WB-2: Clash Of The Titans PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music. Marcello Romero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Romero
vs
Scott

205 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Pure Fight Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcello Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Scott!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Marcello Romero has been cut.
Scott drops Romero with a left and a right! Oh, Romero is hurt - Scott dives into side control looking to finish!

Romero is rocked!
Scott is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Romero will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Oh Romero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romero keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Scott tries for a kimura but Romero is defending well.
Romero seems to have got his legs back now.
Scott cracks Romero with a big right hand but Romero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Scott wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romero, who protects the arm well.
Scott trying to control the position but Romero is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romero is breathing heavily.

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

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

Scott wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Romero, who protects the arm well.
Romero can't do much from the bottom here.

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

Scott looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Scott tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Scott has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Romero!

Scott working for a submission but Romero is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.

Scott is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Romero is surviving well by controlling Scott's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Romero's face.

Scott looking for a guillotine from mount but Romero is having none of it.
Romero is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
Scott lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Romero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Romero wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Scott unloading with bombs!
Romero has given up his back. Will we see Scott going for some submissions?

Romero defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Scott's arms.
Scott scores with punches to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero covering up well under a series of strikes from Scott.
Scott misses with an elbow to the head.

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

Romero showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott is landing with strikes from the back.
Scott missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Romero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott throws a shot to the body.
Scott stalks Romero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romero's face. Romero staggers backwards, shaken.

Marcello Romero's cut is getting worse.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Scott swinging wilding here.
Romero misses with a takedown
and Scott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Scott scores with a jab. Romero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scott counters with a left and a right that stings Romero.

Marcello Romero's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott swinging wilding here.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marcello Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott cracks Romero with a good jab.

Jeez, Marcello Romero's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Scott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Scott lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scott.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Scott!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cru Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drako Starnovick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starnovick has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Drako Starnovick was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jones
vs
Starnovick

190 cm
23
198 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

210 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cru Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drako Starnovick!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starnovick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones tries to bum rush Starnovick with a series of wild strikes but Starnovick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starnovick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones stays in close to Starnovick's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones gets to his feet. Starnovick looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No joy there for Starnovick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Starnovick won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jones scoring with punches from side control.
Starnovick wants to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Starnovick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starnovick prevents Jones from improving position.
A lull in the action here as Jones stalls from top position.
Starnovick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Starnovick throws Jones to one side and escapes!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Starnovick as he jumps to the side.
Starnovick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starnovick tries to clinch but Jones moves away

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Starnovick looks gassed!
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones 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.
Starnovick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cru Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Starnovick wants to clinch

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Starnovick won't be happy with that.
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!
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Starnovick to see if he's OK.

Starnovick is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Jones take his back! Uh oh - Jones has got a rear naked choke here! Starnovick is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cru Jones!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Foster might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Headstrong(by: Trapt). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Foster
vs
Hughs

190 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foster if he has to take too many more of those.
Hughs throws and low kick but Foster moves out of range easily.
Hughs shoots and misses

so Foster counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Foster looking to pass the guard.
Foster controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hughs controls Foster momentarily but Foster frees himself.
Hughs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foster is controlling him.
Hughs is trying to keep Foster in close.
Hughs wants to stand and escape but Foster is having none of it.
Foster 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughs tries to clinch but Foster is having none of it.

Hughs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Foster's guard.
Foster lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hughs!

Foster has hold of Hughs's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hughs manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hughs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foster looking to finish Hughs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hughs!
A nice elbow there by Foster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughs tries to hold on but Foster postures up.
Foster controlling from mount.
Hughs is working to get back to half guard.
Hughs looks gassed!
Foster wants to control the pace but Hughs is squirming around nicely.
Hughs tries to hold on but Foster pushes him away.
Foster tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Foster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Foster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughs is looking to escape.
Hughs working to try and regain half guard.
Foster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hughs working to try and regain half guard.
Foster trying to control but Hughs is having none of it.
Foster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hughs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Foster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hughs is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Foster looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foster looking to finish Hughs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hughs!
Foster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hughs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foster takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hughs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hughs moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Foster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hughs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hughs shoots and misses

and Foster counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hughs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hughs controlling the pace for now.
Hughs avoids the attempt from Foster to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughs is landing with some decent strikes but Foster is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hughs controlling from mount.
Hughs with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughs tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hughs controlling from the full mount.
Foster is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster tries to hold on but Hughs postures up.
Foster is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hughs working the ground and pound effectively.
Hughs cracks Foster with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Foster is squirming around, avoiding Hughs's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Hughs.
Foster tries to hold on but Hughs postures up.
Hughs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, George Hughs just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foster has his takedown stuffed

and Hughs counters with a takedown into side control.
Hughs taking a break here but Foster is having none of it and regains half guard.

Hughs is working for a kimura but Foster is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughs is trying to control the action in half guard but Foster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Foster 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.
Hughs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Foster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughs is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Hughs there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is not content to let Hughs control the position.
Hughs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Hughs is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Foster has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hughs is looking to take a break and control but Foster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foster wants to improve his position but Hughs is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Foster doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hughs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hughs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hughs gets a takedown into half guard.
Hughs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Foster slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughs trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster keeping full guard, as Hughs tries to pass.
Foster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
George Hughs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughs trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs looking to pass the guard.
Foster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foster pulls Hughs in to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hughs shoots in looking for a takedown. Foster tries to sprawl out of it but Hughs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster shoots and misses

and Hughs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Foster won't be happy with that.
Foster trying his best to control but Hughs has mounted him.
Hughs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foster is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughs has a good base and remains in mount.
Foster is working hard here to advance position.
Hughs tries to control but Foster wriggling away.
Foster throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hughs. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Foster keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hughs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foster throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hughs. What's that going to do exactly?
Hughs with shots to the head and body - Foster looks very uncomfortable down there.
Foster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughs tries to control but Foster wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foster tries to hold on but Hughs postures up.
Hughs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.
Foster takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hughs controlling the position easily from mount.
Foster keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hughs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.
Foster is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughs has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughs looking to finish Foster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foster!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Hughs!

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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Wittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Constanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wittman
vs
Constanza

169 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Wittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Constanza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wittman throws a chopping leg kick but Constanza manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Constanza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wittman doesn't manage to clinch there - Constanza circles away.

Wittman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wittman controlling from the top position.

Wittman drops back looking for a leg! Constanza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Constanza manages to kick Wittman off! Wittman jumps back into Constanza's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Constanza working a defensive guard but Wittman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Constanza struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constanza is looking to reverse the position.
Wittman moves into full mount!
Constanza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Constanza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Constanza is desperately trying to improve his position but Wittman has a good base and remains in mount.

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

Wittman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wittman throws a head kick that misses.

Wittman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Constanza!
Wittman is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wittman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wittman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Constanza wants to get back to his feet.
Wittman looking to control but Constanza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wittman throws some wild stikes that Constanza manages to avoid easily.
Constanza is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constanza blocking the ground and pound.
Wittman throws some wild stikes that Constanza manages to avoid easily.

Wittman is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wittman.
Constanza shoots and misses

and Wittman counters with a takedown into side control.
Constanza is looking for a sweep.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Wittman!

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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BOBBY LIGHTS OUT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and michael johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

LIGHTS OUT
vs
johnson

187 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BOBBY LIGHTS OUT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, michael johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
johnson has a takedown stuffed.
johnson tries to clinch but LIGHTS OUT is having none of it.

LIGHTS OUT drives through with a takedown into guard.
LIGHTS OUT trying to control but johnson is working from the bottom.
LIGHTS OUT trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

johnson is looking for a triangle but LIGHTS OUT pushes his legs off easily.

LIGHTS OUT stands and steps away. johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
johnson wants to clinch.

LIGHTS OUT darts in and clinches johnson up against the cage.
LIGHTS OUT is pressed up against the cage. johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag LIGHTS OUT down to the mat. LIGHTS OUT avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

LIGHTS OUT shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. LIGHTS OUT showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

johnson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! LIGHTS OUT is tapping! Great win for johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). michael johnson!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sukkamies Mikkolasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brian surr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brian surr has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mikkolasta
vs
surr

187 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Pure Fight Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sukkamies Mikkolasta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, brian surr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
surr keeps the fight on the outside.
Mikkolasta slow jab from surr misses its intended target.
surr thuds a left hand into Mikkolasta's body.
surr takes a swing at Mikkolasta's ribcage but misses.
Mikkolasta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by surr.
surr stuffs the takedown attempt from Mikkolasta. Mikkolasta gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch but surr is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch there but surr circles away.
Mikkolasta tries to close the distance and clinch up but surr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikkolasta doesn't manage to clinch there - surr circles away.
Mikkolasta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and surr counters with a right hand to the body.
Mikkolasta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
surr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mikkolasta doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkolasta dodges the punch combination from surr.
Mikkolasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
surr throws a right and a left that Mikkolasta avoids nicely.
Mikkolasta misses the body punch
letting surr counter with a right hand.
surr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mikkolasta could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
surr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkolasta misses with a body shot
and surr counters with a leg kick.
Mikkolasta is looking to clinch.
surr throws a body punch but Mikkolasta moves out of range.
surr dips to his left and cracks Mikkolasta with an uppercut!
brian surr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
surr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mikkolasta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch but surr moves out of range.
surr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sukkamies Mikkolasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
surr scoring well with a low kick there.
Mikkolasta is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikkolasta is looking to clinch but surr is avoiding it.
Mikkolasta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mikkolasta clinches but surr breaks the clinch
and surr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
surr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by surr.
Mikkolasta doesn't manage to clinch there - surr circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

brian surr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mikkolasta darts in trying to clinch
and surr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch there but surr circles away.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting surr counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by surr.
surr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
surr thuds a left hand into Mikkolasta's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from surr as Mikkolasta shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikkolasta wants to clinch.
surr throws a hook to the side of Mikkolasta's head but Mikkolasta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikkolasta throws a lazy uppercut
and surr counters with a left to the body.
Mikkolasta misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
surr looks to land a right hand but Mikkolasta moved out of range.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch but surr moves out of range.
surr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikkolasta moves away.
Mikkolasta wants to clinch up but surr keeps it at a distance.

Mikkolasta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on surr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mikkolasta in the domination position with surr hanging on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
surr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
surr struggling a bit here.

Mikkolasta goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, surr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mikkolasta's guard! Nice work there by surr!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
surr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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.

Mikkolasta working for a triangle but surr defends it easily.
surr 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, brian surr just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for surr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

brian surr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mikkolasta throws a leg kick that is checked
and surr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
surr misses with a wild body shot.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch there but surr circles away.
Mikkolasta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mikkolasta looks for a takedown but surr sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikkolasta tries to close the distance and clinch up but surr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikkolasta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and surr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
surr scores with a body shot.
surr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
surr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
surr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
surr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from surr misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
surr throws an overhand right that lands on Mikkolasta's shoulder, as Mikkolasta tries to avoid the shot.
Mikkolasta is looking to clinch.
surr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
surr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
surr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mikkolasta throws a predictable looking body shot
and surr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
surr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikkolasta moves away.
Mikkolasta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkolasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikkolasta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mikkolasta looks to clinch
enabling surr to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikkolasta moves in looking to clinch but surr pushes him off.

Mikkolasta clinches with his opponent.
surr wants to get back to striking at distance but Mikkolasta won't allow it.
surr throws a head punch that misses.
surr misses with some punches.
surr throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mikkolasta blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from surr fails to land.
surr has a couple of punches blocked by Mikkolasta.
Mikkolasta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. surr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sukkamies Mikkolasta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
surr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Mikkolasta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
surr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
surr misses with some punches.
Sukkamies Mikkolasta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikkolasta is trying to break the clinch but surr has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
brian surr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got surr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... brian surr!