PSE 22 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buckee Mcstucking (ranked 21997 p4p, 458 weight class) and Azer Omerika (ranked 24764 p4p, 472 weight class). Buckee Mcstucking has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mcstucking
vs
Omerika

176 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buckee Mcstucking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azer Omerika!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcstucking pushes Omerika up against the cage in a clinch.

Mcstucking tightens his grip and picks Omerika up, before dumping him to the ground. Omerika manages to land in guard.
Mcstucking is working Omerika over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mcstucking prevents Omerika from getting back to his feet.
Mcstucking will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcstucking trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Omerika wants to stand up but Mcstucking is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcstucking looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Mcstucking closes the distance and pushes Omerika back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcstucking stalling the fight.
Omerika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Omerika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Omerika 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.

Mcstucking rushes Omerika and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcstucking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Mcstucking has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Omerika regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omerika wants to stand but Mcstucking is controlling the position.
Mcstucking slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omerika wants to stand but Mcstucking is controlling the position.
Omerika can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcstucking controls the pace.
Omerika is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcstucking is controlling him.
Mcstucking's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcstucking moves in looking to clinch but Omerika pushes him off.

Mcstucking forces Omerika back against the cage and clinches.
Mcstucking controlling the action here for a moment.
Mcstucking is pushing Omerika up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mcstucking scores with a knee to the head.
Mcstucking lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Mcstucking breaks the clinch.

Omerika moves into the clinch successfully.
Omerika is trying to push Mcstucking away but Mcstucking has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omerika prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcstucking unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcstucking lands a takedown into guard.
Mcstucking sitting in guard here, content to control.

Mcstucking gets to his feet - Omerika follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcstucking throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Omerika.

Mcstucking fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Omerika, pushing him back against the cage.
Omerika is trying to break the clinch but Mcstucking is controlling him.

Omerika is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mcstucking is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Omerika to the mat. Omerika regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Omerika wants to stand but Mcstucking is controlling the position.

Omerika is working an open guard so Mcstucking takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Mcstucking clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Omerika fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcstucking avoids it really well and circles away.

Mcstucking throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Omerika was covering up waiting for the punch and Mcstucking finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mcstucking engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omerika has momentary wrist control but Mcstucking slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omerika wants to stand but Mcstucking is controlling the position.
Mcstucking sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mcstucking prevents Omerika from getting back to his feet.
Mcstucking not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Omerika gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcstucking is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Omerika gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcstucking scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcstucking has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Omerika is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcstucking lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Omerika backwards.
Mcstucking lands a shoulder strike.
Omerika tries to stall but Mcstucking uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Omerika wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Mcstucking lands a takedown into guard.
Mcstucking controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcstucking prevents Omerika from getting back to his feet.
Mcstucking chips away with some ground and pound.
Omerika is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcstucking is controlling him.
Omerika is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcstucking content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Omerika is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mcstucking moves into the clinch.
Mcstucking scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mcstucking.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcstucking obliges.
Mcstucking lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcstucking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Mcstucking stands up and waves to Omerika to follow him.

Omerika gets caught napping as Mcstucking dives in and scores a takedown. Omerika manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcstucking is in close to Omerika's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mcstucking content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omerika is looking to stand up but Mcstucking isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buckee Mcstucking dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mcstucking bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mcstucking controlling the position from side mount.

Mcstucking stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Omerika shoots in looking for a takedown but Mcstucking manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Omerika's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Omerika uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcstucking has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mcstucking clinches.

Mcstucking breaks from the clinch.
Mcstucking shoots in looking for a takedown but Omerika manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcstucking's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Mcstucking backs off Omerika throws a huge counter combo but Mcstucking manages to avoid it all.
Omerika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mcstucking feints and as Omerika raises his hands in defense, Mcstucking changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcstucking seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcstucking stops Omerika from standing up.

Mcstucking decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mcstucking shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Omerika but Omerika pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Omerika has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Omerika's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcstucking taking a breather.
Mcstucking lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcstucking goes for a takedown attempt but Omerika pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buckee Mcstucking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcstucking shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Omerika but Omerika pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Omerika gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Omerika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Omerika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcstucking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcstucking will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Omerika up against the cage.
Mcstucking is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Omerika wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcstucking manages to break the clinch.

Omerika shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mcstucking manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Mcstucking's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Omerika must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Omerika content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Mcstucking has locked up a guillotine! Mcstucking's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Omerika is holding on here and Mcstucking must be using up a lot of energy. Omerika has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Mcstucking gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buckee Mcstucking!
After the fight, Buckee Mcstucking was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Killmore (ranked 24587 p4p, 453 weight class) and Storm Swwegy (ranked 24361 p4p, 476 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Killmore
vs
Swwegy

179 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Killmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Storm Swwegy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swwegy lands with a shot to the body.
Swwegy dives in for a single leg takedown but Killmore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Killmore is looking to counter punch.
Swwegy delivers a nice body kick.
Swwegy fails with an attempt to clinch.

Killmore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Swwegy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Killmore slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killmore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Swwegy for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Killmore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Swwegy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killmore controlling his opponent.
Killmore'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.
Killmore has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swwegy's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swwegy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Killmore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Killmore continues to stall.
Killmore is landing with some decent strikes but Swwegy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Killmore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Killmore scoring with strikes but Swwegy is staying in there.

Swwegy is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swwegy taking shots to the head.
Swwegy is still in real trouble! Can Killmore finish him?
Killmore cracks Swwegy with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Killmore!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lane Craig (ranked 3034 p4p, 332 weight class) and Tommaso Carsara (ranked 3261 p4p, 352 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Craig
vs
Carsara

175 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lane Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommaso Carsara!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Craig clinches up against the cage.

Carsara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carsara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Craig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Craig lands with a cross.
Craig lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Craig.
Craig scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Craig.
Carsara doesn't manage to clinch there - Craig circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Craig finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Craig misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Carsara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craig moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Craig lands a nice looking body kick.
Carsara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Craig.
A nice side step and Carsara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Craig tries to bum rush Carsara with a series of wild strikes but Carsara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carsara is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Craig.
Craig looks to land a combination but Carsara avoids it well.
Carsara looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Craig lands with an overhand left.
Craig scores with a jab to the body.
Carsara blocks a head kick by Craig.
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!
Craig with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craig moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarsara.
Craig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Craig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lane Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craig connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Craig.

Craig rushes Carsara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Carsara manages to break the clinch.

Craig pushes Carsara up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Craig.
Carsara stalling the fight.

Carsara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Craig - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carsara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Craig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lane Craig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craig throws a right and a left that both miss.
Craig swats away the attempt to clinch by Carsara.

Craig gets a clinch.
Craig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carsara backwards.
Carsara stalling the fight.
Craig lands with a short shot to the head.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carsara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Craig bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carsara's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craig uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carsara has time to react.
Carsara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice cross by Craig.
Craig listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carsara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Craig paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Craig looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carsara on the side of the head.
Carsara tries to clinch there but Craig circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Craig scores with a punch to the head.
Tommaso Carsara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craig throws a one two combo.

Craig closes the distance and clinches.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carsaras head.

Carsara manages to break the clinch.

Craig gets a clinch.

Carsara breaks from the clinch.
Craig throws a nice outside leg kick.
Craig is looking to clinch.
Craig lands a jab to the head.
Craig tests Carsara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Craig lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig throws a nice inside leg kick.
Craig lunges at Carsara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carsara's hand.
Craig throws a sloppy head kick and Carsara moves out of range easily.
Lane Craig is winning the standup battle so far.

Craig clinches up against the cage.
Craig misses with a hook to the ribs.
Craig lands an uppercut.

Carsara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carsara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Craig misses with a head kick.
Carsara throws out a counter right but Craig avoids it with no problem.
Craig fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carsara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Craig scores with the left hand. Carsara knows he should have avoided that one.
Craig listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Craig.
Craig wants to clinch
letting Carsara counter with a right hand.

Craig has closed the distance and engaged Carsara in a clinch.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Carsara looking to stall.
Craig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carsara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Craig throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carsara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carsara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Craig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Craig throws a series of punches but Carsara avoids them all with ease.
Carsara shoots and misses
and Craig counters with a straight right hand.
Craig lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Craig darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Craig lands a nice looking body shot.
Carsara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carsara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Craig lands a glancing blow to the side of Carsara's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Craig clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig stalls.
Craig lands with a light punch inside.
Carsara throws an elbow that misses.
Craig misses with a knee to the head.

Carsara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craig connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carsara. Carsara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Craig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carsara, pushing him back against the cage.

Carsara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carsara tries to clinch there but Craig circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Craig throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Carsara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lane Craig dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Craig throws a head kick but Carsara moves out of range.
Carsara walks into a jab.
Craig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Craig lands an overhand right.
Craig lands a right hook to the body.
Carsara misses the body punch
and Craig cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carsara fails to land the takedown.
Carsara walks into a stiff left hand from Craig.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Craig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carsara can do to turn this around?
Craig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Craig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carsara counters with a series of strikes. Craig will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig throws a series of punches but Carsara avoids them all with ease.
Carsara lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carsara 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.
Craig connects with a body shot that sends Carsara's belly button to the back.
Carsara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craig throws a leg kick which misses Carsara's front leg but catches the back leg as Carsara tries to avoid it.
Craig cracks Carsara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Craig cracks Carsara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Craig has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Craig.
Carsara blocking some punches.
Craig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of Carsara's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Carsara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carsara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Craig there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Craig.
Carsara unleashes a big counter combination but Craig bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Carsara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Craig.
Craig throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carsara on the side of the head.

Craig closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig pushes Carsara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tommaso Carsara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig lands a body shot.
Carsara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Craig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craig connects with a body shot that sends Carsara's belly button to the back.
Craig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Craig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carsara moves away.
Carsara walks into a stiff left hand from Craig.
Craig lunges at Carsara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carsara's hand.
Craig scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lane Craig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Craig both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craig stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Craig bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carsara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carsara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carsara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craig lands the left hand.
Carsara tries to clinch there but Craig circles away.
Carsara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Craig clinches with his opponent.

Carsara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lane Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craig has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lane Craig!
During a confident post fight interview, Lane Craig thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Rochester (ranked 4504 p4p, 455 weight class) and Jarvis Young (ranked 2468 p4p, 280 weight class). Rochester's entrance music is Voodoo Child- Jimi Hendrix. A fine choice. Arlo Rochester has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rochester
vs
Young

189 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
149 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlo Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarvis Young!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rochester's head backwards.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rochester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rochester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rochester looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Rochester has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rochester jumps guard.

Rochester is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Young is aware though and is defending well.

Rochester had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Young wants to control from the top but Rochester keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rochester is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Young is aware though and is defending well.

Rochester looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Rochester looking for subs off his back but Young has passed one foot through into half guard.
Young wants to take a breather but Rochester is having none of it.

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.
Rochester slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Rochester is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rochester throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rochester has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Young is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rochester.
Rochester stops Young from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester regains half guard there - taking advantage of Young's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Rochester looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rochester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rochester tries to get to full guard but Young has control of the leg.
Rochester wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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.

Young is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rochester defends it well.
Rochester missing with punches from the bottom.

Rochester looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rochester looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arlo Rochester dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Young scores with a body shot.
Young scores with a sloppy right hand. Rochester should have avoided that one.
Young connects with a jab.

Rochester has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.

Rochester pulls guard.
Rochester throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Rochester is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Young defends well.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rochester is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rochester has his foot on Young's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Young works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester trying to control the position here.
Rochester controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
Arlo Rochester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Rochester is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rochester 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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rochester is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rochester is trying to control the position but Young postures up.

Rochester is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Young defends well.
Rochester controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a hook. Rochester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rochester on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Young's coach down at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Young's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Rochester scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rochester wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Rochester wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Rochester sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rochester controlling the action here.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Rochester is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rochester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jarvis Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Young lands a jab to the nose.

Rochester forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rochester has clasped his hands together around Young's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rochester wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Rochester with the ground and pound but Young regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Rochester is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young is just riding it out for now. Rochester eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rochester is pressing down on Young's thigh, looking to free his foot. Young is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rochester 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.
Rochester perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Rochester tries for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Rochester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Rochester seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rochester wants to work for an arm triangle but Young is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rochester trying to control from half guard but Young is working away.

Rochester 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.
Young is staying active underneath Rochester, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four 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.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarvis Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rochester slips under a jab.
Rochester changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Young with a jab.
Rochester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.

Rochester rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rochester misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Young pulls guard successfully.
Young keeping moving, preventing Rochester from controlling successfully.
Rochester landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arlo Rochester showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rochester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlo Rochester!
Arlo Rochester took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Groove Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Costa (ranked 3466 p4p, 371 weight class) and Simba Moso (ranked 2509 p4p, 284 weight class). Moso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Costa
vs
Moso

180 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
158 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simba Moso!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moso throws a poor cross that misses
letting Costa counter with a right hand.
Moso misses with a body punch
and Costa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moso swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
A low kick from Moso misses
and Costa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moso wants to clinch
letting Costa counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Moso. Those never looked like landing.
As Moso looks to move away, Costa throws a big counter combo but Moso just gets out of the way.
Costa 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.
A leg kick checked by Costa.
Moso falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Costa counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Costa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moso looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moso swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Costa counter with a right hand.
Moso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moso misses with a body punch
and Moso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moso misses with a right hand
and Costa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moso misses with a hook
and Costa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moso misses with a hook to the body
and Costa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Moso is rocked!
Moso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Costa rather than just go for the knockout.
Moso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Costa counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Moso out cold! What a finish! Costa is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Costa!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Costa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Simba Moso was interviewed post fight and said 'I will never give up!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Measles (ranked 2888 p4p, 320 weight class) and Joshua Thomspon (ranked 2722 p4p, 306 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!

Measles
vs
Thomspon

176 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wyatt Measles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Thomspon!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Measles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomspon is looking to clinch but Measles is avoiding it.
Thomspon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Measles.
Measles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomspon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Thomspon has managed to clinch.
Measles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Measles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Measles tries a knee to the head but Thomspon blocks it.
Measles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Measles tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomspon avoids the damage to the body.
Thomspon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Measles lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Measles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomspon.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomspon avoids it.
Measles wants to stall.
Thomspon misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomspon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thomspon can't find room to land a body shot as Measles controls the action.
Thomspon misses with some punches.
Measles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomspon is defending well for now.
Thomspon pushes Measles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Measles tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomspon avoids the damage to the body.
Thomspon managing to block the knees to the body from Measles.
Measles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Measles obliges.
Thomspon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Measles backwards.
Thomspon managing to block the knees to the body from Measles.
Thomspon managing to block the knees to the body from Measles.
Thomspon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomspon lands a hook that snaps the head of Measles backwards.
Measles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomspon is leaning against Measles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Measles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Measles lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomspon pushes Measles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Measles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomspon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Measles.
Measles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomspon misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Thomspon.
Thomspon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Measles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Measles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomspon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomspon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomspon working aggressively here.
Measles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomspon is defending well for now.
Thomspon managing to block the knees to the body from Measles.
Thomspon throws a punch but it's blocked by Measles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Measles blocks a body shot from Thomspon.
Thomspon scores with a hook to the body.
Measles looking to throw knees to the head but Thomspon is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomspon.
Thomspon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomspon misses with the head strike.
Measles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomspon is defending well for now.
Thomspon is working Measles over against the cage.
Measles trying to land knees to the body.
Thomspon swings wildly with an uppercut but Measles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Measles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomspon working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Thomspon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomspon scores with a shot to the side of Measles's head.
Measles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Measles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thomspon misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomspon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Measless head.
Thomspon throws a punch but it's blocked by Measles.
Thomspon lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Measles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomspon gets through Measles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thomspon fails to land.
Thomspon managing to block the knees to the body from Measles.
Measles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomspon.
Measles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomspon blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomspon tries a body shot but Measles blocks it.
Thomspon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thomspon fails to land.
Thomspon throws a head punch that misses.
Measles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Measles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Measles slows down the pace here.
Thomspon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Thomspon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thomspon closes the distance and pushes Measles back into the cage.
Measles crunches a lovely knee into Thomspon's ribcage.
Thomspon lands an uppercut.
Thomspon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomspon misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomspon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomspon misses with some punches.
Measles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomspon.
Measles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomspon is keeping busy.
Measles tries to land a knee to the head but Thomspon blocks with his arms.
Measles takes a shot to the head.
Thomspon misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomspon avoiding damage as Measles throws knees to the body.
Measles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomspon.
Measles looking to throw knees to the head but Thomspon is blocking nicely.
Measles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomspon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Measles stalling in the clinch but Thomspon improves position.
Thomspon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomspon lands with a left to the head.
Joshua Thomspon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Measles misses with a knee to the head.
Thomspon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Measles is trying to stall.
Thomspon can't find room to land a body shot as Measles controls the action.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomspon avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomspon.
Measles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thomspon misses with a punch to the body.
Thomspon lands a right hand.
Measles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomspon is defending well for now.
Measles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Measles blocks a body shot from Thomspon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Measles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomspon avoids it.
Thomspon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Measles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomspon.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomspon avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomspon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomspon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomspon lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Measles blocks an uppercut.
Thomspon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomspon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Measles backwards.
Measles tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomspon avoids the damage to the body.
Measles tries a knee to the head but Thomspon blocks it.
Measles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomspon avoids it.
A short right from Thomspon.
Thomspon lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Measles is rocked!
Measles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Measles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Measles.
Measles blocks an uppercut.
Measles blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomspon.
Measles stalling in the clinch but Thomspon improves position.
Measles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Measles trying to land knees to the body.
Thomspon has a couple of punches blocked by Measles.
Measles seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Thomspon as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomspon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomspon misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomspon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomspon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Measles! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Thomspon is unloading with more strikes now! Measles drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Thomspon!
Joshua Thomspon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Thomspon 90% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brother Druther (ranked 2055 p4p, 251 weight class) and Ryan Beeker Jr (ranked 3230 p4p, 371 weight class). Beeker Jr has chosen Lil Uzi Vert- New Patek as his entrance music. Ryan Beeker Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Druther
vs
Beeker Jr

180 cm
27
186 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brother Druther!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Beeker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druther lands a jab to Beeker Jr's midsection.
Druther lands with a hook. Beeker Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Druther shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Druther connects with a couple of short punches.
Druther stands up over Beeker Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Druther trying to control the position from guard on top but Beeker Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beeker Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Druther working some strikes from top position.
Beeker Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Druther is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beeker Jr is on top in guard.

Beeker Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druther wants to sweep here but Beeker Jr controlling him for the moment.
Druther keeping moving, preventing Beeker Jr from controlling successfully.
Druther on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Druther tries to get out of the position.
Beeker Jr is fighting to break Druther's control of his arms but Druther is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Beeker Jr wants to pass the guard but Druther is keeping the position.
Beeker Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Druther has Beeker Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Beeker Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Druther swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Druther is trying to keep Beeker Jr in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Druther lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Druther lands a jab to the head.
Beeker Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Druther.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beeker Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druther stalls.

Druther manages to break the clinch.
Druther bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beeker Jr's head.
Druther lands with a straight right. Beeker Jr didn't see that one coming.
Beeker Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Druther, looking for a takedown. Beeker Jr pushes Druther against the cage but Druther circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Druther appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brother Druther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beeker Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Druther as he avoids it easily.
Brother Druther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Beeker Jr.
Druther connects with a looping right hand.
Druther swinging wildly here.
Beeker Jr with the counter takedown but Druther avoids it easily.
Druther misses with a wild body shot.
Beeker Jr with the counter takedown but Druther avoids it easily.
Donk. Druther catches Beeker Jr right on the button with a cross.
Druther lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druther fails with a takedown attempt.
Druther scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!

Druther closes the distance and pushes Beeker Jr back into the cage.
Beeker Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Druther pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Druther breaks from the clinch.

Druther scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Druther connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Beeker Jr some visible discomfort.
Druther throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Druther's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Druther looks up at the clock and then as Beeker Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Druther smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Beeker Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brother Druther dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Druther lands a jab to Beeker Jr's midsection.
Druther throws a lazy right hand but Beeker Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Druther lands a jab to the nose.

Beeker Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Druther was covering up waiting for the punch and Beeker Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Beeker Jr preventing the sweep.
Beeker Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Druther is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Druther pulls Beeker Jr in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Druther wants to sweep but no luck.
Druther is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beeker Jr can do to turn this around?
Druther is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeker Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beeker Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Druther is keeping the position for now.
Beeker Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Beeker Jr has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Druther lands a nice shot to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Druther enables Beeker Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Druther manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Beeker Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Druther.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beeker Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeker Jr preventing the sweep.
Beeker Jr wants to control from the top but Druther keeps moving.
Druther wants to sweep here but Beeker Jr controlling him for the moment.
Druther managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beeker Jr wants to control from the top but Druther keeps moving.
Beeker Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

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

Beeker Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Druther manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Druther has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druther has control of Beeker Jr's left arm, preventing Beeker Jr from doing any damage.
Beeker Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Druther.
Beeker Jr trying to control but Druther is working from the bottom.
Beeker Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Druther wants to sweep here but Beeker Jr controlling him for the moment.

That's four 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.
Beeker Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Druther pulls Beeker Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Beeker Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beeker Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Druther as he avoids it easily.
Beeker Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Druther has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Druther.
Beeker Jr wants a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beeker Jr tries for a takedown but Druther manages to get underhooks.
Brother Druther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Beeker Jr.
Druther lands a right hand.
Beeker Jr tries for a takedown but Druther manages to get underhooks.
Beeker Jr is working for takedown but Druther is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beeker Jr is breathing heavily.

Druther is trying to trip Beeker Jr. He has hold of a leg but Beeker Jr is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Druther persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beeker Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Druther tries to sprawl out of it but Beeker Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Druther manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beeker Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brother Druther is winning the standup battle so far.

Druther fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beeker Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Druther controlling the action here for a moment.

Druther is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Beeker Jr can't fight it off and eventually Druther manages to take the fight to the floor. Beeker Jr looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Druther working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeker Jr has his hands on Druther's head, controlling the position.
Beeker Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Druther is one step ahead there.
Beeker Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beeker Jr controls Druther momentarily but Druther frees himself.
Beeker Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Druther is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beeker Jr wants to pass the guard but Druther is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeker Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Druther is looking to improve his position.
Druther trying to hold on to Beeker Jr's head to control him but Beeker Jr postures up.
Beeker Jr is pressing down on Druther's thigh, looking to free his foot. Druther is holding on for now.
Beeker Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beeker Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Druther does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beeker Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Druther is looking for a sweep. Beeker Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beeker Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Druther is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Druther connects with a looping right hand.
Beeker Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Druther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Druther appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brother Druther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Beeker Jr.

Druther rushes Beeker Jr and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druther lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beeker Jr backwards.

Druther turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Druther is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Beeker Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Beeker Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The strikes coming from Druther are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Beeker Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Beeker Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beeker Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Druther knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beeker Jr on the ground.
Beeker Jr gets back to half guard.
Druther drops an elbow to the side of Beeker Jr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brother Druther clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beeker Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Druther keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beeker Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Druther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Druther clinches up against the cage.

Druther works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Druther accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Druther missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Druther has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Druther wants to control from the top but Beeker Jr keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beeker Jr is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeker Jr won't allow Druther to sweep him here.
Druther is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Druther has his hands on Beeker Jr's head, controlling the position.
Beeker Jr trying to control but Druther is working from the bottom.
Druther bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beeker Jr's guard.

Beeker Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Druther is controlling him.
Druther throws a big elbow that misses.
Druther chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druther preventing the sweep.
Beeker Jr controls Druther momentarily but Druther frees himself.
Druther is working Beeker Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Druther slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Druther is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Druther throws a big right hand that misses.
Druther looking to sit in guard and control but Beeker Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Druther controls Beeker Jr momentarily but Beeker Jr frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druther keeping moving, preventing Beeker Jr from controlling successfully.
Druther wants to sweep here but Beeker Jr controlling him for the moment.
Druther can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beeker Jr controls the pace.
Druther looking for a sweep. Not yet Druther, not yet.
Beeker Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beeker Jr won't allow Druther to sweep him here.
Beeker Jr trying to control but Druther is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Druther rushes Beeker Jr and presses him up against the cage.

Druther gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Beeker Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Druther prevents Beeker Jr from getting back to his feet.
Beeker Jr is wriggling around but Druther manages to pass to half guard.
Beeker Jr is pressing down on Druther's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Beeker Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Druther throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Druther missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Druther preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brother Druther had his way with Ryan Beeker Jr in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Druther looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Druther trying to control the action but Beeker Jr is working from the bottom.
Beeker Jr trying to control but Druther postures up.
Beeker Jr is looking for a sweep. Druther is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beeker Jr has his hands clasped together around Druther's back. He's all about the action.
Druther winds up and cracks Beeker Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beeker Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Druther.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Druther is nestled in close to Beeker Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beeker Jr is looking to control Druther's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beeker Jr avoid being mounted?
Beeker Jr is not content to let Druther control the position.
Beeker Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Druther is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Druther trying to control from Beeker Jr's half guard. Beeker Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Beeker Jr wants to sweep here but Druther controlling him for the moment.
Druther wants to control from the top but Beeker Jr keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druther is really struggling to control Beeker Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Druther landing some decent shots from guard.
Druther stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beeker Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Druther preventing the sweep.
Beeker Jr is pulling down on Druther's head. It's preventing any offense from Druther, at least for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brother Druther is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beeker Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Druther dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beeker Jr takes one on the button.
Druther throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beeker Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beeker Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Druther moves into the clinch.
Beeker Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Druther gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brother Druther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Beeker Jr.

Druther turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Druther manages to end up in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Beeker Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Druther's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Druther working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Beeker Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Druther cracks Beeker Jr with a big right hand but Beeker Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Druther wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beeker Jr keeps working.
Druther content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beeker Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Druther wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brother Druther showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Druther has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brother Druther!
Brother Druther is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Brother Druther thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deez Nuts (ranked 2549 p4p, 290 weight class) and Jock Strap (ranked 1385 p4p, 166 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nuts
vs
Strap

189 cm
20
169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
157 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deez Nuts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Nuts there.
Nuts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nuts seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Strap throws an off balance right hand
letting Nuts counter with a right hand.

It looks like Jock Strap has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strap. Nuts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuts throws the left hand but Strap avoids the punch easily.
Nuts throws a poor cross that misses
and Strap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strap takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strap misses with a body shot
and Nuts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strap throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strap momentarily.
Strap slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Nuts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strap doesn't seem phased though.
Nuts misses with a right hand
and Strap makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strap misses with a jab to the body
letting Nuts counter with a right hand.
Nuts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nuts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strap makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strap misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nuts to counter with a crisp jab.
Strap lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts throws a hook to the side of Strap's head but Strap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nuts is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuts connects with a right hand. Strap shakes it off.
Strap throws a body shot but no joy.
Strap moves out of range of the strikes.
Strap is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nuts rather than just go for the knockout.
Strap lands a body shot.
Nuts throws a hook to the side of Strap's head but Strap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nuts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Strap releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nuts moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap looks to throw the jab but Nuts is out of range.
Strap throws a hook but Nuts avoids it easily.
Nuts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice combination there by Strap.
Strap slips under a jab from Nuts.
Strap swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nuts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nuts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Nuts is rocked!
Nuts lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts misses with a right hand
and Strap counters with a left to the body.
Nuts is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Strap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Nuts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nuts misses with a looping left.
Strap takes a swing at Nuts's ribcage but misses.
Strap scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strap ducks under a wild hook from Nuts.
Nuts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strap connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Nuts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nuts misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nuts shoots in looking for a takedown. Strap tries to sprawl out of it but Nuts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strap manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nuts seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the body from Strap misses
and Nuts counters with a stiff right hand.
Nuts lands with an uppercut that bounces Strap off the cage and back into range.
Nice body punch from Strap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strap lands a head shot.
Nuts throws a jab when Strap was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Strap misses.
We've been informed that Strap has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuts lands with an uppercut that bounces Strap off the cage and back into range.
Strap on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strap cracks Nuts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Nuts misses its target.
Nuts throws a jab but it's blocked by Strap.
Nuts misses with a left hand
enabling Strap to counter with a crisp jab.
Jock Strap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nuts scores with the left hand. Strap knows he should have avoided that one.
Strap looks to throw the jab but Nuts is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nuts misses.
Strap doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strap displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nuts.
Strap throws a right and a left that Nuts avoids nicely.
A big right from Strap misses.
Strap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nuts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Strap lands a big right hand that sends Nuts crashing to the mat! Strap stays standing though and waves Nuts back to his feet!

Nuts is rocked!
Jock Strap seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Nuts out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jock Strap!
Jock Strap is the new lightweight champion!
Jock Strap took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr A Hedgeh (ranked 981 p4p, 147 weight class) and Pat Yaj (ranked 837 p4p, 126 weight class). Hedgeh comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Who?. 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.

A Hedgeh
vs
Yaj

195 cm
29
217 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

188 cm
24
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dr A Hedgeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedgeh fails to land the takedown.
Hedgeh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yaj pinned against the cage. Yaj gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yaj walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Hedgeh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj scores with a sloppy right hand. Hedgeh should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedgeh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Hedgeh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yaj on his heels. He'll look to pass Yaj's guard now, I'm sure.

Yaj is rocked!

Yaj is working an open guard so Hedgeh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj cracks Hedgeh with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Dr A Hedgeh has been cut.
Hedgeh throws a hook but Yaj avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedgeh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yaj tries to avoid it but Hedgeh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yaj to the ground. Yaj escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr A Hedgeh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yaj tests Hedgeh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hedgeh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Hedgeh with that takedown attempt.
Hedgeh tries to clinch but Yaj is having none of it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Yaj! Hedgeh is out on his feet! Yaj rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hedgeh is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hedgeh is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Yaj!
A very excited looking Pat Yaj 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.