WeInSyd 22 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Uzun (ranked 7439 p4p, 210 weight class) and Pound Land (ranked 8287 p4p, 218 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uzun might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Trogdor the Burninator" by Strong Bad. Land is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Poundland.. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Uzun
vs
Land

195 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

210 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bogdan Uzun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pound Land!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Land throws a leg kick that misses.
Uzun throws a looping overhand right but Land ducks down to avoid it.
Uzun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Land looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Land misses with a body shot.
Uzun moves out of range of the body kick from Land.
Land misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Land looks to land a right hand but Uzun moved out of range.
Uzun went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Uzun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzun stalks Land and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Land's face. Land staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Pound Land has been cut.
Uzun feints and then cracks Land's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Land down.
Uzun misses with a low kick.
Uzun throws a lazy head kick
and Land counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Bogdan Uzun has been cut.
Land looks to throw the jab but Uzun is out of range.
Land throws a front kick aimed at Uzun's knee but Uzun avoids it well.
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!
Uzun avoids the body shot from Land.
Uzun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from Uzun lands.
Bogdan Uzun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Land lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uzun throws a lazy right hand but Land sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzun throws an off balance right hand
and Land counters with a thumping low kick.
Uzun blocks a low kick nicely.
Uzun attempts a counter takedown but Land avoids it well and moves away.
Uzun misses with a body shot.
Uzun swings away with a body shot that misses
and Land counters with a straight right hand.
Land takes a jab right on the kisser.
Uzun tries a head kick but it misses.
Land wants to counter the offense by Uzun and move into the clinch position.
Land looks to throw the jab but Uzun is out of range.

Land gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Land has Uzun pressed against the cage, preventing Uzun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uzun avoids the elbow strike from Land, against the cage.
Land gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Land lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uzun is trying to break the clinch but Land has him pressed against the cage.
Uzun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Land pushes Uzun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bogdan Uzun's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uzun tries to circle away but Land has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Uzun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uzun misses with a right hand
and Land counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uzun is breathing heavily.
Land jabs Uzun to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Land shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Uzun's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Land accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Land controls from within his opponent's guard.
Land lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Bogdan Uzun's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Uzun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Land.
Land is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Uzun tries to get out of the position.
Land advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Land seems content to control.
Land has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Land is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Land is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Uzun!
Uzun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Land on the ground.
Land sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Uzun is in all sorts of trouble here.
Land takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uzun really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzun wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Land.
Land with the ground and pound from mount.

Jeez, Bogdan Uzun's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pound Land!
During a confident post fight interview, Pound Land thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boltzmann Brian (ranked 23508 p4p, 846 weight class) and Aguta Grizzly (ranked 8164 p4p, 780 weight class). Brian comes to the cage accompanied by Are you a Boltzmann Brian?. Boltzmann Brian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brian
vs
Grizzly

188 cm
20
216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
21
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boltzmann Brian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aguta Grizzly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Brian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grizzly moves out of range of the strikes.
Brian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grizzly counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Boltzmann Brian has been cut.
Brian misses with a shot to the body
and Grizzly counters with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Grizzly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Grizzly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Grizzly.
Grizzly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brian misses with a series of wild punches.
Grizzly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brian pushes Grizzly up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grizzly.
Brian misses with an elbow over the top.
Brian tries to pull guard but Grizzly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grizzly lands a shot to the body.

Grizzly breaks from the clinch.
Brian misses with a low kick as Grizzly jumps back.
Brian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grizzly avoids a kick to the body.
Brian misses with a wild body shot.
Grizzly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grizzly scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly blocks a head kick by Brian.
A left lands for Grizzly.
Grizzly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grizzly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aguta Grizzly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grizzly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brian on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grizzly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grizzly finds it's way round the side to connect with Brian's head.
Brian misses with an uppercut
and Grizzly counters with a low kick, right behind Brian 's knee.
Grizzly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grizzly stuffs the takedown attempt from Brian. Brian gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian misses the body punch
and Grizzly counters with a leg kick.
Grizzly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grizzly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brian.
Grizzly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Boltzmann Brian's cut is getting worse.
Grizzly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grizzly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brian.
Grizzly throws out a powerful jab.
Brian throws a poor cross that misses
and Grizzly counters with a straight right hand.
Grizzly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grizzly ducks under a wild hook from Brian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brian takes a swing at Grizzly's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Grizzly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brian throws a jab when Grizzly was well out of range.
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!
Brian takes one to the side of the head.
Brian works the jab nicely.
Brian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grizzly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brian thinking.
Brian throws a low kick but Grizzly moves out of range easily.
Brian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boltzmann Brian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grizzly scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aguta Grizzly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boltzmann Brian's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grizzly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brian misses with a head kick.
Grizzly feints a counter leg kick.
Brian misses with a takedown
and Grizzly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian takes one to the chin there.

Boltzmann Brian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grizzly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brian with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Grizzly counter with a right hand.
Grizzly feints and then cracks Brian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brian down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grizzly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grizzly wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boltzmann Brian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brian misses with a kick to the body.

Grizzly has Brian up against the cage in a clinch.

Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grizzly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brian cracks Grizzly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brian misses with a body shot.
Grizzly looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A big right from Brian misses.

Brian forces Grizzly back against the cage and clinches.

Grizzly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brian doesn't manage to clinch there - Grizzly circles away.
Brian throws a wild body kick that Grizzly sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grizzly! But no joy.
Brian throws a low kick but Grizzly avoids it.
Grizzly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grizzly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brian's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grizzly counters with a leg kick.
Brian takes a swing at Grizzly's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Grizzly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Grizzly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grizzly counters with an inside leg kick.
Brian throws a right and a left that Grizzly avoids nicely.
Grizzly throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brian gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Brian tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Grizzly is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Brian buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Brian!! Brian is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Grizzly throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aguta Grizzly!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Laird (ranked 8348 p4p, 261 weight class) and Tenshin Segawa (ranked 23772 p4p, 270 weight class). Tenshin Segawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Laird
vs
Segawa

166 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 Tokyo, Alexander Laird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tenshin Segawa!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laird takes the fight into the clinch.
Segawa misses with a body punch.
Laird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Segawas head.
Segawa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laird lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laird swings wildly with an uppercut but Segawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Laird fails to land.
Segawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Segawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Segawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lairds head.
A short right from Segawa on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Segawa.
Laird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laird has a couple of punches blocked by Segawa.
Segawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Segawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laird working aggressively here.
Laird scores with a shot to the side of Segawa's head.
Laird working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Segawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Laird uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Segawa.
Segawa lands a shoulder strike.
Laird digs a right hand underneath Segawa's ribcage. Segawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Segawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Laird fails to land.
Laird stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Laird fails to land.
Laird lands with a light punch inside.
Laird throws a punch but it's blocked by Segawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Segawa.
Laird misses with the head strike.
Laird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Segawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laird prevents a body shot from Segawa.
Segawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laird backwards.
Laird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Segawa's elbow.
Segawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laird backwards.
Segawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Segawa blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laird scores with a shoulder strike.
Segawa tries to work over Laird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Segawa leaning against his opponent.
Laird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Segawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laird backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Segawa.
Segawa working aggressively here.
Segawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Segawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Laird backwards.

Laird is rocked!
Laird leaning his opponent against the cage.
Laird cracks Segawa with a nice body shot.
Segawa scores with a shot to the side of Laird's head.
Oh Laird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Segawa lands an uppercut.
Segawa is pushing Laird up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Segawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Segawa pushes Laird against the cage. Segawa is working some dirty boxing. Segawa pushes off with a quick right hook! Laird goes down! Laird tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Segawa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tenshin Segawa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uwe Schmitz (ranked 7292 p4p, 570 weight class) and Harold Stephenson (ranked 7889 p4p, 596 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Schmitz
vs
Stephenson

189 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uwe Schmitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harold Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitz slaps away a takedown attempt from Stephenson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stephenson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schmitz as he avoids it easily.
Schmitz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stephenson.
Schmitz tries to counter by clinching up but Stephenson breaks away and moves out of range.
Uwe Schmitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Stephenson.
Stephenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harold Stephenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Schmitz. No joy for Stephenson on that attempt.
Schmitz is looking to counter the offense by Stephenson and move into the clinch.
Stephenson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schmitz sprawls well. Schmitz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stephenson gets slowly back to his feet.
Schmitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stephenson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Schmitz defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schmitz rushes Stephenson and presses him up against the cage.
Schmitz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Schmitz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Stephenson closes the distance and clinches up with Schmitz, looking for a takedown. Stephenson pushes Schmitz against the cage but Schmitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schmitz is looking to clinch but Stephenson is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stephenson has a takedown stuffed.
Schmitz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stephenson as he jumps to the side.

Stephenson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Schmitz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stephenson is working away from the top position though.

Stephenson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schmitz has managed to free his arm - good work.

Stephenson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Schmitz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Stephenson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harold Stephenson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cal Riven (ranked 3929 p4p, 396 weight class) and Nilo Putsok (ranked 4190 p4p, 423 weight class). Riven's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Man In The Box. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Riven
vs
Putsok

182 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Riven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nilo Putsok!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riven throws a head kick that misses.
Putsok throws a shot from downtown. Riven moves away and avoids it.
Riven lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riven. Putsok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riven tries a head kick but it misses.
Riven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Riven slips a jab and a cross from Putsok.
A little feinted left hand from Riven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Putsok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riven scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riven tried to score with a low kick but Putsok checks it.
Putsok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Putsok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putsok swings for the body but Riven moves out of range.
Putsok walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Riven misses.
Riven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putsok was well out of range. Poor timing from Riven.
Putsok missing with a left hand there. Riven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riven throws a combination that misses
and Putsok counters with a three punch combo that has Riven backing up. Riven nods at Putsok to acknowledge the strikes.
Riven digs a good hook to Putsok's body.
Riven lands a leg kick that knocks Putsok off balance momentarily.
Putsok throws a right hand that Riven ducks under and follows up with a left that Riven also avoids with ease.
Riven is looking for a counter combo.
Putsok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Putsok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Riven.
Riven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Putsok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putsok misses with a hook to the body
and Riven counters with a big head kick but Putsok shrugs it off.
Riven slips a jab and a cross from Putsok.
Riven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putsok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putsok lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riven throws a head kick but Putsok moves out of range.
Putsok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Riven with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Riven.
Some bone on bone action there as Riven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riven moves out of range of the strikes.
Riven throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riven.

Putsok is rocked!
Riven fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Putsok to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Putsok looks to clinch but Riven throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Putsok taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cal Riven!
An out of breath Cal Riven 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harden (ranked 3291 p4p, 349 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 3383 p4p, 356 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harden
vs
Mitchell

185 cm
20
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harden tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.

Harden clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Harden misses with a knee strike.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Mitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Harden.
Mitchell has Harden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Harden takes a shot to the head.
Harden is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mitchell manages to break the clinch.

Harden has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.
Harden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harden slowing the pace effectively.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Mitchell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harden landing knees to the body.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.

It looks like James Harden has been cut.
Mitchell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harden seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mitchell can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Harden won't allow it.
Harden blocking some punches.
Harden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden landing knees to the body.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harden throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Mitchell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harden is defending well.
James Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden lands a knee to the body.
Harden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Harden looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Harden blocking some punches.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looking for a takedown.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harden counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Harden wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Harden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the body
and Harden counters with an inside leg kick.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Harden tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Harden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harden wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
Mitchell cracks Harden with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Harden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Harden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Harden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harden tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Harden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Harden.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitchell.
Harden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Mitchell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harden moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.

Harden moves into the clinch.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell with a hook.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harden manages to avoid it.
Harden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.
Donk. Mitchell catches Harden right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Harden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harden doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harden drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell lands a head shot.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Harden's body.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Harden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell connects with a jab.
Harden tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Harden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell scores with a hook.

James Harden's cut is getting worse.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Harden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Harden rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Travis Mitchell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Harden lands a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Harden.
Harden with a knee to the head.
Harden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Harden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harden misses with a knee strike.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Harden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Harden slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Harden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harden wants to clinch.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Harden is just out of range.
Harden thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harden tries to clinch up.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harden.
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mitchell with a jab.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands a head shot.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Harden's belly button to the back.
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a body shot
and Harden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harden doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Harden's ribs.
Harden moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Harden tries to clinch

and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harden!
Harden trying to remain calm as Mitchell controls from the top position.
Harden is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell taking a breather here.
Mitchell is continuing to stall.
James Harden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harden keeps working.
Mitchell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Harden is being controlled here.
Mitchell working away.
Mitchell lands a few punches from side control.
Mitchell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden seems a little lost for a moment, as Mitchell dominates the positioning.
Harden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Mitchell advances to full mount.
Mitchell dominating with strikes here.

James Harden's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Mitchell!
A relieved looking Travis Mitchell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
James Harden was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the drawing board for me folks, this is just a bump in the road. I'll be back better than before soon!'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lee (ranked 3992 p4p, 402 weight class) and Russell Westbrook (ranked 3445 p4p, 360 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lee
vs
Westbrook

178 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Westbrook walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Westbrook closes the distance looking to clinch
and Westbrook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Lee tenderised Westbrook's leg. Westbrook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Westbrook.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee cracks Westbrook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Westbrook is just out of range.

Westbrook has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Westbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Westbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee digs a right hand into Westbrook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Westbrook's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Westbrook controls his hands.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Westbrook avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Westbrook tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Westbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Westbrook looks winded!
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Westbrook avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Westbrook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westbrook tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Westbrook back against the cage.
Lee blocking some punches.
Westbrook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook misses with a punch to the body.
Westbrook misses with some punches.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westbrook looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Westbrook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Good body shot from Lee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Westbrook's head.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Westbrook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Westbrook.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to work over Westbrook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Westbrook.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westbrook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westbrook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee tries a body shot but Westbrook blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Westbrook controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
A short right from Westbrook.
Westbrook working aggressively here.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Westbrook scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Westbrook working aggressively here.
Lee tries a body shot but Westbrook blocks it.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee lands the left hand.
Westbrook wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Westbrook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Westbrook tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Westbrook's sensitive parts.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Oooooh!!! Lee has knocked Westbrook down with a huge combo! Lee steps away and waves a wobbly Westbrook back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Westbrook is rocked!
Trevor Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westbrook tries to clinch up.
Westbrook is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Westbrook tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Westbrook.

Westbrook closes the distance and clinches.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Westbrook controls the action.
Westbrook seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westbrook can do to turn this around?
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russell Westbrook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Westbrook can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Westbrook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Westbrook presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
Westbrook blocking some punches.
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Westbrook avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands a left hand.
Westbrook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee blocks a body shot from Westbrook.
Westbrook misses with the head strike.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westbrook blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee blocks a body shot from Westbrook.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westbrook lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Westbrook controls the action.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westbrook.
A nice left hand lands by Westbrook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westbrook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Westbrook or not.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westbrook prevents a body shot from Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westbrook.
Westbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Westbrook avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Westbrook misses with a body punch.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Westbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Westbrook tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westbrook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westbrook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook misses with some punches.
Westbrook throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Westbrook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Westbrook controls the action.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westbrook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Westbrook can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Westbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Westbrook's ribcage. Westbrook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Westbrook misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Westbrook gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Westbrook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Westbrook tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Trevor Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Westbrook doesn't seem phased though.
Westbrook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Westbrook as he checks the leg kick.
Westbrook tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Westbrook tries to clinch up.
Westbrook avoids the head kick by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westbrook stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Lee.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Westbrook doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.

Westbrook rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Westbrook prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee tries to work over Westbrook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Lee cracks Westbrook with a nice body shot.
Westbrook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Lee tries to work over Westbrook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Westbrook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Westbrook working aggressively here.
Russell Westbrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.
Westbrook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Westbrook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Westbrook.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Westbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westbrook misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Westbrook blocks a body shot from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Westbrook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocking some punches.
Trevor Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Westbrook misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westbrook.
Westbrook misses with a body punch.
Westbrook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Westbrook misses with a body punch.
Westbrook has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Lee cracks Westbrook with a nice body shot.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Westbrook digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Westbrook's elbow.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Lee.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Lee!
Trevor Lee was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glady Shinker (ranked 3719 p4p, 499 weight class) and Jaime Lannister (ranked 3830 p4p, 509 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Shinker
vs
Lannister

185 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Organic Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glady Shinker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lannister has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shinker walks into a left hand.
Lannister is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shinker throws a series of punches but Lannister avoids them all with ease.
Lannister misses the shot to the body.
Lannister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinker throws a head kick that misses.
Shinker throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Lannister does no damage.
Shinker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lannister counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Shinker misses.
Lannister just misses with a punch to the body.
Lannister punishes Shinker's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Jaime Lannister has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shinker.
Lannister looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinker is just out of range.
Shinker tries to bum rush Lannister with a series of wild strikes but Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Shinker.
Shinker throws a head kick that misses.
Shinker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lannister fails to land with a series of punches.
Lannister has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shinker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shinker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lannister scrambles back to his feet.
Shinker scores with a nice strike.
Lannister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lannister.
Shinker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Shinker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shinker tries to clinch up but Lannister circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinker scores with a head kick. Lannister tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shinker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lannister moves out of range of the body kick.
Shinker lands a two punch combo.
Shinker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lannister's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Oooooh!!! Shinker has knocked Lannister down with a huge combo! Shinker steps away and waves a wobbly Lannister back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Lannister is rocked!
Shinker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lannister counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lannister is still on wobbly legs! Can Shinker finish him?
Shinker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lannister seems to have recovered his senses.
Shinker is breathing heavily.
Shinker ducks right into an uppercut from Lannister.
Shinker wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shinker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lannister looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinker is looking to clinch but Lannister is avoiding it.
Lannister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lannister throws a nice looking combination but Shinker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shinker throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Shinker does no damage.
Lannister scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Lannister.
A little feinted left hand from Shinker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shinker tries to bum rush Lannister with a series of wild strikes but Lannister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lannister misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lannister. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Shinker misses.
Shinker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinker lands a high kick!
Shinker throws the kick towards the body but Lannister avoids it.
Lannister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister misses with a body shot.
Lannister throws a right hand that Shinker ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinker also avoids with ease.
Shinker misses with a lunging right hand
and Lannister counters with a one-two to the body.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shinker misses with a two punch combination.
Shinker jabs Lannister right on the nose. Lannister blinks but takes it well.
Shinker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lannister.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shinker.
Lannister throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinker. Lannister does a little dance to reset his feet.

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

That has opened up Jaime Lannister's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle, before Shinker throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lannister's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Shinker lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Glady Shinker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Roach (ranked 2173 p4p, 324 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 1928 p4p, 297 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Roach
vs
Camara

195 cm
21
212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Camara.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Camara digs a good hook to Roach's body.
Roach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.

Camara takes the fight into the clinch.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Roach.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Roach is breathing heavily.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara pushes Roach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara digs a right hand into Roach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roach's gas tank.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roach.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roachs head.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Camara.

Roach is rocked!
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Oh Roach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Camara lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Roach to his knees! Camara keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 1110 p4p, 135 weight class) and Evan Page (ranked 1376 p4p, 166 weight class). Evan Page will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

De Barros
vs
Page

173 cm
21
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Forge Clothing Co.
Urban Fighter

Real Men Supplements
Pit Bull Development

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Page!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page stuffs the takedown.
Bernardo De Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Barros fails with the takedown
and Page counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Barros dives in for a single leg takedown but Page sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros tries for a takedown but Page circles away easily
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Page leaves De Barros with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Page let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Barros with a poor takedown
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Barros tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Barros is defended easily by Page.
Page has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page clinches up with De Barros and pushes him back against the cage.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

De Barros ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Barros no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

De Barros has his foot on Page's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Page works his way back into a safe position though.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page content to stall in guard here.

De Barros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Page defends it easily.
Page trying to control but De Barros is working from the bottom.

De Barros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Page can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Page trying to control but De Barros is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Barros pushes a forearm under Page's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Page is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernardo De Barros!