AFL 14. PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Gluchov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffery Lebowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lebowski
vs
Gluchov

168 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeffery Lebowski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kostya Gluchov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski has a takedown stuffed.
Lebowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lebowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lebowski trying to land knees to the body.

Lebowski has Gluchov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lebowski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gluchov tumbling to the mat - Lebowski dives into Gluchov's guard.
Lebowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Gluchov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gluchov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebowski advances position into side control!
An elbow from Lebowski crashes against the mat.
Lebowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lebowski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gluchov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluchov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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

Lebowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Gluchov is defending well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a strike aimed at the side of Gluchov's head but Gluchov avoids it well.

Lebowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lebowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gluchov is looking to reverse the position.
Gluchov is trying to control Lebowski 's posture but Lebowski avoids it.
Gluchov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lebowski .
Lebowski 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.

Lebowski tries for a kimura but Gluchov is defending well.
Gluchov can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Gluchov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Lebowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gluchov is trying to get back to half guard.
Gluchov defending against the ground and pound.

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

Lebowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gluchov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeffery Lebowski !
Jeffery Lebowski got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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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 Tom Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Howru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Franks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Franks
vs
Howru

165 cm
25
133 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hai Howru!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks misses with a series of wild punches.
Franks jabs at Howru's body.
Sloppy strikes from Franks. Those never looked like landing.
Howru takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franks lands with a shot to the body.
Howru misses with a looping left.
Howru shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franks as he avoids it easily.
Franks feints a jab promting Howru to slip. Franks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Howru slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Franks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franks throws the left hand but Howru avoids the punch easily.

Howru closes the distance and clinches.
Howru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howru misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Howru gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Franks has Howru pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Franks pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Howru tumbling to the mat - Franks dives into Howru's guard.

Howru has his foot on Franks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Franks works his way back into a safe position though.
Howru keeping full guard, as Franks tries to pass.
Franks trying to control but Howru is working from the bottom.
Franks tries to free his leg and advance position but Howru is retaining full guard.
Howru has a closed guard, preventing Franks from standing up.
Franks trying to control the position from guard on top but Howru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks is really struggling to control Howru but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Howru wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Franks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howru shoots in and drives through. Franks sprawls well.
Tom Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howru finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Franks's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Howru falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Franks!
Tom Franks tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Marcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Barnett
vs
Marcon

176 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Marcon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnett to score with a decent uppercut.
Barnett blocks a head kick by Marcon.
Barnett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodrigo Marcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marcon throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnett throws a right and a left that Marcon avoids nicely.
Barnett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcon throws a body punch but Barnett moves out of range.
Marcon glances at the clock... BAM! Barnett nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Marcon crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Marcon is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Barnett!
Our winner, Chris Barnett, 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.

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C
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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Raygun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bob Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Raygun
vs
Bob Bob

172 cm
25
143 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Raygun!
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, Bobby Bob Bob!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raygun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bob Bob checks it well.
Raygun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob Bob lands a really nice looking cross but Raygun seems unphased.
Raygun drops his hands momentarily and Bob Bob takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raygun misses with a wild body shot.
Bob Bob cracks a nice hook into Raygun's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Bob Bob there.

Raygun is rocked!
Bob Bob looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bob Bob misses with a straight right.
Raygun walks into a left hand.
Oh Raygun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raygun misses with a right hand
and Bob Bob scores with a counter punch that sends Raygun to the canvas! Bob Bob smells blood - he's punishing Raygun with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Raygun has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bob Bob!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahboobullah Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick comes to the cage accompanied by Ture Nature by Jane's Addiction. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Riddick
vs
Muhammad

196 cm
20
278 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
276 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Atlantis
Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mahboobullah Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Riddick.
Muhammad tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
Muhammad wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
Mahboobullah Muhammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muhammad is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
Riddick dodges the punch combination from Muhammad.
Muhammad moves in looking to clinch but Riddick pushes him off.
Riddick dips to his left and cracks Muhammad with an uppercut!
Muhammad tries to bum rush Riddick with a series of wild strikes but Riddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muhammad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muhammad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fitness elite 24/7 in the buildup to the fight.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddick dodges the punch combination from Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a lunging right hand
and Riddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muhammad misses with an uppercut.
Riddick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhammad tries to clinch up but Riddick circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddick lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad loads up on a big right hand but Riddick slips the punch.

Muhammad closes the distance and clinches.
Muhammad lands an elbow inside.
Muhammad throws an elbow that misses.
Muhammad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muhammad throws an elbow but it misses.
Muhammad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riddick's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muhammad.
Riddick tries to circle away but Muhammad has him pinned against the cage.
Riddick avoids the elbow strike from Muhammad, against the cage.
Muhammad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riddick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muhammad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muhammad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riddick's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is trying to push Muhammad away but Muhammad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Muhammad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muhammad misses with an elbow over the top.
Riddick avoids a wild elbow strike from Muhammad.
Riddick blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muhammad throws an elbow but misses.
Muhammad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhammad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muhammad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riddick wants to get back to striking at distance but Muhammad won't allow it.
Muhammad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riddick tries a body shot but Muhammad blocks it.
Riddick blocks the elbow strike.
Muhammad looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riddick tries to break free but Muhammad pushes him back against the cage.
Muhammad pushes off an throws an elbow but Riddick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muhammad misses with an elbow over the top.
Riddick is trying to push Muhammad away but Muhammad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riddick tries to break free but Muhammad pushes him back against the cage.
Riddick avoids the elbow strike from Muhammad, against the cage.
Muhammad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muhammad throws an elbow but it misses.
Riddick is trying to force a seperation but Muhammad has the dominant position.
Riddick blocks an elbow strike.
Muhammad misses with an elbow over the top.
Muhammad lands a damaging elbow.
Muhammad looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muhammad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riddick's brow.
Muhammad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riddick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muhammad lands an elbow inside.
Riddick can't break the clinch.
Riddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riddick lands a shot to the body.
Muhammad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Muhammad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammad throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muhammad throws an elbow but misses.
Riddick leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Muhammad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muhammad misses with a double jab
and Riddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riddick lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhammad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Riddick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhammad.

Muhammad moves into range and clinches up with Riddick.
Riddick blocks an elbow strike.
Muhammad lands an elbow inside that Riddick shrugs off.
Muhammad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muhammad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riddick is trying to push Muhammad away but Muhammad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Riddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddick tests Muhammad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muhammad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riddick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muhammad is breathing heavily.
Riddick throws a series of strikes that have Muhammad backpedaling.
Muhammad misses with a double jab
and Riddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhammad.
Muhammad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riddick thuds his right hand into Muhammad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riddick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riddick connects with a body shot.
Muhammad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Muhammad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Muhammad is rocked!
Muhammad drops his hands momentarily. Riddick doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Muhammad staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Muhammad doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Riddick!
Richard Riddick is the new super heavyweight champion!
Richard Riddick 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.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibaka comes to the cage accompanied by S.A.R.S. - Lutka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ibaka
vs
Drake

170 cm
25
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Vikai Gear
Atlantis

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Drake!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ibaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Ibaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ibaka lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Ibaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Ibaka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ibaka slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Ibaka moved out of range nicely.
Ibaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Drake is rocked!
Ibaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibaka finish him?
Ibaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
and Ibaka counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Drake! He's just covering up as Ibaka starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Ibaka!
Serge Ibaka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

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

Hiebknecht
vs
Jangles

170 cm
25
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Jangles!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiebknecht comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Hiebknecht.
Jangles throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Gottlieb Hiebknecht has been cut.
Hiebknecht pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jangles misses with a right hand

and Hiebknecht counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jangles!
You can see the frustration on Jangles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Hiebknecht in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jangles is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
Gottlieb Hiebknecht seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruan Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes to the cage accompanied by Winter Rose. On his way into the cage it seems that Ruan Pott has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ruan Pott seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pott
vs
Loman

180 cm
25
208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruan Pott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman misses with a body shot.
Loman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Loman clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Loman.
Pott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Loman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loman's brow.
Pott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pott throws an elbow that misses.
Pott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loman prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruan Pott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loman scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Ruan Pott has been cut.
Loman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pott misses with a body punch.
Pott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Loman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pott has been working on his balance at Foot Loves, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Loman.
Loman gets through Pott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott pushes off an throws an elbow but Loman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Loman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Loman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pott is breathing heavily.
Loman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pott or not.
Pott trying to stall but Loman improves his position.
Pott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
Loman's coach down at The GYM (19 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Loman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A hook to the body from Loman.
Pott is trying to drag Loman to the mat but Loman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Loman lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loman.
Nice body punch from Loman.
A right handed body shot lands from Loman.
The referee is keeping an eye on Loman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Loman lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loman works on Pott's body with a couple of short punches.
Loman stalling.
Loman lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Loman.
Loman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loman lands a hook that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Loman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pott.
Loman lands a hook that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Loman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loman lands a nice shot to the body.
Loman presses Pott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Loman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loman stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Loman.
Loman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Loman - that landed with a thud.
Loman lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Loman.
Nice body punch from Loman - that landed with a thud.
Loman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Loman.
Loman stalls.
Pott is working for takedown but Loman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Loman digs a right hand underneath Pott's ribcage. Pott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
Loman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pott.
Loman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pott or not.
Loman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potts head.
Loman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loman is working Pott over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands a shot to the body.
Loman lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Loman.
A body shot lands from Loman.
Loman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Loman.
Nice body punch from Loman.
Loman effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Loman.
Loman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Loman.
Loman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Loman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teuvo Loman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruan Pott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Loman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teuvo Loman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loman lands a really nice looking cross but Pott seems unphased.
Pott takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Pott is rocked!
Loman drops Pott with a naaaaasty hook - Pott is in real trouble here! Loman dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teuvo Loman!
Teuvo Loman is the new light heavyweight champion!
Teuvo Loman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ruan Pott spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry my dear country, I'm sorry my dear fans, I promise you I'll do more in my next fight.'.