RapidFC 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gvozdev (ranked 6240 p4p, 516 weight class) and Randall Benson (ranked 4776 p4p, 475 weight class). Randall Benson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gvozdev
vs
Benson

190 cm
24
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

206 cm
26
285 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Gvozdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Benson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson fails with the takedown
enabling Gvozdev to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson misses with a takedown attempt
and Gvozdev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Randall Benson has been cut.
Benson slips under a jab from Gvozdev.

Gvozdev cracks Benson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Benson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gvozdev finish him?
Benson shoots in for a takedown but Gvozdev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
George Gvozdev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Benson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson tries for a takedown but Gvozdev circles away easily
and Gvozdev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gvozdev counters with a nice right hand that sends Benson toppling to the canvas! Benson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gvozdev finish him?!

Benson is rocked!
Gvozdev drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Benson right on the button. Benson goes down! Gvozdev follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gvozdev gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Gvozdev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie McDonald (ranked 6002 p4p, 91 weight class) and Kamil Esgoban (ranked 13517 p4p, 106 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Get Busy Living. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

McDonald
vs
Esgoban

165 cm
39
155 lbs
18 - 31 - 0

171 cm
39
152 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Esgoban!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esgoban misses with a looping left.
McDonald slips a straight right by Esgoban.
Esgoban throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!

McDonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Esgoban to the mat! Esgoban manages to get full guard.
McDonald throwing strikes from guard but Esgoban blocks nicely.
McDonald sitting in guard here, content to control.
McDonald won't allow Esgoban to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Esgoban's head.
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Esgoban's head.
McDonald sitting in guard here, content to control.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDonald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Esgoban knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Esgoban defending well though.
McDonald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McDonald controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from McDonald there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McDonald is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Esgoban!
Esgoban really wants to buck McDonald off and get back to his feet.
McDonald throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Esgoban because McDonald loaded up on that one.
McDonald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McDonald looking to ground and pound but Esgoban is blocking nicely.
McDonald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McDonald won't let Esgoban get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Esgoban avoids a series of strikes thrown by McDonald.
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald punishing his opponent with strikes.
McDonald working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McDonald with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by McDonald there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McDonald controlling the pace for now.
Esgoban avoids a series of strikes thrown by McDonald.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Esgoban is bucking up trying to escape but McDonald cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Esgoban is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie McDonald dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Esgoban tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Esgoban swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonald throws a good cross that connects.
Esgoban wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side

and McDonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonald.
McDonald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esgoban has momentary wrist control but McDonald slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald controlling from the top position.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Esgoban's head.
McDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esgoban can do to turn this around?
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Esgoban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Esgoban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Esgoban misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald counters with a left and a right that stings Esgoban.
Esgoban lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ronnie McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
McDonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Esgoban on the side of the head.
Esgoban wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

McDonald rushes Esgoban and presses him up against the cage.
Esgoban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamil Esgoban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Esgoban misses with a looping right.
McDonald feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a kick to the body.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Esgoban.
Esgoban misses the shot to the body.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esgoban was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Esgoban throws a right hand that misses
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
Kamil Esgoban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

McDonald feints and as Esgoban raises his hands in defense, McDonald changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Esgoban scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Esgoban misses with a straight right.
Esgoban stuns McDonald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie McDonald dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Esgoban swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Esgoban misses with an uppercut.
Esgoban throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

McDonald has managed to clinch.

McDonald breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Esgoban.
McDonald lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McDonald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esgoban swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Esgoban pushes McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Esgoban misses with a hook

so McDonald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Esgoban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Esgoban being controlled here, momentarily.
McDonald'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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Esgoban does no damage.
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Esgoban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Esgoban defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Esgoban throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Esgoban misses.

McDonald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McDonald connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Esgoban some visible discomfort.

McDonald tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McDonald has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Esgoban is trying to buck McDonald off.
Ronnie McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esgoban being controlled for a moment.
Esgoban is working to avoid the ground and pound but McDonald connects with a decent elbow.
McDonald throws an elbow but Esgoban slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esgoban is looking to get back to his feet here but McDonald is keeping cool and he's managed to take Esgoban's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Ronnie McDonald!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Ronnie McDonald!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Ronnie McDonald!

Ronnie McDonald wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ronnie McDonald thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roc Le Phat (ranked 4434 p4p, 478 weight class) and Kaki Tantor (ranked 5145 p4p, 512 weight class). Le Phat comes to the cage accompanied by Bonita Applebum. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Le Phat
vs
Tantor

189 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
17
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roc Le Phat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Phat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tantor throws out the jab.
Tantor punishes Le Phat's body with a nice straight punch.
Le Phat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Tantor throws a good cross that connects.
Le Phat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a looping left.
Le Phat is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Tantor misses
and Le Phat counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor lands a nice hook to Le Phat's body. Le Phat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Phat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor connects with an inside leg kick.
Le Phat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor cracks the inside of Le Phat's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Tantor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Kaki Tantor has been cut.
A shot to the body from Le Phat misses
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor with a nice cross.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le Phat. That did some damage!
Le Phat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tantor.
Tantor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat works over Tantor's head and body with a nice combination.
Le Phat clobbers Tantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tantor scores with a nice head shot.
Tantor lands with a nice body punch.
Le Phat 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.
Nice straight punches there by Le Phat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le Phat.
Le Phat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Le Phat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le Phat misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a left to the body.
Tantor scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Phat throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Phat slips under a jab from Tantor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Le Phat avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Tantor misses the target.
Tantor lands a high kick!

It looks like Roc Le Phat has been cut.
A good leg kick by Tantor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le Phat at a distance.
Le Phat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Phat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Le Phat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Phat is just out of range.
Tantor connects with a jab.
Le Phat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Le Phat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor throws a hook but Le Phat avoids it easily.
Le Phat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaki Tantor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Le Phat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tantor.
Le Phat is looking to counter punch.
Le Phat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Tantor lands with a kick to the temple. Le Phat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed right hand from Tantor misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Phat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tantor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a head kick but Le Phat moves out of range.
Le Phat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Phat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tantor throws a shot from downtown. Le Phat moves away and avoids it.
Le Phat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a shot to the body.
Tantor thumps Le Phat with a low kick.
Tantor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tantor scores with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Le Phat.
Le Phat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tantor misses with a right hand
and Le Phat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Le Phat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Phat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Le Phat ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor connects with a leg kick. Le Phat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Le Phat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tantor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Le Phat looks to land a right hand but Tantor moved out of range.
Tantor throws out a counter right but Le Phat avoids it with no problem.
Le Phat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Le Phat slips the punch.
Tantor lands a jab.
Le Phat scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tantor misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat misses with a hook
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Phat.
Le Phat throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Le Phat just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Phat takes one on the button.
Tantor cracks the inside of Le Phat's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor throws a right hand that misses
and Le Phat counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Le Phat misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Le Phat misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Le Phat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Le Phat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Le Phat is rocked!
Tantor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Le Phat counters with a straight right hand.
Kaki Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Phat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up Kaki Tantor's cut even more.
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Le Phat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Le Phat misses the target.
Tantor scores with a body shot.
Le Phat misses with an uppercut
and Tantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaki Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The 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!

Tantor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Phat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le Phat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Le Phat ducks down to avoid it.
Le Phat appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tantor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tantor throws a lazy head kick
and Le Phat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor misses with a shot to the body
and Le Phat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Tantor is rocked!
Good leg kick by Tantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Le Phat was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Le Phat to counter with a crisp jab.
Tantor is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Phat finish him?
Tantor misses with an uppercut
and Le Phat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tantor seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws a body punch but Le Phat moves out of range.
Tantor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Le Phat ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a hook
and Le Phat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Le Phat checks a low kick from Tantor.
Le Phat ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Le Phat misses with a straight left.
Le Phat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tantor.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le Phat misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roc Le Phat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat swings widly with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Phat is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Le Phat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Phat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tantor throws a leg kick which misses Le Phat's front leg but catches the back leg as Le Phat tries to avoid it.
Le Phat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat throws a lazy uppercut
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Well,Le Phat is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tantor. Le Phat shrugs it off though.
Le Phat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kaki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor scores with a body shot.
Tantor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Le Phat down.
Le Phat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tantor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Le Phat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tantor misses with an uppercut
and Le Phat counters with a stiff right hand.

The cut above Kaki Tantor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Phat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Phat misses with a hook
and Tantor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Le Phat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Phat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Le Phat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tantor thinking.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaki Tantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tantor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Kaki Tantor!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Kaki Tantor!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Kaki Tantor!

Kaki Tantor wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Swango (ranked 3072 p4p, 328 weight class) and Haisu Kulli (ranked 8050 p4p, 583 weight class). Haisu Kulli is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Swango
vs
Kulli

195 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 Helsinki, Michael Swango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haisu Kulli!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swango is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulli.
A cross from Swango lands.
Swango fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Swango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulli.
Swango keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swango misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulli.
Kulli throws a combination that misses
and Swango counters with a straight right hand.
Kulli looks to throw the jab but Swango is out of range.
Kulli connects with a single shot there.
Kulli throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Swango counter with a right hand.

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

Kulli is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
and Swango counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kulli! He's just covering up as Swango starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Swango!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hocka Loogie (ranked 1939 p4p, 221 weight class) and Haka Tonga (ranked 4676 p4p, 461 weight class). Loogie comes to the cage accompanied by Spit It Out. This should be a great matchup!

Loogie
vs
Tonga

177 cm
26
173 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hocka Loogie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haka Tonga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loogie closes the distance and clinches.
Loogie prevents the takedown attempt.
Loogie scores with a knee to the head.
Tonga avoids a wild elbow strike from Loogie.
Nice elbow from Loogie.
Nice body punch from Loogie - that landed with a thud.
Loogie stalling in the clinch.
Loogie misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Loogie.
Loogie works on Tonga's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loogie misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tonga.
Loogie lands a damaging elbow.
Tonga blocks a body shot from Loogie.
Loogie scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loogie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loogie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.
Loogie lands an elbow just above Tonga 's eye.
Loogie stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loogie throws an elbow but misses.
Tonga blocking some punches.
Loogie throws an elbow that misses.
Tonga prevents a body shot from Loogie.
Loogie stalling.
Loogie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Haka Tonga has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loogie scores with a knee to the head.
Loogie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Loogie gets through Tonga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonga tries to break free but Loogie pushes him back against the cage.
Loogie effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loogie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loogie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tonga dodges an elbow strike from Loogie.
Loogie controlling the action here for a moment.
Loogie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loogie stops a takedown attempt from Tonga.
A short left from Loogie.
Loogie stalling.
Loogie slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Loogie for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Loogie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loogie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loogie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonga takes an elbow to the temple.
Loogie pushes Tonga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loogie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tonga.
Loogie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tonga backwards.
Tonga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loogie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Loogie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonga dodges an elbow strike from Loogie.
Loogie misses with a body punch.
Loogie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loogie taking a breather.
Tonga is trying to drag Loogie to the mat but Loogie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hocka Loogie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haka Tonga.
Loogie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hocka Loogie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haka Tonga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tonga darts in looking for a takedown but Loogie gets double underhooks and turns Tonga into the cage.
Loogie slips a jab and a cross from Tonga.
Tonga swings for the body but Loogie moves out of range.

Tonga gets tackled into the cage by Loogie. Loogie maintains the clinch.
Loogie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Loogie misses with a knee to the head.
Tonga avoids the elbow strike from Loogie, against the cage.
Loogie just leaning against Tonga, taking a breather.
Loogie misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loogie.
Loogie pushes Tonga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loogie lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Loogie as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga working hard to break the clinch.
Loogie works on Tonga's body with a couple of short punches.
Loogie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonga backwards.
Tonga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tonga is trying to break the clinch but Loogie has him pressed against the cage.
Loogie lands an elbow inside.
Loogie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonga backwards.
Loogie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loogie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loogie lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loogie.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loogie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Loogie.
Tonga is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loogie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Loogie.
Loogie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loogie.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Loogie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonga avoids it.
Loogie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonga can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Loogie as the two fighters clinch.
Loogie scores with a shot to the side of Tonga's head.
Loogie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loogie lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Loogie on the inside.
Tonga takes a shot to the head.
Loogie misses with a punch to the body.
Loogie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loogie pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Loogie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loogie lands an elbow just above Tonga 's eye.
Loogie stalling the fight.
Loogie landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loogie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loogie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tonga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Loogie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonga's defenses.
Loogie lands an elbow that stopped Tonga in his tracks for a moment.
Loogie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tonga up against the cage.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Loogie.
Loogie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Loogie tries to land a knee to the head but Tonga blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hocka Loogie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Haka Tonga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Loogie gets a clinch.
Tonga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loogie lands with a short shot to the head.
Loogie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tonga or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loogie.
Loogie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loogie scores with a hook to the body.
Loogie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice elbow from Loogie.
Tonga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loogie lands an elbow just above Tonga 's eye.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loogie.
Still in the clinch, Loogie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loogie tries to throw a body punch but Tonga avoids it by throwing Loogie back against the cage.
Tonga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loogie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonga backwards.
Loogie landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Loogie.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.
Loogie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Loogie scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loogie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Loogie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.
Loogie pushes Tonga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loogie lands an elbow just above Tonga 's eye.
Loogie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loogie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tonga or not.
Loogie lands an elbow just above Tonga 's eye.
Loogie leaning against his opponent.
Loogie avoiding damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loogie obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga takes an elbow to the temple.
Loogie digs a right hand underneath Tonga's ribcage. Tonga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loogie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tongas head.
Hocka Loogie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tonga being controlled against the cage.
Loogie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonga's defenses.
Tonga takes an elbow to the temple.
Loogie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Loogie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loogie scores with a knee to the head.
Hocka Loogie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loogie works on Tonga's body with a couple of short punches.
Loogie lands a nice elbow.
Loogie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Loogie to work.
Loogie lands an elbow inside.
Loogie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haka Tonga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loogie scores with a knee to the head.
Tonga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loogie is defending well for now.
Tonga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loogie's elbow.
Tonga takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Hocka Loogie!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Hocka Loogie!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Hocka Loogie!

Hocka Loogie wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Hocka Loogie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willis Weaver (ranked 3327 p4p, 429 weight class) and Brian Bull (ranked 25170 p4p, 638 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Weaver
vs
Bull

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willis Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Bull!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull is looking to clinch.
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Weaver circles away.
It appears Weaver was looking to counter with a kick there.

Weaver closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bull did well to prevent Weaver getting side control.
Weaver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Weaver moves nicely into side control.
Weaver prevents Bull from escaping the position.

Weaver wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bull, who protects the arm well.
Bull seems a little lost for a moment, as Weaver dominates the positioning.

Weaver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bull knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull wants to get back to his feet but Weaver drags him back down.

Weaver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

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

Weaver tries for a kimura but Bull is defending well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Weaver decides to stand back up. Weaver steps back and let's Bull get back to his feet.
Bull misses with a double jab
and Weaver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bull thinking.
Bull delivers a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull tries to clinch but Weaver is having none of it.
Weaver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Willis Weaver has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weaver looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brian Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bull lands an elbow inside that Weaver shrugs off.
A short left from Bull.
Weaver fails to pull guard.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Bull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weaver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bull pulls his leg out and moves away.
Weaver is breathing heavily.
Bull scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weaver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bull.

Bull drops Weaver with a beautiful combination! Weaver stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bull is looking for the KO!

Weaver is rocked!

Willis Weaver's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bull rushes Weaver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Weaver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bull drops Weaver onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Weaver is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bull dips a shoulder and cracks Weaver with a mighty uppercut! Weaver falls back against the cage and Bull unloads with a barrage of strikes! Weaver 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 - Bull screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Bull!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Knee (ranked 5740 p4p, 511 weight class) and Jack Spriggins (ranked 3921 p4p, 414 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Knee
vs
Spriggins

177 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

180 cm
25
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

King Nutrition

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 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Knee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Spriggins!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spriggins tries to work over Knee's front leg with a kick but Knee checks it.
Knee is looking to clinch.
Knee is looking to clinch.
Knee fails with an attempt to clinch.

Spriggins gets tackled into the cage by Knee. Knee maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Knee.
Spriggins can't break the clinch.

Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spriggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Spriggins clinches.
Spriggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knee's defenses.
Knee lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knee.
Spriggins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spriggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Knee avoids the damage to the body.
Knee is trying to pull guard but Spriggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knee lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jack Spriggins has been cut.
Knee misses with an elbow strike.
Knee taking a breather.
Knee tries to work over Spriggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knee tries to pull guard but Spriggins holds him up against the cage and eventually Knee drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knee is trying to drag Spriggins to the mat but Spriggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spriggins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Knee jumps guard.

Spriggins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Knee, up you get!
Knee misses with a takedown attempt

and Spriggins counters by moving into the clinch.
Knee trying to land knees to the body.
Spriggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spriggins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spriggins landing knees to the head.

It looks like Alex Knee has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spriggins prevents a body shot from Knee.
Spriggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knee's elbow.
Knee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spriggins stalling in the clinch.

Knee jumps guard.

Spriggins gets to his feet - Knee follows without any prompting.
Sloppy strikes from Spriggins. Those never looked like landing.
Knee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spriggins as he jumps to the side.
Knee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alex Knee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spriggins throws the kick towards the body but Knee avoids it.
Knee takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Spriggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spriggins wants to break free but Knee has control.
Knee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spriggins lands an uppercut.
Knee is working for takedown but Spriggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knee has his takedown stuffed
and Spriggins counters with a series of strikes. Knee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spriggins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spriggins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Spriggins throws a front kick that sends Knee stumbling back into the cage.
Spriggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spriggins lands with a slapping head kick.
Knee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Spriggins. Those never looked like landing.
Spriggins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knee's head backwards.
Knee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spriggins.

Knee instigates a clinch.

Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spriggins tries to clinch but Knee is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee is looking to clinch but Spriggins is avoiding it.
Spriggins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knee's head.
Spriggins lands a high kick!
Spriggins throws a nice looking combination but Knee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knee tries for a takedown but Spriggins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alex Knee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spriggins looks to land a combination. Knee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spriggins misses with a combination

and Knee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Knee decides to pull guard.

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

Spriggins gets to his feet. Knee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Spriggins breaks the clinch.
Spriggins misses with a two punch combination.
Spriggins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spriggins wants it to stay on the feet.
Spriggins scores with a kick to the body.

Spriggins takes the fight into the clinch.
Knee tries to score a body lock takedown but Spriggins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spriggins tries to throw a body punch but Knee avoids it by throwing Spriggins back against the cage.
Spriggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knee tries to clinch up.
Knee shoots for a double leg takedown but Spriggins sprawls well. He's pushed Knee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spriggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spriggins misses with the combination.
Spriggins stuns Knee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knee misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spriggins! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knee avoids the head kick by Spriggins.
Spriggins cracks Knee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Spriggins darts in and clinches Knee up against the cage.
Jack Spriggins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spriggins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knee has a couple of punches blocked by Spriggins.

Spriggins breaks from the clinch.
Knee shoots and misses

and Spriggins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Knee.
Knee is working for takedown but Spriggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knee fails to pull guard.
Knee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spriggins smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A left and a right from Spriggins both land. Nice combination.

Spriggins instigates a clinch.
Knee can't get the takedown.
Knee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spriggins smiles and moves away.
Spriggins misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spriggins throws a wild body kick that Knee sees coming a mile off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spriggins.

Spriggins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spriggins can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spriggins tries a knee to the head but Knee blocks it.
The referee calls for Knee to work.
Knee trying to land knees to the body.

Knee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spriggins tries to bum rush Knee with a series of wild strikes but Knee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knee checks a low kick from Spriggins.
Knee fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Spriggins. Those never looked like landing.
Knee is looking for a counter combo.

Spriggins takes the fight into the clinch.

Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spriggins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knee sets himself, and Spriggins steps forward looking for the clinch! Knee avoids it this time.

Spriggins gets a clinch.
Knee blocks the elbow strike.

Knee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knee is looking to clinch but Spriggins is avoiding it.

Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spriggins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee is trying to pull guard but Spriggins has him pressed against the cage.

Knee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spriggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spriggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Spriggins finds it's way through Knee's defenses.
Spriggins 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.
Knee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Spriggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spriggins can't find room to land a body shot as Knee controls the action.
Knee is trying to drag Spriggins to the mat but Spriggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spriggins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spriggins lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Spriggins pushes Knee up against the cage in a clinch.
Spriggins scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Spriggins.

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

Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knee is working for takedown but Spriggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spriggins pushes off an throws an elbow but Knee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alex Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Spriggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spriggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spriggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spriggins 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Jack Spriggins!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Jack Spriggins!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Jack Spriggins!

Jack Spriggins wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Spriggins thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Jones (ranked 3220 p4p, 353 weight class) and Steve Hibernaugh (ranked 4033 p4p, 429 weight class). Hibernaugh has chosen Hyper, Hyper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve Hibernaugh struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ricky Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Hibernaugh

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
20
289 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Hibernaugh!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hibernaugh closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Hibernaugh.
Still in the clinch, Hibernaugh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hibernaugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hibernaugh on the inside.
Hibernaugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hibernaugh smiles and moves away.
Hibernaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.

Hibernaugh closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hibernaugh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jones successfully pulls guard.
Hibernaugh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Hibernaugh is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jones has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hibernaugh is looking to defend but Jones has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hibernaugh! Jones pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hibernaugh taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricky Jones!