Stomp-a-thon 15 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Funkhouser
vs
Artur

196 cm
19
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
209 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Instinct

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Artur!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funkhouser moves away.
Funkhouser tries to counter with a takedown but Artur is quick to defend against it.
Artur ducks right into an uppercut from Funkhouser.
Artur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Funkhouser tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Artur manages to circle out of the way.
Artur scores with a nice head shot.
Artur thuds a left hand into Funkhouser's body.
Funkhouser scores with a nice strike.
Funkhouser shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Artur defends it nicely.
Artur 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur looks to land a left hand but Funkhouser moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Funkhouser finds it's target.
Funkhouser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Artur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Funkhouser ducks under a wild hook from Artur.
Funkhouser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Artur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkhouser.
Artur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Artur works the jab nicely.
Artur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Artur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sven Artur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artur misses with a straight right.
Funkhouser drops down looking for a counter takedown but Artur sprawls and moves away.
Sven Artur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur misses with a looping left.
Funkhouser takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Artur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkhouser.
Nice defenses there by Funkhouser.
Artur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Funkhouser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Artur throws a lazy right hand but Funkhouser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funkhouser on the side of the head.
Artur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funkhouser drops down looking for a counter takedown but Artur sprawls and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws a shot from downtown. Funkhouser moves away and avoids it.
Funkhouser attempts a counter takedown but Artur avoids it well and moves away.
Artur lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Artur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funkhouser slips under a jab.
Funkhouser attempts a counter takedown but Artur avoids it well and moves away.
Artur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Funkhouser.
Artur throws a sloppy head kick and Funkhouser moves out of range easily.
Funkhouser ducks under a wild hook from Artur.
Artur scores with a jab to the head.

Funkhouser is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Artur's half guard.
Artur is trying to stand back up but Funkhouser is controlling him
Funkhouser works his way into full mount!
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!

Funkhouser jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Artur manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Funkhouser goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Artur has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Funkhouser but great work by Artur.
Funkhouser is looking to reverse the position.
Artur controlling the position from side mount.
Artur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funkhouser keeps working.
Funkhouser tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Artur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Funkhouser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artur throws a shot from downtown. Funkhouser moves away and avoids it.
Funkhouser changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Artur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Artur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Artur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Funkhouser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Artur.
Artur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funkhouser throws a body punch but Artur moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur misses with a wild body shot.
Funkhouser works Artur's body with a nice hook.
Artur looks to land a right hand but Funkhouser moved out of range.
Artur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur misses the jab.
Funkhouser half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Funkhouser finds it's way through Artur's defenses.
Artur might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Funkhouser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artur.
A swing and a miss from Artur.

Funkhouser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Artur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Artur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkhouser tries to counter with a takedown but Artur is quick to defend against it.
Artur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Artur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Artur lands a lovely overhand right.
Artur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser avoids the head kick by Artur.
Funkhouser defending well as Artur loads up on a big left hand.
Funkhouser tries to counter by clinching up but Artur breaks away and moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Funkhouser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artur misses with an uppercut.
Funkhouser tries to counter with a takedown but Artur is quick to defend against it.
Artur tests Funkhouser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Funkhouser tries to clinch but Artur is having none of it.
Artur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Artur scores with a nice head shot.
Artur takes a swing at Funkhouser's ribcage but misses.
Funkhouser tries to counter with a takedown but Artur is quick to defend against it.
Funkhouser lands with a hook. Artur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Funkhouser drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Funkhouser trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Funkhouser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funkhouser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Funkhouser trying to control the position from guard on top but Artur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Artur pulls Funkhouser in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artur is trying to keep Funkhouser in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Artur looking for a guillotine here but Funkhouser defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Funkhouser wants to control from the top but Artur keeps moving.
Funkhouser trying to move into half guard but instead Artur has managed to sweep!

Artur is stalling in the full guard.

Funkhouser is looking to cinch up a triangle. Artur throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Funkhouser's body to avoid the submission. Funkhouser has instead reached around Artur's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Funkhouser arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Trenton Funkhouser!
An out of breath Trenton Funkhouser thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Oshie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamad Salem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Oshie
vs
Salem

200 cm
19
278 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Oshie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamad Salem!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oshie throws a sloppy head kick
and Salem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Alexander Oshie has been cut.
Oshie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Mohamad Salem has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salem.
Salem throws a nice looking combination but Oshie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salem scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salem blocks the body kick.

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

Oshie is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salem shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Oshie takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Salem sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Oshie bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mohamad Salem!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mahmoud
vs
Ja

180 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Instinct

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Ja!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ja tries to keep at a distance but Mahmoud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ja looks winded!
Mahmoud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jas head.
A frustrated look appears on Ja's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mahmoud is leaning against Ja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahmoud lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud.

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

Ja is rocked!

It looks like Brij Ja has been cut.
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!
Mahmoud pushes Ja against the cage and as Ja bounces back, Mahmoud cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Mahmoud follows up with more strikes but Ja was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sameh Mahmoud!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Silva
vs
Kajima

193 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
20
222 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafinha Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuji Kajima!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kajima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kajima throws a leg kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kajima.
Silva looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kajima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kajima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kajima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Woodhouse's in the buildup to the fight.
Kajima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kajima.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kajima throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Kajima clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kajima.
Silva moves away from the strike by Kajima.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva scores with a one two! Kajima had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Kajima throws a lazy uppercut
and Kajima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kajima throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kajima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Rafinha Silva has been cut.
Kajima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kajima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Kajima is looking for the big counter here.
Kajima tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kajima. Silva shrugs it off though.
Kajima swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Kajima takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Kajima is predictable there
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kajima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kajima.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kajima throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kajima misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kajima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kajima.
A slow jab from Kajima misses its intended target.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kajima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kajima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva blocks a jab.
Kajima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kajima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kajima wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajima throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Kajima throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
A cross from Kajima lands.
Kajima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kajima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Kajima misses its intended target.
Kajima just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kajima.
Silva jabs at Kajima's body.
Silva lands a jab to Kajima's midsection.
Kajima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Kajima thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kajima checks a low kick from Silva.
Kajima looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that Kajima ducks under and follows up with a left that Kajima also avoids with ease.
Kajima misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kajima throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva staying out of range there.
Kajima slips under a jab.
Kajima slips a straight right by Silva.
Kajima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kajima.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva slips under a jab.
Kajima misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kajima thinking.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kajima.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice cross by Kajima.
Kajima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kajima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuji Kajima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafinha Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kajima.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kajima in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Kajima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kajima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kajima throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Yuji Kajima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kajima.
Kajima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Kajima stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva works Kajima's body with a nice hook.
Kajima misses with a straight right.
Kajima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajima throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Kajima.
Yuji Kajima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kajima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva tries to clinch but Kajima is having none of it.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kajima throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kajima.
Kajima stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kajima.
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!
Kajima just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kajima unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kajima lands a lovely overhand right.

Silva has Kajima up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva gets through Kajima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kajima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Yuji Kajima has been cut.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kajima's efforts to push away.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kajima misses with a punch to the body.
Kajima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kajima.
Kajima blocks an uppercut.
Kajima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kajima wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva pushes Kajima back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kajima is breathing heavily.
Silva has Kajima pushed against the cage.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is working Kajima over against the cage.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva tries to work over Kajima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva gets through Kajima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
Kajima misses with some punches.
Kajima wants to stall.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva pushes Kajima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kajima backwards.
Kajima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafinha Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a hook but Kajima avoids it easily.
Kajima throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Kajima. Beautiful body shot.
Kajima stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kajima.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kajima scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kajima throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kajima cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Kajima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kajima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajima fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Kajima manages to avoid it.
Rafinha Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva checks a low kick from Kajima.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Kajima throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Kajima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Kajima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kajima.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kajima lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Kajima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kajima manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kajima lands a right hook to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kajima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kajima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kajima under the eye.
Kajima takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Kajima blocks a low kick nicely.
Kajima throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajima walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kajima scores with a hook.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kajima.
Kajima misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Kajima misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That has opened up Yuji Kajima's cut even more.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kajima lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kajima punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva scores with a one two! Kajima had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kajima throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kajima misses its intended target.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
A cross from Silva lands.
Kajima misses with a wild combination.
Kajima misses with a wild body shot.
Kajima drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body kick there by Kajima.
Kajima lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kajima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuji Kajima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kajima 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuji Kajima!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuji Kajima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rikkard Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chopper Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chopper Doom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hanson
vs
Doom

185 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
191 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Spartan Nutrition

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chopper Doom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom throws a lazy head kick

and Hanson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Doom!
Doom is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hanson taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom pushes Hanson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hanson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom is letting Hanson control him for a moment.
Doom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Hanson tries for a kimura but Doom is defending well.
Doom is letting Hanson control him for a moment.
Doom tries to escape but Hanson is in control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hanson works over Doom's head and body with a nice combination.

Doom clinches.
Doom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanson tries to pull guard but Doom forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanson cracks Doom with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanson looks for a takedown but Doom sprawls well.
Doom throws a series of punches but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanson.

Doom gets caught napping as Hanson dives in and scores a takedown. Doom manages to retain guard.
Hanson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rikkard Hanson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hanson digs a good body shot into Doom's ribs.
Hanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doom can do to turn this around?
Doom throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hanson counters with a single leg into guard. Doom didn't expect that.
Hanson wants to pass the guard but Doom is keeping the position.
Hanson is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hanson is controlling him.
Hanson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doom wants to get back to his feet but Hanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hanson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doom.
Doom misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick from Doom.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Rikkard Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Doom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanson misses its target.
Hanson connects with a right hand. Doom shakes it off.
Doom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doom.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanson misses the target.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
Hanson fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hanson is looking to advance position but Doom won't allow it.
Rikkard Hanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanson controlling the action here.
Doom looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hanson slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doom is defended easily by Hanson.

Hanson gets caught napping as Doom dives in and scores a takedown. Hanson manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hanson holds on and takes a little breather.

Doom wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Hanson's closed guard. He's half up but Hanson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Hanson pivots and extends the arm, Doom falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Hanson! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rikkard Hanson!
Rikkard Hanson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Messi Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to André Rieu - The Godfather. Messi Suarez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gracie
vs
Suarez

191 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hektor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Messi Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Suarez has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Suarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Suarez cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Suarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Suarez.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suarez tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to circle away but Suarez has him pinned against the cage.
Suarez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Suarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hektor Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Suarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie wants to stall.
Suarez lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Suarez fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Suarez.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Suarez just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez has Gracie pushed against the cage.
Suarez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gracie is working for takedown but Suarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Suarez lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Suarez misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Suarez has the dominant position.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suarez can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Suarez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie tries to circle away but Suarez has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Suarez after a bit of a struggle.
Suarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Suarez gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Suarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Gracie is rocked!
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gracie to his knees! Suarez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Messi Suarez!