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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Somalas Pusilla (ranked 6122 p4p, 190 weight class) and Abel Frey (ranked 3842 p4p, 150 weight class). Pusilla has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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.

Pusilla
vs
Frey

210 cm
23
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Somalas Pusilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abel Frey!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pusilla.
Frey moves in looking to clinch but Pusilla pushes him off.
Frey staying out of range there.
Pusilla is breathing heavily.

Frey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pusilla is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frey is keeping busy.
Frey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pusilla.

Pusilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frey goes for a double leg but Pusilla avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pusilla continues to drive forward.
Pusilla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pusilla shoots in and drives through. Frey sprawls well.
Frey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pusilla.
Frey should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
No luck for Frey with that takedown attempt.
Frey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pusilla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frey is fending him off so far but Pusilla persists. Nope, Frey circles away and we're back to standing.
Frey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pusilla is trying to defend but Frey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frey content to control rather than advance.

Frey wants to work for an arm triangle but Pusilla is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frey wants to control but Pusilla is keeping him busy.

Frey is working for a submission of some sort.
Frey trying to control from half guard but Pusilla is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Frey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pusilla sees it coming and defends easily.

Frey is working for a kimura but Pusilla is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frey moves nicely into side control.
Pusilla can't do much from the bottom here.
Frey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Frey wants to control but Pusilla is keeping him busy.
Pusilla tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pusilla keeps working.
Frey is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Frey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pusilla slaps away a takedown attempt from Frey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Somalas Pusilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abel Frey.

Frey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Frey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Frey looking to score a takedown here. Pusilla is defending well but Frey drives through and ends up in Pusilla's guard.

Frey stands and steps away. Pusilla gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Frey closes the distance and clinches.

Frey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Frey.
Pusilla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pusilla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Frey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pusilla did well to prevent Frey getting side control.
Frey is pressing down on Pusilla's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pusilla is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Frey works his way into full mount!
Frey wants to control the pace but Pusilla is squirming around nicely.
Frey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Frey wants to take Pusilla's back but he can't do it this time.
Pusilla taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Frey breaks from Pusilla's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Frey fails to take his opponent's back.
Frey lands a big elbow.

Frey has hold of Pusilla's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pusilla manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Frey with the ground and pound from mount.
Frey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frey swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abel Frey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Grabowski (ranked 4456 p4p, 166 weight class) and Opel Astra (ranked 3841 p4p, 149 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Grabowski
vs
Astra

222 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
287 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucjan Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Opel Astra!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Astra shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grabowski's guard.
Astra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grabowski is keeping the position for now.
Grabowski wants to stand but Astra is controlling the position.
Grabowski trying to keep a closed guard but Astra is proving a slippery customer.
Astra lands a couple of digs.
Grabowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Astra is one step ahead there.
Grabowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabowski trying to control the position.
Astra tries to free his leg and advance position but Grabowski is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski trying to keep a closed guard but Astra is proving a slippery customer.
Grabowski tries to strike from the bottom.
Astra sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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

and Astra counters with a crisp one two that drops Grabowski! Astra thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Grabowski to his feet! Grabowski is in big trouble!

Grabowski is rocked!
Astra steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Grabowski is out on his feet! Astra sets himself and nearly takes Grabowski's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Opel Astra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus V Karlson (ranked 2949 p4p, 316 weight class) and Kris Kristofsson (ranked 3851 p4p, 387 weight class). Magnus V Karlson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

V Karlson
vs
Kristofsson

170 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus V Karlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kris Kristofsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kristofsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karlson wants to get back to full guard.
Karlson is doing well to control the position and prevent Kristofsson from advancing to side control.

Karlson manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Karlson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kristofsson's guard.
Karlson advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlson controls the position from side control.
Karlson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kristofsson some visible discomfort.
Kristofsson is trying to control Karlson's posture but Karlson avoids it.
Kristofsson throws a few strikes from the bottom but Karlson takes advantage and mounts!
Kristofsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karlson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kristofsson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Karlson.
Kristofsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karlson avoids the attempt from Kristofsson to control.
Karlson raining down hammerfists from mount.

Karlson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kristofsson manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Karlson is trying to get an arm triangle but Kristofsson is defending well.
Kristofsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karlson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kristofsson!
Karlson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kristofsson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karlson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Kristofsson is rocked!

Karlson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kristofsson is on top in guard.
Kristofsson is still in real trouble! Can Karlson finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kristofsson won't allow Karlson to sweep him here.
Karlson keeping moving, preventing Kristofsson from controlling successfully.
Kristofsson seems to have recovered his senses.

Kristofsson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kristofsson throws a right hand that Karlson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlson also avoids with ease.
Karlson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kristofsson looks winded!

Karlson dives in and scores a takedown into Kristofsson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlson is stalling in the full guard.
Karlson is pushing down on Kristofsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kristofsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Karlson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kristofsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karlson slips a nice elbow through Kristofsson's hands, connecting with Kristofsson's forehead.
Karlson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Karlson.

Karlson is working for a kimura but Kristofsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Karlson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Karlson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Karlson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kristofsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karlson lands with a punch from half guard.
Kristofsson is in trouble now - Karlson has advanced to mount!
Karlson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kristofsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kristofsson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Karlson around the waist but Karlson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Karlson is the winner by TKO! Karlson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus V Karlson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Karlson (ranked 3900 p4p, 409 weight class) and Tomasz Rzasa (ranked 5377 p4p, 485 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karlson
vs
Rzasa

205 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

211 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Karlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasz Rzasa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Rzasa drives through and clinches with Karlson against the cage.
Rzasa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlson's efforts to push away.
Rzasa looking for a takedown.

Rzasa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rzasa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karlson tries to avoid it but Rzasa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karlson to the ground. Karlson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rzasa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Magnus Karlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Rzasa.

Karlson forces Rzasa back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzasa has Karlson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karlson is pushing Rzasa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Rzasa breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rzasa looks for a takedown but Karlson sprawls well.
Rzasa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlson.
Rzasa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karlson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rzasa shoots for a double leg takedown but Karlson sprawls well. He's pushed Rzasa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rzasa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Karlson has Rzasa up against the cage in a clinch.
Karlson is trying to push Rzasa away but Rzasa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karlson is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karlson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karlson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Rzasa darts in and clinches Karlson up against the cage.
Karlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karlson wants a takedown but no success here.

Rzasa gets control of Karlson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rzasa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rzasa keeping full guard, as Karlson tries to pass.
Karlson trying to control but Rzasa is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rzasa has control of Karlson's left arm, preventing Karlson from doing any damage.
Rzasa keeping moving, preventing Karlson from controlling successfully.
Rzasa has a closed guard, preventing Karlson from standing up.
Rzasa pulls Karlson in to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Karlson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rzasa's waist but Rzasa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karlson off to one side.
Rzasa with a poor takedown

and Karlson counters by clinching up.
Rzasa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rzasa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karlson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rzasa shoots in and drives through. Karlson sprawls well.
Rzasa stuffs the takedown.
Rzasa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Karlson defends it well.

Rzasa has closed the distance and engaged Karlson in a clinch.
Rzasa fails to pull guard.
Karlson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rzasa has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karlson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rzasa is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Magnus Karlson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Karlson shoots for a takedown but Rzasa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karlson fails with a takedown attempt.
Karlson throws a right and a left that Rzasa avoids nicely.
Rzasa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karlson avoids it really well and circles away.
Rzasa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Karlson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rzasa as he avoids it easily.
Karlson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rzasa. That did some damage!
Karlson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rzasa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rzasa forces Karlson back against the cage and clinches.
Karlson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karlson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rzasa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Karlson looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rzasa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Rzasa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rzasa jabs Karlson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rzasa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karlson defends well and Rzasa ends up having to push Karlson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rzasa is looking to clinch.
Karlson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rzasa.
Rzasa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rzasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karlson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karlson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rzasa throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rzasa's waist but Rzasa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karlson off to one side.
Rzasa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Karlson.
Rzasa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Rzasa looks to move away, Karlson throws a big counter combo but Rzasa just gets out of the way.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rzasa as he jumps to the side.
Rzasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rzasa as he jumps to the side.
Rzasa goes for a double leg but Karlson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Karlson continues to drive forward.
Magnus Karlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Rzasa finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rzasa misses with a takedown attempt - Karlson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzasa fails with the takedown.
Karlson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rzasa tries to sprawl out of it but Karlson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rzasa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rzasa takes one to the chin there.
Karlson shoots in and drives through. Rzasa sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rzasa is defended easily by Karlson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rzasa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rzasa wants it to stay on the feet.
Rzasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karlson in his tracks.
Karlson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rzasa's waist but Rzasa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karlson off to one side.
Karlson tries to clinch but Rzasa is having none of it.
Rzasa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karlson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rzasa.
Rzasa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rzasa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Rzasa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Karlson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rzasa momentarily.
Karlson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rzasa.
Rzasa stuffs the takedown attempt from Karlson. Karlson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomasz Rzasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karlson tries to clinch up but Rzasa circles away and keeps his distance.
Rzasa feints the counter takedown.
Rzasa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karlson counters with a three punch combo that has Rzasa backing up. Rzasa nods at Karlson to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzasa misses with a takedown attempt - Karlson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karlson tries to counter with a takedown but Rzasa is quick to defend against it.
Rzasa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karlson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson misses with a head kick.
Rzasa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karlson.
Karlson tries to clinch up.

Karlson has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rzasa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karlson's brow.
Rzasa tries for a takedown but Karlson manages to get underhooks.
Magnus Karlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Rzasa.
Karlson tries to pull guard but Rzasa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rzasa wants to take the fight to the mat but Karlson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rzasa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rzasa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rzasa fails to pull guard.
Rzasa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlson walks away with a smile on his face. Rzasa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Karlson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlson has Rzasa pressed against the cage.
Karlson fails to pull guard.
Karlson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karlson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rzasa up against the cage.

Karlson pulls guard successfully.
Rzasa slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Karlson.
Rzasa is trying to control. Karlson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rzasa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rzasa is trying to control. Karlson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karlson pushes Rzasa off but Rzasa dives into side control.
Karlson tries to improve position but can't.
Karlson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rzasa easily slips into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rzasa throws some wild stikes that Karlson manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rzasa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Karlson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rzasa staying calm.
Rzasa is looking to take a break and control but Karlson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Karlson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karlson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Tomasz Rzasa!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Tomasz Rzasa!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tomasz Rzasa!

Tomasz Rzasa wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Ii Karlson (ranked 3831 p4p, 148 weight class) and Tedy BB (ranked 3976 p4p, 155 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ii Karlson
vs
BB

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

211 cm
25
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Ii Karlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tedy BB!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

BB gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlson is being controlled here.
Karlson tries to control but BB manages to take his back.
Karlson wants to escape the position.

Karlson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Karlson trying to control the hands but BB won't let him.
BB controlling the position well here. Karlson rolled but BB kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BB is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Karlson won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips BB off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tedy BB!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Vi Karlson (ranked 2624 p4p, 319 weight class) and Teo Wolfie (ranked 6437 p4p, 515 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Vi Karlson
vs
Wolfie

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Vi Karlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teo Wolfie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karlson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Karlson lands in his opponent's guard.
Wolfie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlson.

Karlson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wolfie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wolfie has escaped and now he's on top!

Karlson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wolfie passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wolfie is trying to work for a kimura but Karlson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Wolfie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wolfie is taking a breather. Karlson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Karlson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wolfie sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wolfie passes to side control.
Wolfie gets to mount! Karlson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wolfie cracks Karlson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wolfie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karlson looks a forlorn figure.
Wolfie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wolfie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wolfie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karlson?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolfie looking to control and managing it successfully.

Wolfie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Karlson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wolfie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karlson tries to control the position but Wolfie now has his back.
Karlson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wolfie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Karlson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Karlson is trying to defend against the choke here but Wolfie has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Wolfie Tightens the hold and Karlson taps out furiously! Wolfie displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teo Wolfie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mumro Iduna (ranked 2916 p4p, 114 weight class) and Jesper Knudsen (ranked 2923 p4p, 115 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Iduna
vs
Knudsen

211 cm
25
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

222 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mumro Iduna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesper Knudsen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knudsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iduna avoids it really well and circles away.

Iduna clinches.
Knudsen tries to pull guard but Iduna forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Iduna has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Knudsen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Iduna is landing with strikes. Knudsen can't take much more of this.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knudsen trying to control the hands but Iduna won't let him.
Knudsen is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Iduna.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Iduna is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Knudsen taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Iduna.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mumro Iduna!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 2349 p4p, 240 weight class) and Roman Sionis (ranked 3426 p4p, 311 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goldstein
vs
Sionis

200 cm
44
260 lbs
56 - 26 - 1

200 cm
45
243 lbs
51 - 31 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 56 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Sionis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sionis tries for a takedown but Goldstein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sionis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sionis tries a head kick but it misses.
Sionis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goldstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sionis fails with the takedown
and Goldstein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sionis tries to bum rush Goldstein with a series of wild strikes but Goldstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldstein scores with a spinning back kick!
Roman Sionis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sionis looks winded!
Sionis doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldstein circles away.

Goldstein closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goldstein controls the position from side control.
Goldstein throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goldstein tries for a kimura but Sionis is defending well.
Sionis stops Goldstein from passing to mount.
Sionis seems a little lost for a moment, as Goldstein dominates the positioning.

Goldstein wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sionis, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sionis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goldstein looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein looking to control but Sionis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goldstein controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldstein tries to control but Sionis wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goldstein unloading with bombs!
Goldstein trying to control but Sionis is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Goldstein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Goldstein drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sionis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sionis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sionis!

You can see the frustration on Goldstein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein is trying to control Sionis's posture but Sionis avoids it.

Sionis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Sionis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sionis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Sionis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sionis shoots in looking for a takedown. Goldstein tries to sprawl out of it but Sionis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goldstein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goldstein appears to be looking for a big counter.
Goldstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sionis swivels and escapes.

Sionis pushes Goldstein up against the cage in a clinch.

Sionis jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sionis has a closed guard, preventing Goldstein from standing up.
Goldstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Sionis is retaining full guard.
Goldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Sionis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sionis wants to stand up but Goldstein is controlling him.
Goldstein's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sionis wants to get back to his feet but Goldstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Goldstein closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sionis's guard.
Sionis keeping full guard, as Goldstein tries to pass.
Sionis keeping moving, preventing Goldstein from controlling successfully.
Goldstein throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sionis is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Sionis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldstein trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sionis's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sionis closes the distance but Goldstein moves to the side

and Goldstein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sionis is staying active underneath Goldstein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goldstein trying to control the pace.
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 Samson Goldstein will probably get the nod.
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!

Sionis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goldstein avoids it really well and circles away.
Goldstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Sionis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sionis misses with a combination

and Goldstein counters by moving into the clinch.
Sionis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goldstein pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Samson Goldstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Sionis.
Sionis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sionis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Goldstein.

Sionis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein wants to stand and escape but Sionis is having none of it.
Goldstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Goldstein, not yet.
Sionis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldstein trying to keep a closed guard but Sionis is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein wants to stand up but Sionis is controlling him.
Sionis stays in close to Goldstein's body and controls the position.
Samson Goldstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldstein throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sionis preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldstein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sionis.
Goldstein is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sionis.

Sionis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goldstein holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein trying to hold on to Sionis's head to control him but Sionis postures up.
Roman Sionis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldstein gets full guard.
Goldstein wants to sweep here but Sionis controlling him for the moment.
Goldstein wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sionis preventing the sweep.
Goldstein is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein cracks Sionis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Sionis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Goldstein breaks the clinch.
Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Sionis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goldstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sionis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goldstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sionis throws an off balance right hand

and Goldstein counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goldstein.
Sionis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Samson Goldstein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Goldstein is trying to trip Sionis. He has hold of a leg but Sionis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Goldstein persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Goldstein won't allow Sionis to get back to his feet.
Goldstein is looking to stand up but Sionis won't let him.
Sionis is striking off his back. Goldstein thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Goldstein controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein is trying to control the action in half guard but Sionis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goldstein throwing shots but Sionis is blocking nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Goldstein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sionis was covering up waiting for the punch and Goldstein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sionis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Goldstein dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Sionis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goldstein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Samson Goldstein!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Samson Goldstein!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Samson Goldstein!

Samson Goldstein wins by unanimous decision!
Samson Goldstein 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between J Gay G (ranked 2109 p4p, 121 weight class) and Marcel Petiot (ranked 2308 p4p, 134 weight class). Gay G comes to the cage accompanied by Down. J Gay G had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Marcel Petiot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gay G
vs
Petiot

169 cm
24
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

180 cm
23
144 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, J Gay G!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcel Petiot!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay G swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gay G scores with a jab to the body.
Gay G swats away the attempt to clinch by Petiot.

Gay G forces Petiot back against the cage and clinches.
Gay G throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petiot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gay G gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gay G trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petiot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petiot fails to pull guard.
Petiot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gay G is defending well for now.
Petiot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
J Gay G has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Petiot.
Petiot managing to block the knees to the body from Gay G.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gay G breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gay G moves into the clinch successfully.
Gay G looking to throw knees to the head but Petiot is blocking nicely.
Gay G tries a knee to the head but Petiot blocks it.
Gay G misses with a knee strike.
Petiot is trying to pull guard but Gay G turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Petiot is looking for a takedown.
Petiot fails to pull guard.

Gay G breaks the clinch.
Petiot keeps the fight on the outside.
Gay G leaves Petiot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gay G misses with a few strikes there.
Petiot tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Petiot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Gay G, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gay G closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gay G's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Gay G breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petiot fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gay G throws a shot from downtown. Petiot moves away and avoids it.
Petiot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Gay G. No joy for Petiot on that attempt.
Petiot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gay G, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Gay G as Petiot shoots in.

Gay G gets a clinch.
Petiot blocks the elbow strike.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but Petiot blocks with his arms.
Gay G throws an elbow but it misses.
Gay G with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Petiot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petiot dives in for a single leg takedown but Gay G sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Gay G.
Gay G swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gay G throws a lazy head kick
and Petiot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petiot looks for the body kick but Gay G saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay G pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petiot tries to close the distance and clinch but Gay G swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gay G fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petiot, pushing him back against the cage.
Gay G prevents the takedown attempt.
Petiot avoids the elbow strike from Gay G, against the cage.
Petiot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petiot blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petiot tries to pull guard but Gay G forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gay G has Petiot pressed against the cage, preventing Petiot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petiot blocking some punches.
Petiot tries to pull guard but Gay G holds him up against the cage and eventually Petiot drops back down to his feet.

Gay G breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Gay G misses.

Gay G moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J Gay G dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gay G has Petiot up against the cage in a clinch.
Gay G is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petiot tries for a takedown but Gay G manages to get underhooks.
Petiot is trying to pull guard but Gay G turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but Petiot blocks with his arms.
Gay G lands a hook that snaps the head of Petiot backwards.
Gay G lands a good knee to the midsection. Petiot won't want to take too many of those.
Petiot blocks the elbow strike.
Petiot blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petiot tries to pull guard but Gay G holds him up against the cage and eventually Petiot drops back down to his feet.
J Gay G has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Petiot.
Gay G tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gay G scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gay G tries to land knees in the clinch but Petiot avoids the damage to the body.
J Gay G has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petiot trying to control the position but instead, Gay G has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petiot into the cage.

Gay G manages to break the clinch.
Gay G tries to clinch up.

Gay G closes the distance and pushes Petiot back into the cage.
Petiot blocks the elbow strike.
Petiot blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.

Gay G manages to break the clinch.
Petiot dives in and grabs Gay G's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gay G pushes down on Petiot's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gay G. Petiot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gay G misses with a combination

and Petiot counters by clinching up.
Gay G keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petiot's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petiot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gay G pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petiot avoids the elbow strike from Gay G, against the cage.
Petiot blocks the elbow strike.
Petiot has Gay G pressed against the cage, preventing Gay G from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Petiot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petiot shoots for a double leg takedown but Gay G sprawls well. He's pushed Petiot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gay G lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gay G clinches.
Petiot blocks an elbow strike from Gay G.

Petiot jumps into guard, dragging Gay G to the mat.
Petiot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gay G's guard.

Gay G controlling Petiot's posture.
Gay G continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petiot content to stall in guard here.
Gay G looking for a sweep. Not yet Gay G, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

J Gay G dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Petiot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gay G tries to counter with a takedown but Petiot is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gay G. Petiot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petiot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gay G tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petiot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petiot.
Gay G scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Petiot misses with a straight left.
Petiot shoots in for a takedown but Gay G shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Gay G wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G tries to clinch but Petiot moves out of range.
Petiot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petiot misses the shot to the body.
J Gay G is winning the standup battle so far.

Gay G gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petiot looking to throw knees to the head but Gay G is blocking nicely.
Petiot has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gay G after a bit of a struggle.
J Gay G has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcel Petiot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gay G - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Gay G breaks from the clinch.
Petiot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gay G.
Gay G tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petiot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
J Gay G is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gay G will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petiot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gay G sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gay G connects with a looping right hand.
J Gay G is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gay G misses the shot to the body.

Petiot rushes Gay G and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petiot tries to circle away but Gay G has him pinned against the cage.
Gay G misses with an elbow over the top.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gay G throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petiot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gay G gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gay G misses with the head strike.
Petiot is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

Gay G breaks from the clinch.
Gay G lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petiot keeps the fight on the outside.
Petiot dives in for a single leg takedown but Gay G sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Petiot misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gay G. No joy for Petiot on that attempt.

Gay G instigates a clinch.

Gay G breaks from the clinch.
Gay G tries to clinch but Petiot is having none of it.
Petiot tries to clinch there but Gay G circles away.
Petiot throws a series of punches but Gay G moves out of range.
Gay G throws a nice looking combination but Petiot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
J Gay G is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Petiot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petiot.
Petiot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petiot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay G looks to land a combination. Petiot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Petiot has his takedown stuffed
and Gay G counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gay G tries to clinch but Petiot moves out of range.
Gay G throws a combination. Petiot tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay G keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Petiot gets tackled into the cage by Gay G. Gay G maintains the clinch.
Petiot wants to stall.

Gay G breaks from the clinch.
Marcel Petiot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gay G slips a jab and a cross from Petiot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for J Gay G!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for J Gay G!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for J Gay G!

J Gay G wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 2126 p4p, 238 weight class) and Bin Laden (ranked 2835 p4p, 312 weight class). Laden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I am Bin Laden - 5jonttu55 . 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.

Aurelio
vs
Laden

180 cm
43
166 lbs
27 - 21 - 1

180 cm
27
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Urban Fighter

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 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laden.
Laden throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Aurelio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aurelio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laden misses with a hook
and Aurelio counters with a nice uppercut.

Laden is rocked!
Laden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laden is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelio finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aurelio, right into the meat.
Laden glances at the clock... BAM! Aurelio nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Laden crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Laden is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcelo Aurelio!