DSC STRIKE 33 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Pulmber (ranked 8110 p4p, 440 weight class) and Robert Hongo (ranked 7696 p4p, 426 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pulmber
vs
Hongo

170 cm
26
156 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

174 cm
20
152 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Bee Krazy

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Pulmber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Hongo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulmber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hongo pinned against the cage. Hongo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pulmber wants to clinch

and Hongo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hongo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pulmber trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulmber wants to improve his position but Hongo is controlling well.
Hongo thows a huge punch but Pulmber dodges it nicely.
Pulmber wants to get back to his feet.

Hongo is working for an americana but Pulmber has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Hongo was thinking about the submission.
Pulmber trying to control the position.

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.
Pulmber wants to stand up but Hongo is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pulmber shoots in for a double leg but Hongo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hongo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pulmber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pulmber misses with a takedown attempt - Hongo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Pulmber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulmber lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulmber thows a leg kick but Hongo checks it

and Hongo counters with a takedown into side control.
Pulmber tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Pulmber defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hongo's arms.
Pulmber tries to escape the position.
Pulmber wants to control his opponent's hands but Hongo gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hongo is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Pulmber is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robert Hongo!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Halls (ranked 6811 p4p, 561 weight class) and Alpo Martinez (ranked 24593 p4p, 607 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Halls
vs
Martinez

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Halls!
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, Alpo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Phil Halls has been cut.

Martinez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Halls is rocked!
Martinez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Halls is looking for a sweep.

Martinez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Halls is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Martinez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martinez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Halls is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
Martinez tries to move to mount but Halls blocks the move with his legs.
Halls wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez advances nicely into full mount.
Martinez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martinez punching from mount but Halls doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Halls can't escape the position.
Halls is working hard here to advance position.
Halls prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Martinez trying to control but Halls is having none of it.

Martinez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Halls to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Halls shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martinez is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Halls is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Halls flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Martinez anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Halls and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Martinez slips an arm under Halls chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Martinez has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Martinez is squeezing on Halls like an anaconda would it's prey. Halls fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alpo Martinez!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petiah Mathis (ranked 3481 p4p, 443 weight class) and Morgan Hudson (ranked 4139 p4p, 493 weight class). Morgan Hudson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mathis
vs
Hudson

187 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

193 cm
20
212 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petiah Mathis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Mathis misses its intended target.
Hudson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petiah Mathis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathis digs a good hook to Hudson's body.
Hudson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hudson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mathis.
Mathis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mathis.
Mathis tries to close the distance and clinch but Hudson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hudson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mathis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hudson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mathis somewhat.
Hudson flicks out a counter leg kick but Mathis steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathis shoots for a takedown but Hudson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petiah Mathis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hudson throws a leg kick but Mathis moved away.
Mathis doesn't manage to clinch there - Hudson circles away.
Mathis throws a body kick that misses.
Mathis throws a lazy right hand but Hudson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathis misses with a body shot.
Mathis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hudson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Petiah Mathis has been cut.

Hudson drops Mathis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mathis looks back up at him and smiles so Hudson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Mathis is rocked!
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!
Mathis misses with an uppercut
and Hudson counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Mathis out cold! What a finish! Hudson 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 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morgan Hudson!
A victorious Morgan Hudson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Petiah Mathis spoke after the fight, saying 'Man Boom, what a fight. You deserve that Title shot man, good luck. But if you do win the belt remember I'm coming for you!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darko Pulovic (ranked 4189 p4p, 418 weight class) and Alex Oliver (ranked 3335 p4p, 360 weight class). Alex Oliver has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darko Pulovic's chin.

Pulovic
vs
Oliver

178 cm
23
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Pulovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Oliver darts in and clinches Pulovic up against the cage.

Pulovic jumps guard and drags Oliver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oliver throws a big elbow that misses.

Pulovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oliver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pulovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliver is controlling him.

Oliver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pulovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliver has managed to get both his arms back between Pulovic's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pulovic keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
Oliver postures up in Pulovic's guard and throws a big left but Pulovic blocks it.
Oliver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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.
Oliver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pulovic working a defensive guard here.
Oliver is in close to Pulovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oliver postures up in Pulovic's guard and throws a big left but Pulovic blocks it.
Oliver postures up in Pulovic's guard and throws a big left but Pulovic blocks it.
Pulovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliver.
Oliver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliver throwing strikes but missing.
Pulovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pulovic's head.
Pulovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oliver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pulovic's head.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulovic is trying to keep Oliver in close.
Oliver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliver throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pulovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pulovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliver.
Pulovic keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.

Pulovic looking for a guillotine here but Oliver defends easily.
Pulovic looking to control.
Oliver is working Pulovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pulovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Pulovic, not yet.
Oliver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pulovic wants to stand and escape but Oliver is having none of it.
Pulovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pulovic wants to hit a switch here but Oliver passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pulovic there!
Pulovic is breathing heavily.
Oliver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oliver landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pulovic working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Oliver is working for a guillotine from mount but Pulovic frees his head quite easily.

Oliver has hold of Pulovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pulovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Oliver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oliver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oliver throws a series of punches but Pulovic moves out of range.
Pulovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliver is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Oliver closes the distance and pushes Pulovic back into the cage.
I was talking to Pulovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulovic has had enough of the clinch but Oliver keeps him there for the moment.
Pulovic prevents a takedown attempt there.

Oliver has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pulovic uses from the top position.
Pulovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Oliver looking for a guillotine here but Pulovic defends easily.

Pulovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Pulovic wants to stand but Oliver has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pulovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliver is keeping the position for now.
Pulovic is looking to stand up but Oliver won't let him.
Pulovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Oliver shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pulovic's guard.
Oliver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pulovic tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver postures up and lands a big shot to Pulovic's brow.
Oliver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliver throws a big right hand that misses.
Pulovic working a defensive guard here.
Oliver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oliver is working Pulovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliver is looking to work some ground and pound but Pulovic has wrist control.
Oliver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oliver is looking to work some ground and pound but Pulovic has wrist control.
Oliver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pulovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulovic is really struggling to control Oliver but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Oliver lands a couple of digs.
Oliver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliver landing some decent shots from guard.
Pulovic wants to stand up but Oliver is controlling him.

Pulovic is looking for a triangle but Oliver pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pulovic trying to keep a closed guard but Oliver is proving a slippery customer.
Oliver landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pulovic as he jumps to the side.
Pulovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Pulovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver is trying to control Pulovic's posture but Pulovic avoids it.
Pulovic is looking to take a break and control but Oliver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliver gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pulovic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oliver sees it coming and defends easily.
Oliver trying to hold on to Pulovic's head to control him but Pulovic postures up.
Pulovic passes into side control, despite Oliver's attempt to control the position.
Pulovic tries to stand but Oliver is controlling his head.
Pulovic working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pulovic tries to move to mount but Oliver blocks the move with his legs.
Pulovic wants to stand but Oliver has his arm trapped.
Pulovic tries to score with some ground and pound. Oliver controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pulovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliver keeps working.
Oliver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pulovic.
Oliver can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliver is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pulovic off and has taken his back!
Oliver keeps control of the position easily here as Pulovic tries to buck him off.
Oliver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pulovic can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulovic trying to control the action but Oliver just sinks the hooks in.
Oliver is landing with strikes from the back.
Oliver is working the ground and pound. Can Pulovic escape?
Oliver throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Pulovic!
Pulovic trying to control the hands but Oliver breaks the grip.

Oliver looking to break Pulovic's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pulovic remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Oliver will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Oliver is landing with strikes. Pulovic can't take much more of this.

Oliver tightening his grip on Pulovic, looking for the choke.
Pulovic just trying to survive but Oliver is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pulovic.
You can see the frustration on Pulovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pulovic is working hard here to advance position.
Pulovic is covering up but some of the strikes from Oliver are getting through and doing damage.
Pulovic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliver working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliver is landing with some decent strikes but Pulovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Oliver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliver 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Oliver!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bonobo (ranked 4050 p4p, 436 weight class) and Benson Nextwill (ranked 4106 p4p, 444 weight class). John Bonobo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bonobo
vs
Nextwill

188 cm
25
193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

$10 Trap Queen Aesthetics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Bonobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benson Nextwill!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonobo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonobo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nextwill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonobo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nextwill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bonobo lands a really nice looking cross but Nextwill seems unphased.
Bonobo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nextwill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonobo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Bonobo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nextwill doesn't seem phased though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bonobo, as that shot connected.

Bonobo clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Bonobo.
Bonobo has a couple of punches blocked by Nextwill.
Bonobo scores with a shot to the side of Nextwill's head.
Nextwill misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nextwill fails to land.
Bonobo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nextwill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nextwill takes a shot to the head.

Nextwill is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Bonobo fails to land.
Nextwill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Nextwill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bonobo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonobo lands a left hand.
Nextwill is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonobo finish him?
Nextwill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonobo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nextwill seems to have recovered his senses.
A short body shot lands from Bonobo as the two fighters clinch.
Nextwill looks winded!
Bonobo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonobo.
Bonobo lands with a left to the head.
Bonobo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nextwill backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonobo dips a shoulder and cracks Nextwill with a mighty uppercut! Nextwill falls back against the cage and Bonobo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nextwill is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bonobo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bonobo!
John Bonobo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustasson (ranked 4439 p4p, 511 weight class) and Cory Trevor (ranked 2631 p4p, 356 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gustasson
vs
Trevor

195 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
26
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Gustasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cory Trevor!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustasson blocks a head kick by Trevor.
Gustasson looks to land a combination but Trevor avoids it well.
Trevor scores with a hook to the body. Gustasson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trevor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustasson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trevor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gustasson scrambles back to his feet.
Trevor lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Alexander Gustasson has been cut.
Gustasson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trevor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevor tries to bum rush Gustasson with a series of wild strikes but Gustasson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustasson closes the distance but Trevor moves to the side
letting Trevor counter with a right hand.
Gustasson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustasson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trevor shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustasson.
Trevor moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevor cracks Gustasson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustasson looks to clinch
and Trevor counters with a nice body shot.
Gustasson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trevor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trevor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Trevor cracks Gustasson with an open hand slap.

Gustasson is rocked!
Gustasson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trevor counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Gustasson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Trevor drops Gustasson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gustasson looks back up at him and smiles so Trevor waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trevor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gustasson is breathing heavily.
Trevor lands with an uppercut that bounces Gustasson off the cage and back into range.
Trevor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trevor cracks Gustasson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gustasson falls to his knees and Trevor doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Trevor!
An out of breath Cory Trevor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Alexander Gustasson was interviewed post fight and said 'it is what it is I'll come back stronger and better'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Green Cross (ranked 3087 p4p, 332 weight class) and Taiga Toriyama (ranked 1960 p4p, 224 weight class). Toriyama has chosen Japan National Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cross
vs
Toriyama

180 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
174 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Bee Krazy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Green Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taiga Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toriyama but Toriyama pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Cross moves into the clinch successfully.

Toriyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toriyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
A jab from Toriyama does it's job there.

Toriyama gets a clinch.

Toriyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toriyama lands a head shot.
Toriyama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cross misses with a takedown attempt
and Toriyama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Toriyama moves into range and clinches up with Cross.
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!

Toriyama breaks from the clinch.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Toriyama clinches up with Cross and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toriyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Toriyama's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cross tries to clinch up but Toriyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Toriyama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toriyama appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toriyama swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Green Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toriyama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Toriyama drops Cross with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cross looks back up at him and smiles so Toriyama waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Cross is rocked!

It looks like Green Cross has been cut.
Toriyama seems to be stalking Cross here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Cross drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taiga Toriyama!
An out of breath Taiga Toriyama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allistar Thorn (ranked 3462 p4p, 376 weight class) and Roadman Shaq (ranked 1239 p4p, 151 weight class). Shaq is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mans Not Hot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thorn
vs
Shaq

185 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

170 cm
28
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allistar Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roadman Shaq!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn throws a combination that misses

and Shaq counters with a takedown into side control.
Shaq landing a few strikes.
Shaq working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thorn trying to remain calm as Shaq controls from the top position.
Shaq is working Thorn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thorn tries to buck Shaq off but Shaq is having none of it.
Thorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thorn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shaq cracks Thorn with a big elbow.
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!
Thorn is trying to buck Shaq off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaq is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn tries to bench press Shaq off him but Shaq keeps the position.
Shaq grinds an elbow into Thorn's temple.
Shaq cracks Thorn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thorn is trying to get back to half guard.
Thorn manages to get back to half guard.
Shaq lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Shaq there.
Shaq looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shaq takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shaq is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaq is nestled in close to Thorn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shaq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.
Shaq slips a nice elbow through Thorn's hands, connecting with Thorn's forehead.
Shaq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaq is trying to control the action in half guard but Thorn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thorn is trying to stand.
Thorn trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaq seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thorn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thorn is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaq is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaq lands strikes from half guard.
Thorn is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaq is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaq scores with a couple of nice shots.

Thorn is rocked!
Shaq scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Thorn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaq tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorn is trying to stand up here but Shaq is controlling him well.
Shaq lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

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

Thorn forces Shaq back against the cage and clinches.
Shaq pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shaq changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thorn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Allistar Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Shaq.
Thorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thorn connects with a right hand. Shaq shakes it off.
Thorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaq doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shaq counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four 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!

Thorn clinches with his opponent.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaq uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn dodges an elbow strike from Shaq.
Shaq creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaq's elbow.
Shaq avoiding damage as Thorn throws knees to the body.
Shaq pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shaq is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thorn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shaq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorn's brow.
Shaq throws an elbow but it misses.
Shaq creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorn's defenses.
Shaq lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shaq throws an elbow but misses.
Shaq has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thorn after a bit of a struggle.
Allistar Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roadman Shaq.
Shaq goes for a takedown attempt but Thorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roadman Shaq dominated 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.

Shaq closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorn to the mat! Thorn manages to get full guard.
Shaq has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thorn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shaq is in close to Thorn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shaq prevents Thorn from getting back to his feet.
Shaq postures up and lands a big shot to Thorn's brow.
Roadman Shaq has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thorn controls Shaq momentarily but Shaq frees himself.
Shaq distracts Thorn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaq lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaq landing some decent shots from guard.
Thorn wants to stand but Shaq is controlling the position.
Shaq trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq lands a couple of digs.
Shaq working some strikes from top position.
Shaq lands a couple of elbows.
Shaq lands a couple of digs.
Shaq is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thorn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thorn trying to control the position.
Shaq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shaq pushing down on Thorn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shaq scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shaq winds up and cracks Thorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thorn is concentrating on defense, preventing Shaq from advancing position.
Shaq working over Thorn with some ground and pound. Thorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaq winds up and cracks Thorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Shaq there.
Shaq working the head and body with strikes.
Thorn has hold of Shaq's hands but Shaq slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaq winds up and cracks Thorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.
Shaq trying to control from half guard but Thorn is working away.
Shaq looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thorn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Thorn kicks off Shaq and gets to his feet.
Allistar Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Thorn darts in and clinches Shaq up against the cage.
Shaq throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn avoids the elbow strike from Shaq, against the cage.
Shaq throws an elbow that misses.
Thorn is leaning against Shaq and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thorn blocks an elbow strike.
Thorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaq lands an elbow that stopped Thorn in his tracks for a moment.
Shaq lands a damaging elbow.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Shaq.

Shaq lands a takedown into guard.
Thorn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shaq lands a couple of digs.
Thorn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shaq is controlling him.
Shaq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shaq landing some decent shots from guard.

Thorn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shaq off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaq lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thorn's sensitive parts.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaq was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Thorn.
Thorn stalling in the clinch but Shaq improves position.
Thorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shaq prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Shaq throws an elbow but it misses.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shaq lands an elbow inside.
Roadman Shaq seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shaq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shaq drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roadman Shaq 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. This is the final round!

Thorn closes the distance and clinches.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn digs a right hand underneath Shaq's ribcage. Shaq let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shaq.
Thorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shaq throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Shaq throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shaq lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shaq goes for a takedown attempt but Thorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thorn motions for Shaq to come forward. Thorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Roadman Shaq has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shaq lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thorn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thorn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Shaq drives through and clinches with Thorn against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shaq.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shaq just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorn's brow.
Shaq lands an elbow that stopped Thorn in his tracks for a moment.
Shaq blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Shaq wants a takedown.
Shaq is looking to take this one to the mat.
Allistar Thorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roadman Shaq.
Shaq pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Shaq.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn tries to break free but Shaq pushes him back against the cage.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch but Shaq keeps him there for the moment.
Shaq looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorn prevents the takedown attempt.
Thorn blocks an elbow strike.
Thorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thorn is trying to stall.
Shaq misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shaq gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thorn wants to get back to his feet.
Thorn is refusing to be controlled, as Shaq sits in half guard.
Thorn is trying to stand up here but Shaq is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shaq lands a nice short elbow.
Shaq looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shaq works his way into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn is trying to stand up.
Thorn taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq landing strikes from the mount.
Thorn is trying to escape the mount.

Thorn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shaq.
A nice elbow there by Shaq.
Thorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Thorn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shaq looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shaq cracks Thorn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shaq dominating with strikes here.
Shaq lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thorn hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaq raining down hammerfists from mount.
Thorn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Shaq controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaq landing shots from mount.
Shaq postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Thorn bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shaq and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roadman Shaq!
Roadman Shaq really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) 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
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomy Di Pietro (ranked 729 p4p, 103 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 809 p4p, 112 weight class). Raper has chosen Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Di Pietro
vs
Raper

188 cm
27
214 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomy Di Pietro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper lands the left hand.

It looks like Tomy Di Pietro has been cut.
Raper checks a leg kick nicely.
Raper digs a good body shot into Di Pietro's ribs.
Di Pietro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Di Pietro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Raper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Di Pietro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di Pietro manages to avoid it.

Raper lands a big shot that drops Di Pietro! Can he finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Di Pietro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Raper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Di Pietro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raper trying to control but Di Pietro is working from the bottom.
Di Pietro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raper preventing the sweep.
Raper is working Di Pietro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Tomy Di Pietro's cut is getting worse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raper is stalling in the full guard.
Raper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Raper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Di Pietro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raper.
Di Pietro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Di Pietro keeping moving, preventing Raper from controlling successfully.
Raper throws a big elbow that misses.
Raper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Pietro tried to score with a low kick but Raper checks it.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by Di Pietro.
A jab from Raper does it's job there.

Tomy Di Pietro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Pietro.
Raper misses with a low kick as Di Pietro jumps back.
Raper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Jeez, Tomy Di Pietro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Raper scores with a shot to the body.
Di Pietro is breathing heavily.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Di Pietro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper is the new heavyweight champion!
Biff Raper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.