Madness 1: Reawakening PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Titus Branch (ranked 4246 p4p, 390 weight class) and Mason Norris (ranked 3713 p4p, 360 weight class). Titus Branch had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Branch
vs
Norris

178 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

185 cm
27
198 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Branch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris throws a head kick but Branch moves out of range.
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branch.
Branch blocks the body kick.
Branch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Norris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Branch throws a leg kick but Norris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Branch slips under a jab.
Titus Branch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branch throws a head kick that misses.
Norris looks for the body kick but Branch saw that one coming.
Norris wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norris circles away quickly and effectively.
Branch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norris.
Branch avoids the body shot from Norris.
Norris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Branch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Branch blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Branch misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branch misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Branch manages to avoid it.
Norris lands a jab to Branch's midsection.

Norris closes the distance and pushes Branch back into the cage.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Branch is looking for a takedown.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Titus Branch has been cut.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Branch goes for a takedown attempt but Norris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Branch throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Norris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Branch.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Branch misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Norris misses its intended target.
Branch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norris.

Branch is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Branch's jaw. Branch's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Norris does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Norris!
A relieved looking Mason Norris 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
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 1519 p4p, 171 weight class) and Doctor Tennant (ranked 4577 p4p, 354 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Frost
vs
Tennant

187 cm
30
269 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
240 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deacon Frost !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a big shot that misses.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Tennant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tennant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tennant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost .
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Tennant.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick and Tennant moves out of range easily.
Tennant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tennant slips a straight right by Frost .
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost connects with a body shot.
Frost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tennant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost .
Tennant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Tennant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick
and Tennant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Frost .
Tennant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deacon Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost lands a head shot.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Tennant moved out of range nicely.
Tennant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frost connects with a right hand. Tennant shakes it off.
Frost with a hook.
Frost throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tennant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frost .
Tennant throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tennant lands a nice hook to Frost 's body. Frost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frost throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tennant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Tennant.
Tennant blocks a jab.
Tennant takes one to the side of the head.
Tennant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tennant misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a right hand to the body.
Frost throws a series of punches but Tennant avoids them all with ease.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tennant.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Tennant.
Tennant throws out a counter right but Frost avoids it with no problem.
Tennant is looking to clinch.
Tennant moves forwards but Frost connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Tennant.
Frost works over Tennant's head and body with a nice combination.
Tennant blocks a head kick by Frost .
Tennant throws a hook but Frost avoids it easily.
A combination from Tennant does no damage.

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

It looks like Doctor Tennant has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost throws a head kick that misses.
Tennant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tennant. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tennant misses with a looping right.
Frost comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tennant throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Frost jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Frost misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frost misses with a kick to the body.
Frost cracks Tennant with an open hand slap.
Frost throws a head kick but Tennant moves out of range.
Tennant doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

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

Tennant is rocked!
Frost throws a jab when Tennant was well out of range.
Tennant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tennant is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Frost scores with a spinning back kick!
Tennant seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frost .
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Tennant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deacon Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Tennant's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frost ducks under a wild hook from Tennant.
Frost Throws a clean left jab. Frost Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Tennant's chin! Tennant crumbles to the ground and Frost follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Frost !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Deacon Frost !
Deacon Frost tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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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 Torkel Bystrom (ranked 1929 p4p, 212 weight class) and Ricco Torres (ranked 2821 p4p, 270 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.

Bystrom
vs
Torres

202 cm
23
255 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

196 cm
28
275 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bystrom jabs at Torres's body.
Bystrom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.

Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bystrom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Bystrom gets to his feet. Torres looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Bystrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bystrom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bystrom throws a head kick that misses.
Torres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bystrom wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Bystrom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Torres blocks the leg kick.

Bystrom clinches.
Our sources have told us that Bystrom has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bystrom.
Bystrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.

Bystrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Bystrom.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bystrom takes a shot to the head.
Bystrom blocks an uppercut.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom is looking to clinch.
Bystrom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bystrom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Bystrom connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bystrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bystrom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torres has time to react.
Bystrom is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres unleashes a big counter combination but Bystrom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bystrom with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bystrom darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.

Bystrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres throws the left hand but Bystrom avoids the punch easily.
Bystrom tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres lands an overhand right.
Bystrom cracks a nice hook into Torres's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Torres is rocked!
Torres dodges the punch combination from Bystrom.
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Bystrom off balance momentarily.
Bystrom looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Bystrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bystrom closes the distance and clinches.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Bystrom avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.

Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres slips under a jab.
Bystrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bystrom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricco Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bystrom throws a sloppy body shot
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torkel Bystrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bystrom throws a lazy head kick
and Torres counters with a huge left! Bystrom is in big trouble! He's backing up but Torres isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bystrom from any more damage. A dominating finish by Torres!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricco Torres!
A very excited looking Ricco Torres made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Tea (ranked 1837 p4p, 203 weight class) and Bruno Beast (ranked 3583 p4p, 307 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tea
vs
Beast

194 cm
29
255 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

189 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

RESISTANCE

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ice Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Beast!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast scores with the left hand. Tea knows he should have avoided that one.
Tea misses with a takedown attempt
and Tea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tea on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beast bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tea's head.
Beast connects with the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Beast there.
Tea shoots in for a takedown but Beast shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beast scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beast's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Beast's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast works Tea's body with a nice hook.
Tea takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Beast has managed to clinch.
Tea jumps guard but Beast turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ice Tea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beast lands a right hand.
Beast is leaning against Tea and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tea drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tea looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beast.
Tea tries to pull guard but Beast holds him up against the cage and eventually Tea drops back down to his feet.
Beast lands with a short shot to the head.
Beast scores with a shoulder strike.
Beast is working Tea over against the cage.
Tea is breathing heavily.
Tea has Beast pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beast manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Beast.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beast.
Beast working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Beast - that landed with a thud.
Beast lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beast.
Beast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Beast scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Beast.
Beast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Beast.
Beast lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tea backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a right hand.
Beast lands a body punch.
Tea fails to pull guard.
Beast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teas head.
Beast lands a body punch.
Beast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beast pushes Tea back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beast lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Beast.
Beast lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Beast.
A short right from Beast on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Beast as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Beast.
Beast lands a nice uppercut.
Beast lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Beast as the two fighters clinch.
Beast is working Tea over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Beast - that landed with a thud.
Beast lands with a right to the head.
Beast lands a hook that snaps the head of Tea backwards.

Tea is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Tea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beast lands a left hand.
Beast lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Beast.
Nice body punch from Beast - that landed with a thud.
Beast throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beast lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beast throws a big uppercut that drops Tea! More strikes from Beast and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tea lies dazed against the cage as Beast celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Beast!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Horn (ranked 2294 p4p, 270 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 3003 p4p, 318 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.

Horn
vs
Punchsky

201 cm
32
177 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

195 cm
26
187 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchsky misses the jab.
We've been told by Horn's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Punchsky now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Horn misses with a looping left.
Horn cracks the inside of Punchsky's front leg.
A head kick misses from Horn.
Punchsky throws a looping overhand right but Horn ducks down to avoid it.
Horn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Punchsky moves out of range of the body kick from Horn.
Punchsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horn was well out of range. Poor timing from Punchsky.
Horn throws a head kick that half lands.
Punchsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Punchsky lands a nice hook to Horn's body. Horn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punchsky dips to his left and cracks Horn with an uppercut!
Horn looks to throw the jab but Punchsky is out of range.
It seemed like Punchsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Punchsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchsky throws a hook but Horn blocks it.
Horn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn dips to his left and cracks Punchsky with an uppercut!
Punchsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Punchsky.
Horn moves away from the strike by Punchsky.
Horn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Punchsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punchsky throws a shot from downtown. Horn moves away and avoids it.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.
Punchsky moves away from the strike by Horn.
Punchsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punchsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Punchsky slips under a jab.
Punchsky with a jab.
We've been informed that Punchsky has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Horn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Punchsky's calf.
Horn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horn is looking to land body kicks.
Punchsky thuds a left hand into Horn's body.
Horn moves out of range as Punchsky strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Punchsky misses the target.
Horn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horn misses with a hook.
Horn lands a leg kick that knocks Punchsky off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Punchsky.
Punchsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchsky stuns Horn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horn misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Punchsky breaks from the clinch.
Punchsky throws a hook to the side of Horn's head but Horn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horn scores with a head kick.
Horn throws a head kick but Punchsky moves out of range.
A nice side step and Punchsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Horn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punchsky throws out the jab.
Horn throwing a counter right hand but Punchsky manages to avoid it.
Punchsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Punchsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horn moves away.
Horn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Punchsky there.
Horn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horn throws a low kick but Punchsky avoids it.
Horn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Punchsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horn under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Horn misses
and Punchsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punchsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horn.
A head kick misses from Horn.
Punchsky looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Punchsky counters with a low kick, right behind Horn 's knee.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Jab by Punchsky.
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.
Punchsky throws an off balance right hand
and Horn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Punchsky cracks the inside of Horn's front leg.
Nice uppercut there from Punchsky.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
Punchsky takes a swing at Horn's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn tries to clinch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Punchsky tries a quick counter leg kick but Horn is wise to it.
Horn swings widly with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Punchsky throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Horn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punchsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Punchsky will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Punchsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horn scores with the left hand. Punchsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Punchsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punchsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Horn is just out of range.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut. Horn saw that one coming.
Punchsky missing with a left hand there. Horn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horn misses with a series of wild punches.
Horn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Punchsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Punchsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Horn misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punchsky! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn scores with a head kick. Punchsky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Punchsky throws a shot from downtown. Horn moves away and avoids it.
Punchsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horn is looking to land body kicks.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn misses with a looping right.
Horn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horn manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Horn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jon Horn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punchsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punchsky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horn throws the left hand but Punchsky avoids the punch easily.
Punchsky swings for the body but Horn moves out of range.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut. Horn saw that one coming.
Punchsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Punchsky slips a straight right by Horn.
Horn misses with a hook. Punchsky ducked under it nicely.
Punchsky throws a right hand that misses
and Horn counters with a left and a right that stings Punchsky.
Punchsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut
and Horn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but Horn moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws a head kick but Punchsky moves out of range.
Horn misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Punchsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Punchsky misses the target.
Punchsky digs a good body shot into Horn's ribs.
Horn throws a hook but Punchsky blocks it.
Punchsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Horn checks it well.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Punchsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Horn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Horn misses
and Punchsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab by Horn.
Punchsky blocks a head kick by Horn.
Horn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horn throws out a loose jab but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.
Horn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws a lazy uppercut
and Punchsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Horn thinking.
Horn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punchsky throws out a counter right but Horn avoids it with no problem.
Punchsky misses the shot to the body.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut. Horn saw that one coming.
Horn swings for the body but Punchsky moves out of range.
Horn misses with a looping left.
Punchsky throws out a counter right but Horn avoids it with no problem.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Horn slips a straight right by Punchsky.
Horn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick by Horn misses
and Horn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horn ducks under a wild hook from Punchsky.
Punchsky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horn lands a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Horn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a hook.
Punchsky ducks under a wild hook from Horn.
Punchsky is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Horn with a body shot.
Punchsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horn under the eye.
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!
Horn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punchsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punchsky blocks a head kick by Horn.
Horn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Punchsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Punchsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horn's head backwards.
Horn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Horn ducks under a wild hook from Punchsky.
Punchsky fakes a head shot and lands one 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 Jon Horn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Horn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horn tries to clinch there but Punchsky circles away.
Punchsky blocks a head kick by Horn.
Horn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Punchsky misses with a straight left.
Horn throws a combination that misses
letting Punchsky counter with a right hand.
Punchsky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Punchsky misses the target.
Punchsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Punchsky lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Horn.
Punchsky lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Punchsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Punchsky looks to move away, Horn throws a big counter combo but Punchsky just gets out of the way.
Punchsky throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Punchsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horn.
Horn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Punchsky connects with a right hand. Horn shakes it off.
Horn lands a slapping body shot.
Horn slips under a jab.
Punchsky dodges the punch combination from Horn.
Punchsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donk. Horn catches Punchsky right on the button with a cross.
Horn lands a glancing blow to the side of Punchsky's head.
Punchsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horn misses with an uppercut.
Punchsky is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Horn with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Horn's head.
Horn walks into a left hand.
Horn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Punchsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horn throws a series of punches but Punchsky avoids them all with ease.
Horn misses with a low kick.
Punchsky looks to throw the jab but Horn is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Punchsky misses the target.
Punchsky loads up on a big right hand but Horn slips the punch.
Punchsky throws the left hand but Horn avoids the punch easily.
Horn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horn misses with a looping left.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Horn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Punchsky tries a low kick but Horn avoids it.
Punchsky dodges the punch combination from Horn.
Horn throws a series of punches but Punchsky avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Horn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Punchsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Punchsky thuds a left hand into Horn's body.
Punchsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Horn misses.
Punchsky scores with the left hand. Horn knows he should have avoided that one.
Punchsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punchsky lands with a shot to the body.
Punchsky works Horn's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Punchsky misses.
Jon Horn is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn throws a nice head kick!
Punchsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Horn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Punchsky throws a hook but Horn blocks it.
Punchsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Horn on the side of the head.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Punchsky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horn blocks a jab.
Punchsky throws a lazy right hand but Horn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Horn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Horn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punchsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horn.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Punchsky.
I think Punchsky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
Vladimir Punchsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wilner Fatiman (ranked 3249 p4p, 160 weight class) and Zhan Dhelan (ranked 3368 p4p, 166 weight class). Fatiman comes into the arena with Zion Train blaring out of the sound system. Wilner Fatiman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fatiman
vs
Dhelan

173 cm
29
147 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

150 cm
26
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilner Fatiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhan Dhelan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dhelan clinches up with Fatiman and pushes him back against the cage.
Dhelan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fatiman smiles and moves away.
Dhelan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been informed that Dhelan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fatiman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dhelan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilner Fatiman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatiman throws out a loose jab but Dhelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Dhelan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Dhelan closes the distance and clinches.
Dhelan tries to throw a body punch but Fatiman avoids it by throwing Dhelan back against the cage.

Dhelan gets control of Fatiman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dhelan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dhelan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fatiman has passed into side control.
Dhelan struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan is looking to reverse the position.
Dhelan keeps trying to improve his position.

Fatiman decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatiman throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Fatiman. Those never looked like landing.
Fatiman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dhelan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fatiman staying out of range there.
Fatiman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dhelan back to the cage. Fatiman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fatiman just misses with a punch to the body.

Dhelan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dhelan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fatiman to keep the fight standing.
Dhelan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fatiman walks away with a smile on his face. Dhelan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilner Fatiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhan Dhelan.
Fatiman just misses with a punch to the body.
Fatiman misses with a jab, cross combination.

Fatiman instigates a clinch.

Dhelan manages to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatiman stopping the sweep attempt from Dhelan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dhelan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dhelan is on top in guard.

Dhelan trying to control but Fatiman is working from the bottom.
Fatiman wants to stand up but Dhelan is controlling him.
Dhelan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fatiman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Fatiman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dhelan's guard.

Dhelan working for a triangle but Fatiman defends it easily.

Fatiman is sitting in close to Dhelan's body. Dhelan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fatiman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fatiman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dhelan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zhan Dhelan!
After the fight, Zhan Dhelan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 1615 p4p, 184 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 1843 p4p, 204 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by You dropped the Bomb on me. Semmy Cobb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cobb
vs
Kueller

212 cm
27
265 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

201 cm
24
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Kueller connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
Kueller misses with a head kick.
Kueller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kueller lands a nice shot to the body.
Cobb scores with a one two! Kueller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kueller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Cobb checks a leg kick.
Cobb swings for the body but Kueller moves out of range.
Kueller tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
Cobb sets himself, and Kueller steps forward looking for the clinch! Cobb avoids it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kueller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kueller throws a lazy head kick
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Kueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kueller connects with an inside leg kick.
Cobb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Semmy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller staying out of range there.
Kueller is trying to counter with his kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kueller!
We've been informed that Kueller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb throws a combination that misses
and Kueller counters with a big head kick but Cobb shrugs it off.
Kueller lands with a hook. Cobb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kueller misses with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Cobb's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kueller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb throws a hook but Kueller avoids it easily.
Kueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cobb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kueller throws a head kick that half lands.
Cobb cracks Kueller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Kueller.
It looked like Cobb was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kueller scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Cobb - just one landing.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Kueller is rocked!
Cobb drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kueller's head, knocking him out cold! Cobb is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dock (ranked 2020 p4p, 240 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 2119 p4p, 247 weight class). Dock's entrance music is The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. A fine choice. Gallagher has chosen Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Gallagher enters the cage!

Dock
vs
Gallagher

225 cm
33
200 lbs
16 - 26 - 0

182 cm
26
180 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 16 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Dock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher blocks the body kick.
Gallagher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dock misses with a leg kick.
Dock misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Dock has closed the distance and engaged Gallagher in a clinch.
Gallagher stalling in the clinch.
Dock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gallagher blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gallagher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dock's brow.
Dock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Dock looking to throw knees to the head but Gallagher is blocking nicely.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dock dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher leaning against his opponent.
Gallagher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Gallagher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher misses with a body punch.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gallagher. Beautiful body shot.
Dock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dock throws a head kick that misses.

Dock tries to keep at a distance but Gallagher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gallagher scores with a shot to the side of Dock's head.
Gallagher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallagher controlling the action here for a moment.

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

Gallagher clinches with his opponent.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Dock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dock avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallagher.
Dock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallagher effectively controlling the action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Dock.
Dock tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallagher avoids the damage to the body.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Dock scores with a knee to the head.
Dock misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gallagher avoiding damage as Dock throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock trying to land knees to the body.

Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Dock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dock scores with a head kick. Gallagher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice jab there from Gallagher.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dock's head backwards.
Dock doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.
Dock throws a leg kick
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dock walks into a stiff left hand from Gallagher.
Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dock is looking to chop away at Gallagher's legs.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Dock avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Dock.
Dock throws the kick towards the body but Gallagher avoids it.
Dock scores with a head kick.
Dock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dock throws a lazy body kick
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Gallagher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gallagher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Dock.
Dock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bob Dock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dock is breathing heavily.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dock throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Gallagher let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gallagher blocks the body kick.
Gallagher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gallagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dock circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Dock moved out of range.

Gallagher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gallagher managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallagher is defending well for now.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Gallagher blocks it.
Dock takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Bob Dock has been cut.
Dock with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dock dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher lands a nice shot that snaps Dock's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Gallagher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Dock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Dock.
Frank Gallagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dock delivers a nice body kick.
Dock throws a chopping leg kick but Gallagher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gallagher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Dock.

Gallagher moves into the clinch.
Gallagher avoiding damage as Dock throws knees to the body.
Gallagher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallagher misses with an elbow strike.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Gallagher blocks it.
Dock tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallagher avoids the damage to the body.
Dock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallagher is defending well for now.

Gallagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dock throws a body kick that misses.

Gallagher moves into the clinch.
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!

Gallagher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dock looks to land a body kick but Gallagher moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Dock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Gallagher backs away, Dock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gallagher lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hook to the side of Dock's head but Dock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Dock is rocked!
Gallagher swats away the attempt to clinch by Dock.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gallagher! But no joy.
Oh Dock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gallagher has managed to clinch.
Dock seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
Gallagher has a couple of punches blocked by Dock.
Gallagher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gallagher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses.
Gallagher managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gallagher misses with a hook. Dock ducked under it nicely.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dock misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dock throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher moves out of range as Dock throws a body kick.
Dock lands a head kick!
Gallagher with a hook.
Dock ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Dock lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dock throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
Dock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gallagher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gallagher feints with a jab and clips Dock right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Dock is sent crashing into the canvas and Gallagher leaps in for the kill! Dock tries to get to his feet but Gallagher is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Dock is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
A relieved looking Frank Gallagher 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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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Number (ranked 2415 p4p, 238 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 2248 p4p, 232 weight class). Number comes to the cage accompanied by This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič). Wild Turkey will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Number
vs
Turkey

150 cm
29
205 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

195 cm
27
270 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Number!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Number backs away from a small jab... but Turkey lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Number crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Turkey with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Wild Turkey !
Wild Turkey thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 1160 p4p, 150 weight class) and Jorginho Marcelo (ranked 1460 p4p, 176 weight class). Marcelo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CSS - Alala. Jorginho Marcelo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harada
vs
Marcelo

169 cm
24
171 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorginho Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Harada misses.
A jab from Marcelo misses.
We've been told by Harada's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marcelo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harada scores with a body shot.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harada connects with a nice looking jab.
Harada throws a low kick, looking for Marcelo's leg but Marcelo calmly moves out of range.
Harada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcelo's hands.
Harada throws a shot 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!
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harada throws the left hand but Marcelo avoids the punch easily.

Harada sends Marcelo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harada is motioning to the referee to let Marcelo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Marcelo is rocked!

It looks like Jorginho Marcelo has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marcelo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcelo.
Marcelo misses with a straight left.
Harada appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harada avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Harada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcelo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harada scores with a jab.
Harada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marcelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcelo checks a low kick from Harada.

Harada drops Marcelo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marcelo looks back up at him and smiles so Harada waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Marcelo is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
Marcelo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harada has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harada breaks the clinch.

Harada has closed the distance and engaged Marcelo in a clinch.
A short left from Harada.
Marcelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Harada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marcelo is looking to take this one to the mat.

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

Marcelo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Marcelo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marcelo controlling the position from side mount.
Marcelo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada stops Marcelo from passing to mount.

Marcelo is trying to get an arm triangle but Harada is defending well.
Marcelo controlling the position from side mount.
Harada gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four 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.

Marcelo has control of Harada's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Harada regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Marcelo working for a submission but Harada is keeping him at bay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcelo is stalling here but it's allowed Harada to get half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Harada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorginho Marcelo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

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

Marcelo is rocked!

Harada closes the distance and clinches.
Harada prevents Marcelo from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marcelo fails to land.

Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcelo lands a nice looking body shot.
Marcelo loads up on a big right hand but Harada slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcelo keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.

Harada closes the distance and pushes Marcelo back into the cage.
Marcelo is looking to control Harada's arms but Harada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marcelo has his back to the cage.
Marcelo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcelo has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.

Marcelo breaks the clinch.
Harada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akira Harada is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Harada throws a good cross that connects.
Harada throws a series of punches but Marcelo moves out of range.
Marcelo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Marcelo shoots for a double leg takedown but Harada sprawls well. He's pushed Marcelo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcelo throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.

Harada drops Marcelo with a beautiful combination! Marcelo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!
Marcelo is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?

That has opened up Jorginho Marcelo's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcelo wants to take the fight to the mat but Harada manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcelo.
Harada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcelo throws a head punch that misses.
Marcelo wants to take the fight to the mat but Harada manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Marcelo jumps guard but Harada stands there with Marcelo around his waist. Marcelo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marcelo seems to have recovered his senses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harada feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marcelo sprawling to the canvas! Marcelo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harada finish him?!
Harada tries to clinch up.
And Marcelo tries to counter it with a takedown but Harada pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harada darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Marcelo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Harada before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
An out of breath and clearly excited Akira Harada thanked OLIMPO for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).