WB53: Conner vs. Graf PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chen Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chong
vs
Almeida

185 cm
28
217 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

150 cm
28
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Knockout power

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chen Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Chong does no damage.
Chong avoids the body shot from Almeida.
Chong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Chong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mario Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almeida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chong rushes Almeida and presses him up against the cage.
Almeida fails to pull guard.
Almeida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Almeida tries to pull guard but Chong holds him up against the cage and eventually Almeida drops back down to his feet.
Chen Chong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Almeida.
Almeida tries to pull guard but Chong won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chong digs a right hand underneath Almeida's ribcage. Almeida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Almeida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chong pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Chong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almeida doesn't seem phased though.
Almeida looks gassed!

Chong rushes Almeida and presses him up against the cage.

Chong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Chong - just one landing.

Almeida is rocked!
Almeida misses with a shot to the body

and Chong moves into the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong slips under a jab.
Almeida loses concentration momentarily and Chong pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Almeida crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Chong finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chen Chong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Ong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frohman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, He's Always Abe Frohman. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Frohman
vs
Ong

185 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

182 cm
25
175 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abe Frohman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ming Ong!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frohman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ong.
Ong clobbers Frohman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ong lands with a straight right. Frohman didn't see that one coming.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Ong there.
Ong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ong lands a jab.
Ming Ong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frohman throws a head kick that misses.
Frohman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frohman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ong circles away.
Frohman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frohman tries to clinch but Ong moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ong.
Ong misses with a straight right.
Frohman tries to clinch there but Ong circles away.
Ong with a hook.
Frohman throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Ong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Frohman clinches up with Ong and pushes him back against the cage.
Ong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frohman keeps control of Ong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Frohman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Ong breaks the clinch.
Ong lands with a right hand.
Ong throws a low kick but Frohman avoids it.
Ong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frohman momentarily.

Frohman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ong wants to break free but Frohman has control.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman lands a shot to the body.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frohman connects with a knee to the head.
Frohman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frohman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frohman throws an elbow but it misses.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but Ong blocks with his arms.
Frohman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ong's defenses.
Ong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frohman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ong's efforts to push away.
Ong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frohman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ong avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ong.
Ong prevents a body shot from Frohman.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frohman is breathing heavily.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frohman.
Ong managing to block the knees to the body from Frohman.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Frohman tries a body shot but Ong blocks it.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frohman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ong avoids the damage to the body.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ong avoids it.
Frohman throws a head punch that misses.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ong working hard to break the clinch.
Frohman misses with the head strike.
Frohman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Ong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman slips under a jab.
Ong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frohman.
Ong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ong throws a hook to the side of Frohman's head but Frohman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frohman misses with a head kick.
Frohman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ong circles away.
Frohman slips a straight right by Ong.
Ong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frohman on the side of the head.
Ong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frohman blocks a jab.
Frohman tries to clinch up.
Frohman tries to clinch but Ong is having none of it.
Ong scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frohman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ong circles away.
Ong swats away the attempt to clinch by Frohman.
Frohman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ong to score with a decent uppercut.
Ong lands a nice shot that snaps Frohman's head back.
Ong scores with a nice head shot.
Ong scores with a nice strike.
Ong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abe Frohman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frohman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ong misses with a straight left.
Frohman throws a sloppy head kick and Ong moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ong lands a slapping body shot.
Ong throws a shot from downtown. Frohman moves away and avoids it.
Ong defending well as Frohman loads up on a big left hand.
Frohman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frohman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frohman moves in looking to clinch but Ong pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ming Ong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frohman's waist but Frohman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ong off to one side.
Ong looks to throw the jab but Frohman is out of range.
Frohman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Ong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ong.
Frohman wants to clinch up but Ong keeps it at a distance.
Ong misses with the combination.
Frohman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ong.
Ong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frohman at a distance.
Ong misses with a looping left.
Ong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ong throws an overhand right that lands on Frohman's shoulder, as Frohman tries to avoid the shot.
Ong throws a looping overhand right but Frohman ducks down to avoid it.
Frohman throws a sloppy head kick and Ong moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frohman tries to clinch up.
Frohman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frohman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ong.
Frohman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frohman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Ong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ong looks to land a right hand but Frohman moved out of range.
Ong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ong throws a hook to the side of Frohman's head but Frohman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frohman tries to clinch up but Ong circles away and keeps his distance.
Ong misses with an uppercut. Frohman saw that one coming.
Frohman lands with a kick to the temple. Ong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ong loads up on a big right hand but Frohman slips the punch.
Frohman wants to clinch up but Ong keeps it at a distance.
Abe Frohman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frohman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ong.
Ong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Frohman.
Frohman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Frohman rushes Ong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abe Frohman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ming Ong.
Ong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Ong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ong blocks an elbow strike.
Frohman lands a left hand.
Frohman misses with a punch on the inside.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ong is trying to push Frohman away but Frohman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ong blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Ong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frohman has him pressed against the cage.
Ong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ong tries to break the clinch but Frohman is controlling the position.
Frohman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frohman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ong is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ong's efforts to push away.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ong.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ong.
Ong goes for a takedown attempt but Frohman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Ong shoots in and bounces Frohman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ong throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman keeping full guard, as Ong tries to pass.

Ong drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Frohman dives on top into guard.
Ong wants to stand and escape but Frohman is having none of it.
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 Abe Frohman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fighters circle momentarily. Ong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frohman.
Frohman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ong throws a hook but Frohman avoids it easily.
Ong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frohman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frohman thows a body kick. Ong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Frohman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frohman backs up against the cage.
Frohman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ong lunges at Frohman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frohman's hand.

Frohman closes the distance and pushes Ong back into the cage.
Ong blocks an elbow strike.
Frohman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frohman lands a nice knee to the body.
Frohman landing knees to the body.
Ong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frohman has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frohman.
Frohman lands with a left to the head.
Ong can't break the clinch.
Ong takes a shot to the head.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ong.
Frohman presses Ong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frohman is leaning against Ong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frohman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frohman lands a good knee to the midsection. Ong won't want to take too many of those.
Ong avoids a wild elbow strike from Frohman.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frohman obliges.
Ong tries to circle away but Frohman has him pinned against the cage.
Frohman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ong blocks an uppercut.
Ong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frohman misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frohman stops a takedown attempt from Ong.
Ong managing to block the knees to the body from Frohman.
Ong is trying to break the clinch but Frohman has him pressed against the cage.
Frohman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ong manages to break the clinch.
Frohman slips under a jab from Ong.
Frohman stuffs the takedown.
Abe Frohman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ming Ong.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frohman with a knee to the head.
Frohman can't find room to land a body shot as Ong controls the action.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ong.

Ong manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Ong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Ong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Frohman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ong, into his guard.
Ong wants to stand but Frohman is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frohman manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Frohman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frohman 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abe Frohman!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jeremy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GRAVEDIGGAZ - DIARY OF A MADMAN. Donnie Jeremy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jeremy
vs
Tennant

188 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tennant doesn't manage to clinch there - Jeremy circles away.
Tennant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jeremy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
David Tennant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tennant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tennant is looking to clinch.

Tennant has closed the distance and engaged Jeremy in a clinch.
Tennant landing knees to the head.

It looks like Donnie Jeremy has been cut.
Tennant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tennant scores a nice knee to the body.
Jeremy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tennant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tennant looking to throw knees to the head but Jeremy is blocking nicely.
Tennant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jeremy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tennant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tennant obliges.
Jeremy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeremy misses with a punch on the inside.
Jeremy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tennant is defending well for now.
Tennant working Jeremy over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tennant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jeremy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tennant misses with a knee strike.
Tennant lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tennant obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tennant looks gassed!
Tennant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tennant tries to land a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks with his arms.
Tennant tries to land a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks with his arms.
Jeremy misses with a body punch.
Jeremy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jeremy trying to land knees to the body.
Jeremy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jeremy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tennant is defending well for now.
Tennant lands a knee to the head.
Tennant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jeremy misses with a punch to the body.
Jeremy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jeremy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tennant smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Jeremy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tennant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tennant tries to clinch but Jeremy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant tries to score with a low kick but Jeremy moves his leg out of the way.
Tennant swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeremy.

Tennant clinches up against the cage.
Tennant prevents a body shot from Jeremy.
Jeremy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeremy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tennant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tennant tries a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks it.
Jeremy tries a knee to the head but Tennant blocks it.
Jeremy looking for a takedown.
Tennant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeremy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tennant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tennant tries a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks it.
Tennant with a knee to the head.
Jeremy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tennant lands a knee to the body.
Jeremy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tennant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Jeremy pulls Tennant into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jeremy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tennant passes into half guard.
Tennant trying to control from half guard but Jeremy is working away.

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.

Tennant escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Tennant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Jeremy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jeremy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tennant counters by clinching up.
Tennant gets underhooks to prevent Jeremy's takedown attempt.
Jeremy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tennant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tennant with a knee to the head.
Tennant tries to land a knee to the head but Jeremy blocks with his arms.
Tennant working Jeremy over with knees to the body.
Tennant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jeremy blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Tennant.
Tennant scores with a knee to the head.
Tennant connects with a knee to the head.
Tennant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeremy's face.
Tennant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tennant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jeremy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jeremy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tennant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tennant lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Tennant.
Tennant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeremy's defenses.
Tennant lands a good knee to the midsection. Jeremy won't want to take too many of those.
Jeremy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeremy wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Jeremy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tennant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jeremy's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tennant looking to throw knees to the head but Jeremy is blocking nicely.
Jeremy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tennant is defending well for now.
Tennant lands a good knee to the midsection. Jeremy won't want to take too many of those.
Jeremy tries to pull guard but Tennant holds him up against the cage and eventually Jeremy drops back down to his feet.
Tennant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tennant.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeremy.
Jeremy managing to block the knees to the body from Tennant.
Jeremy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tennant gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tennant scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jeremy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tennant's brow.
Tennant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Jeremy has picked Tennant up - he's going for a ride! Jeremy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tennant is trying to stand.
Tennant tries to get to full guard but Jeremy has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy prevents Tennant from standing back up.

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.
Jeremy is looking to stall here but Tennant recovers full guard.
Jeremy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Tennant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donnie Jeremy'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tennant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donnie Jeremy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jeremy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tennant looks to clinch

and Jeremy counters with a takedown into side control.

Jeremy decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Tennant pushes Jeremy up against the cage in a clinch.
Jeremy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tennant walks away with a smile on his face. Jeremy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tennant closes the distance and pushes Jeremy back into the cage.

Jeremy gets control of Tennant's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jeremy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant 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.
Jeremy can't keep his opponent in guard - Tennant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Donnie Jeremy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tennant tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jeremy controls his leg.
Jeremy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jeremy looking for submissions off his back.

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.

Jeremy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tennant pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Jeremy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tennant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Tennant!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniele Vantaggiato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy LeDouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeDouche has chosen 30 Century Man as his entrance music. Guy LeDouche has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vantaggiato
vs
LeDouche

182 cm
27
205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

199 cm
26
219 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniele Vantaggiato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy LeDouche!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

LeDouche gets tackled into the cage by Vantaggiato. Vantaggiato maintains the clinch.
LeDouche misses with a hook to the ribs.
LeDouche lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
LeDouche lands a nice uppercut.
LeDouche works on Vantaggiato's body with a couple of short punches.

LeDouche has Vantaggiato pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. LeDouche pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vantaggiato tumbling to the mat - LeDouche dives into Vantaggiato's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LeDouche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vantaggiato keeping moving, preventing LeDouche from controlling successfully.
LeDouche throwing strikes from guard but Vantaggiato blocks nicely.
LeDouche throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vantaggiato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as LeDouche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vantaggiato is trying to control the position but LeDouche postures up.
LeDouche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
LeDouche throws a big right hand that misses.
LeDouche pushes down on Vantaggiato's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vantaggiato is looking to control LeDouche's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vantaggiato avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeDouche throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vantaggiato wants to get back to full guard.
LeDouche is thwarting Vantaggiato's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vantaggiato is looking to improve his position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Vantaggiato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but LeDouche pulls his head out easily.
LeDouche thows a huge punch but Vantaggiato dodges it nicely.
LeDouche is keen to just control but Vantaggiato is a slippery customer.
LeDouche wants to pass to mount but Vantaggiato is defending the position.
Vantaggiato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vantaggiato is trying to control but can't.

That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vantaggiato regains full guard. Nicely done.
LeDouche throws a big right hand that misses.
LeDouche connects with a couple of short punches.
LeDouche cracks Vantaggiato with a solid left hand.

Vantaggiato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. LeDouche is aware though and is defending well.
Vantaggiato pulls LeDouche in close to prevent any damage.

LeDouche avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Vantaggiato has his foot on LeDouche's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. LeDouche works his way back into a safe position though.
Vantaggiato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vantaggiato is breathing heavily.

Vantaggiato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and LeDouche defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as LeDouche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeDouche tries to free his leg and advance position but Vantaggiato is retaining full guard.
LeDouche throws a big right hand that misses.
LeDouche tries to free his leg and advance position but Vantaggiato is retaining full guard.
LeDouche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vantaggiato keeping moving, preventing LeDouche from controlling successfully.
Vantaggiato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vantaggiato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
LeDouche is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
LeDouche throwing strikes but missing.

Vantaggiato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. LeDouche doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. LeDouche manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Vantaggiato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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.
LeDouche slips nicely into half guard.
LeDouche not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
LeDouche looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
LeDouche not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
LeDouche throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vantaggiato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. LeDouche is working away from the top position though.
Vantaggiato tries to get to full guard but LeDouche has control of the leg.
Vantaggiato is working hard here to advance position.
Vantaggiato is refusing to be controlled, as LeDouche sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy LeDouche 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.

LeDouche shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vantaggiato but Vantaggiato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vantaggiato defending well as LeDouche loads up on a big left hand.
Vantaggiato circles away from the clinch attempt

and Vantaggiato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vantaggiato lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Vantaggiato.

Vantaggiato gets control of LeDouche's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vantaggiato will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Vantaggiato working for a triangle but LeDouche defends it easily.
Vantaggiato is trying to keep LeDouche in close.
LeDouche stopping the sweep attempt from Vantaggiato.
LeDouche must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vantaggiato working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells LeDouche's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Vantaggiato working for a triangle but LeDouche defends it easily.
LeDouche loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
LeDouche throws and elbow that misses. Vantaggiato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in LeDouche's guard. Nice move by Vantaggiato!
Vantaggiato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
LeDouche wants to sweep here but Vantaggiato controlling him for the moment.
Vantaggiato stands and throws LeDouche's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vantaggiato landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LeDouche is trying to work for a sweep but Vantaggiato has mounted him!
LeDouche keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vantaggiato cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
LeDouche really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vantaggiato unloading with bombs!
LeDouche is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vantaggiato putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
LeDouche is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeDouche is in a horrible position here. Vantaggiato smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

LeDouche is rocked!
Vantaggiato loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have LeDouche scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vantaggiato land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vantaggiato stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniele Vantaggiato!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Astolfo de Mello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javito Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

de Mello
vs
Juarez

183 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
173 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Astolfo de Mello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javito Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Mello shoots for a takedown but Juarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
de Mello shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juarez pinned against the cage. Juarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Juarez moves into range and clinches up with de Mello.
de Mello is trying to drag Juarez to the mat but Juarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astolfo de Mello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juarez has had enough of the clinch but de Mello keeps him there for the moment.
de Mello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Juarez has de Mello pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. de Mello manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
de Mello tries for a takedown but Juarez manages to get underhooks.
de Mello has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Juarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Juarez looking to slow down the pace here.
de Mello wants a takedown but no success here.
Juarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Mello.
Juarez goes for a takedown attempt but de Mello pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

de Mello looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez has his hands clasped together around de Mello's back. He's all about the action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
de Mello is trying to control. Juarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
de Mello slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
de Mello wants to take a breather but Juarez is having none of it.
Juarez tries to get to full guard but de Mello has control of the leg.

Astolfo de Mello has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

de Mello scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Juarez is looking for a sweep. de Mello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
de Mello trying to control from half guard but Juarez is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez wants to sweep but de Mello has passed to side control!
Juarez tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Juarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
de Mello lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Juarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
de Mello wants to control but Juarez is keeping him busy.
de Mello tries to move to mount but Juarez blocks the move with his legs.
de Mello scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Mello trying to control the action but Juarez is working from the bottom.
de Mello staying calm.
de Mello working away.
de Mello trying to control the position but Juarez is working away.
de Mello tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Juarez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked de Mello off and has taken his back!

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.
Juarez trying to control.
de Mello wants to get back to his feet.

Juarez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. de Mello defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
de Mello holding both Juarez 's hands and preventing any damage.

Juarez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. de Mello defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

de Mello defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

de Mello shoots in looking for a takedown but Juarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing de Mello's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
de Mello shoots in but Juarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juarez throws a series of punches but de Mello avoids them all with ease.
Juarez fails with the takedown

and de Mello counters with a single leg into guard. Juarez didn't expect that.

Juarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
de Mello slips nicely into half guard.
Juarez is not content to let de Mello control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Mello performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
de Mello thows a huge punch but Juarez dodges it nicely.
de Mello frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Juarez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
de Mello is in the full mount, landing strikes.
de Mello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
de Mello trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Mello controlling the pace for now.
Juarez is squirming around, avoiding de Mello's attempts to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Astolfo de Mello just wasn't active enough.
de Mello wants to clinch.
Astolfo de Mello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by de Mello.

Juarez tries to keep at a distance but de Mello has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Mello goes for a takedown in the clinch but Juarez prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Astolfo de Mello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juarez is trying to push de Mello away but de Mello has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
de Mello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Juarez is trying to break free.
de Mello is working for takedown but Juarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
de Mello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
de Mello looking for a takedown.

Juarez breaks the clinch.
de Mello dodges the punch combination from Juarez.

Juarez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. de Mello sprawls well initially but Juarez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Juarez in particular looking to stall.

Juarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and de Mello defends it well.
Juarez is breathing heavily.

Juarez is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from de Mello as he works his way to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

de Mello pushes Juarez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
de Mello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Juarez counters with a two punch combo.
Juarez misses with a two punch combination.
de Mello misses with a takedown attempt
letting Juarez counter with a right hand.
de Mello has a takedown stuffed.
Juarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juarez with a lazy takedown attempt

so de Mello counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Mello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Astolfo de Mello dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Juarez throws a series of punches but de Mello avoids them all with ease.

de Mello shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Juarez is looking to improve his position.
Juarez wants to control but de Mello is keeping busy.
Juarez works his way to full guard. Good work.
de Mello trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
Juarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Mello passes Juarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
de Mello works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
de Mello stalling.
de Mello tries to pass the half guard into mount. Juarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Juarez wants to control but de Mello passes into side.
Juarez is looking to regain half guard here but de Mello keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Mello tries to advance to mount but Juarez denies him.
Juarez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
de Mello passes to side control.
de Mello creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Juarez is not content to let de Mello control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is looking to reverse the position.

de Mello stands up and beckons Juarez to his feet.
de Mello has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Mello.
Juarez tries for a takedown but de Mello circles away easily

and de Mello counters with a takedown into side control.
de Mello is looking to take a break and control but Juarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Juarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
de Mello in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Astolfo de Mello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Javito Juarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Mello controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Astolfo de Mello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Mello, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Astolfo de Mello!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes into the arena with AC DC - Big Gun blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunn
vs
Yoshida

178 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

177 cm
26
161 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenn Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn misses with a looping left.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunn dodges the punch combination from Yoshida.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida moves out of range as Gunn strikes.
Yoshida tests Gunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gunn fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn cracks Yoshida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Yoshida counters with a left to the body.
Gunn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Ken Yoshida has been cut.
Good work by Gunn as he checks the leg kick.
Gunn thuds a left hand into Yoshida's body.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Gunn.
Gunn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yoshida on the side of the head.
Gunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yoshida thinking.
Yoshida looks gassed!
Yoshida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gunn.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoshida at a distance.

Gunn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gunn in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gunn is working Yoshida over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yoshida being controlled for a moment.
Gunn looks up at the clock and then as Yoshida takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gunn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn works to advance to full mount. Yoshida defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yoshida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Yoshida defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gunn.
Gunn controlling his opponent.
Gunn tries to control but Yoshida wriggling away.
Yoshida is trying desperately to improve position.
Yoshida tries to lock up and control but Gunn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yoshida is squirming around, avoiding Gunn's attempts to control the action.
Gunn looking to control and managing it successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gunn trying to control but Yoshida is having none of it.
Yoshida tries to hold on but Gunn postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida is squirming around, avoiding Gunn's attempts to control the action.
Gunn is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Gunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gunn connects with a looping right hand.
Gunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Gunn misses with a hook to the body
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoshida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a leg kick.
Ken Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn thuds a left hand into Yoshida's body.
Gunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Yoshida misses with a body shot
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick

and Gunn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gunn.
Yoshida doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gunn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gunn wants to get up but he can't break Yoshida's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gunn passes Yoshida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gunn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gunn mounts Yoshida! Really nice guard pass there!
Yoshida is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gunn is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Yoshida is in real trouble.
Yoshida manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gunn's guard. Nice work there by Yoshida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida stops Gunn from standing up.

Gunn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Yoshida off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Gunn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gunn is looking to take a break and control but Yoshida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoshida is looking to regain half guard here but Gunn keeps moving and retains side control.
Gunn trying to control the action but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Gunn staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to move to mount but Yoshida blocks the move with his legs.
Yoshida is not content to let Gunn control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yoshida has given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Gunn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gunn loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Gunn.
Gunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida fails with the takedown

and Gunn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gunn.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gunn passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yoshida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunn pulls his head out easily.
Yoshida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Yoshida is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Gunn has latched onto it... Big trouble! Gunn pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Yoshida is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Gunn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Gunn!

C
A

C
B

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 Gale Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Toons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toons is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Release The Pain by Hatesphere. Tommy Toons has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gale Tempest's chin.

Tempest
vs
Toons

175 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

189 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs
Tri Light Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gale Tempest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Toons!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tempest thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toons cracks Tempest with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Toons.
A head kick from Toons lands but Tempest takes it in his stride.
Tempest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tempest throws a series of punches but Toons moves out of range.
Tempest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tempest misses with a wild combination.
Tempest walks into a stiff left hand from Toons.
Tempest misses with a straight right.
Toons tried to score with a low kick but Tempest checks it.
Toons dodges the punch combination from Tempest.
Tempest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tempest slips under a jab from Toons.
Tempest connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tempest manages to avoid it.
Tempest throws a nice looking combination but Toons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toons tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tempest throws a right hand that Toons ducks under and follows up with a left that Toons also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Tempest checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Toons misses the target.
Tempest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tempest throws out a loose jab but Toons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tempest throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tempest just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Toons.
Toons scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toons fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tempest checks it well.
Toons throws a leg kick but Tempest checks it.
Tempest lands a nice hook to Toons's body. Toons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice jab there from Tempest.
Tempest throws a nice looking combination but Toons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

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.
A nice combination there by Tempest.
Tempest swings for the body but Toons moves out of range.
Tempest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toons was well out of range. Poor timing from Tempest.
Toons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tempest is out of range.
Tempest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tempest works over Toons's head and body with a nice combination.
Tempest slips a straight right by Toons.
Toons connects with a looping right hand.
Toons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tempest. Tempest circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toons circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tempest drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Toons follows Tempest to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Toons!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Harwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harwood might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Walk Alone. Le comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ave Maria kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harwood
vs
Le

176 cm
24
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

188 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Harwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwood misses with a body shot.

Harwood darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Harwood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harwood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harwood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harwood trying to control from half guard but Le is working away.
Harwood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le won't allow Harwood to pass to mount.
Le is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Harwood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood thows a huge punch but Le dodges it nicely.

Harwood is looking for a kimura here.
Harwood is keen to just control but Le is a slippery customer.
Harwood prevents Le from improving his position.
Harwood tries to pass to full mount but Le defends it.
Le tries to get to full guard but Harwood has control of the leg.

That's two 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.
Harwood wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Le can do anything to dispel that myth.
Le is looking for a sweep. Harwood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harwood wants to free his trapped foot but Le is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harwood is trying to control the action in half guard but Le is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Harwood is looking for a kimura but Le is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harwood to get the leverage.

Harwood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Le defends it well.
Le is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harwood is working away from the top position though.
Harwood tries to pass to full mount but Le defends it.
Le wants to get back to full guard.
Harwood trying to pass the guard but Le defending well.
Le slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Le controls Harwood momentarily but Harwood frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harwood wants to pass the guard but Le is keeping the position.
Harwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harwood 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Le stuffs the takedown attempt from Harwood. Harwood gets slowly back to his feet.

Harwood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Le was covering up waiting for the punch and Harwood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harwood wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Le misses with a hook. Harwood ducked under it nicely.
Harwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le is fending him off so far but Harwood persists. Nope, Le circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Le.
Tyler Harwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harwood tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harwood dodges the punch combination from Le.
Tyler Harwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harwood misses with a takedown attempt - Le sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Harwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le misses with a body shot.
Harwood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Le as Harwood shoots in.
Harwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Le avoids it really well and circles away.
Victor Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harwood.
Le is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harwood rather than just go for the knockout.
Harwood fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harwood.
Le leaves Harwood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harwood shoots in but no luck this time.
Le lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Le.

Harwood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Le looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Le manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Le manages to get to full guard.
Le controlling the position.
Harwood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwood trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Le is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harwood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harwood preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harwood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le circles away.

Harwood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Le did well to prevent Harwood getting side control.
Harwood tries to pass to full mount but Le defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le gets full guard.
Harwood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harwood postures up.
Harwood looking to pass the guard.
Harwood wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
Harwood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harwood trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyler Harwood just wasn't active enough.
Le connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le 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!

Le lands with a straight right. Harwood didn't see that one coming.
Harwood slips under a jab from Le.
Harwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Harwood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harwood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Le wants to control but Harwood is having none of it.
Le is looking to improve his position but Harwood isn't that keen on the idea.

Harwood with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Harwood goes for an armbar but Le turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Le.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Harwood working for a triangle but Le defends it easily.
Harwood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
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.
Le trying to control the position from guard on top but Harwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le is stalling in the full guard.
Le looking to sit in guard and control but Harwood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harwood tries to free his leg and advance position but Le is retaining full guard.
Harwood trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Le has his hands on Harwood's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Victor Le.

Harwood feints and as Le raises his hands in defense, Harwood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harwood postures up.
Le has control of Harwood's left arm, preventing Harwood from doing any damage.
Le looking for a sweep. Not yet Le, not yet.
Le is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Le can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harwood controls the pace.
Le trying to keep a closed guard but Harwood is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Victor Le.
Harwood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le defends it nicely.
Harwood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harwood there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Harwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harwood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Harwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harwood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harwood shoots in and drives through. Le sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Harwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Le has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Le!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner comes to the cage accompanied by The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. Tim Conner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Otto Graf's chin.

Conner
vs
Graf

186 cm
20
182 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otto Graf!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graf misses with a body shot.
Graf looks to land a left hand but Conner moved out of range nicely.
Graf misses with a straight left.
A big left from Graf misses.
Conner ducks under a wild hook from Graf.
Danga de danga de dang - Conner scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Otto Graf has been cut.
Graf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graf thows a body shot but no joy.
Graf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graf misses the jab.
Graf throws out a loose jab but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Graf both land. Nice combination.
Graf missing with a left hand there. Conner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conner scores with a jab. Graf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conner lands a jab.
Graf misses with a few strikes there.
Graf looks to land a right hand but Conner moved out of range.
Graf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Graf swings for the body but Conner moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf throws a jab when Conner was well out of range.
Graf lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Graf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conner counters with a straight right hand.
Graf throws a jab but it's blocked by Conner.
A left and a right from Conner both land. Nice combination.
Conner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graf's hands.
Graf misses with an uppercut. Conner saw that one coming.
Otto Graf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graf misses with a body shot

and Conner moves into the clinch.
Conner has Graf pressed against the cage, preventing Graf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graf looks gassed!
Graf is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Conner.
Conner throws a head punch that misses.
Conner avoiding damage.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner pushes Graf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graf is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Conner lands with a left to the head.
Graf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conner backwards.
Conner is leaning against Graf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.

That has opened up Otto Graf's cut even more.
Graf tries to circle away but Conner has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Graf is rocked!
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Graf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner working aggressively here.
Graf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Conner leaning against his opponent.
Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graf tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Conner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
Graf scores with a hook to the body.
Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conner stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.
Conner stalling against the cage.
Conner keeps control of Graf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conner leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Conner.
Stalling in the clinch from Conner.
Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Conner.
Graf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conner.
Graf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conner digs a good hook to Graf's body.
Graf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Graf scores with a punch to the head.
Graf looks to land a left hand but Conner moved out of range nicely.
Graf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left and a right from Conner both land. Nice combination.

The cut above Otto Graf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Graf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Conner.
Conner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Conner pushes Graf up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Conner as the two fighters clinch.
Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graf is trying to push Conner away but Conner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Graf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Graf is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short left from Conner.
Conner lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Conner.
Conner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Conner seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Graf wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Conner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Conner duly obliges.
Conner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Conner.
Tim Conner is winning the standup battle so far.
Conner throws a right and a left that Graf avoids nicely.
Graf throws a combination that misses

and Conner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Graf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graf tries to circle away but Conner has him pinned against the cage.
Graf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Conner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Conner lands a right hand.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Conner.
Graf tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Graf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graf is trying to break free.
Graf is breathing heavily.
Graf is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grafs head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Conner.
Graf blocking some punches.
Conner prevents Graf from breaking the clinch.
Conner swings wildly with an uppercut but Graf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conner slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conner.
Graf is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Graf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conner digs a right hand into Graf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graf's gas tank.
Tim Conner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Graf up against the cage.
Conner lands a nice uppercut.

Otto Graf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Conner controlling the action here for a moment.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conner just leaning against Graf, taking a breather.
Conner misses with a punch on the inside.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of Graf's head.
Conner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Conner.
Conner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.
Conner throws a head punch that misses.
Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graf is still on wobbly legs! Can Conner finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Graf tries to circle away but Conner has him pinned against the cage.
Graf seems to have recovered his senses.
Graf working hard to break the clinch.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Graf.
Graf is trying to break the clinch but Conner has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
Conner digs a right hand underneath Graf's ribcage. Graf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Conner is pushing Graf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Conner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Conner on the inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Conner!