LIA 3: There's A Beverage Here PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raffaele Cutolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heber Roberto Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heber Roberto Lopes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cutolo
vs
Roberto Lopes

160 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 The Island, Raffaele Cutolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heber Roberto Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutolo stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberto Lopes. Roberto Lopes gets slowly back to his feet.

Cutolo forces Roberto Lopes back against the cage and clinches.
Cutolo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cutolo lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Cutolo.
Cutolo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roberto Lopes.
Cutolo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Cutolo.
A short right from Cutolo.
Cutolo is leaning against Roberto Lopes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberto Lopes looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Cutolo.
Roberto Lopes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cutolo scores with a shoulder strike.

Roberto Lopes is rocked!
Cutolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto Lopes is still on wobbly legs! Can Cutolo finish him?
Cutolo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cutolo fails to land.
Roberto Lopes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cutolo fails to land.
Roberto Lopes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cutolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cutolo working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberto Lopes blocking some punches.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Cutolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto Lopes uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Roberto Lopes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
A head punch on the inside from Cutolo fails to land.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
Cutolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto Lopes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto Lopes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cutolo throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto Lopes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto Lopes seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cutolo.
Cutolo pushes Roberto Lopes against the cage. Cutolo is working some dirty boxing. Cutolo pushes off with a quick right hook! Roberto Lopes goes down! Roberto Lopes tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cutolo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raffaele Cutolo!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Hugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down - Bury Me In Smoke. Roy Hugh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hugh
vs
Walker

170 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Hugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melvin Walker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hugh thinks about countering with a head kick.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Hugh saw that one coming.

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

Walker is rocked!

It looks like Melvin Walker has been cut.
Melvin Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Hugh finish him?
Walker tries to clinch up but Hugh circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hugh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hugh blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker tries a body shot but Hugh blocks it.
Hugh prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Hugh has Walker pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hugh.
Walker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Hugh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walker has Hugh pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hugh tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into Hugh's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker forces his way into half guard.

Walker is trying to work for a kimura but Hugh is defending well.
Walker working Hugh over with strikes.
Hugh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hugh defending well though.

Walker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugh is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hugh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Walker.
Hugh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hugh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Hugh blocks nicely.
Hugh has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Hugh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hugh tries to get out of the position.
Hugh looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Walker working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hugh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugh wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker seems keen to control Hugh's posture.
Hugh pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Hugh is controlling him
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hugh wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
Hugh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hugh uses his free foot to push down on Walker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Walker.
Hugh wants to control but Walker has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugh tries to stand but can't do so whilst Walker controls his leg.
Walker gets full guard.
Walker is adopting a defensive guard.

Walker looking for a guillotine here but Hugh defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roy Hugh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Walker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hugh shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Hugh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hugh.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hugh slips under a jab.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker lands a nice hook to Hugh's body. Hugh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Hugh saw that one coming.
Hugh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walker.
Hugh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hugh keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugh can't do much from the bottom here.
Hugh misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Hugh struggling a bit here.
Hugh is looking to reverse the position.
Hugh struggling a bit here.
Hugh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hugh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hugh wants to control but Walker postures up.
Walker working the head with strikes.
Hugh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walker's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker thows a huge punch but Hugh dodges it nicely.
Walker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hugh has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walker drops an elbow to the side of Hugh's head.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Walker is looking for a kimura here.

Hugh is defending against the submission attempts here by Walker.
Hugh is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stalling.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker stops Hugh from getting back to his feet.
Walker is nestled in close to Hugh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hugh's head.

Hugh actively working from the bottom here.
Hugh is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.

Hugh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Walker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hugh!
Walker raining down shots from the mount!
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hugh is bucking up trying to escape but Walker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Walker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hugh is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugh can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Melvin Walker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hugh fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hugh manages to avoid it.
Hugh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walker.
Hugh fails with a takedown attempt.
Hugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Hugh thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hugh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Hugh persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Hugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugh slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Hugh tries to counter by clinching up but Walker breaks away and moves out of range.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Hugh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Walker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hugh defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
No luck for Hugh with that takedown attempt.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Walker - that landed with a thud.
Walker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker trying to stall but Hugh improves his position.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a low kick but Hugh moves out of range easily.
Hugh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Hugh. Hugh gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker throws a right and a left that Hugh avoids nicely.
Roy Hugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Walker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugh gets back to full guard.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
Walker wants to control from the top but Hugh keeps moving.
Hugh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hugh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hugh has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker postures up in Hugh's guard and throws a big left but Hugh blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working Hugh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walker trying to control but Hugh is working from the bottom.
Hugh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hugh won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
Hugh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hugh looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hugh wants to stand but Walker is controlling the position.
Hugh will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hugh wants to stand and escape but Walker is having none of it.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hugh's head.
Walker trying to move into half guard but instead Hugh has managed to sweep!

Walker is pulling down on Hugh's head to control his posture.

Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hugh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hugh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugh being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Walker!
A victorious Melvin Walker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Powell Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Denderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell Peterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peterson
vs
Denderson

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Powell Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Han Denderson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Peterson presses Denderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Denderson's head.
Denderson blocks the elbow strike.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Denderson.
Denderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Denderson's ribcage. Denderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denderson wants to stall.
Peterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Denderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Peterson on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peterson prevents the takedown attempt.
Denderson goes for a takedown attempt but Peterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to work over Denderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denderson's elbow.
Nice body punch from Peterson - that landed with a thud.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Denderson backwards.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Denderson prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Denderson tries to stall but Peterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Denderson's ribcage. Denderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Peterson gets underhooks to prevent Denderson's takedown attempt.
Powell Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Han Denderson.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.

Denderson has Peterson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Denderson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Peterson tumbling to the mat - Denderson dives into Peterson's guard.
Peterson wants to stand but Denderson is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denderson lands a couple of digs.
Denderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Denderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denderson prevents Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Denderson postures up and lands a big shot to Peterson's brow.
Denderson works over Peterson with some ground and pound from guard.
Peterson wants to stand up but Denderson is controlling him.
Denderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Peterson is rocked!
Peterson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Denderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Peterson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denderson gets to his feet and stands over Peterson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Peterson felt that one! Denderson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Peterson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Han Denderson!
A very excited looking Han Denderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggus Dickus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juju Farty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggus Dickus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dickus
vs
Farty

188 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

158 cm
25
249 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biggus Dickus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juju Farty!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farty shoots in for a takedown but Dickus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dickus throwing a counter right hand but Farty manages to avoid it.

Farty drives through and clinches with Dickus against the cage.
Dickus is pressed up against the cage. Farty has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dickus down to the mat. Dickus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Farty misses with an uppercut. Dickus saw that one coming.
Dickus keeps the fight on the outside.
Dickus sizes up Farty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Farty forces Dickus back against the cage and clinches.
Farty looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dickus smiles and moves away.
Biggus Dickus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juju Farty.
Dickus slips a jab and a cross from Farty.
Dickus scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farty doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickus circles away.
Juju Farty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickus cracks Farty with an open hand slap.
Farty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dickus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Dickus does it's job there.
Dickus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farty throws out the jab.
Dickus cracks Farty with a good jab.

That has opened up Juju Farty's cut even more.
Dickus scores with a nice head shot.
Farty tried to score with a low kick but Dickus checks it.
Dickus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Farty shoots in but no luck this time.
Farty fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Dickus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Farty shoots for a double leg takedown but Dickus sprawls well. He's pushed Farty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Dickus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farty darts in trying to clinch
letting Dickus counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dickus connects with a straight left hand counter 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!
Farty tries to clinch
and Dickus counters with a straight right hand.

The cut above Juju Farty's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Farty shoots and misses
and Dickus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farty looks winded!
Farty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dickus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Farty fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Dickus.

Juju Farty's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Farty tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dickus counters with a one-two to the body.
Dickus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickus slaps away a takedown attempt from Farty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dickus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farty's hands.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biggus Dickus!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khaled Hassan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hassan
vs
Watanabe

182 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaled Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe wants to clinch but Hassan slips to the side
and Hassan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watanabe throws a lazy head kick
and Hassan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watanabe looks to clinch
and Hassan counters with a right hand to the body.
Hassan throws out a powerful jab.
Watanabe needs to keep his hands up - Hassan had a free shot at his head there.
Watanabe misses the body punch
and Hassan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hassan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watanabe fails to land the takedown.
Hassan tries to counter by clinching up but Watanabe breaks away and moves out of range.
Watanabe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick
and Hassan counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe throws a lazy head kick
and Hassan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses
and Hassan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watanabe thinking.
Hassan lunges at Watanabe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Watanabe's hand.
Hassan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hassan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Watanabe scores with a takedown into Hassan's guard.
Watanabe prevents Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Hassan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Watanabe controls the pace.
Watanabe stops Hassan from standing up.
Watanabe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watanabe is controlling him.
Watanabe controlling from the top position.
Watanabe passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Watanabe decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hassan stalks Watanabe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watanabe's face. Watanabe staggers backwards, shaken.
Hassan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Watanabe misses
and Hassan counters with a nice body shot.
Hassan lands a body shot.

Watanabe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hassan!
Hassan tries to escape but Watanabe is in control.
Watanabe controls the position.
Watanabe cracks Hassan with a big elbow.
Hassan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hassan tries to get out of the position.
Hassan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe cracks Hassan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Hassan is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Watanabe locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Hassan is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenji Watanabe!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Gamble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Le Carre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gamble
vs
Le Carre

188 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Gamble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pierre Le Carre!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamble has a takedown stuffed.
Le Carre is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Gamble closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gamble is looking for a takedown.
Le Carre tries to score a body lock takedown but Gamble shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gamble is trying to drag Le Carre to the mat but Le Carre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Gamble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamble's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gamble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Carre has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gamble is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gamble takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le Carre throws a nice looking combination but Gamble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Le Carre misses its intended target.
Gamble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gamble wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pierre Le Carre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamble shoots in looking for a takedown. Le Carre tries to sprawl out of it but Gamble keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le Carre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Le Carre swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gamble or perhaps it was just good defense by Le Carre, which made it look bad.
Good shot there by Le Carre.
A swing and a miss from Le Carre.
Gamble is looking for a counter combo.
Gamble throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamble slips a jab from Le Carre.
Le Carre fails to land the takedown.
Gamble tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le Carre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gamble somewhat.
Le Carre throws a counter combo.
Gamble shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le Carre defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Carre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gamble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Carre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gamble is looking to clinch.
Gamble shoots in looking for a takedown. Le Carre tries to sprawl out of it but Gamble keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le Carre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Le Carre changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gamble fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Le Carre avoids it really well and circles away.
Gamble has a takedown stuffed.
Gamble has a takedown stuffed.
Le Carre misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Gamble. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Le Carre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Le Carre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Le Carre lands in his opponent's guard.
Gamble is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Le Carre dives into side control.

Le Carre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Le Carre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Le Carre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gamble on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gamble tries to get out of the position.
Gamble has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamble tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Gamble wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Carre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Le Carre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Le Carre as Gamble shoots in.
Gamble takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Gamble gets caught napping as Le Carre dives in and scores a takedown. Gamble manages to retain guard.
Gamble is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Le Carre is controlling him.
Le Carre throws a big elbow that misses.
Le Carre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gamble is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Le Carre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gamble utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Carre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gamble's head.
Gamble can't keep his opponent in guard - Le Carre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gamble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Le Carre working Gamble over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Carre working the head and body with strikes.

Gamble is rocked!
Le Carre is taking a breather. Gamble 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.
Le Carre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Gamble is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le Carre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gamble seems to have got his legs back now.
Le Carre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gamble knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Le Carre on the ground.
Le Carre lands a big elbow - Gamble is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Le Carre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Le Carre!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikki Hiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harrak
vs
Hiiri

189 cm
25
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Hellraiser FightGear

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 The Island, Omar Harrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikki Hiiri!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrak works Hiiri's body with a nice hook.
Hiiri misses with a shot to the body
and Harrak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrak moves out of range as Hiiri strikes.
Harrak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Harrak.
Hiiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mikki Hiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrak moves away.
Hiiri misses with a body shot
and Harrak counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hiiri! But no joy.
Harrak connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Harrak.
A lazy left from Harrak finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiiri misses with a hook
and Harrak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hiiri misses with an uppercut. Harrak saw that one coming.
Hiiri cracks Harrak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hiiri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harrak counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harrak pounces like a tiger and cracks Hiiri with a vicious hook! Hiiri is down but not out! Harrak follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Omar Harrak!
Omar Harrak thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vikingur Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bombs Away by Whole Wheat Bread. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nelson
vs
Ragnarsson

200 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Hellraiser FightGear
Darkness Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vikingur Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Ragnarsson moves to clinch but Nelson breaks away
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Nelson does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Nelson misses with a hook to the body

and Ragnarsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarsson cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Ragnarsson works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Ragnarsson lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarsson works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Duke Nelson has been cut.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
A short left from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ragnarsson cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vikingur Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab, jab by Ragnarsson - just one landing.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Ragnarsson throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a hook to the body
and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand

and Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ragnarsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ragnarsson lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Nelson is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vikingur Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ragnarsson cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.

Nelson is rocked!
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Nelson! Ragnarsson unloads with more strikes and Nelson sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vikingur Ragnarsson!
Vikingur Ragnarsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Steel
vs
Gibbs

177 cm
25
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Steel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marlon Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Gibbs tries to clinch up.
Gibbs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Steel counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Gibbs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steel thuds a left hand into Gibbs's body.
Gibbs's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gibbs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steel lands a really nice looking cross but Gibbs seems unphased.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steel lands with a right hand.
Gibbs walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Steel defending well as Gibbs loads up on a big left hand.
Gibbs tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibbs throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gibbs tries to land a body kick
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gibbs misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Steel blocks a head kick by Gibbs.
Steel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
Gibbs throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.

Gibbs clinches.

Gibbs jumps guard.
Gibbs has a closed guard, preventing Steel from standing up.
Gibbs trying to control the position here.

Steel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs misses with a leg kick
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel keeps the fight on the outside.
Gibbs throws a chopping leg kick but Steel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gibbs doesn't seem bothered though.
Gibbs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gibbs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steel counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibbs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Gibbs gets a double leg takedown into Steel's guard.
Gibbs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gibbs advances to half guard.

Gibbs is trying to work for a kimura but Steel is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gibbs is working for a submission of some sort.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gibbs.
Steel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gibbs on the ground.
Gibbs stalling.
Steel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibbs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steel's head.
Steel is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gibbs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Gibbs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Steel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gibbs.
Gibbs throwing shots but Steel is blocking nicely.
Steel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibbs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Gibbs might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Steel staying out of range there.
Gibbs throws a head kick that misses
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Gibbs misses the target.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Gibbs's belly button to the back.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibbs can do to turn this around?
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Gibbs wants to clinch
and Gibbs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel clobbers Gibbs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibbs walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
Gibbs tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Brandon Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel blocks a head kick by Gibbs.
Gibbs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steel works Gibbs's body with a nice hook.
Steel throws a series of punches but Gibbs avoids them all with ease.
Gibbs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel lands with a nice body punch.
Gibbs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gibbs tries to clinch up
and Steel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gibbs misses the body punch
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gibbs looks for a takedown but Steel sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibbs tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Brandon Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlon Gibbs.
Gibbs is breathing heavily.
Steel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gibbs has time to react.
Gibbs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel thuds his right hand into Gibbs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steel jabs Gibbs right on the nose. Gibbs blinks but takes it well.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gibbs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gibbs tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steel throws a combination. Gibbs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gibbs doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gibbs tries to land a front kick but Steel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Gibbs's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Gibbs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Gibbs closes the distance and clinches.
Gibbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel scores with a shoulder strike.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibbs avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Steel on the inside.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel punishes Gibbs's body with a nice straight punch.
Gibbs wants to clinch but Steel slips to the side
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gibbs moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibbs tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
and Gibbs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gibbs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gibbs doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel cracks Gibbs with a good jab.
Steel lands a jab to the head.
Gibbs walks into a jab.
Gibbs misses with a leg kick.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gibbs manages to circle out of the way.
Brandon Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel lands the left hand.
Gibbs misses with a leg kick
and Gibbs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gibbs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gibbs misses with a leg kick
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gibbs tries to clinch
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibbs closes the distance but Steel moves to the side
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Gibbs is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gibbs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gibbs misses with a leg kick
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibbs misses with the body kick
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibbs is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gibbs seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
Steel moves out of range of the body kick from Gibbs.
Gibbs walks into a left hand.
Steel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gibbs wants to clinch but Steel slips to the side
and Gibbs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel with a hook.
Steel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marlon Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibbs throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gibbs on the side of the head.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbs misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gibbs misses the jab.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gibbs at a distance.
Gibbs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gibbs on the side of the head.
Gibbs moves to clinch but Steel breaks away
and Steel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gibbs thinking.
Gibbs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibbs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gibbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Gibbs tries to clinch up
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gibbs walks into a left hand.
Gibbs throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel lands a glancing blow to the side of Gibbs's head.
Gibbs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gibbs drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steel connects with the punch.
Steel looks to land a combination. Gibbs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gibbs tries to land a front kick but Steel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gibbs misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel throws an overhand right that drops Gibbs like a sack of potatoes! Steel dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Steel!
Brandon Steel is the new featherweight champion!
Brandon Steel made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser FightGear in his post fight interview.