Prestige FC 49: London 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Chernicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Chernicin
vs
Martell

170 cm
27
150 lbs
8 - 17 - 0

169 cm
31
153 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Chernicin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Quentyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernicin shoots and misses
and Martell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chernicin fails with the takedown
and Martell counters with a thumping low kick.
Martell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Kirill Chernicin has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martell lands a jab to the head.

Chernicin is rocked!
Martell feints and then cracks Chernicin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chernicin down.
Oh Chernicin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martell drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Chernicin's head, knocking him out cold! Martell is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quentyn Martell!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Abi Tural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tural
vs
Hardy

170 cm
24
153 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

177 cm
28
160 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

GREEN!160

Sun-Tzu

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abi Tural!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tural tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tural throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.

Hardy clinches with his opponent.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tural stalling the fight.
Nice elbow from Tural.
Tural blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Tural won't allow it.
Tural taking a breather.
Tural misses with a punch on the inside.
Tural is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tural has his back to the ropes.
Tural blocks an uppercut.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tural looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tural is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tural is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right from Tural on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Tural misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tural dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Tural lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Hardy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tural napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tural is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Hardy working the ground and pound but Tural is defending the strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Tural's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tural tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tural sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tural avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hardy.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tural tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Tural gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tural wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy is just content to waste time from the top position. Tural takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tural avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Tural blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tural takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Tural slips the punch.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tural on the side of the head.
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Tural.
Tural lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Tural misses with a looping left.

Hardy darts in and clinches Tural up against the ropes.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Tural lands with a right to the 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!
Hardy is working for takedown but Tural is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Tural fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tural.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tural throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tural swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tural is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Hardy slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Tural throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Tural throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Tural misses with an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tural.
Tural jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tural throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tural missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tural throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tural rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Tural uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tural throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Tural is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Hardy lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Tural up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hardy from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Tural's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vince Hardy!
Vince Hardy 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
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostrowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. PC Park - Klatka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grace
vs
Ostrowski

174 cm
32
221 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

188 cm
30
213 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Ostrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Grace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Ostrowski as he connects with a hook.
Ostrowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ostrowski misses with a head kick.
Ostrowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace.
It looked like Grace was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Grace was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grace seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ostrowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Grace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ostrowski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ostrowski with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ostrowski throws a hook to the side of Grace's head but Grace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski works Grace's body with a nice hook.
Ostrowski tries to bum rush Grace with a series of wild strikes but Grace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Ostrowski looks to move away, Grace throws a big counter combo but Ostrowski just gets out of the way.
Grace slips under a jab.
Grace is looking to counter punch.
Ostrowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grace has time to react.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
Grace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ostrowski.
Grace is looking to counter punch.
Ostrowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ostrowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostrowski throws a head kick but Grace moves out of range.
Ostrowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grace went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ostrowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Grace counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ostrowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ostrowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grace went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big left from Ostrowski misses.
Ostrowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grace moves away from the strike by Ostrowski.
A little feinted left hand from Grace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ostrowski swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
Ostrowski throws a sloppy head kick and Grace moves out of range easily.
Ostrowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Ostrowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ostrowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace.
Ostrowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski misses with a right hand
and Grace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ostrowski misses with a kick to the body.
Grace is looking for a counter combo.
Ostrowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grace defending well as Ostrowski loads up on a big left hand.
Ostrowski misses with a wild combination.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grace takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostrowski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grace had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ostrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Ostrowski.
Grace was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ostrowski lands a nice shot that snaps Grace's head back.
Ostrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Grace is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ostrowski lands a jab to Grace's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ostrowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Ostrowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grace's hands.
Ostrowski loads up on a big right hand but Grace slips the punch.
Grace throwing a counter right hand but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.

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

Grace is rocked!
Ostrowski throws a front kick aimed at Grace's knee but Grace avoids it well.
Ostrowski misses with a straight right.
Grace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Ostrowski cracks Grace with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grace looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ostrowski finish him?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Ostrowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Grace switches off momentarily and Ostrowski cracks him with a monster right hand! Grace topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Ostrowski dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Ostrowski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krzysztof Ostrowski!
Krzysztof Ostrowski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the ring accompanied by Wild boys. Bravo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Damian Marley - Confrontation. The key to victory for Mirko Filipovic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Filipovic
vs
Rodinerio Bravo

188 cm
36
191 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

189 cm
47
93 lbs
32 - 25 - 1

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Bravo .
Filipovic throws a body kick that misses.

Bravo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Filipovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Bravo .

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

Bravo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Filipovic is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
Joey Rodinerio Bravo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Just Fight (Everything 8$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Mirko Filipovic had this to say: 'I just didn't follow the gameplan right. I'm better than this and I'll be back on top soon'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes to the ring accompanied by When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wiley - Take That. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kahric
vs
Lee

187 cm
31
191 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

185 cm
46
195 lbs
41 - 34 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 34 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee thuds a left hand into Kahric's body.
Kahric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Kahric dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.

Lee has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Kahric has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
Kahric goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kahric as Lee tries to tie him up.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kahric in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kahric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kahric drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kahric looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Kahric drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kahric accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kahric's guard.

Kahric has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kahric is breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kahric keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kahric has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Kahric's legs - danger averted.

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

Kahric is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

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.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lee wants to control from the top but Kahric keeps moving.

Kahric had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Kahric had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Kahric is keeping the position.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

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

Kahric has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kahric escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kahric keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Kahric is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

Kahric looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee wants to control from the top but Kahric keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kahric keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Kahric is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kahric shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Kahric, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kahric.
Kahric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.

Kahric shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kahric showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Kahric postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kahric stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.

Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kahric gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've been hearing that Kahric has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric lands a couple of digs.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Kahric is having none of it.
Kahric with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kahric content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kahric accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kahric is controlling him.
Kahric postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee is trying to control the position but Kahric postures up.
Kahric loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kahric distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kahric scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kahric.
Lee looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahric throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kahric landing some decent shots from guard.
Kahric scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kahric actively working from the bottom here.

Kahric looking for submissions off his back.
Lee trying to control the pace.
Lee is trying to control. Kahric wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kahric looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kahric wants to get back to full guard.

Kahric looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Kahric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Kahric looking for submissions off his back.
Kahric is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Kahric actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kahric is not content to let Lee control the position.
Kahric tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kahric tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Kahric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kahric knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee wants to take a breather but Kahric is having none of it.

Kahric looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Samir Kahric will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee 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 Kahric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kahric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahric was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Kahric shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahric shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahric shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samir Kahric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a push kick but Kahric slaps the foot to one side.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kahric ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Kahric uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Kahric's torso.
Lee cracks the inside of Kahric's front leg.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Kahric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Lee misses.
Kahric attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Kahric's side.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kahric, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee stalling against the ropes.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Kahric's takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow just above Kahric 's eye.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Kahric's takedown attempt.
Kahric avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Kahric is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kahric's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Kahric's ribcage.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee is pressed up against the ropes. Kahric has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahric dodges the punch combination from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahric misses with a takedown

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kahric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kahric lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kahric drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kahric tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Kahric drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee stalling the fight.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Kahric avoids the damage to the body.
Kahric goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Kahric down.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Lee!
Jason Lee very nearly forgot to thank xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes into the arena with Devour the Day - Get Out of My Way blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tavares
vs
Claude Patrick

195 cm
28
210 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
200 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henrique Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Claude Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares walks into a straight right hand from Patrick.

Patrick tries to keep at a distance but Tavares has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick dodges the punch combination from Tavares.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patrick.
Patrick throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Tavares colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Patrick as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Tavares is left battered and dazed whilst Patrick and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Patrick!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Claude Patrick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rostowski's choice of entrance music: VITER - Marichka. This should be a great matchup!

Bradley
vs
Rostowski

165 cm
33
140 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

162 cm
35
137 lbs
24 - 25 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Sun-Tzu

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley tries to clinch but Rostowski is having none of it.
Rostowski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rostowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.

Bradley lands a big head kick that sends Rostowski tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves Rostowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Andrzej Rostowski has been cut.
Whack! Bradley lands a heavy head kick that drops Rostowski. The ref tackles Bradley to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rostowski was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gus Bradley!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gus Bradley made sure he mentioned KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Kalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalil comes to the ring accompanied by Black Rob - Whoa!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dren's choice of entrance music: GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kalil
vs
Dren

200 cm
27
288 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

194 cm
32
260 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khaled Kalil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dren let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kalil tries to land a front kick but Dren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dren throws a right hand that Kalil ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalil also avoids with ease.
Dren has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kalil is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kalil! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Khaled Kalil!
Khaled Kalil is the new heavyweight champion!
Khaled Kalil thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Molito's choice of entrance music: Trophies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rutten
vs
Molito

165 cm
30
162 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

168 cm
40
148 lbs
32 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enrique Molito!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Molito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Molito's shoulder, as Molito tries to avoid the shot.
Molito moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Molito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rutten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Molito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Molito moves away and avoids it.
Rutten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Rutten throws a chopping leg kick but Molito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Molito let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Molito! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Molito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutten connects with a single shot there.
Molito has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Molito checks it.
Molito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Molito slips the punch.
Molito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutten throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Enrique Molito has been cut.
Molito scores with a leg kick.
Molito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rutten throws a one two combo.

Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
Molito tries to land knees in the clinch but Rutten avoids the damage to the body.
Molito landing knees to the body.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Molito has the dominant position.
Rutten is trying to push Molito away but Molito has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Molito has Rutten pressed against the ropes, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Molito is controlling the position.

Rutten breaks the clinch.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Molito avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Molito checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Rutten misses
and Molito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Molito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Molito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Molito misses with a looping right.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molito ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Molito appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Molito moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a jab when Molito was well out of range.
Rutten misses with a leg kick
and Molito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Molito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Molito slips under a jab from Rutten.
Molito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Molito.
Molito defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten throws a jab when Molito was well out of range.
Molito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Rutten misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Molito counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutten throws a jab when Molito was well out of range.
Rutten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Molito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Molito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rutten's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Molito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rutten scrambles back to his feet.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Molito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rutten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Molito's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molito moves away.
Good work by Molito as he checks the leg kick.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Molito checks a low kick from Rutten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Molito tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Molito fails to land.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Molito has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Molito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molito 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.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Molito slips the punch.
Rutten swings widly with a right hand
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten misses with a hook. Molito ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Molito misses its intended target.
Molito throws a shot from downtown. Rutten moves away and avoids it.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Molito can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Rutten.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Molito checks a leg kick.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Rutten misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMolito.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
Molito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molito drops his hands momentarily and Rutten takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Molito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molito checks a leg kick nicely.
Molito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutten.
Rutten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Molito finds it's way round the side to connect with Rutten's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss

and Molito counters with a crisp one two that drops Rutten! Molito thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rutten to his feet! Rutten is in big trouble!

Rutten is rocked!
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and Molito counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enrique Molito! Enrique Molito retains his lightweight title!
Enrique Molito 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.