Fight Hard Week 1 PT1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Dump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton DeMarinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dump
vs
DeMarinni

190 cm
18
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Dump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Easton DeMarinni!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Dump finds it's target.
DeMarinni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dump was well out of range. Poor timing from DeMarinni.
DeMarinni lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Dump 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dump fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeMarinni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DeMarinni works Dump's body with a nice hook.
A jab from DeMarinni finds it's way through Dump's defenses.
Dump turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dump turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dump lands with a hook. DeMarinni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dump misses with an uppercut
letting DeMarinni counter with a right hand.
Dump scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarinni throws a looping overhand right but Dump ducks down to avoid it.
DeMarinni lands a nice shot to the body.
Dump is trying hard to land a takedown here. DeMarinni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dump on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeMarinni lands with a shot to the body.
DeMarinni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dump.
Dump wants to clinch up but DeMarinni keeps it at a distance.
DeMarinni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dump misses with a low kick as DeMarinni jumps back.
DeMarinni connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMarinni tests Dump's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeMarinni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeMarinni misses with a wild body shot.
Dump tries a head kick but it misses.
DeMarinni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dump stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dump is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dump takes a swing at DeMarinni's ribcage but misses.
Dump tries to move into range but DeMarinni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeMarinni.
Dump takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dump throws a leg kick which misses DeMarinni's front leg but catches the back leg as DeMarinni tries to avoid it.
DeMarinni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dump doesn't seem bothered though.
DeMarinni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Dump 's head but he takes it in his stride.

DeMarinni lands a big uppercut and Dump crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dump looks OK. DeMarinni waves Dump back to his feet!

Dump is rocked!
DeMarinni drops Dump with a huge uppercut! Dump drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. DeMarinni is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Easton DeMarinni!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hhhh Hhhh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Hoedemaeker (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.

Hhhh
vs
Hoedemaeker

172 cm
18
234 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hhhh Hhhh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cornelis Hoedemaeker!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoedemaeker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hhhh. That did some damage!
Hoedemaeker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hhhh checks it well.

Hhhh moves into range and clinches up with Hoedemaeker.
Hhhh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hhhh tries a body shot but Hoedemaeker blocks it.
Hhhh has a couple of punches blocked by Hoedemaeker.
Hhhh working aggressively here.
Hhhh tries to work over Hoedemaeker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoedemaeker is looking to break free of the clinch but Hhhh has double underhooks.
Hoedemaeker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hhhh up against the cage.
Hhhh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoedemaeker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hhhh misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hhhh.
Hoedemaeker blocking some punches.
Hhhh tries to work over Hoedemaeker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoedemaeker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hhhh is defending well for now.
Hoedemaeker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hhhh.
Hhhh misses with the head strike.
Hhhh dodges an elbow strike from Hoedemaeker.
Hhhh misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hhhh fails to land.
Hhhh misses with a punch to the body.
Hhhh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoedemaeker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hhhh misses with a punch on the inside.
Hhhh tries to throw a body punch but Hoedemaeker avoids it by throwing Hhhh back against the cage.
Hhhh struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoedemaeker controls his hands.
Hhhh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoedemaeker's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hhhh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoedemaeker.
Hoedemaeker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hhhh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hhhh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoedemaeker.
Hoedemaeker taking a breather.
Hhhh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hhhh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hhhh can't find room to land a body shot as Hoedemaeker controls the action.
Hhhh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoedemaeker backwards.
Hhhh struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoedemaeker controls his hands.
Hhhh keeps control of Hoedemaeker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hhhh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoedemaeker's elbow.
Nice body punch from Hhhh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoedemaeker missing with knees to the body.
Hoedemaeker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoedemaeker blocks an uppercut.
Hoedemaeker tries to land knees in the clinch but Hhhh avoids the damage to the body.
Hoedemaeker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoedemaeker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hhhh avoids the elbow strike from Hoedemaeker, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hhhh.
Hoedemaeker tries to land knees in the clinch but Hhhh avoids the damage to the body.
Hhhh misses with a punch on the inside.
Hhhh misses with a punch to the body.
Hoedemaeker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hhhh.
Hoedemaeker wants to break free but Hhhh has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hhhh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoedemaeker trying to land knees to the body.
Hhhh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hhhh misses with the head strike.
Hhhh misses with some punches.
Hoedemaeker tries to land knees in the clinch but Hhhh avoids the damage to the body.
Hhhh working aggressively here.
Hoedemaeker trying to land knees to the body.
Hoedemaeker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoedemaeker wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hhhh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoedemaeker.
Hhhh misses with a punch to the body.
Hoedemaeker is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hhhh Hhhh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hhhh rushes Hoedemaeker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hhhh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoedemaeker trying to land knees to the body.
Hhhh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoedemaeker.
Hoedemaeker blocks an uppercut.
Hhhh throws a head punch that misses.
Hoedemaeker is trying to stall.
Hhhh tries to work over Hoedemaeker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoedemaeker is trying to maintain a safe position but Hhhh gets an underhook and turns Hoedemaeker into the cage.
Hhhh tries to work over Hoedemaeker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hhhh Hhhh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hoedemaeker prevents a body shot from Hhhh.
Hoedemaeker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hhhh struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoedemaeker controls his hands.
Hoedemaeker blocks a body shot from Hhhh.
Hhhh swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoedemaeker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hhhh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoedemaeker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hhhh is defending well for now.
Hhhh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoedemaeker tries to land knees in the clinch but Hhhh avoids the damage to the body.
Hoedemaeker trying to land knees to the body.
Hoedemaeker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hhhh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hhhh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoedemaeker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hhhh is keeping busy.
Hhhh managing to block the knees to the body from Hoedemaeker.
Hhhh avoids a wild elbow strike from Hoedemaeker.
Hoedemaeker blocks a body shot from Hhhh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hhhh.
Hhhh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hhhh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hhhh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Hhhh.
Hoedemaeker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoedemaeker trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoedemaeker.
Hhhh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hhhh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoedemaeker misses with an elbow strike.
Hoedemaeker missing with knees to the body.
Hoedemaeker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hhhh avoids it.
Hhhh throws a head punch that misses.
Hhhh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoedemaeker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hhhh is defending well for now.
Hoedemaeker trying to land knees to the body.
Hhhh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hhhh lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hhhh fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hhhh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hhhh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoedemaeker can do to turn this around?
Hhhh struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoedemaeker controls his hands.
Hhhh has a couple of punches blocked by Hoedemaeker.
Hhhh misses with the head strike.
Hhhh can't find room to land a body shot as Hoedemaeker controls the action.
Hoedemaeker takes a shot to the head.
Hhhh tries a body shot but Hoedemaeker blocks it.
Hhhh working aggressively here.
Hhhh misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hhhh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoedemaeker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hhhh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hhhh Hhhh dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hoedemaeker tries to keep at a distance but Hhhh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hhhh misses with a body punch.
Hoedemaeker prevents a body shot from Hhhh.
Hhhh blocks an elbow strike from Hoedemaeker.
Hhhh throws a head punch that misses.
Hhhh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hhhh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoedemaeker.
Hoedemaeker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hhhh avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hhhh misses with some punches.
Hhhh tries a body shot but Hoedemaeker blocks it.
Hoedemaeker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hhhh.
Hoedemaeker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hhhh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hhhh has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hhhh fails to land.
Hoedemaeker is trying to maintain a safe position but Hhhh gets an underhook and turns Hoedemaeker into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hhhh fails to land.
Hhhh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoedemaeker.
Hoedemaeker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoedemaeker blocks an uppercut.
Hoedemaeker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoedemaeker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hhhh blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoedemaeker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hhhh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoedemaeker blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hhhh tries to work over Hoedemaeker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hhhh tries a body shot but Hoedemaeker blocks it.
Hoedemaeker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hhhh is defending well for now.
Hhhh misses with the head strike.
Hhhh tries to work over Hoedemaeker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cornelis Hoedemaeker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoedemaeker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hhhh.
Hoedemaeker missing with knees to the body.
Hhhh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hhhh fails to land.
Hoedemaeker looking to stall.
Hhhh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Hhhh on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hhhh throws a head punch that misses.
Hhhh tries to work over Hoedemaeker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hhhh avoids the elbow strike from Hoedemaeker, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoedemaeker.
Hoedemaeker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hhhh up against the cage.
Hhhh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hhhh tries a body shot but Hoedemaeker blocks it.
Hoedemaeker looking to slow down the pace here.
Hhhh working aggressively here.
Hoedemaeker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hhhh Hhhh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoedemaeker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hhhh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hoedemaeker tries to land knees in the clinch but Hhhh avoids the damage to the body.
Hhhh blocks an elbow strike.
Hoedemaeker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hhhh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hhhh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hhhh managing to block the knees to the body from Hoedemaeker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hhhh Hhhh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hhhh, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hhhh Hhhh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan's entrance music is The Animals - House of the Rising Sun. A fine choice. Luther Ross is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ryan
vs
Ross

188 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luther Ross!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan connects with a body shot that sends Ross's belly button to the back.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Ross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Ross slips under a jab.
A big right from Ross misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ryan misses its target.
Ross misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Ross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Ryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ross swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Ross lands with an uppercut that bounces Ryan off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ryan tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a right hand to the body.
Ross misses with a looping right.
Ross gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Ryan slips a straight right by Ross.
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Ryan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ryan duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Ryan as he checks the leg kick.
Ryan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ross 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 Ryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Ross manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan scores with a nice strike.
Ross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot lands for Ryan.
Ryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ross. Ross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ryan tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Ross.
Ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Ross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ross tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Ross is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryan with a body shot.
Ryan clobbers Ross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
Ross moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ross throws a head kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a right hand to the body.
Ross looks winded!
Ross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Ryan scores with a four punch combination!
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Ross moves away and avoids it.
Ryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Ryan does it's job there.
Ryan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Ross misses
and Ryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Ross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ross tries to land a front kick but Ryan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Ryan does it's job there.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ryan slips under a jab from Ross.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ross scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Ross coming out on top.
Ross sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Ross swings widly with a right hand

and Ryan counters with a nice right hand that sends Ross toppling to the canvas! Ross scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ryan finish him?!

Ross is rocked!
Jimmy Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan drops Ross with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ryan follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Ryan!
Jimmy Ryan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young Gunner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mack
vs
Gunner

185 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mack darts in and clinches Gunner up against the cage.
Mack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunner swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunner wants to break free but Mack has control.
Mack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunner avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
Gunner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunner circles away.

Mack clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gunner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack tries to clinch up but Gunner circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Alvin Mack has been cut.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Gunner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mack with a body shot.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Gunner to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack wants to clinch.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack wants to clinch.
Gunner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mack wants to clinch
and Gunner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunner jabs at Mack's body.
Gunner lands with a straight right. Mack didn't see that one coming.
Gunner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Gunner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mack misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner gets through Mack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunner avoids it.

Gunner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunner, as that shot connected.
Gunner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunner keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gunner scores with a body shot.
Gunner lands with a shot to the body.
Mack moves to clinch but Gunner breaks away
and Gunner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Gunner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mack at a distance.
Mack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunner swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunner counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to clinch up but Gunner circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mack rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunner lands a slapping body shot.
Mack looks to clinch
and Gunner counters with a nice body shot.
Gunner scores with a hook to the body. Mack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunner throws a shot to the body.
Gunner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mack had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mack tries to clinch but Gunner is having none of it.
Gunner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Gunner.
Mack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunner connects with a crisp jab.

Mack is rocked!
Mack walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Gunner swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Young Gunner!

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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cristian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Cristian had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlos Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cristian
vs
Silva

182 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Cristian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cristian is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Cristian circles away and we're back to standing.
Cristian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cristian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cristian misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Cristian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cristian's calf.
Cristian scores with a body shot.
Cristian moves away from the strike by Silva.

Cristian closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Cristian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cristian wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

Cristian jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to control from the top but Cristian keeps moving.
Silva is in close to Cristian's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva passes Cristian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cristian is looking to escape.
Cristian trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cristian manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cristian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Cristian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cristian wants to break free but Silva has control.
Cristian has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cristian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cristian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cristian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cristian is one step ahead there.
Cristian wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cristian wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cristian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cristian wants to get back to his feet.

Cristian makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristian has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Daniel Cristian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cristian clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

Cristian drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva controls Cristian momentarily but Cristian frees himself.
Silva wants to sweep here but Cristian controlling him for the moment.
Cristian wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Cristian is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Cristian's guard.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cristian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Cristian keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Cristian wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Cristian wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cristian is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Cristian from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cristian circles away quickly and effectively.
Cristian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cristian throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Cristian throws a combination that misses

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cristian's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva advances position into side control!

Silva has an Americana. Cristian didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Silva is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Silva hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Carlos Silva!
Daniel Cristian was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back.'.