bitzer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bitzer looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scott presses Bitzer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bitzer is breathing heavily.
Bitzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Bitzer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scott down to the mat. Scott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bitzer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A clash of legs there as Bitzer blocks the low kick.
Bitzer looks to clinch

and Scott counters by clinching up.

Scott breaks from the clinch.
Scott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scott.

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

Bitzer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Scott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Bitzer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Scott breaks the clinch.
Scott cracks a nice hook into Bitzer's ribs.
Scott lands a nice hook to Bitzer's body. Bitzer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott wobbles Bitzer with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Scott dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Bitzer to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Scott!
An intense looking Bobby Scott took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'If a man don't drink, don't smoke or don't gamble; that ain't a man I can trust. So if I can't trust ya, there ain't nothing left to do except smash your face...and that's just what happened tonight.'.
Boof Bitzer spoke after the fight, saying 'yah can't win 'em all'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitsurin Mizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsurin Mizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mizu
vs
Mizu

182 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitsurin Mizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitsurin Mizu!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter A throws out a leg kick but Fighter B moves out of range and Fighter A only half commits.
Fighter B misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter B misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter A looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fighter A digs a good body shot into Fighter B's ribs.
Fighter B looks to land a combination but Fighter A avoids it well.
Fighter A throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fighter B doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitsurin Mizu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fighter A.
Fighter B throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fighter A.
Fighter B throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighter A.
Fighter A looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter B stalks Fighter A and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fighter A's face. Fighter A staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Mitsurin Mizu has been cut.
Fighter A lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fighter A walks into a jab.
Fighter B misses with a hook.
Fighter A fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fighter B.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighter A sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fighter A fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fighter B.
A good leg kick by Fighter A.
Fighter B misses with an uppercut.
Fighter A cracks the inside of Fighter B's front leg.
Fighter B throws a body punch but Fighter A moves out of range.
Fighter B 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 nice inside leg kick there by Fighter A. That's going to slow Fighter B down.
Fighter A is looking to slow Fighter B down with leg kicks.
Fighter A lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fighter A, right into the meat.
Fighter B throws a nice looking combination but Fighter A bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter A connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter A lands a head kick. Fighter B smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Mitsurin Mizu has been cut.
Fighter B tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fighter B throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter A counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter A.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fighter A has Fighter B pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter B from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fighter B fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter B has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter A.
Fighter B's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fighter B goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter B throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter A.
Fighter A cracks Fighter B with a nice body shot.
Fighter A tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter A fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter A.
Fighter B blocks an uppercut.
Fighter A lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fighter B backwards.
Fighter A lands with a left to the head.
Fighter A lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter A.
Fighter A lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fighter A working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A tries to work over Fighter B's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fighter A lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fighter B or not.
Fighter A lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter B backwards.
Fighter A trying to stall but Fighter B improves his position.

Fighter A manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Fighter B. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter A throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fighter A connects with a body shot that sends Fighter B's belly button to the back.
Fighter A scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fighter B lands with an uppercut that bounces Fighter A off the cage and back into range.
Fighter B misses with an uppercut.
Fighter A throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid body kick from Fighter A.
Fighter A keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter B throws a hook but Fighter A blocks it.
Fighter B takes one to the chin there.
Fighter A is looking to wear down Fighter B with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter A dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fighter B. That did some damage!
Fighter A tries to clinch but Fighter B is having none of it.
Fighter A dodges the punch combination from Fighter B.
Fighter B misses with an uppercut. Fighter A saw that one coming.
Fighter B throws a hook but Fighter A avoids it easily.
Fighter A looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fighter A scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fighter A feints and then cracks Fighter B's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fighter B down.
Fighter B lands an overhand right.
Fighter A with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fighter B misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter B lands a jab-cross combination.
Fighter A buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fighter B throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsurin Mizu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fighter A cracks a nice hook into Fighter B's ribs.
Fighter A connects with an inside leg kick.
Fighter A lands with a nice body punch.
Fighter B throws a body punch but Fighter A moves out of range.
Fighter A thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fighter B if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice shot by Fighter A.
Fighter B throws a body punch but Fighter A moves out of range.
Fighter A dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fighter A tries to clinch up but Fighter B circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter A moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fighter B misses with a wild combination.
Fighter B throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter A counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fighter B moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Mitsurin Mizu's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter A throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter B misses with a body shot
and Fighter A counters with a nice body kick.
Fighter B is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A throws a front kick that sends Fighter B stumbling back into the cage.
Fighter A keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Fighter A finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fighter A scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fighter A digs a good body shot into Fighter B's ribs.
Fighter A lands a body shot.
A jab from Fighter A does it's job there.
Fighter A connects with a looping right hand.
Fighter A connects with a single shot there.
Fighter B swinging wildly here.
Fighter A lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter A scores with a nice body kick.
Fighter B avoids the body shot from Fighter A.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fighter A.
Fighter A throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fighter B swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fighter A.
Fighter B throws a lazy right hand but Fighter A sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter A lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fighter B's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter A. That's going to slow Fighter B down.
An inside leg kick lands from Fighter A.
Fighter A darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fighter A digs a good body shot into Fighter B's ribs.
Fighter A throws a series of punches but Fighter B moves out of range.
Fighter A cracks Fighter B with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fighter A throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter A. That's going to slow Fighter B down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fighter A, right into the meat.
Fighter A lands a really nice looking cross but Fighter B seems unphased.
Fighter B scores with a jab to the head.
You can see that Fighter B has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Fighter B throws a hook but Fighter A avoids it easily.
Fighter A tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fighter A fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fighter B has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fighter A thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fighter B if he has to take too many more of those.
Fighter A is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter B can do to turn this around?
Fighter A keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighter B.
Fighter A connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Fighter B misses.
Fighter B misses with a wild combination.
Fighter B misses with a hook. Fighter A ducked under it nicely.
Fighter A buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter A misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mitsurin Mizu is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fighter A.
Fighter B tests Fighter A's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fighter B takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fighter B paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fighter B digs a good body shot into Fighter A's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Fighter A.
Nice uppercut there from Fighter B.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fighter A looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter A scores with a decent looking hook.
Fighter A throws a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fighter A. Fighter B shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsurin Mizu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Fighter A turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fighter B throws a nice looking combination but Fighter A bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter A just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter A scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Fighter B misses.
Mitsurin Mizu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter A lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fighter B misses with a straight right.
Fighter B looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fighter A scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fighter A.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fighter B takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Fighter A.
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!
Fighter B swings wildly with an uppercut but Fighter A uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter B prevents a body shot from Fighter A.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter B misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter A softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Fighter A on the inside.
Fighter A throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fighter A is leaning against Fighter B and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fighter A lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Fighter A.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter A.
Fighter A scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitsurin Mizu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fighter A lands an uppercut.
Fighter A lands a nice uppercut.

Fighter B is rocked!
A short right from Fighter A on the inside.
Fighter B is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter A finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter A.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter A is leaning against Fighter B and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fighter A creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fighter B's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fighter B drops to his knees and Fighter A pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsurin Mizu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royler Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spliff is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spliff
vs
Gracie

188 cm
36
185 lbs
42 - 47 - 0

225 cm
28
277 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 42 - 47 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Spliff is breathing heavily.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spliff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royler Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spliff sprawls well. Spliff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Spliff gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff prevents the takedown attempt.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Spliff counters with a nice body kick.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Spliff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.

Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Spliff's guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Gracie 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Spliff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spliff manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Spliff's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spliff keeps working.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Spliff defending well.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Spliff defends the submission attempt.

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.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet.

Spliff is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Spliff is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spliff counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Spliff sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spliff taking a breather.

Spliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gracie 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.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Spliff keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dives in and grabs Spliff's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spliff pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royler Gracie.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spliff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Spliff avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spliff continues to drive forward.
Gracie has Spliff pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spliff manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spliff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spliff pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustaffa Spliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Spliff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Spliff sprawls well.
Spliff wants to clinch.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spliff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spliff counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spliff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spliff's waist but Spliff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spliff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Spliff counters with a slapping leg kick.

Spliff rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Spliff manages to break the clinch.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spliff counters with a nice uppercut.

Spliff rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spliff working aggressively here.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Spliff is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Spliff lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spliff prevents it.
Spliff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spliff lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.

Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Spliff, which made it look bad.
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!
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Royler Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spliff fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Spliff's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustaffa Spliff dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Spliff.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spliff pinned against the cage. Spliff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie decides to stand back up. Gracie steps back and let's Spliff get back to his feet.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spliff circles away.
Mustaffa Spliff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royler Gracie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Spliff sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spliff is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Spliff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spliff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Spliff fails with an attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Spliff, who protects the arm well.
Spliff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the action but Spliff is working from the bottom.
Spliff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Spliff pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Spliff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.

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.
Spliff is not content to let Gracie control the position.

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spliff knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spliff wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Royler Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royler Gracie!
A determined Royler Gracie didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski comes to the cage accompanied by Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Michal Tarnowski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michal Tarnowski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tarnowski
vs
Stamatis

179 cm
26
154 lbs
34 - 8 - 0

176 cm
37
184 lbs
52 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 34 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis dips to his left and cracks Tarnowski with an uppercut!
Stamatis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stamatis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Tarnowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tarnowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tarnowski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stamatis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stamatis trying to control but Tarnowski postures up.
Stamatis is looking to improve his position.
Tarnowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stamatis's head.

Tarnowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Stamatis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski misses with a head shot. Stamatis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stamatis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stamatis keeping full guard, as Tarnowski tries to pass.
Tarnowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tarnowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Stamatis pulls Tarnowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Tarnowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stamatis keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

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.
Tarnowski stopping the sweep attempt from Stamatis.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stamatis is defended easily by Tarnowski.
Stamatis checks a leg kick.
Tarnowski blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Tarnowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stamatis.
Stamatis ducks under a wild hook from Tarnowski.

Tarnowski gets a takedown into half guard.
Tarnowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tarnowski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stamatis is surviving well by controlling Tarnowski's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stamatis suckers Tarnowski into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Stamatis is now in Tarnowski's guard!
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Tarnowski keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stamatis landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarnowski trying to keep a closed guard but Stamatis is proving a slippery customer.
Stamatis working some strikes from top position.
Tarnowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarnowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tarnowski drops an elbow to the side of Stamatis's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stamatis misses with a body kick.
Stamatis misses the jab.
Stamatis throws a lazy right hand but Tarnowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stamatis shoots in but Tarnowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tarnowski misses with a body kick.
Stamatis misses with a kick to the body.
Stamatis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tarnowski pinned against the cage. Tarnowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stamatis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tarnowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tarnowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarnowski prevents Stamatis from standing back up.

Stamatis is defending against the submission attempts here by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tarnowski seems to be working for a kimura but Stamatis defends the submission attempt.
Stamatis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tarnowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stamatis is looking for a sweep. Tarnowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarnowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tarnowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stamatis can do to turn this around?

Tarnowski is working for a kimura but Stamatis is defending it quite comfortably.
Tarnowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Tarnowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stamatis sees it coming and defends easily.

Tarnowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarnowski working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is looking to improve his position.
Tarnowski uses his free foot to push down on Stamatis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stamatis.
Stamatis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tarnowski 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.
Tarnowski cracks Stamatis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tarnowski looking to control but Stamatis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarnowski goes for an armbar but Stamatis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stamatis.

Tarnowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michal Tarnowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarnowski looking to control.
Stamatis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stamatis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stamatis lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Tarnowski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stamatis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stamatis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarnowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarnowski throws a series of punches but Stamatis avoids them all with ease.
Stamatis throws a solid leg kick but Tarnowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stamatis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski blocks a leg kick.
Tarnowski checks a low kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarnowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
Tarnowski misses the shot to the body.
Stamatis misses with a takedown attempt - Tarnowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tarnowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stamatis!
Stamatis dodges the ground and pound from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski trying to control the position but Stamatis is working away.
Tarnowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stamatis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stamatis tries to bench press Tarnowski off him but Tarnowski keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tarnowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stamatis tries to bench press Tarnowski off him but Tarnowski keeps the position.
Tarnowski cracks Stamatis with a big elbow.

Tarnowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Stamatis is defending well.
Stamatis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tarnowski's best efforts.
Tarnowski drops an elbow to the side of Stamatis's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to mount his opponent but Stamatis defends it.
Stamatis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tarnowski is looking to advance position but Stamatis won't allow it.
Tarnowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Athan Stamatis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarnowski throwing shots but Stamatis is blocking nicely.
Stamatis manages to get to full guard.
Tarnowski throwing strikes from guard but Stamatis blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stamatis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tarnowski controls the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stamatis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stamatis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stamatis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarnowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stamatis. Stamatis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stamatis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stamatis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tarnowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarnowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tarnowski!
Our winner, Michal Tarnowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.