Monsters Brawl Show 1.5:Finals PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olavi Korkeaoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Martin
vs
Korkeaoja

182 cm
21
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olavi Korkeaoja!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korkeaoja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Korkeaoja throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin walks into a jab.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korkeaoja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja lands the left hand.
Korkeaoja lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Pete Martin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korkeaoja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Korkeaoja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Korkeaoja sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
Korkeaoja misses with a two punch combination.
Korkeaoja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korkeaoja scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martin in his tracks.
Nice shot by Korkeaoja.
Martin tries for a takedown but Korkeaoja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Martin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Korkeaoja is trying to get back to his feet.

Martin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martin is breathing heavily.
Korkeaoja wants to get back to his feet but Martin drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korkeaoja wants to control but Martin postures up.

Martin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Korkeaoja tries to escape but Martin is in control.
Korkeaoja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Korkeaoja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Martin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korkeaoja is looking to regain half guard here but Martin keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Korkeaoja is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Korkeaoja is looking for a sweep.
Korkeaoja wants to get back to his feet but Martin drags him back down.

Martin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Korkeaoja tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

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

Martin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Korkeaoja, who protects the arm well.
Korkeaoja wants to get back to his feet but Martin drags him back down.

Martin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Korkeaoja, who protects the arm well.

Korkeaoja throws Martin to one side and escapes!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korkeaoja looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olavi Korkeaoja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Korkeaoja does no damage.
Korkeaoja throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Korkeaoja. That snapped Martin's head back.
Martin staying out of range there.

Martin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Korkeaoja's half guard.

Martin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Korkeaoja won't allow Martin to pass to mount.
Korkeaoja controlling the position well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Korkeaoja kicks Martin off and gets back to his feet.
Korkeaoja lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korkeaoja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Korkeaoja lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Olavi Korkeaoja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Korkeaoja stuffs the takedown.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Korkeaoja connects with a looping right hand.
Korkeaoja uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja 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.
Martin blocks a head kick by Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja misses with a two punch combination.
Korkeaoja looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Korkeaoja avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Korkeaoja defends it nicely.
Korkeaoja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Korkeaoja stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Korkeaoja wants it to stay on the feet.
Korkeaoja misses with the combination.
Korkeaoja throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Korkeaoja misses with a double jab.
Korkeaoja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martin.
Korkeaoja scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Korkeaoja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Korkeaoja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olavi Korkeaoja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korkeaoja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Korkeaoja throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Olavi Korkeaoja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Martin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Korkeaoja knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Korkeaoja wants to get back to his feet.
Korkeaoja tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Martin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Korkeaoja knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Martin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olavi Korkeaoja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Martin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Martin slips a jab and a cross from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja lands with a right hand.
Korkeaoja scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martin walks into a stiff left hand from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja throws out a powerful jab.
Korkeaoja connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martin. Martin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korkeaoja.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Korkeaoja tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Korkeaoja to the ground. Korkeaoja escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Korkeaoja throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Korkeaoja.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Korkeaoja.
Martin dives in and grabs Korkeaoja's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korkeaoja pushes down on Martin's head and hops out.

Martin gets a takedown into half guard.

Martin is looking for a kimura here.
Korkeaoja tries to kick Martin off but Martin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Korkeaoja doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martin.

Martin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Korkeaoja defends it well.
Korkeaoja tries to kick Martin off but Martin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Korkeaoja is defending against the submission attempts here by Martin.

Martin is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin stops Korkeaoja from getting back to his feet.
Korkeaoja is positioning himself well to prevent Martin advancing to mount.

Martin is looking for a kimura here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Korkeaoja connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olavi Korkeaoja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Martin blocks a head kick by Korkeaoja.
Nice shot by Korkeaoja.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Korkeaoja.
Korkeaoja lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
Korkeaoja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Korkeaoja connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Korkeaoja misses.
Korkeaoja lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martin backs up against the cage.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Korkeaoja as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korkeaoja defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martin.
Pete Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korkeaoja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Olavi Korkeaoja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Korkeaoja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olavi Korkeaoja!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suicide Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and davey knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suicide Style has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Style
vs
knox

225 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suicide Style!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, davey knox!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

knox is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Style's half guard.
knox trying to control from half guard but Style is working away.

Style actively working from the bottom here.

Style looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
knox wants to free his trapped foot but Style is holding on for dear life with his legs.
knox trying to control from half guard but Style is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
knox tries to clinch but Style moves out of range.

Style gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
knox would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knox is looking to advance position but Style has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Style is going oldschool here, as he tries to force knox to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so knox shrugs it off.
Style thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Style swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and knox is now in Style's guard. A big mistake from Style there, giving up the dominant position!
Style working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from knox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
knox would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Style is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Style. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Style wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

davey knox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by knox.
Style gets back to half guard.
knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Style really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Style looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
knox tries to stand and escape but Style actually recovers to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
knox trying to control but Style is working from the bottom.

knox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knox postures up.
knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Style swivels though and keeps the full guard.
knox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
knoxis looking to pass into half guard but Style pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Style is in guard.
Style forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Style is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, knox has managed to free his arm - good work.
knox is looking to control Style's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can knox avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but davey knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Style with a lazy takedown attempt

and knox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Style keeping moving, preventing knox from controlling successfully.
knox working some strikes from top position.
knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
knox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
knox passes Style's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Style keeps working.

knox is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Style has managed to free his arm - good work.
Style missing with punches from the bottom.
knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Style keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
knox is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Style!
knox controlling from the full mount.
Style working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knox punching from mount but Style doing a good job of avoiding damage.
knox looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, davey knox just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Style misses with a takedown

and knox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by knox.
davey knox has got the better of the ground game so far.

Style had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. knox defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
knox throws a strike but Style rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Style throwing strikes from guard but knox blocks nicely.
knox looking for a sweep. Not yet knox, not yet.
Style throws a big right hand that misses.
Suicide Style has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
davey knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Style postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
davey knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well knox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... davey knox!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

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

Bush
vs
torres

177 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, jesus torres!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Bush.
Bush scores with a nice right hand.

Bush scores a takedown into full mount!

Bush jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but torres manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bush throws an elbow but torres slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bush looking to punish the body of his opponent here but torres is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Bush crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Bush tries for a kimura but torres is defending well.
Bush lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
torres struggling a bit here.
Bush throws an elbow but torres slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but torres keeps working.
Bush tries to move to mount but torres blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Bush tries for a kimura but torres is defending well.

Bush tries for a kimura but torres is defending well.
Bush creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Bush tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bush trying to control the action but torres is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws a strike aimed at the side of torres's head but torres avoids it well.

Bush working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bush working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
torres is not content to let Bush control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
torres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bush counters with a nice uppercut.
torres fails with the takedown

and Bush counters with a nice double leg into side control. torres won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

torres scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bush is trying to get back to half guard.
Bush regains half guard.
torres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bush wants to control but torres is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Bush actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bush is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bush shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bush wants to pass to mount but torres is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bush landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like jesus torres has been cut.
torres wants to hold on but Bush pushes him away.
Bush working torres over with strikes here.

That has opened up jesus torres's cut even more.
Bush sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bush wants to control the action but instead torres gets a body lock and reverses into Bush's guard! Nice work!
Bush looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but torres puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
torres is taking a breather. Bush says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Bush is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but torres pulls his head out easily.
torres is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bush wants to improve his position but torres is controlling well.
Bush is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Bush dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jesus torres's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Bush - just one landing.
torres with a poor takedown
and Bush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for torres!
Bush misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bush unloading with bombs!
torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush looking to control but torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bush landing shots from mount.

torres is rocked!

jesus torres's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at jesus torres's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jay Bush!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Calmerson (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.

Bean
vs
Calmerson

175 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

199 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Calmerson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calmerson throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calmerson. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Calmerson swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.

Bean shoots in and bounces Calmerson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calmerson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calmerson is trying to control the position but Bean postures up.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Calmerson has wrist control.
Bean sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bean wanted to stand there but Calmerson had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Calmerson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calmerson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calmerson's head.
Bean postures up and lands a big shot to Calmerson's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Calmerson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bean is stalling in the full guard.
Bean throwing strikes from guard but Calmerson blocks nicely.
Bean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Calmerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calmerson's head.
Calmerson trying to strike off his back.
Calmerson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calmerson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Bean works over Calmerson with some ground and pound from guard.
Bean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calmerson's head.
Bean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calmerson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bean wants to control from the top but Calmerson keeps moving.
Bean tries to free his leg and advance position but Calmerson is retaining full guard.
Bean is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean scoring with some ground and pound.
Bean with a flurry of punches that miss.

Calmerson is looking for a triangle but Bean pushes his legs off easily.
Bean landing with the ground and pound.
Bean looking to pass the guard.

Calmerson is working an open guard so Bean takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Calmerson tries to clinch there but Bean circles away.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bean fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calmerson sprawls well initially but Bean persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Calmerson wants to control but Bean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Calmerson tries to roll over but Bean keeps him under control.
Calmerson is looking to control Bean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Calmerson avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Calmerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Calmerson manages to get to full guard.
Bean throws a big right hand that misses.
Bean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calmerson wants to sweep but no luck.
Calmerson working a defensive guard here.
Calmerson keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.

Calmerson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bean is aware though and is defending well.
Bean preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bean shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calmerson defends it nicely.
Calmerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calmerson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bean avoids the body shot from Calmerson.
Calmerson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Bean looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Calmerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bean prevents Calmerson from improving his position.
Bean working Calmerson over with strikes.
Calmerson is looking to improve his position.
Calmerson moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Bean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Calmerson is working an open guard so Bean takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Calmerson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bean.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butter Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean avoids a kick to the body.

Bean shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bean showed some decent athleticism there.
Calmerson tries to roll over but Bean keeps him under control.
Calmerson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bean lands a nice short elbow.
Bean lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Calmerson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bean slips a nice elbow through Calmerson's hands, connecting with Calmerson's forehead.
Calmerson has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bean working over Calmerson with some ground and pound. Calmerson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Butter Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calmerson wants to control but Bean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bean trying to control from half guard but Calmerson is working away.
Bean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Calmerson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calmerson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Calmerson keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.
Calmerson controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calmerson's head.
Bean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calmerson's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calmerson is on top in guard.
Calmerson wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
Calmerson wants to stand but Bean is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bean has his hands on Calmerson's head, controlling the position.

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.
Bean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Calmerson throws and elbow that misses. Bean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Calmerson's guard. Nice move by Bean!
Bean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calmerson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bean with a nice head shot there.
Bean with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butter Bean dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Calmerson misses the shot to the body.

Bean closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bean lands in his opponent's guard.
Bean trying to control but Calmerson is working from the bottom.
Calmerson controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.
Bean trying to control but Calmerson is working from the bottom.
Bean lands a couple of digs.
Calmerson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bean is one step ahead there.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Calmerson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Calmerson's lack of action.
Bean tries to kick Calmerson off but Calmerson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calmerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calmerson is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Calmerson is just content to waste time from the top position. Bean takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Calmerson misses with a wild body shot.
Bean throws a series of punches but Calmerson avoids them all with ease.

Bean shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Calmerson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bean landing some decent shots from guard.
Calmerson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bean preventing the sweep.
Calmerson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bean cracks Calmerson with a solid left hand.
Calmerson looking for a sweep. Not yet Calmerson, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean distracts Calmerson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Calmerson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calmerson is trying to control the position but Bean postures up.
Calmerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean is working Calmerson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calmerson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bean sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calmerson has momentary wrist control but Bean slips an elbow through the middle.
Bean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Calmerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calmerson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Calmerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bean's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calmerson controls Bean momentarily but Bean frees himself.
Bean chips away with some ground and pound.

Calmerson looking for a guillotine here but Bean defends easily.
Calmerson is trying to keep Bean in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bean, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butter Bean!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke The General (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Street Cred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke The General had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

The General
vs
Cred

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Luke The General!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Street Cred!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The General throws a series of punches but Cred avoids them all with ease.
The General misses with a jab, cross combination.
The General throws a series of punches but Cred moves out of range.
The General rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cred dodges the punch combination from The General.
The General throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cred shoots in looking for a takedown. The General tries to sprawl out of it but Cred keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The General manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The General looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The General swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The General misses with a wild combination.
The General looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cred dodges the punch combination from The General.
The General lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cred circles away quickly and effectively.
The General fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cred shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The General defends it nicely.
Luke The General seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The General misses with a wild combination.
The General throws a series of punches but Cred moves out of range.
The General looks to land a combination but Cred avoids it well.
The General misses with a double jab.
The General fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The General keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luke The General has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Street Cred.
The General misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cred throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The General's waist but The General gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cred off to one side.
No joy there for The General, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The General throws a series of punches but Cred moves out of range.
The General swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cred slips a jab and a cross from The General.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Horrible takedown by Cred or perhaps it was just good defense by The General which made him look bad.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cred.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The General tries to escape but Cred is in control.
The General tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Cred is landing with strikes from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cred just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The General.
The General misses with a jab, cross combination.
The General throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from The General does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The General swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The General fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The General misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The General rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for The General, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The General tries to bum rush Cred with a series of wild strikes but Cred uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The General.
A punch combination from The General misses.
Luke The General is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for The General, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The General's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The General duly obliges.
Cred avoids a punch combination nicely.
The General swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cred slips a jab and a cross from The General.
The General misses with a wild combination.
The General misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from The General does no damage.
The General throws a right and a left that Cred avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from The General.
The General fails to land with a series of punches.
Cred will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The General defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cred.
The General misses with a few strikes there.

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

Cred shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cred was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cred tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The General is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cred scoring with strikes but The General is staying in there.
Cred sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cred scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The General?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Street Cred will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The General gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cred has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cred stands up over The General, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The General being controlled here, momentarily.
Cred stops The General from standing up.
Cred sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The General has momentary wrist control but Cred slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The General wants to get back to his feet but Cred is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cred not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The General has momentary wrist control but Cred slips an elbow through the middle.
Cred won't allow The General to get back to his feet.
Cred is standing up over The General. The General looks to escape but Cred dives into side control.
Cred is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The General knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cred on the ground.

Cred is working to tighten is grip on The General's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. The General has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cred is really squeezing tight and eventually The General passes out! Cred breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Street Cred!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cronic Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wolfe
vs
Blazer

178 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Narcissus Unlimited

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cronic Blazer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe dodges the punch combination from Blazer.
Wolfe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Wolfe scores a takedown into full mount!
Wolfe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wolfe landing strikes from the mount and Blazer is in trouble!
Blazer is looking to get to half guard.

Wolfe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blazer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolfe working Blazer over with strikes here.
Blazer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolfe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wolfe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blazer is squirming around, avoiding Wolfe's attempts to control the action.
Wolfe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blazer blocking the ground and pound.
Blazer is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wolfe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Blazer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wolfe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wolfe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wolfe wants to control the pace but Blazer is squirming around nicely.
Blazer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blazer blocking the ground and pound.
Wolfe working the ground and pound effectively.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blazer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wolfe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blazer?
Wolfe trying to control but Blazer is having none of it.

Wolfe is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blazer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer tries to lock up and control but Wolfe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wolfe misses with a head shot.
Wolfe throwing strikes here but Blazer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blazer wants to control but Wolfe is having none of it.
Wolfe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Wolfe has control of Blazer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Blazer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wolfe working the ground and pound effectively.
Blazer blocking the ground and pound.
Blazer is looking to improve his position but Wolfe isn't that keen on the idea.
Blazer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throwing strikes here but Blazer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wolfe controlling from mount.
Wolfe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blazer for as long as he can get away with.
Blazer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blazer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blazer wants to get back to his feet.
Wolfe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blazer is looking to escape.
Wolfe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wolfe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wolfe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wolfe wants to control the pace but Blazer is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wolfe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blazer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wolfe working Blazer over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Wolfe.

Wolfe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wolfe controlling from the full mount.
Blazer wants to get back to his feet.

Wolfe swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Wolfe!

C
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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mieczyslaw Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unedanc Relat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unedanc Relat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mieczyslaw Grabowski's chin.

Grabowski
vs
Relat

187 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fightworld Formula
Red Light Clothing ► Amsterdam!

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mieczyslaw Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unedanc Relat!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grabowski moves into the clinch.
Grabowski stalling in the clinch.
Relat fails to pull guard.
Relat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grabowski stalling.
Relat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grabowski has him pressed against the cage.
Grabowski pressing his opponent against the cage.

Grabowski has hold of one of Relat's legs. Relat is fighting the takedown attempt but Grabowski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Relat pulls Grabowski in close to prevent any damage.
Grabowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Relat looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grabowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grabowski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grabowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grabowski thows a huge punch but Relat dodges it nicely.
Grabowski slips a nice elbow through Relat's hands, connecting with Relat's forehead.
Relat wants to control but Grabowski passes into side.
The referee asks Grabowski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Grabowski prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Grabowski.
Grabowski working the body and head with strikes.
Grabowski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Relat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grabowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Relat tries to bench press Grabowski off him but Grabowski keeps the position.
Grabowski taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski scoring with punches from side control.
Relat parries the strikes from Grabowski easily there. Grabowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Relat to escape.
Grabowski controls the position.
Relat is looking to regain half guard here but Grabowski keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Grabowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grabowski landing a few strikes.
Grabowski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Relat wants to control but Grabowski postures up.
Grabowski looks up at the clock and then as Relat takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grabowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grabowski working the ground and pound but Relat is defending the strikes.
Grabowski looks up at the clock and then as Relat takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grabowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grabowski gets the takedown into side control.
Grabowski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Relat tries to bench press Grabowski off him but Grabowski keeps the position.
Grabowski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Grabowski working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Relat is trying to escape the position but Grabowski is controlling the position.
Mieczyslaw Grabowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grabowski looks up at the clock and then as Relat takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grabowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grabowski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grabowski cracks Relat with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grabowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Relat will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Relat wants to control but Grabowski postures up.
Relat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grabowski.
Relat is looking to regain half guard here but Grabowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Grabowski staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Relat is trying to control Grabowski's posture but Grabowski avoids it.

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.
Relat parries the strikes from Grabowski easily there. Grabowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Relat to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Relat sprawls well. Relat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grabowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Grabowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Relat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Relat moves away from the strike by Grabowski.
Relat dips to his left and cracks Grabowski with an uppercut!

It looks like Mieczyslaw Grabowski has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Relat catches Grabowski right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Relat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unedanc Relat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Grabowski loses concentration momentarily and Relat pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Grabowski crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Relat finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Unedanc Relat!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Teevie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Holder
vs
Teevie

185 cm
19
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Teevie!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teevie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teevie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teevie looks for a takedown but Holder sprawls well.
Teevie shoots in for a double leg but Holder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Teevie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holder stuffs the takedown.
Luke Holder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Teevie.
Teevie checks a low kick from Holder.
Holder throws a leg kick which misses Teevie's front leg but catches the back leg as Teevie tries to avoid it.
Teevie misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holder, right into the meat.
No luck for Teevie with that takedown attempt.
Teevie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holder swivels and escapes.
Holder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teevie misses the shot to the body.
Teevie lands a jab to Holder's midsection.

Teevie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Teevie lands in his opponent's guard.
Holder throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder controls Teevie momentarily but Teevie frees himself.
Holder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teevie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holder wants to pass the guard but Teevie is keeping the position.
Holder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holder has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Holder looking to sit in guard and control but Teevie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Teevie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Teevie preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holder holds on and takes a little breather.
Teevie looking to sit in guard and control but Holder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Teevie wants to stand but Holder is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teevie is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Holder dives into side control.
Holder advances to full mount.
Holder controlling the position easily from mount.
Holder looking to control but Teevie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
Teevie wants to hold on but Holder pushes him away.
Holder sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holder raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Holder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Holder throws a head kick that Teevie semi-blocks.

It looks like Ray Teevie has been cut.
Teevie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Holder drives through and clinches with Teevie against the cage.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Teevie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holder stops a takedown attempt from Teevie.
Teevie takes an elbow to the temple.
Holder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Holder.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holder prevents a takedown attempt there.
Teevie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luke Holder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Teevie.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teevie avoids it.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Ray Teevie's cut even more.
Holder leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holder prevents the takedown attempt.
Holder prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holder.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Teevie shrugs off.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Teevie in his tracks for a moment.
Holder stalling.
Teevie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holder gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Teevie in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Ray Teevie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holder taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holder lands a damaging elbow.
Teevie is working for takedown but Holder is calmly controlling the position for now.
Teevie can't get the takedown.
Holder prevents the takedown attempt.
Teevie is breathing heavily.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but Teevie avoids the damage to the body.
Holder is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Teevie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holder gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Teevie wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Teevie takes an elbow to the temple.

Ray Teevie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ray Teevie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Holder!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen. Anderson Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cross
vs
Gracie

179 cm
22
168 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

176 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Rivers Edge Nutrition
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Cross stuffs the takedown.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Gracie.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Cross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.

It looks like Anderson Gracie has been cut.
Cross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie looks gassed!

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

Gracie is rocked!
Cross closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gracie out cold! Gracie corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Cross!
David Cross retains his lightweight title!