Skrap Fights 44 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Donver (ranked 4459 p4p, 435 weight class) and Jimmy Zen (ranked 22704 p4p, 554 weight class). Jimmy Zen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Donver
vs
Zen

187 cm
29
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

186 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

CAGED CROW Clothings 50$

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Donver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Zen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donver pushes Zen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Donver avoiding damage as Zen throws knees to the body.
Donver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
A short left from Donver.
Zen trying to land knees to the body.
Donver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donver avoids it.
Donver stalling.
Donver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Donver managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donver pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Zen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donver.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zen obliges.
Donver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donver lands a shoulder strike.
Zen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donver trying to control the position but instead, Zen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Donver into the ropes.
Zen tries a body shot but Donver blocks it.
Zen trying to land knees to the body.
Zen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donver.
Donver lands a left hand.
Donver connects with a knee to the head.
Zen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donver is defending well for now.
Donver taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Donver.
Zen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donver.

Zen manages to break the clinch.
Donver scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zen.
Donver is looking for a counter combo.
Zen shoots in for a takedown but Donver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donver throws a big shot that misses.

Donver closes the distance and clinches.
Zen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donver avoiding damage as Zen throws knees to the body.
Zen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zen misses with a knee strike.
Zen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donver.
Donver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Donver lands an uppercut.
Zen tries to land knees in the clinch but Donver avoids the damage to the body.
Zen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Donver walks away with a smile on his face. Zen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ben Donver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Zen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Donver moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Donver.
Zen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Donver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Zen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Donver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zen up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Donver for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Donver lands a right hand.
Zen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donver avoids it.
Zen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donver is defending well for now.
Zen takes a shot to the head.
Donver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zens head.
Zen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donver managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Donver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donver slowing the pace effectively.
Donver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zen is keeping busy.
Donver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Donver is struggling to control the position.
Donver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zen trying to land knees to the body.
Donver lands with a light punch inside.
Zen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donver scores with a shoulder strike.
Zen scores with a knee to the head.
Zen lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donver.
Donver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Zen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donver is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zen rushes Donver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Donver lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zen obliges.
Zen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zen trying to land knees to the body.
Zen scores with a knee to the head.
Donver blocks an elbow strike.
Zen misses with a knee to the head.
Zen tries to pull guard but Donver forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Zen tries to land knees in the clinch but Donver avoids the damage to the body.
Donver slowing the pace effectively.
Donver avoiding damage as Zen throws knees to the body.
Donver scores with a shoulder strike.
Donver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zen takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Donver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zen backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donver keeps control of Zen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donver slows down the pace here.
Zen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Donver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donver trying to stall but Zen improves his position.
Donver lands a left hand.
Zen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donver is trying to maintain a safe position but Zen gets an underhook and turns Donver into the ropes.
Donver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donver is defending well for now.

Donver breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donver.
Zen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zen scrambles back to his feet.
Donver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donver connects with a crisp jab.

Donver rushes Zen and presses him up against the ropes.
Donver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zen lands an elbow that stopped Donver in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Donver.
Zen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donver blocks it with crossed arms.
Ben Donver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Donver.
Donver managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
Donver taking a breather.
Zen trying to land knees to the body.
Zen trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen lands a good knee to the midsection. Donver won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Donver.
Zen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donver stalling in the clinch but Zen improves position.
Zen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donver avoids it.
Zen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zen scores a nice knee to the body.
Donver wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zen.

It looks like Ben Donver has been cut.
Donver avoiding damage as Zen throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donver wants to stall.
The referee calls for Donver to work.
Zen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donver.
Zen trying to land knees to the body.
Zen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donver.
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!
Zen throws an elbow that misses.
Donver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Donver avoids the elbow strike from Zen, against the ropes.
Donver scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Donver.
Zen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Donver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Donver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zen throws a head kick that misses.
Zen pushes Donver away with a front kick.

Donver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zen takes a shot to the head.
Zen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zen trying to land knees to the body.
Donver is pushing Zen up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Donver managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
Donver stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donver managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
Zen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donver managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
Zen tries to pull guard but Donver holds him up against the ropes and eventually Zen drops back down to his feet.
Zen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donver blocks it with crossed arms.
Zen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donver avoids it.
Zen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donver.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donver.
Stalling in the clinch from Donver.
Zen throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donver's brow.
Donver dodges an elbow strike from Zen.
Zen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zen missing with knees to the body.
Zen missing with knees to the body.
Zen pushes off an throws an elbow but Donver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The referee calls for Donver to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donver stalling against the ropes.
Donver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zen misses with a knee to the head.
Donver leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Zen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Donver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zen up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ben Donver.
Zen wants to slow Donver down by chopping away at his legs.

Donver clinches up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donver lands a hook that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Donver lands with a left to the head.
Donver stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen jumps guard but Donver turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ben Donver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Zen.
Zen pushes off an throws an elbow but Donver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Donver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zen with a knee to the head.
Zen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donver.
Donver gets through Zen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donver lands an uppercut.
Zen throws an elbow but it misses.
Donver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Zen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Donver managing to block the knees to the body from Zen.
Donver avoiding damage as Zen throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donver avoids it.
Donver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Donver stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donver lands with a right to the head.
Zen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donver is defending well for now.
Donver pushes Zen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zen up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zen throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Donver.
Zen throws an elbow that misses.
Zen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Donver avoids the elbow strike from Zen, against the ropes.
Jimmy Zen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Donver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donver content to slow the pace in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Donver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donver 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ben Donver!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Ben Donver!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ben Donver!

Ben Donver wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Love (ranked 3842 p4p, 329 weight class) and Jack Trippa (ranked 23056 p4p, 482 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Love
vs
Trippa

193 cm
22
279 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

200 cm
21
259 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buddy Love !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Trippa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trippa jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trippa throws a head kick that misses.
Trippa throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trippa.
Trippa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Love shoots in and bounces Trippa off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Trippa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Love is aware though and is defending well.

Love gets to his feet - Trippa follows without any prompting.
Trippa scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trippa. That's going to slow Love down.
Trippa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Love looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Love clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trippa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Love ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Love no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trippa wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.

Trippa is posturing up here but Love has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Trippa tries to roll out but it's too tight and Trippa has to tap! Slick submission there by Love !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buddy Love !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Larkin (ranked 4192 p4p, 442 weight class) and Wacco Longbardo (ranked 3366 p4p, 379 weight class). Donnie Larkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Larkin
vs
Longbardo

181 cm
23
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin connects with the punch.

It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.
Larkin scores with the left hand. Longbardo knows he should have avoided that one.
Longbardo lands a jab.
Longbardo cracks a nice hook into Larkin's ribs.
Larkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Longbardo counters with a two punch combo.

Longbardo gets caught flat footed, as Larkin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Larkin trying to control but Longbardo is working from the bottom.
Longbardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Longbardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Longbardo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Larkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Longbardo wants to stand and escape but Larkin is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Larkin 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.
Longbardo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Larkin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Larkin preventing the sweep.
Larkin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Larkin'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 has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Larkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larkin throws a looping overhand right but Longbardo ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Longbardo avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Donnie Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longbardo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larkin checks it well.
A jab from Larkin misses.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Longbardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
Larkin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Longbardo slips a straight right by Larkin.
The fighters circling - Longbardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larkin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Longbardo sprawls and moves away.
Longbardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Larkin rushes Longbardo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Larkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larkin lands with a right to the head.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo is trying to break the clinch but Larkin is controlling him.
Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Longbardo's head.
Longbardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Larkin won't allow it.
Larkin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Longbardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Larkin lands a body shot.
Larkin throws a solid leg kick but Longbardo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larkin.
Longbardo walks into a straight right hand from Larkin.
Larkin needs to keep his hands up - Longbardo had a free shot at his head there.
Longbardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Longbardo.
Jab by Larkin.
Larkin misses with a leg kick.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Longbardo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin content to stall in guard here.
Longbardo is trying to control the position but Larkin postures up.
Larkin passes Longbardo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Longbardo wants to get back to full guard.
Larkin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larkin works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Larkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wacco Longbardo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Longbardo misses with a hook
and Larkin counters with a left and a right that stings Longbardo.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Longbardo tries to keep at a distance but Larkin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Longbardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Longbardo.
Some wild striking there from Longbardo.
Larkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Longbardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Longbardo avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Longbardo throws a head kick that misses.
Larkin throwing a counter right hand but Longbardo manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Donnie Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Longbardo misses with a body shot.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin scores with a jab. Longbardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Larkin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Larkin showed some decent athleticism there.
Longbardo tries to kick Larkin off in order to stand up. Larkin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Larkin working the ground and pound from side control.
Larkin working away.
Longbardo is trying to get back to his feet.
Larkin scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Larkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Longbardo keeps working.
Longbardo wants to get back to his feet but Larkin drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo is not content to let Larkin control the position.
Longbardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larkin controls the position from side control.
Longbardo is pushing Larkin's head away, looking to escape. Larkin manages to hold on to the position though.
Larkin lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin controls the position from side control.
Longbardo tries to escape but Larkin is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin wants to control but Longbardo is keeping him busy.
Longbardo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Larkin happy to just control the position for now.

Larkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Longbardo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Larkin works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo stopping the sweep attempt from Larkin.
Longbardo wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
Longbardo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Longbardo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Larkin's guard.
Longbardo is fighting to break Larkin's control of his arms but Larkin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Larkin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Longbardo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Larkin has tightened it up now! Longbardo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Donnie Larkin!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Iam (ranked 22416 p4p, 504 weight class) and Jon Erikson (ranked 2699 p4p, 260 weight class). Erikson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gåte - Statt Opp. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iam
vs
Erikson

155 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

199 cm
23
256 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Iam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iam misses with a right hand
letting Erikson counter with a right hand.
Erikson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erikson lands a jab.
Erikson ducks right into an uppercut from Iam.
Iam connects with a jab.
A combination from Iam does no damage.
Erikson blocks a head kick by Iam.
Erikson throws a right and a left that Iam avoids nicely.
Iam misses with a shot to the body

and Erikson counters by moving into the clinch.

Iam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erikson lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Iam misses.
Iam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iam misses with a straight right.
Iam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erikson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Erikson. That snapped Iam's head back.
Iam fails to land with a series of punches.
Erikson lands an overhand right.
Matt Iam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erikson misses the jab.
Erikson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iam throws a leg kick but Erikson checks it.
Iam swings widly with a right hand
and Erikson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Iam is rocked!
Iam throws a lazy body kick

and Erikson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Erikson.
Oh Iam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erikson jerks Iam's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Iam drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Erikson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Erikson because Iam was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jon Erikson!
Jon Erikson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John L Sullivan V (ranked 2476 p4p, 298 weight class) and Sergey Voroshilov (ranked 3780 p4p, 417 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

L Sullivan V
vs
Voroshilov

186 cm
23
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Big Tree's Vintage Wear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John L Sullivan V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Voroshilov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan V misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan V throws a push kick but Voroshilov slaps the foot to one side.
Sullivan V moves out of range of the body kick.
Voroshilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voroshilov blocks a jab.
Voroshilov slips under a jab.
Voroshilov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sullivan V misses with a right hand
and Voroshilov counters with a nice leg kick.
Sullivan V throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voroshilov checks a low kick from Sullivan V.
Sullivan V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voroshilov scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan V swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voroshilov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sullivan V on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sullivan V tries to score with a low kick but Voroshilov moves his leg out of the way.
Voroshilov slips under a jab from Sullivan V.
Voroshilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan V was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voroshilov tests Sullivan V's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voroshilov looks for the body kick but Sullivan V saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Sullivan V on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sullivan V throws a head kick that misses.
Voroshilov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan V misses with a body kick.
Voroshilov cracks Sullivan V with a good jab.
Sullivan V throws a combination that misses
and Voroshilov counters with a leg kick.
Voroshilov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan V swats away the attempt to clinch by Voroshilov.
Voroshilov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voroshilov checks a low kick from Sullivan V.
Sullivan V with a nice cross.
Voroshilov misses with a body shot
enabling Sullivan V to counter with a crisp jab.
Voroshilov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Voroshilov. Sullivan V shrugs it off though.
Voroshilov takes a swing at Sullivan V's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voroshilov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voroshilov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Voroshilov misses with a left hand
and Sullivan V counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voroshilov lands a front kick.
Sullivan V lands a glancing blow to the side of Voroshilov's head.
Voroshilov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Voroshilov keeps Sullivan V at a distance using the push kick.
Sergey Voroshilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Voroshilov.
Voroshilov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sullivan V throws a hook to the side of Voroshilov's head but Voroshilov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sullivan V throws a head kick that misses.
Voroshilov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Sullivan V.

Voroshilov is rocked!
Voroshilov throws a head kick that misses.
Voroshilov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan V finish him?
Voroshilov leaves his chin hanging out and Sullivan V seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Voroshilov crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John L Sullivan V!

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C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Brotha (ranked 804 p4p, 100 weight class) and Rhymin Slayin (ranked 1051 p4p, 134 weight class). YB Sol Brotha is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sol Brotha
vs
Slayin

185 cm
22
208 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
221 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Big Tree's Vintage Wear

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol Brotha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slayin counters with a nice body shot.
Sol Brotha fails with the takedown
and Slayin counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Sol Brotha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for YB Sol Brotha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sol Brotha looks to land a left hand but Slayin moved out of range nicely.

Sol Brotha shoots in and bounces Slayin off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Slayin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin wants to stand but Sol Brotha is controlling the position.
Slayin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Slayin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sol Brotha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slayin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sol Brotha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sol Brotha content to stall in guard here.
Sol Brotha works over Slayin with some ground and pound from guard.
Sol Brotha throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sol Brotha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sol Brotha trying to control but Slayin is working from the bottom.
Sol Brotha prevents Slayin from getting back to his feet.
Sol Brotha landing some decent shots from guard.
Sol Brotha prevents Slayin from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sol Brotha throws a big right hand that misses.
Sol Brotha throws a big elbow that misses.
Sol Brotha passes Slayin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Sol Brotha seems to be working for a kimura but Slayin defends the submission attempt.
Slayin is trying to stand.
Sol Brotha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slayin wants to get back to his feet.
Slayin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sol Brotha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sol Brotha connects with a nice short shot to Slayin's temple.
Sol Brotha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slayin keeps working.
Slayin is trying to stand.
Sol Brotha slips a nice elbow through Slayin's hands, connecting with Slayin's forehead.
Sol Brotha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sol Brotha trying to mount his opponent but Slayin defends it.
Slayin is refusing to be controlled, as Sol Brotha sits in half guard.
Slayin pushes Sol Brotha off looking to stand but Sol Brotha dives back in and keeps control.
Sol Brotha is stalling here. Slayin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sol Brotha seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Slayin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Slayin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sol Brotha is trying to control Slayin's posture but Slayin avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayin tries to stand but Sol Brotha is controlling his head.
Sol Brotha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Slayin off and has taken his back!

Sol Brotha is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Slayin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Sol Brotha has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Slayin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Sol Brotha doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). YB Sol Brotha!
YB Sol Brotha decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Khadartsev (ranked 333 p4p, 46 weight class) and Umberto Turturro (ranked 2163 p4p, 220 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.

Khadartsev
vs
Turturro

188 cm
22
252 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
249 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Organic Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Khadartsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Turturro jabs Khadartsev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turturro looks to land a right hand but Khadartsev moved out of range.
Turturro clobbers Khadartsev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turturro throws a jab when Khadartsev was well out of range.
Khadartsev scores with the left hand. Turturro knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Umberto Turturro has been cut.
Khadartsev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khadartsev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but Khadartsev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turturro missing with a left hand there. Khadartsev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turturro lands a jab to the nose.
Khadartsev slaps away a takedown attempt from Turturro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khadartsev slips under a jab.
Khadartsev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turturro sprawls and moves away.
Khadartsev moves out of range of the strikes.
Khadartsev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Turturro sprawls and moves away.
Khadartsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Good standup being displayed there by Turturro as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadartsev takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
Khadartsev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Khadartsev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turturro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Khadartsev counters with a shoot takedown. Turturro fights it but they end up in guard.

Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khadartsev wants to control from the top but Turturro keeps moving.
Khadartsev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khadartsev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khadartsev passes Turturro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Turturro tries to get to full guard but Khadartsev has control of the leg.

Turturro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro wants to improve his position but Khadartsev is controlling well.

Turturro actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That has opened up Umberto Turturro's cut even more.

Khadartsev seems to be working for a kimura but Turturro defends the submission attempt.
Turturro trying to hold on to Khadartsev's head to control him but Khadartsev postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khadartsev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

The cut above Umberto Turturro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khadartsev is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Umberto Turturro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sasha Khadartsev!
A relieved looking Sasha Khadartsev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between THumongous Heritageaka (ranked 1162 p4p, 139 weight class) and Galtero El Toro (ranked 369 p4p, 51 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heritageaka
vs
El Toro

184 cm
29
289 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

188 cm
23
240 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Big Tree's Vintage Wear
Conviction

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, THumongous Heritageaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Heritageaka. Those never looked like landing.
Heritageaka shoots for a double leg takedown but El Toro sprawls well. He's pushed Heritageaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heritageaka shoots in looking for a takedown but El Toro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heritageaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
El Toro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Heritageaka defends it well.
El Toro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heritageaka on the side of the head.
El Toro connects with a single shot there.

El Toro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

El Toro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Heritageaka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
El Toro is looking to take a break and control but Heritageaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Toro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro landing a few strikes.
El Toro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Heritageaka down.
Heritageaka tries to bench press El Toro off him but El Toro keeps the position.
Heritageaka is not content to let El Toro control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro cracks Heritageaka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Heritageaka is looking to reverse the position.
Heritageaka is working hard here to advance position.
Heritageaka is not content to let El Toro control the position.
El Toro taking a breather here.
El Toro trying to control the action but Heritageaka is working from the bottom.
Heritageaka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on El Toro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ground and pound from El Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heritageaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Heritageaka actively working from the bottom here.
El Toro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Heritageaka is looking for a sweep. El Toro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
El Toro slips a nice elbow through Heritageaka's hands, connecting with Heritageaka's forehead.
El Toro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

El Toro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
El Toro lands with a punch from half guard.

Heritageaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
El Toro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heritageaka keeps working.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw El Toro working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heritageaka is looking to improve his position but El Toro isn't that keen on the idea.
Heritageaka is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Prototype's Dojo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
El Toro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
El Toro with the ground and pound from mount.

El Toro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
El Toro dominating with strikes here.
El Toro dominating with strikes here.
Heritageaka regains half guard.

Heritageaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Toro pulls his head out easily.
Heritageaka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Heritageaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and El Toro defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Heritageaka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. El Toro is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Heritageaka.
El Toro grinds an elbow into Heritageaka's temple.
Heritageaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
El Toro trying to control the position but Heritageaka is working away.
El Toro cracks Heritageaka with a big elbow.
El Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heritageaka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but El Toro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
El Toro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Heritageaka to see if he's OK.
El Toro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Heritageaka is rocked!
Heritageaka gets back to half guard.
El Toro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oh Heritageaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
El Toro winds up and cracks Heritageaka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Heritageaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

El Toro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heritageaka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Heritageaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Galtero El Toro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heritageaka tries to improve position but can't.
El Toro grinds an elbow into Heritageaka's temple.
El Toro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Toro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Heritageaka down.
El Toro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
El Toro cracks Heritageaka with a big right hand but Heritageaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
El Toro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Heritageaka down.
Heritageaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Heritageaka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Heritageaka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

El Toro seems to be working for a kimura but Heritageaka defends the submission attempt.

Heritageaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heritageaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heritageaka is not content to let El Toro control the position.

Heritageaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
El Toro is trying to control. Heritageaka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from El Toro there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. El Toro lands a nice short elbow.

Heritageaka actively working from the bottom here.

Heritageaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Toro pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heritageaka is not content to let El Toro control the position.
El Toro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Heritageaka is not content to let El Toro control the position.
Heritageaka is trying to get back to full guard.

Heritageaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but El Toro pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with El Toro in particular looking to stall.
El Toro slips a nice elbow through Heritageaka's hands, connecting with Heritageaka's forehead.

Heritageaka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Heritageaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Toro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
El Toro landing shots from mount.
El Toro trying to control but Heritageaka is having none of it.
El Toro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Heritageaka tries to reverse the position but El Toro maintains control.
Heritageaka slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
El Toro trying to mount his opponent but Heritageaka defends it.
Nice strikes from El Toro there.
Heritageaka manages to get to full guard.
Heritageaka keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
El Toro postures up and lands a big shot to Heritageaka's brow.
El Toro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Heritageaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Heritageaka keeps moving.
El Toro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
El Toro trying to control but Heritageaka is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galtero El Toro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Heritageaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Heritageaka dives in for a single leg takedown but El Toro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
THumongous Heritageaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Toro lunges at Heritageaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heritageaka's hand.

El Toro gets a double leg takedown into Heritageaka's guard.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Heritageaka keeps moving.

El Toro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
El Toro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heritageaka keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
El Toro scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Heritageaka keeps moving.
El Toro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
El Toro trying to control but Heritageaka is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro postures up and lands a big shot to Heritageaka's brow.
El Toro trying to control but Heritageaka is working from the bottom.
El Toro working some strikes from top position.

Heritageaka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. El Toro defends it easily.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Heritageaka keeps moving.

Heritageaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

El Toro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heritageaka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, El Toro has managed to get both his arms back between Heritageaka's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Toro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
El Toro cracks Heritageaka with a solid left hand.
El Toro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro pushing down on Heritageaka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Heritageaka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
El Toro wants to control but Heritageaka is keeping him busy.
El Toro works his way into full mount!
El Toro postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Heritageaka badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of El Toro around the waist but El Toro pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! El Toro is the winner by TKO! El Toro jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galtero El Toro! Galtero El Toro retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Galtero El Toro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.