CFC 421 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Low Qui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srboljub Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Qui
vs
Petrovic

167 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

196 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Low Qui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Srboljub Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Qui throws a right and a left that Petrovic avoids nicely.
Qui fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Qui throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Petrovic counter with a right hand.
Qui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Qui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petrovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qui defending well as Petrovic loads up on a big left hand.
Qui stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Qui wants it to stay on the feet.
Petrovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Qui as he avoids it easily.
Low Qui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Srboljub Petrovic.
Qui works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrovic throws a nice looking combination but Qui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Petrovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Qui, which made it look bad.
Qui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrovic.
A nice side step and Petrovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Petrovic.
Some wild striking there from Petrovic.
Low Qui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Petrovic has Qui up against the cage in a clinch.

Qui is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Petrovic can't fight it off and eventually Qui manages to take the fight to the floor. Petrovic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Qui trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovic wants to sweep here but Qui controlling him for the moment.
Petrovic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Petrovic is looking for a triangle here but Qui uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qui cracks Petrovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic tries to bench press Qui off him but Qui keeps the position.
Qui is looking to take a break and control but Petrovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Qui looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Qui landing strikes.
Qui is putting a hurting on Petrovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Petrovic is looking for a sweep.
Qui grinds an elbow into Petrovic's temple.
Petrovic tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Qui easily slips into full mount!
Petrovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qui lands a heavy elbow.
Qui looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Qui is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Petrovic is rocked!
Qui scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Petrovic?
Petrovic is still in real trouble! Can Qui finish him?
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!
Qui connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Petrovic takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Qui's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Low Qui!

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RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deep Tech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Tsunami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tech
vs
Tsunami

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deep Tech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Tsunami!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tech looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsunami is just out of range.
Tsunami feints the counter takedown.
Tech throws out a loose jab but Tsunami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsunami is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tech throws the left hand but Tsunami avoids the punch easily.
Tech showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsunami.
Tsunami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tech darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tsunami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tech.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tech comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tech darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tech lands with a nice body punch.
Tech throws out a loose jab but Tsunami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsunami shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tech.
Tsunami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tech throws out the jab.
Tech moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTsunami.
Tech lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Tsunami has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tech tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tech struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsunami controls his hands.
Tech avoids the elbow strike from Tsunami, against the cage.
Tech has a couple of punches blocked by Tsunami.
Tsunami lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Tsunami gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tech is looking for a sweep. Tsunami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tech controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tech actively working from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tech controlling the position well.
Tech trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami throwing strikes here but Tech is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tech keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tech bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tech passes into half guard.
Tech wants to control but Tsunami is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tech is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deep Tech!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Nator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Стук. Victor Tsoi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tsoi
vs
Nator

184 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dom Nator!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nator is just out of range.
Nator lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tsoi backs up against the cage.
Nator on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsoi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nator circles away quickly and effectively.
Tsoi lands a jab to Nator's midsection.
Nator dodges the punch combination from Tsoi.
Tsoi lands with a hook. Nator tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tsoi tries to bum rush Nator with a series of wild strikes but Nator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tsoi tries to bum rush Nator with a series of wild strikes but Nator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tsoi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nator catches Tsoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tsoi misses with a double jab
and Nator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsoi is breathing heavily.
Tsoi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tsoi is rocked!
Tsoi misses with a double jab
and Nator counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dom Nator!
After the fight, Dom Nator was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yu Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Icarus King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu Sai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sai
vs
King

180 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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 Los Angeles, Yu Sai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Icarus King!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Sai.
Sai missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Sai.
Sai dodges the punch combination from King.

Sai drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Sai scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sai breaks the clinch.
King blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a right hand that Sai ducks under and follows up with a left that Sai also avoids with ease.
Sai scores with a nice body kick.
King looks winded!
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Icarus King has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sai loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

King is rocked!
Sai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Sai finish him?
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sai.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sai - that will leave a mark!
King looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sai lands a right hand from hell, dropping King. Sai pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Sai!
After the fight, Yu Sai was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by The Crusadar. Joshua Warburton has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silver
vs
Warburton

195 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Urban Fighter
Fatty's

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackie Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joshua Warburton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warburton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warburton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warburton throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Silver misses the target.
Warburton misses with an uppercut.
Silver cracks Warburton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Warburton throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Joshua Warburton has been cut.
Warburton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver jabs at Warburton's body.
Warburton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Warburton avoids the body shot from Silver.
Warburton wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Warburton misses with a jab to the body
and Silver counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver digs a good hook to Warburton's body.
Silver cracks Warburton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Warburton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warburton tries to score with a low kick but Silver moves his leg out of the way.
Warburton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Warburton.
Silver thuds his right hand into Warburton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Warburton is rocked!
Silver throws an uppercut from hell that sends Warburton clean off his feet! He's out cold! Silver stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackie Silver!
An out of breath Jackie Silver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Aspirator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Aspirator's chin.

Johnson
vs
Aspirator

190 cm
25
219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Aspirator!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspirator tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Aspirator ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aspirator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Aspirator doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Aspirator wants to clinch.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson leaves Aspirator with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aspirator shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Aspirator's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tom Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Aspirator.
Aspirator steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Jack Aspirator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aspirator fails with a takedown attempt.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Aspirator. Aspirator maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Aspirator's arms but Aspirator gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Johnson is trying to push Aspirator away but Aspirator has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aspirator presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Aspirator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aspirator.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Aspirator scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Aspirator closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Aspirator dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspirator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspirator is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Aspirator pulls guard.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Aspirator seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Aspirator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Aspirator's brow.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson cracks Aspirator with a solid left hand.
Johnson is working Aspirator over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is in close to Aspirator's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Aspirator is rocked!
Johnson loads up on a big left hand. Aspirator felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Johnson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Aspirator can't hide his disappointment, as Johnson celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Johnson!
Jack Aspirator spoke after the fight, saying 'I had a kink in my neck.'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary The Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbara Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Reaper
vs
Long

186 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary The Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barbara Long!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long fakes the leg kick and cracks The Reaper in the body.
The Reaper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Reaper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.
Long ducks under a wild hook from The Reaper.
Long scores with a spinning back kick!
Long throws a head kick that misses.

The Reaper scores with a takedown into Long's guard.
The Reaper sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The Reaper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Long has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Reaper has managed to get both his arms back between Long's legs - danger averted.
The Reaper lands a couple of elbows.
Long is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Reaper throwing strikes from guard but Long blocks nicely.
The Reaper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Reaper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Reaper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Reaper connects with a couple of short punches.
The Reaper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The Reaper connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Reaper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

The Reaper drops back looking for a leg! Long is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Long manages to kick The Reaper off! The Reaper jumps back into Long's guard.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long keeping moving, preventing The Reaper from controlling successfully.
The Reaper advances position into side control!
Long is looking to reverse the position.
Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Reaper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Reaper is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Long will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Reaper scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Reaper lands an elbow.
Long takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

The Reaper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Reaper scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.

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

The Reaper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Long takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The Reaper working the ground and pound.
The Reaper cracks Long with a big right hand but Long just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper working the head and body with strikes.
Long is trying to control The Reaper's posture but The Reaper avoids it.
The Reaper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The Reaper scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Long to see if he's OK.
Long taking punishment in the form of punches.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gary The Reaper!
Gary The Reaper thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titus Pullo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Djamel Hammouche's chin.

Pullo
vs
Hammouche

195 cm
42
272 lbs
32 - 5 - 0

210 cm
40
269 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Pullo. No joy for Hammouche on that attempt.
Pullo drops his hands momentarily and Hammouche takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hammouche misses with a straight left.

Pullo rushes Hammouche and presses him up against the cage.
Pullo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammouche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pullo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hammouche is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hammouche blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hammouche.
Pullo misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pullo.
Hammouche lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pullo prevents a body shot from Hammouche.
Pullo throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pullo.
Hammouche blocks an elbow strike.
Hammouche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pullo working hard to break the clinch.
Hammouche keeps control of Pullo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pullo pushes Hammouche back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hammouche misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hammouche gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Pullo has one foot on Hammouche's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hammouche drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammouche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammouche wants to control from the top but Pullo keeps moving.
Hammouche tries to free his leg and advance position but Pullo is retaining full guard.
Pullo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammouche stopping the sweep attempt from Pullo.
Hammouche with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammouche engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pullo holds on and takes a little breather.
Pullo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hammouche puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pullo wants to improve his position but Hammouche is controlling well.
Hammouche trying to control the action but Pullo is working from the bottom.
Pullo wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche lands with a punch from half guard.
Hammouche is trying to control. Pullo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pullo is looking to control Hammouche's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pullo avoid being mounted?
Pullo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pullo.
Hammouche keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pullo's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammouche postures up and lands a big shot to Pullo's brow.
Hammouche stopping the sweep attempt from Pullo.

Pullo has his feet on Hammouche's thighs here. He's pushed Hammouche off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hammouche screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Titus Pullo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Titus Pullo made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.