ICC 5: Champions PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovidio Kiran (ranked 4835 p4p, 500 weight class) and Kamaka Esera (ranked 6052 p4p, 561 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kiran
vs
Esera

189 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ovidio Kiran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamaka Esera!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esera walks into a jab.

It looks like Kamaka Esera has been cut.
Esera misses with a body shot.
Kiran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Esera manages to circle out of the way.
Esera moves away from the strike by Kiran.
Kiran throws out a powerful jab.

Kiran gets a clinch.
Kiran lands an uppercut.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Kiran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice left hand lands by Kiran.
Esera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esera misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Esera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiran looks to land a right hand but Esera moved out of range.
Kiran misses with a body shot
and Esera counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Kiran darts in and clinches Esera up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Kiran fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Esera.
Kiran misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kiran.
Kiran tries a body shot but Esera blocks it.
Kiran working aggressively here.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Esera wants to stall.
Esera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiran has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Esera fails to land.
Kiran has Esera pressed against the ropes, preventing Esera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Esera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esera tries to break free but Kiran pushes him back against the ropes.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Esera working hard to break the clinch.
Kiran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiran working aggressively here.
Kiran working aggressively here.
Kiran prevents a body shot from Esera.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Esera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiran lands a right hand.
A short left from Esera.
Kiran scores with a shot to the side of Esera's head.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ovidio Kiran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamaka Esera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kiran throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Esera counter with a right hand.
Kiran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Esera moves into the clinch.
Esera working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esera.
Esera prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran struggles to land a body shot inside as Esera controls his hands.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran prevents Esera from breaking the clinch.
Kiran lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esera.
We've been informed that Esera has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kiran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Esera controls the action.
Kiran swings wildly with an uppercut but Esera uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esera tries to throw a body punch but Kiran avoids it by throwing Esera back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiran as Esera tries to tie him up.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiran lands with a short shot to the head.
Esera swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esera stalling in the clinch but Kiran improves position.
Kiran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiran lands a hook that snaps the head of Esera backwards.
Kiran prevents a body shot from Esera.
Kiran misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kiran has a couple of punches blocked by Esera.
Kiran scores with a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Kamaka Esera's cut even more.
Esera has a couple of punches blocked by Kiran.
Esera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiran swings wildly with an uppercut but Esera uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kiran manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Esera finds it's target.
Kamaka Esera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kiran lands a left and a right that send Esera crashing to the mat, dazed. Kiran thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kiran takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Kiran clinches.
Esera is looking to control Kiran's arms but Kiran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esera has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ovidio Kiran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamaka Esera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kiran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esera manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kamaka Esera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kiran clinches up against the ropes.
Esera lands a nice uppercut.
Kiran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esera blocks an uppercut.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.
Esera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ovidio Kiran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Esera - that landed with a thud.

Esera manages to break the clinch.
Kiran tests Esera's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The cut above Kamaka Esera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Esera dips to his left and cracks Kiran with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiran darts in and clinches Esera up against the ropes.
Kiran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
A head punch on the inside from Kiran fails to land.
Esera blocks an uppercut.
Ovidio Kiran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiran lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Esera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esera misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Esera misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran lands a left hand.
Esera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esera tries to throw a body punch but Kiran avoids it by throwing Esera back against the ropes.
Esera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Esera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esera lands with a light punch inside.
Kiran working aggressively here.
Esera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ovidio Kiran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiran 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Ovidio Kiran!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Ovidio Kiran!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ovidio Kiran!

Ovidio Kiran wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ovidio Kiran 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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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 6215 p4p, 511 weight class) and Marcos Silva (ranked 4814 p4p, 448 weight class). Diggler comes to the ring accompanied by Me so horny. 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.

Diggler
vs
Silva

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance and pushes Diggler back into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diggler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Diggler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is working Diggler over against the ropes.
Diggler misses with an elbow over the top.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva cracks Diggler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick by Diggler misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

Diggler is rocked!
Silva cracks Diggler with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcos Silva!
Dirk Diggler spoke after the fight, saying 'You win or you learn'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Leahy (ranked 2451 p4p, 283 weight class) and Dan Williams (ranked 3838 p4p, 396 weight class). Dan Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leahy
vs
Williams

188 cm
25
196 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

The Glue Factory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Leahy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leahy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Leahy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
We've been hearing good reports from Leahy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leahy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leahy trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leahy wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Leahy advances position into side control!
Leahy trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
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.
Leahy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Williams's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.

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

Leahy has hold of Williams's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Williams seems comfortable defending it but Leahy has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Williams is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Williams is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Leahy couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Leahy!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wreak Havoc (ranked 2775 p4p, 309 weight class) and Richard Togo (ranked 2791 p4p, 310 weight class). Togo has chosen Voodo Child - Jimi Hendrix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Havoc
vs
Togo

176 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wreak Havoc !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Togo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Togo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab by Havoc .
Havoc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Togo's hands.
Havoc ducks under a wild hook from Togo.
Havoc takes a swing at Togo's ribcage but misses.
Togo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Havoc lands an overhand right.
Togo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Togo throws a wild body kick that Havoc sees coming a mile off.
Havoc tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Togo manages to circle out of the way.
Havoc misses with a wild body shot.
Togo flicks out a counter leg kick but Havoc steps away.
Togo's coach down at Island Hammers Fight Camp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Togo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slow jab from Havoc misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Havoc misses.
Havoc tests Togo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Togo misses.
Togo chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havoc misses with a left hand
and Togo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Havoc jabs Togo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Havoc has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Togo looks to land a left hand but Havoc moved out of range nicely.
Havoc was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Togo looks for the body kick but Havoc saw that one coming.
Havoc throws a hook to the side of Togo's head but Togo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Havoc throws a hook but Togo blocks it.
Togo throws a head kick that misses.
Havoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Togo is just out of range.
Havoc misses the shot to the body.
Havoc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Havoc misses the jab.
Togo misses with a low kick.
Havoc throws a sloppy body shot
and Togo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Havoc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wreak Havoc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Togo misses with a body shot.
Havoc lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Togo is just out of range.
Togo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Havoc is out of range.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Togo got wobbled bad by a big combination! Havoc presses forward with punches and knees until Togo stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Togo closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wreak Havoc !
Wreak Havoc is the new lightweight champion!
Wreak Havoc spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miliki Monotowa (ranked 2001 p4p, 259 weight class) and Mihajlo Marinkovic (ranked 5242 p4p, 525 weight class). Monotowa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somewhere over the rainbow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Monotowa
vs
Marinkovic

196 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

The Glue Factory
Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miliki Monotowa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mihajlo Marinkovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Monotowa closes the distance and clinches.

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

Monotowa takes the fight into the clinch.
Monotowa tries to work over Marinkovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monotowa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Monotowa tries to land a knee to the head but Marinkovic blocks with his arms.

Monotowa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monotowa throws a head kick but Marinkovic moves out of range.

Monotowa closes the distance and clinches.
Monotowa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marinkovic.
Monotowa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marinkovic looks winded!

Monotowa breaks the clinch.

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

It looks like Mihajlo Marinkovic has been cut.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Monotowa. Those never looked like landing.
Monotowa lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Marinkovic is looking to close the distance but Monotowa sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Marinkovic crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Marinkovic is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Miliki Monotowa!
Miliki Monotowa is the new light heavyweight champion!
Miliki Monotowa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Paradigm , into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Mihajlo Marinkovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'i will come back stronger than ever'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Behar (ranked 2531 p4p, 139 weight class) and Ray Reaper (ranked 4462 p4p, 193 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ray Reaper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Behar
vs
Reaper

166 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Behar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behar takes a swing at Reaper's ribcage but misses.
Reaper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reaper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Behar circles away quickly and effectively.
Behar lands a nice shot that snaps Reaper's head back.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Behar avoids them all with ease.
Reaper throws a right and a left that Behar avoids nicely.
Behar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Behar throws a shot from downtown. Reaper moves away and avoids it.
Behar lands a nice shot to the body.
Behar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Ray Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper throws a left and a right that both miss

and Behar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Behar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Behar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Behar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reaper prevents a body shot from Behar.
Behar scores with a shot to the side of Reaper's head.
Behar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Behar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Behar is leaning against Reaper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Behar.
Behar stalling the fight.
Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Behar pushes Reaper back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Behar lands a nice uppercut.
Behar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Behar is working Reaper over against the ropes.
Behar lands a left hand.
A short left from Behar.

Reaper is rocked!
Behar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reaper backwards.
Reaper is still on wobbly legs! Can Behar finish him?
Behar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reaper or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Behar is leaning against Reaper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behar lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Behar.
Behar creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Reaper's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Reaper drops to his knees and Behar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Behar!
Jason Behar is the new bantamweight champion!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barboza (ranked 3952 p4p, 343 weight class) and Psycho Crusher (ranked 3120 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Barboza
vs
Crusher

185 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

The Glue Factory

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Barboza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Psycho Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza fails to land the takedown.
Barboza has his takedown stuffed
and Crusher counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Barboza off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Crusher follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Barboza was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Psycho Crusher!
Psycho Crusher is the new heavyweight champion!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Haba (ranked 1717 p4p, 227 weight class) and Ken Blanchard (ranked 4918 p4p, 516 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Haba
vs
Blanchard

185 cm
25
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phillip Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Haba coming out on top.

It looks like Ken Blanchard has been cut.
Haba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blanchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Blanchard tries to clinch but Haba is having none of it.
Blanchard wants to clinch
and Haba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Haba just misses with a punch to the body.

Blanchard clinches.
Blanchard misses with the head strike.
Blanchard misses with a body punch.
Blanchard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haba or not.
Blanchard looking to stall.
Blanchard presses Haba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard misses with a punch to the body.
Haba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haba tries to stall but Blanchard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blanchard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba trying to stall but Blanchard improves his position.

Blanchard manages to break the clinch.
Haba throws a hook to the side of Blanchard's head but Blanchard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haba stalks Blanchard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blanchard's face. Blanchard staggers backwards, shaken.
A left lands for Blanchard.
Haba misses the shot to the body.
Blanchard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haba throws a jab when Blanchard was well out of range.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Haba catches Blanchard right on the button with a cross.
Blanchard staying out of range there.
Haba misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blanchard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut.
Haba connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haba cracks a nice hook into Blanchard's ribs.
Blanchard throws a right hand that misses
and Haba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haba looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanchard is just out of range.
Haba takes a swing at Blanchard's ribcage but misses.

Blanchard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Blanchard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blanchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haba's elbow.
Blanchard throws an elbow that misses.
Blanchard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blanchard lands an elbow inside.
Haba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanchard has him pressed against the ropes.
Haba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haba taking a breather.
Haba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blanchard prevents a body shot from Haba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Haba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Blanchard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A combination from Haba does no damage.
A big right from Blanchard misses.
Haba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanchard manages to avoid it.
Blanchard tries to counter with a clinch but Haba shakes him off and moves away.
Blanchard throws a combination that misses
and Haba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanchard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haba throws a body punch but Blanchard moves out of range.
Blanchard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Haba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blanchard can do to turn this around?
Blanchard looks to land a left hand but Haba moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba throws a body shot but no joy.

Blanchard darts in and clinches Haba up against the ropes.
Blanchard blocking some punches.
Blanchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard avoiding damage.
Blanchard taking a breather.
Blanchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haba's elbow.
Haba is looking to control Blanchard's arms but Blanchard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haba has his back to the ropes.
Blanchard throws a head punch that misses.
Blanchard misses with an elbow over the top.
Blanchard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haba is trying to stall.
Haba wants to break free but Blanchard has control.
Haba throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Haba lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Blanchard.
Haba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A frustrated look appears on Haba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ken Blanchard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.

That has opened up Ken Blanchard's cut even more.
Haba takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanchard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haba avoids the elbow strike from Blanchard, against the ropes.
Haba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blanchard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blanchard misses with a body punch.
Haba looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Blanchard.
Blanchard lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanchard can't find room to land a body shot as Haba controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Blanchard lands an elbow inside that Haba shrugs off.

It looks like Phillip Haba has been cut.
Haba can't find room to land a body shot as Blanchard controls the action.
Blanchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blanchard can't find room to land a body shot as Haba controls the action.
Blanchard lands a hook that snaps the head of Haba backwards.
Blanchard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ken Blanchard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Haba misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Haba finds it's way through Blanchard's defenses.
Jab, jab by Blanchard - just one landing.
Haba moves out of range as Blanchard strikes.
Haba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blanchard slips under a jab from Haba.
Haba misses with a hook to the body
and Blanchard counters with a straight right hand.
Blanchard fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Blanchard.
Haba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Haba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haba blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard walks into a stiff left hand from Haba.
Haba lands a head shot.

Blanchard is rocked!
Haba drops Blanchard with a huge uppercut! Blanchard drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Haba is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Haba!
A relieved looking Phillip Haba 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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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Larsson (ranked 1871 p4p, 247 weight class) and Freddie Money (ranked 2377 p4p, 304 weight class). Larsson comes into the arena with Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die blaring out of the sound system. Money has chosen Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full as his entrance music. Freddie Money has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gunner Larsson's chin.

Larsson
vs
Money

182 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Paradigm

The Glue Factory
Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunner Larsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddie Money!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Larsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Money connects with a body shot.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Money.
Larsson tried to score with a low kick but Money checks it.
Money misses with a right hand

and Larsson counters with a single leg into guard. Money didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Money can do anything to dispel that myth.
Larsson postures up.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
Money looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Larsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Larsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Money has control of Larsson's left arm, preventing Larsson from doing any damage.
Larsson working some strikes from top position.
Money is trying to control the position but Larsson postures up.
Money wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Larsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larsson postures up.
Larsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Money keeping full guard, as Larsson tries to pass.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsson throwing strikes from guard but Money blocks nicely.
Larsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson wants to pass the guard but Money is keeping the position.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Money pulls Larsson in close to prevent any damage.
Larsson stands up over Money, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Money controls Larsson momentarily but Larsson frees himself.
Money wants to sweep here but Larsson controlling him for the moment.
Larsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Money trying to control the position.
Money working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larsson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Money controls Larsson momentarily but Larsson frees himself.
Money utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Money gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Money trying to keep a closed guard but Larsson is proving a slippery customer.
Larsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Money working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larsson.
Larsson postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larsson postures up.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Money swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Money is trying to keep Larsson in close.
Larsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
Money working a defensive guard here.

Larsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Larsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Money pulls Larsson in to control the position.
Larsson is pushing down on Money's leg trying to pass to half guard. Money is fighting to maintain full guard but Larsson has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Larsson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Money!
Money wants to hold on but Larsson pushes him away.
Larsson with a couple of short strikes.
Larsson is landing with some decent strikes but Money is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Larsson unloading with bombs!

Money is rocked!
Gunner Larsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Money in real trouble here! The ref calls for Money to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Larsson!
Gunner Larsson is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Gunner Larsson 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.