S02:E06 135lbs Grand Prix PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Assad (ranked 3045 p4p, 373 weight class) and Andrew Brekker (ranked 22290 p4p, 675 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Assad
vs
Brekker

174 cm
24
186 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

186 cm
29
179 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dustin Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Brekker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Assad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Assad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brekker swinging wildly here.
Assad sizes up Brekker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brekker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Assad.
No joy there for Brekker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brekker circles away quickly and effectively.
Brekker throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Brekker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad moves out of range of the strikes.
Assad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brekker sprawls and moves away.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Assad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Assad. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brekker! But no joy.
Assad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brekker takes one to the chin there.

Assad looking to score a takedown here. Brekker is defending well but Assad drives through and ends up in Brekker's guard.
Assad wants to control from the top but Brekker keeps moving.
Assad prevents Brekker from getting back to his feet.
Assad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad won't allow Brekker to get back to his feet.
Assad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assad postures up and lands a big shot to Brekker's brow.
Assad content to stall in guard here.
Assad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brekker can't keep his opponent in guard - Assad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Assad seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Brekker is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dustin Assad!
Dustin Assad really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Organic Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Balor Fino (ranked 3148 p4p, 171 weight class) and Gruff Dragon (ranked 5537 p4p, 268 weight class). Fino comes to the cage accompanied by Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fino
vs
Dragon

165 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balor Fino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gruff Dragon!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fino scores with a shot to the body.
Dragon throws a head kick but Fino moves out of range.
Fino seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dragon slips under a jab from Fino.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragon is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Fino blocks the leg kick.
Dragon misses with a hook.
Fino is looking for a counter combo.
Fino circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that Dragon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fino sprawls well. Fino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragon gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fino wants it to stay on the feet.
Dragon fails with the takedown.
Balor Fino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gruff Dragon.
Dragon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fino is fending him off so far but Dragon persists. Nope, Fino circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fino's waist but Fino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dragon off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Fino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon moves out of range as Fino strikes.
Fino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Fino circles away.
Fino is looking to counter punch.
Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fino throws a big counter combination but Dragon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dragon throws a lazy head kick
and Fino counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Gruff Dragon has been cut.
Dragon shoots in looking for a takedown but Fino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dragon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gruff Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon tries for a takedown but Fino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fino stuffs the takedown.
Dragon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dragon looks for a takedown but Fino sprawls well.
Dragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fino moves away.
Fino is looking to counter punch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Dragon seems to be working for a kimura but Fino defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragon trying to mount his opponent but Fino defends it.

Dragon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dragon seems to be working for a kimura but Fino defends the submission attempt.
Fino is trying to stand back up but Dragon is controlling him
Dragon works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dragon is trying to get an arm triangle but Fino is defending well.

Dragon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dragon is staying tight to Fino's torso, preventing him from escaping.
It looks like Dragon might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Dragon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dragon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Dragon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fino, who protects the arm well.
Fino is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Dragon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dragon wants to control but Fino is keeping him busy.
Fino is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dragon trying to control the position but Fino is working away.
Fino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dragon on the ground.
Fino is trying to buck Dragon off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dragon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Dragon tries for a kimura but Fino is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon takes a little break here. Fino wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fino is pushing Dragon's head away, looking to escape. Dragon manages to hold on to the position though.
Fino being controlled for a moment.
Dragon trying to control the position but Fino is working away.
Fino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fino tries to get out of the position.
Fino is trying to buck Dragon off.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Dragon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dragon prevents Fino from escaping the position.
Dragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fino keeps working.
Dragon controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dragon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fino is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fino is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gruff Dragon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gruff Dragon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dragon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fino sprawls well. Fino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragon gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fino defends well and Dragon ends up having to push Fino into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fino is looking to counter punch.
Dragon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Balor Fino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gruff Dragon.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragon.
Dragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Dragon with that takedown attempt.
Fino looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragon is just out of range.
Dragon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fino defends it well.
Dragon tried to score with a low kick but Fino checks it.

Dragon takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Dragon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Fino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dragon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fino pushes Dragon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dragon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dragon moves into full mount!

Dragon is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Fino is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gruff Dragon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Able Archer (ranked 3446 p4p, 191 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 4042 p4p, 210 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Archer
vs
Nukem

168 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Sportivité

Sportivité
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Able Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem works over Archer's head and body with a nice combination.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukem was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Nukem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Archer misses with a body shot
and Nukem counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Archer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nukem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Archer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nukem doesn't seem bothered though.
Nukem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Archer at a distance.
Archer tries to move into range but Nukem moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukem looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
Nukem tries to bum rush Archer with a series of wild strikes but Archer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Nukem.
Archer tries to clinch but Nukem moves away
letting Nukem counter with a right hand.

Archer forces Nukem back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nukem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nukem can't break the clinch.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Archer stalling in the clinch but Nukem improves position.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nukem wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Archer.
Archer avoiding damage.
Nukem tries to circle away but Archer has him pinned against the cage.
Nukem is trying to force a seperation but Archer has the dominant position.
Archer lands a left hand.
Nukem misses with some punches.
Nukem misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Archer tries a body shot but Nukem blocks it.
Nukem lands a nice uppercut.
Nukem gets through Archer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nukem can't break the clinch.
Nukem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer works on Nukem's body with a couple of short punches.
Archer has Nukem pressed against the cage, preventing Nukem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nukem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Archer has him pressed against the cage.
Nukem misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem blocking some punches.
Nukem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer blocking some punches.
Nukem is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Nukem as the two fighters clinch.
Archer stalling.

Nukem breaks from the clinch.
Archer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nukem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem tests Archer's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Archer closes the distance and pushes Nukem back into the cage.
Archer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer taking a breather.
Archer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Archer.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Archer blocks a body shot from Nukem.
Nukem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nukem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nukem misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer tries a body shot but Nukem blocks it.

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

Archer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nukem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nukem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Archer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nukem gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Archer is on top in guard.

Archer slips nicely into half guard.
Nukem is trying to stand up here but Archer is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nukem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer throwing shots but Nukem is blocking nicely.
Nukem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Archer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Archer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nukem doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Archer.
Nukem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archer.
Archer is trying to control the action in half guard but Nukem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nukem is trying to stand back up but Archer is controlling him

Nukem makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Archer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Nukem.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nukem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nukem prevents a body shot from Archer.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Nukem backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Archer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nukem lands with a light punch inside.
Nukem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nukem.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Nukem backwards.
Archer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nukem scores with a shoulder strike.

Archer is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Nukem.
Oh Archer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Nukem.
Archer tries to pull guard but Nukem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nukem throws a big uppercut that drops Archer! More strikes from Nukem and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Archer lies dazed against the cage as Nukem celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Nukem!
After the fight, Duke Nukem 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Papa John (ranked 3172 p4p, 174 weight class) and Dave Brooksbank (ranked 4922 p4p, 470 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.

John
vs
Brooksbank

170 cm
24
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
31
160 lbs
8 - 17 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooksbank pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brooksbank swinging wildly here.

Brooksbank moves into the clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Brooksbank jumps guard.

Brooksbank is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and John defends well.
John looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John preventing the sweep.

John has gone for a leg lock! Brooksbank slips out almost immediately though and dives into John's guard.

Brooksbank trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John trying to keep a closed guard but Brooksbank is proving a slippery customer.
Brooksbank slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
John controls Brooksbank momentarily but Brooksbank frees himself.
Brooksbank wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
Brooksbank wants to pass the guard but John is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
John misses with a double jab.

John tries to keep at a distance but Brooksbank has taken the fight into the clinch.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooksbank managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooksbank takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands an elbow just above Brooksbank 's eye.
John stalling.

Brooksbank has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics John uses from the top position.
Brooksbank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and John is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooksbank makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brooksbank.

Brooksbank looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John wants to control from the top but Brooksbank keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dave Brooksbank will probably get the nod.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brooksbank closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Brooksbank manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooksbank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooksbank pulls John in close to prevent any damage.
Brooksbank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooksbank trying to control the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brooksbank holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brooksbank has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
John wants to control from the top but Brooksbank keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Brooksbank does a little dance to reset his feet.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Brooksbank.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John takes a swing at Brooksbank's ribcage but misses.
And Brooksbank tries to counter it with a takedown but John pushes his down on his head and steps out.

John clinches.

Brooksbank pulls guard effortlessly.

Brooksbank is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. John is aware though and is defending well.
Brooksbank is trying to keep John in close.
John is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Brooksbank isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. John stacks Brooksbank on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by John!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but John presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brooksbank is looking to improve his position but John isn't that keen on the idea.
Brooksbank is squirming around, avoiding John's attempts to control the action.
John avoids the attempt from Brooksbank to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
John tries to control but Brooksbank wriggling away.
John tries to stand up but Brooksbank had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
John trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John is staying active underneath Brooksbank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Brooksbank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

John clobbers Brooksbank with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brooksbank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooksbank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Brooksbank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooksbank was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooksbank moves away.

Brooksbank shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. John is trying to defend but Brooksbank finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
John trying to control from the bottom.

John looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brooksbank wants to pass the guard but John is defending well.
Dave Brooksbank has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooksbank is working for a kimura but John is defending it quite comfortably.
Brooksbank looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
John is looking for a sweep. Brooksbank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
John tries to kick Brooksbank off but Brooksbank keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brooksbank is just content to waste time from the top position. John takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brooksbank trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Brooksbank got a little sloppy there for a moment and John has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooksbank has managed to get both his arms back between John's legs - danger averted.
Brooksbank slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brooksbank tries to move into full mount but can't pass John's legs.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brooksbank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
John tries to get to full guard but Brooksbank has control of the leg.

John manages to escape and get back to his feet!

John tries to sprawl but Brooksbank drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brooksbank passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for John!
John is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brooksbank prevents John from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John is just holding on here. Brooksbank manages to take his back.
Brooksbank controlling well, preventing John from escaping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Brooksbank's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
John trying to control the hands but Brooksbank breaks the grip.
Brooksbank is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Brooksbank.
I've got Brooksbank winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dave Brooksbank!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Dave Brooksbank!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Dave Brooksbank!

Dave Brooksbank wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Dave Brooksbank made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Slasher (ranked 2925 p4p, 161 weight class) and Polly Paulson (ranked 5062 p4p, 260 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slasher
vs
Paulson

162 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Slasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Polly Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Slasher.
Paulson throws a jab but it's blocked by Slasher.
Slasher misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Slasher does it's job there.
Paulson missing with a left hand there. Slasher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slasher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paulson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slasher throws the left hand but Paulson avoids the punch easily.
Paulson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slasher wants to clinch up but Paulson keeps it at a distance.
Slasher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slasher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paulson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slasher was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulson.
Paulson throws a hook to the side of Slasher's head but Slasher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Slasher walks into a straight right hand from Paulson.
Paulson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slasher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slasher. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slasher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slasher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulson.
Slasher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Slasher is looking to counter punch.
Slasher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulson.
Slasher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paulson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slasher connects with a right hand. Paulson shakes it off.
Slasher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slasher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slasher lands a body shot.
Slasher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paulson eats them both and turns towards Slasher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Paulson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paulson is still on wobbly legs! Can Slasher finish him?
Paulson lands with a left to the head.
Paulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulson takes a shot to the head.
Paulson has a couple of punches blocked by Slasher.
Slasher lands a body shot.
Paulson throws a punch but it's blocked by Slasher.
Slasher creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Paulson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Paulson drops to his knees and Slasher pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Slasher!
After winning the bout, Joe Slasher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Sheehy (ranked 2072 p4p, 239 weight class) and Sergei Ulatov (ranked 2327 p4p, 260 weight class). Sheehy comes into the arena with Tree falls - Timber! blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sheehy
vs
Ulatov

168 cm
23
149 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

173 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Ulatov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ulatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheehy with a hook.

Sheehy tries to sprawl but Ulatov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ulatov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sheehy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Sheehy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ulatov slips a nice elbow through Sheehy's hands, connecting with Sheehy's forehead.
Ulatov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ulatov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sheehy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sheehy won't allow Ulatov to pass to mount.
My spies in Ippon Squad inform me that Ulatov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheehy is trying to control but Ulatov manages to pass to mount!
Sheehy tries to lock up and control but Ulatov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulatov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sheehy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ulatov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ulatov with the ground and pound from mount.
Sheehy is squirming around, avoiding Ulatov's attempts to control the action.
Ulatov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sheehy taking shots to the head.
Ulatov lands a couple of good shots and Sheehy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will Ulatov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sheehy rolls, trying to escape but Ulatov keeps control of the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Sheehy as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ulatov!
Ulatov is controlling the position but Sheehy somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

Sheehy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ulatov pulls his head out easily.
Ulatov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sheehy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Sheehy has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ulatov. Oh but Sheehy has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ulatov goes limp - he's gone! Sheehy jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ethan Sheehy!
A relieved looking Ethan Sheehy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Schultz (ranked 2115 p4p, 108 weight class) and One Fortytwo (ranked 2397 p4p, 123 weight class). Schultz comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Schultz
vs
Fortytwo

160 cm
24
130 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

222 cm
23
142 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains
Sportivité

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunter Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortytwo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortytwo. Schultz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schultz just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortytwo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schultz.

Schultz clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fortytwo obliges.
Fortytwo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schultz misses with a body punch.

Schultz gets control of Fortytwo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schultz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fortytwo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Schultz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schultz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fortytwo defends it easily.

Schultz has his feet on Fortytwo's thighs here. He's pushed Fortytwo 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! Fortytwo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gunter Schultz!
Gunter Schultz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, One Fortytwo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 1743 p4p, 264 weight class) and Chong Tay (ranked 1925 p4p, 287 weight class). Chong Tay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Average
vs
Tay

183 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

150 cm
24
210 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Average changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tay trying to remain calm as Average controls from the top position.
Average misses with the ground and pound.

Average tries for a kimura but Tay is defending well.
Average will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Average misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Average tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Average has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here as Average stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Average.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Average tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Average has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tay dodges the ground and pound from Average.
Average misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Average happy to just control the position for now.
Tay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Average. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Average looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Average is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Average 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average wants to control but Tay is keeping him busy.
Tay seems a little lost for a moment, as Average dominates the positioning.
Average misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Average has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tay is trying to get back to his feet.
Average taking a breather here.
Average trying to control the action but Tay is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average takes a little break here. Tay wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

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

Average tries for a kimura but Tay is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Average tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Average sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tay is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Average tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tay defending against the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average controlling the position from side mount.
Average is putting a hurting on Tay here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Average dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Average fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tay to the ground. Average is now in Tay's guard.
Tay keeping moving, preventing Average from controlling successfully.
Average looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Average is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tay has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Crapollas Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tay wants to stand up but Average is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Average is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Average postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tay is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Average, into his guard.

Average looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Average is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Average is looking for a triangle but Tay pushes his legs off easily.
Average trying to control the position.
Average pulls Tay in close to his closed guard and prevents Tay from doing any damage or advancing position.

Tay gets to his feet - Average follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay swinging wildly here.

Average feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Average is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tay is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tay has escaped and now he's on top!

Average has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tay can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average has control of Tay's left arm, preventing Tay from doing any damage.
Average continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Average throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Average dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Average shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tay is trying to defend but Average finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Average is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tay is just riding it out for now. Average eventually gives up the hold.

Average is looking for a kimura but Tay is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Average to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tay's head.
Average stalling away here and it's allowed Tay to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay is wriggling around but Average manages to pass to half guard.

Average is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Average seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Average.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Average lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Average is trying to control the action in half guard but Tay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Average is trying to work for a kimura but Tay is defending well.

Average is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tay still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tay has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Average struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Tay decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tay throws a series of punches but Average moves out of range.
Joe Average is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Average counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tay won't be happy with that.
Average is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Average is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tay can do to turn this around?

Average tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Average in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chong Tay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Average showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Average, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Joe Average!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Joe Average!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Joe Average!

Joe Average wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Joe Average thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vape Diaz (ranked 1276 p4p, 155 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 1286 p4p, 156 weight class). Karate has chosen Shot Em' as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Karate

184 cm
24
162 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
139 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karate throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Karate.

Karate forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Karate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Karate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz lunges at Karate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karate's hand.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karate tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Karate tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Karate takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Karate tries to clinch up.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Karate slips the punch.
Karate drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karate slips under a jab.
Karate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Diaz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Karate takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karate.
Joey Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karate looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karate.
Karate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karate tries to clinch

and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Karate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Karate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Karate is trying to get back to full guard.

Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Karate keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Diaz winds up and cracks Karate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Karate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz moves into full mount! Karate won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control but Karate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karate is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Karate tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Diaz is working for a guillotine from mount but Karate frees his head quite easily.
Karate wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Karate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz has hold of Karate's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Karate manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diaz prevents Karate from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Karate is in no mood to give up.
Diaz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Diaz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Karate defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Karate is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Karate is squirming around nicely.
Diaz wants to take Karate's back but he can't do it this time.
Karate sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vape Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karate throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joey Karate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Karate slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz pushes down on Karate's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karate trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Karate tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Vape Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karate is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Ground and pound from Diaz.

Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Karate defends the submission attempt.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Karate wants to get back to full guard.

Diaz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Karate is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vape Diaz!
Vape Diaz gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).