TR63: Vollan v Ojo II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teague Shannon (ranked 4329 p4p, 5137 weight class) and Sein Win Pyae (ranked 470 p4p, 510 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Shannon
vs
Pyae

179 cm
25
160
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
160
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 The Island, Teague Shannon!
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, Sein Win Pyae!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon misses with an uppercut. Pyae saw that one coming.
Shannon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pyae throws a shot from downtown. Shannon moves away and avoids it.
Pyae blocks a jab.
Shannon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shannon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pyae.
Shannon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shannon throws the kick towards the body but Pyae avoids it.
Pyae scores with the left hand. Shannon knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Teague Shannon has been cut.
Pyae drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Shannon right on the button. Shannon goes down! Pyae follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pyae gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sein Win Pyae!
After the fight, Sein Win Pyae 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.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Min Min (ranked 4656 p4p, 5252 weight class) and Vanja Mac An Fhilidh (ranked 525 p4p, 561 weight class). Vanja Mac An Fhilidh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Min
vs
Mac An Fhilidh

180 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
194
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Min Min!
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, Vanja Mac An Fhilidh!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Min moves into the clinch.
Min scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Min.
Mac An Fhilidh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Min lands with a right to the head.
Min scores with a nice hook to the head.
Min presses Mac An Fhilidh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mac An Fhilidh wants to get back to striking at distance but Min won't allow it.
Min crunches a lovely knee into Mac An Fhilidh's ribcage.
Mac An Fhilidh looks winded!
Min creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mac An Fhilidh's defenses.
Min lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Min.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Min scores with a nice short uppercut.
Min putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mac An Fhilidh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Min.
Min landing knees to the head.
Min lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Min.
Nice elbow from Min.
Min throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mac An Fhilidhs head.
Min scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mac An Fhilidh is rocked!
Min pushes Mac An Fhilidh against the cage. Min is working some dirty boxing. Min pushes off with a quick right hook! Mac An Fhilidh goes down! Mac An Fhilidh tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Min moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Min Min!
Min Min was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malig Hunt (ranked 3723 p4p, 6354 weight class) and Marc Johnson (ranked 405 p4p, 573 weight class). Johnson has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hunt
vs
Johnson

172 cm
18
149
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
155
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malig Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Hunt's head coaches at Dodgers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Hunt counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malig Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Johnson is rocked!
Hunt thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Malig Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.

It looks like Marc Johnson has been cut.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt lands a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Johnson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Hunt is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Johnson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Johnson!! Johnson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Hunt throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malig Hunt!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riley Caomhanach (ranked 4876 p4p, 4708 weight class) and Charles Greene (ranked 497 p4p, 395 weight class). Charles Greene is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Caomhanach
vs
Greene

160 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
153
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riley Caomhanach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Greene!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Caomhanach to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Caomhanach looks to clinch but Greene throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Caomhanach taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Charles Greene!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sindicious Lightning (ranked 3782 p4p, 3425 weight class) and Andy Andulusian (ranked 480 p4p, 445 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lightning
vs
Andulusian

198 cm
18
223
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
210
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Prefers standup

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sindicious Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Andulusian!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andulusian rushes Lightning and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lightning lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andulusian blocks an uppercut.
Andulusian misses with a knee strike.
Andulusian being controlled against the cage.
Andulusian managing to block the knees to the body from Lightning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andulusian as Lightning tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightning.
Stalling in the clinch from Lightning.
Andulusian looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning taking a breather.
Lightning will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andulusian up against the cage.
Andulusian lands with a left to the head.
Andulusian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Andulusian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andulusian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lightning lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Andulusian.
Andulusian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andulusian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lightning's face.
Lightning stalling in the clinch but Andulusian improves position.
Andulusian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andulusian has a couple of punches blocked by Lightning.
Andulusian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lightning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lightning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Andulusian lands with a short shot to the head.
Andulusian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
Andulusian tries to land a knee to the head but Lightning blocks with his arms.
Andulusian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightning pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andulusian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lightning's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightning is stalling here.
Lightning trying to stall but Andulusian improves his position.
Lightning leaning his opponent against the cage.
Andulusian misses with the head strike.
Lightning effectively controlling the action here.
Andulusian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andulusian misses with a knee to the head.
Andulusian scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightning.
Andulusian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andulusian throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lightning just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andulusian's brow.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightning stalling the fight.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Andulusian.
Andulusian throws a head punch that misses.
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Lightning - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The referee calls for Lightning to work.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andulusian landing knees to the head.
Andulusian throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightning.
Andulusian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lightning is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Andulusian tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightning avoids the damage to the body.
Lightning blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andulusian.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andulusian obliges.
Andulusian lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightning is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andulusian lands a left hand.
Lightning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andulusian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightning's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lightning fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andulusian, pushing him back against the cage.
Andulusian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Andulusian.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Andulusian avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the cage.
Lightning is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Lightning pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lightning just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andulusian's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andulusian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andulusian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andulusian obliges.
Andulusian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andulusian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightning effectively controlling the action here.
Lightning avoiding damage as Andulusian throws knees to the body.
Andulusian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Andulusian.
Andy Andulusian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andulusian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightning managing to block the knees to the body from Andulusian.
Andulusian swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andulusian lands with a left to the head.
Andulusian missing with knees to the body.
Lightning using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andulusian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning blocks an uppercut.
Lightning tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Andulusian.
Lightning taking a breather.
Andulusian is pushing Lightning up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lightning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andulusian is defending well for now.
Lightning throws a punch but it's blocked by Andulusian.
Andulusian scores with a knee to the head.
Andulusian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andulusian pushes Lightning back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andulusian.
Lightning looking to slow down the pace here.
Lightning taking a breather.
Lightning seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Andulusian is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andulusian connects with a knee to the head.
Lightning managing to block the knees to the body from Andulusian.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andulusian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lightning trying to stall but Andulusian improves his position.
Andulusian throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightning.
Andulusian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andulusian is stalling here.
Andulusian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andulusian can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightning has a couple of punches blocked by Andulusian.
Andulusian misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andulusian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning misses with some punches.
Andulusian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Lightning has Andulusian pressed against the cage.
Andulusian being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lightning for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lightning can't find room to land a body shot as Andulusian controls the action.
Andulusian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andulusian lands with a short shot to the head.
Andulusian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightning stalling the fight.
Andulusian throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightning.
A short right from Andulusian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Andulusian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Andulusian has managed to clinch.
Andulusian lands with a short shot to the head.
Andulusian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightning misses with a knee to the head.
Andulusian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightning has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Andulusian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lightning stalling.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightning pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning leaning against his opponent.
Lightning takes a shot to the head.
Andulusian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andulusian tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Andulusian back against the cage.
Andulusian with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andulusian tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Andulusian back against the cage.
Lightning with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andulusian swings wildly with an uppercut but Lightning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightning tries a knee to the head but Andulusian blocks it.
Andulusian misses with a knee to the head.
Andulusian avoids the elbow strike from Lightning, against the cage.
Andulusian misses with a punch to the body.
Andulusian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lightning is keeping busy.
Andulusian throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning.
Andulusian misses with a punch on the inside.
Andy Andulusian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Andulusian.
Lightning swings wildly with an uppercut but Andulusian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andulusian.
Andulusian trying to land knees to the body.
Lightning is trying to stall.
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lightning stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightning.
Lightning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andulusian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightning's elbow.
Lightning managing to block the knees to the body from Andulusian.
Andulusian tries to land a knee to the head but Lightning blocks with his arms.
Andulusian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andulusian blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightning.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Lightning takes a shot to the head.
Andulusian tries a knee to the head but Lightning blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Andulusian.
Andulusian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andulusian connects with a knee to the head.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lightning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andulusian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Andulusian trying to land knees to the body.
Sindicious Lightning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andulusian blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Andulusian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andulusian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Andulusian!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hataki (ranked 2412 p4p, 5393 weight class) and Maitland Rask (ranked 254 p4p, 425 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hataki
vs
Rask

173 cm
25
157
3 - 0 - 0

153 cm
25
142
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kakashi Hataki!
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, Maitland Rask!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rask misses with an uppercut. Hataki saw that one coming.
Rask misses with an uppercut.
Hataki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hataki slips a straight right by Rask.
Rask connects with a body shot that sends Hataki's belly button to the back.
Rask throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Rask.
Hataki takes a jab right on the kisser.

Hataki is rocked!

It looks like Kakashi Hataki has been cut.
Rask lands a jab to Hataki's midsection.
Oh Hataki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rask swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hataki is looking to counter punch.
Hataki seems to have got his legs back now.
Hataki misses with a body shot.
Hataki looks to land a left hand but Rask moved out of range nicely.
Rask misses with a right hand

and Hataki moves into the clinch.
Rask prevents a body shot from Hataki.
Rask tries to pull guard but Hataki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rask jumps guard but Hataki stands there with Rask around his waist. Rask gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rask blocks a body shot from Hataki.
Hataki scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hataki can't find room to land a body shot as Rask controls the action.
Hataki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Rask is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hataki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rask to the mat. Rask regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rask swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hataki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hataki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Hataki has gone for a leg lock! Rask slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hataki's guard.

Hataki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rask avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hataki.
Rask blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hataki.
Hataki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hataki is looking for a kimura here.
Rask on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Hataki.
Hataki wants to pass to mount but Rask is defending the position.
Hataki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hataki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Hataki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hataki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rask is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hataki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hataki 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.
Hataki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Hataki is working for a kimura but Rask is defending it quite comfortably.
Hataki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki looks to land a strike but Rask avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rask preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rask controls Hataki momentarily but Hataki frees himself.
Hataki stands up over Rask, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rask looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hataki is working Rask over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hataki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rask preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hataki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hataki advances position into side control!
Rask gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kakashi Hataki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rask avoids the body shot from Hataki.
A little jabbing left from Rask on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rask lands a nice looking body shot.
Hataki misses the jab.

Hataki dives in and scores a takedown into Rask's guard.
Hataki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hataki throws a strike but Rask rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hataki is looking for a triangle but Rask pushes his legs off easily.

Hataki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hataki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hataki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rask passes into half guard.
Hataki wants to control but Rask passes into side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hataki is looking for a sweep.
Hataki is not content to let Rask control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rask has eaten all the pies!
Rask working away.
Hataki is looking to reverse the position.
Hataki can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hataki is trying to work for a sweep but Rask has mounted him!
Hataki working to try and regain half guard.
Hataki tries to hold on but Rask postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hataki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hataki is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Hataki tries to hold on but Rask postures up.
Hataki is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rask wants to control the pace but Hataki is squirming around nicely.
Hataki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rask avoids the attempt from Hataki to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hataki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rask can do to turn this around?
Rask looking to control but Hataki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hataki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rask blocks Hataki's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hataki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hataki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rask pulls his head out easily.
Rask wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hataki keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maitland Rask showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kakashi Hataki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rask tries to sprawl but Hataki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rask on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Rask is defending against the submission attempts here by Hataki.

Hataki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rask is just riding it out for now. Hataki eventually gives up the hold.
Hataki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rask defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rask won't allow Hataki to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hataki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hataki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rask is in trouble now - Hataki has advanced to mount!

Hataki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hataki lands a heavy elbow.
Hataki landing strikes from the mount and Rask is in trouble!
Kakashi Hataki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hataki with shots to the head and body - Rask looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hataki scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hataki unloading with bombs!
Hataki lands a big elbow.
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!
Rask is squirming around, avoiding Hataki's attempts to control the action.
Hataki dominating with strikes here.

Rask is rocked!
Hataki softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Rask is out cold! Hataki jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kakashi Hataki!
A very excited looking Kakashi Hataki 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khaing Wai (ranked 5545 p4p, 2505 weight class) and Darren Dalton (ranked 430 p4p, 151 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Wai
vs
Dalton

150 cm
25
140
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
145
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaing Wai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darren Dalton!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wai rushes Dalton and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dalton throws an elbow but misses.
Wai lands with a right to the head.
Dalton is trying to maintain a safe position but Wai gets an underhook and turns Dalton into the cage.
Good body shot from Wai.
Wai lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Dalton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wai lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dalton wants to break free but Wai has control.
A short uppercut from Wai.
Wai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wai misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Wai lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Wai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wai scores with a shoulder strike.
Wai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wai lands with a light punch inside.
Wai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai.
Wai blocking some punches.
Dalton looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wai.
A short body shot lands from Wai as the two fighters clinch.
Wai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daltons head.
Wai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wai keeps control of Dalton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dalton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Dalton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wai scores with a shot to the side of Dalton's head.
Wai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton misses with some punches.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai.
Wai avoiding damage as Dalton throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wai.
Wai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dalton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wai's brow.
Wai scores with a shot to the side of Dalton's head.
Wai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dalton.
Wai blocks an elbow strike.
Wai lands with a right to the head.
Wai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
Wai lands with a light punch inside.
Wai lands a right hand.
Wai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dalton misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton looking to throw knees to the head but Wai is blocking nicely.
Wai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dalton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Wai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Dalton tries a body shot but Wai blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Wai pushes Dalton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dalton misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Wai.
Wai pushes Dalton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wai is leaning against Dalton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wai cracks Dalton with a nice body shot.
Wai pushes Dalton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Wai as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wai.
Dalton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dalton is trying to maintain a safe position but Wai gets an underhook and turns Dalton into the cage.
Dalton looking to slow down the pace here.
Wai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wai.
Wai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wai lands with a right to the head.

Dalton is rocked!
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wai's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wai.
Wai lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Wai.
Wai lands with a light punch inside.
Dalton is still on wobbly legs! Can Wai finish him?
Still in the clinch, Wai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dalton wants to stall.
Dalton seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai pushes Dalton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wai lands a hook that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Wai lands a right hand.
Dalton misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Wai.
Wai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dalton looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Wai scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai.
Dalton is trying to break the clinch but Wai is controlling him.
Dalton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
Wai weaves into range and cracks Dalton right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Dalton goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Wai is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khaing Wai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Brooks (ranked 2741 p4p, 3474 weight class) and Khaing Htut (ranked 352 p4p, 433 weight class). Khaing Htut acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Brooks
vs
Htut

196 cm
26
174
5 - 9 - 0

150 cm
25
170
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stewie Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaing Htut!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Htut moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by Htut and move into the clinch.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Htut wants to clinch.
Htut wants to clinch up but Brooks keeps it at a distance.
Khaing Htut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Htut closes the distance and pushes Brooks back into the cage.
Brooks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Htut ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Htut no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brooks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Brooks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Htut had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brooks defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks slips nicely into half guard.
Htut looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are battling for position here. Htut manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks slips nicely into half guard.
Htut trying to control but Brooks postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Htut looking for submissions off his back.

Brooks seems to be looking for submissions.
Htut is controlling Brooks's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Htut has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Brooks escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Brooks!

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.

Brooks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Htut's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Brooks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Htut tries to improve position but can't.
Htut tries to control but Brooks manages to take his back.
Htut tries to escape but Brooks has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Htut controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.

That's four 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.
Brooks doesn't have the hooks in and Htut manages to turn into his guard.

Brooks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Htut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Htut wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.

Brooks looking for a guillotine here but Htut defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Htut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stewie Brooks will probably get the nod.
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.

Htut has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Htut tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Htut is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Htut tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stewie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaing Htut.
Htut is trying to pull guard but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Htut avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Htut tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brooks is pushing Htut up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brooks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks taking a breather.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.

Htut clinches with his opponent.
Htut tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Htut fails to pull guard.
Brooks'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.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Htut can do to turn this around?
Htut fails to pull guard.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Htut's elbow.
Brooks is looking to control Htut's arms but Htut gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brooks has his back to the cage.
Htut is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Htut is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brooks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brooks has Htut pushed against the cage.
Brooks taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stewie Brooks.

Htut takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Htut jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Htut gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Htut fails with an attempt to clinch.

Brooks rushes Htut and presses him up against the cage.
Brooks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Htut jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Htut gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Htut pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Htut fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Htut tries to pull guard but Brooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Htut tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.
Htut tries to pull guard but Brooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Htut drops back down to his feet.
Htut jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Htut around his waist. Htut gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Htut jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Htut around his waist. Htut gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brooks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Htut fails to pull guard.
Htut fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Htut letting Brooks take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brooks for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Htut tries to pull guard but Brooks holds him up against the cage and eventually Htut drops back down to his feet.
Htut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, Htut has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the cage.
Htut fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Htut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Htut is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stewie Brooks has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Htut successfully pulls guard.

Brooks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Htut looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brooks passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Htut has escaped the position, nice work there.

Brooks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Htut is trying to control Brooks's posture but Brooks avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Htut tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stewie Brooks dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Htut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Htut is looking to clinch.

Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Htut in a clinch.
Htut tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Htut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Htut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Htut takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Htut blocking some punches.
Brooks tries to stall but Htut uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Htut is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Brooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Htut being controlled against the cage.

Htut manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Htut is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Htut looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brooks has picked Htut up and slammed him! Htut can't keep hold of the triangle and Brooks manages to pass to side control!

Brooks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Htut knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Htut gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Htut is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brooks is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Htut has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Htut!

Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Htut defends it easily.
Htut trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.

Brooks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Htut is aware though and is defending well.
Htut trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Htut trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.

Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Htut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stewie Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Htut trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brooks pulls Htut in to control the position.
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brooks controlling Htut's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Htut fails to pull guard.
Khaing Htut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stewie Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaing Htut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stewie Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewie Brooks!
A relieved looking Stewie Brooks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Frost (ranked 616 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Albert Einstein (ranked 85 p4p, 157 weight class). The key to victory for Dennis Frost has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Frost
vs
Einstein

175 cm
26
160
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
164
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Einstein!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Einstein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frost quickly recovers to half guard.
Einstein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Einstein slows the pace down in half guard.
Frost is looking for a sweep. Einstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Einstein is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frost trying to control here.
Einstein is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost has hold of Einstein's hands but Einstein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Frost is refusing to be controlled, as Einstein sits in half guard.
Einstein is nestled in close to Frost, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Frost wants to control but Einstein is keeping busy.
Einstein has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Einstein working the ground and pound effectively.
Einstein cracks Frost with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Einstein has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Frost's face.
Einstein takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Einstein scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Einstein postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Frost looks a forlorn figure.

Frost is rocked!

It looks like Dennis Frost has been cut.
Einstein looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Frost covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Einstein!
A victorious Albert Einstein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Ojo (ranked 694 p4p, 375 weight class) and Havardr Vollan (ranked 110 p4p, 58 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ojo
vs
Vollan

194 cm
26
246
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
266
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obi Ojo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Havardr Vollan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojo misses with a right hand
and Vollan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ojo throws a poor cross that misses
and Vollan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vollan throws a jab when Ojo was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ojo misses its target.
Ojo connects with a body shot.
Ojo wants to clinch but Vollan slips to the side
and Vollan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ojo thinking.
Vollan lands a glancing blow to the side of Ojo's head.
Vollan swings for the body but Ojo moves out of range.
Ojo is looking to counter punch.

Ojo instigates a clinch.
Vollan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ojo.
Ojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vollan working aggressively here.
Vollan misses with some punches.
Vollan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vollan misses with a body punch.
Vollan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vollan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vollan misses with a body punch.
Vollan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vollan lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vollan fails to land.
Vollan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ojo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vollan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ojo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vollan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ojo.
Ojo blocks an uppercut.
Vollan blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Vollan.
Ojo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ojo misses with a body punch.
Vollan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vollan blocks a body shot from Ojo.
Vollan struggles to land a body shot inside as Ojo controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vollan scores with a shot to the side of Ojo's head.
Ojo misses with a body punch.
Ojo is working Vollan over against the cage.
Vollan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vollan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vollan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ojo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vollans head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ojo tries to work over Vollan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vollan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vollan tries to throw a body punch but Ojo avoids it by throwing Vollan back against the cage.
Vollan misses with a body punch.
Ojo blocks a body shot from Vollan.
Vollan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ojo tries to work over Vollan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Vollan.
A short right from Ojo on the inside.
Ojo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ojo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Ojo.
Vollan lands with a short shot to the head.
Vollan working aggressively here.
Ojo misses with a body punch.
Vollan lands with a light punch inside.
Ojo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ojo struggles to land a body shot inside as Vollan controls his hands.
Vollan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ojo's elbow.
Ojo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ojo tries to work over Vollan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vollan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vollan tries to throw a body punch but Ojo avoids it by throwing Vollan back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vollan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ojo trying to stall but Vollan improves his position.
Ojo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vollan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Vollan.
Vollan tries to work over Ojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ojo lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Vollan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ojo blocks a body shot from Vollan.
Vollan misses with the head strike.
Vollan tries to throw a body punch but Ojo avoids it by throwing Vollan back against the cage.
Ojo takes a shot to the head.
Vollan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ojo.
Vollan misses with some punches.
Vollan is trying to break the clinch but Ojo has him pressed against the cage.
Vollan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ojo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ojo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vollan moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vollan, as that shot connected.
Obi Ojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vollan throws a body shot but no joy.

Vollan lands a big right hand that sends Ojo crashing to the mat! Vollan stays standing though and waves Ojo back to his feet!
Vollan misses with a few strikes there.
Vollan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ojo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vollan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vollan tries to bum rush Ojo with a series of wild strikes but Ojo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ojo swings for the body but Vollan moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ojo.
Vollan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Ojo finds it's target.
Vollan lands a right hook to the body.
Ojo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vollan.
Ojo jabs Vollan right on the nose. Vollan blinks but takes it well.
Vollan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ojo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vollan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ojo misses with a body shot
and Vollan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ojo thinking.
Ojo fails with an attempt to clinch.

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

Ojo is rocked!
Havardr Vollan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vollan circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ojo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Vollan wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Havardr Vollan!
Havardr Vollan is the new heavyweight champion!