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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ares Deimos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shore has chosen Dr. Feelgood as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ares Deimos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Deimos
vs
Shore

188 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ares Deimos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Shore!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deimos misses with a head kick.
Shore shoots in and drives through. Deimos sprawls well.
Shore digs a good body shot into Deimos's ribs.
Deimos misses with a head kick.
A head kick lands from Deimos that sends Shore to the canvas. Shore tries to scramble back to his feet but Deimos brings him back down into side control.

Shore is rocked!
Shore is trying to work for a sweep but Deimos has mounted him!
Shore is still in real trouble! Can Deimos finish him?
Shore's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deimos controlling his opponent.
Shore wants to get back to his feet.
Deimos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deimos gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Shore lands a really nice looking cross but Deimos seems unphased.
Shore seems to have recovered his senses.
Deimos throws a sloppy head kick and Shore moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deimos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deimos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deimos throws a head kick that misses.

Shore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Shore decides to stand up, so the ref orders Deimos to his feet.
Shore looks gassed!
Deimos throws a head kick but Shore moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deimos circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Shore drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Deimos follows Shore 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 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ares Deimos!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Vo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yukata Guyjin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vo
vs
Guyjin

175 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Vo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yukata Guyjin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vo lands a two punch combo.
Vo lands a jab to the head.
Vo throws a series of punches but Guyjin moves out of range.
Vo throws a nice looking combination but Guyjin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guyjin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left lands for Vo.
Vo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guyjin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vo throws a right and a left that Guyjin avoids nicely.
Vo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Vo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vo throws a left that rocks Guyjin and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Vo dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Guyjin regain composure!

Guyjin is rocked!
Guyjin looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vo decides to stand back up. Vo steps back and let's Guyjin get back to his feet.
Guyjin is still on wobbly legs! Can Vo finish him?
Vo lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Guyjin is looking to close the distance but Vo sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Guyjin crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Guyjin is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). David Vo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinhardt has chosen The Fight Song by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Soleil
vs
Reinhardt

186 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Primal Instinct Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soleil changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reinhardt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Soleil landing strikes.
Reinhardt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Soleil tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Soleil tries for a kimura but Reinhardt is defending well.
Reinhardt wants to control but Soleil postures up.
Soleil is putting a hurting on Reinhardt here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhardt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reinhardt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Reinhardt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Soleil is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinhardt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reinhardt prevents Soleil from improving his position.

Reinhardt is looking for a kimura here.
Reinhardt trying to pass the guard but Soleil defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Reinhardt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reinhardt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soleil counters with a nice uppercut.
Reinhardt tries for a takedown but Soleil circles away easily

and Soleil counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Soleil.
Reinhardt looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soleil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soleil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Reinhardt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reinhardt.
Reinhardt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Soleil is trying to control Reinhardt's posture but Reinhardt avoids it.
Soleil tries to escape but Reinhardt is in control.

Reinhardt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Reinhardt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Reinhardt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Soleil is trying to get back to half guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Reinhardt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reinhardt trying to control the action but Soleil is working from the bottom.
Soleil is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reinhardt off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soleil controlling well, preventing Reinhardt from escaping the position.
Soleil lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Reinhardt.
Soleil lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Reinhardt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nice strikes from Soleil there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt works his way to full guard. Good work.

Reinhardt looking for a guillotine here but Soleil defends easily.
Soleil cracks Reinhardt with a solid left hand.
Soleil has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soleil trying to control but Reinhardt is working from the bottom.

Soleil stands up from Reinhardt's guard - Soleil perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Soleil drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Soleil has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soleil with a poor takedown

and Reinhardt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reinhardt pushes down on Soleil's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Reinhardt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luna Soleil will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reinhardt with a lazy takedown attempt

and Soleil counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soleil.
Soleil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reinhardt wants to sweep here but Soleil controlling him for the moment.

Reinhardt looking for a guillotine here but Soleil defends easily.
Soleil wanted to stand there but Reinhardt had control of the position.

Soleil drops back looking for a leg! Reinhardt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reinhardt manages to kick Soleil off! Soleil jumps back into Reinhardt's guard.
Reinhardt wants to sweep here but Soleil controlling him for the moment.

Reinhardt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luther Reinhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soleil working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soleil won't allow Reinhardt to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reinhardt keeping busy on the bottom but Soleil has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reinhardt wants to improve his position but Soleil is controlling well.
Reinhardt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Soleil is sitting in close to Reinhardt's body. Reinhardt has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Soleil is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Soleil is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Reinhardt.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luther Reinhardt!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pomeroy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Mexican Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mexican Samurai has chosen Forever And A Day as his entrance music. The Mexican Samurai has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jones
vs
Mexican Samurai

189 cm
19
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pomeroy Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Mexican Samurai!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mexican Samurai keeps the fight on the outside.

Mexican Samurai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mexican Samurai showed some decent athleticism there.
Mexican Samurai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mexican Samurai drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

Mexican Samurai seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexican Samurai is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Mexican Samurai forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mexican Samurai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.

Mexican Samurai is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Mexican Samurai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Mexican Samurai is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Jones won't allow Mexican Samurai to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mexican Samurai prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to control but Mexican Samurai is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mexican Samurai clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mexican Samurai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.

Mexican Samurai wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Mexican Samurai persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Mexican Samurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

Mexican Samurai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Mexican Samurai.
Mexican Samurai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mexican Samurai misses with a low kick.
Mexican Samurai throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones looks to clinch

and Mexican Samurai counters with a takedown into side control.

Mexican Samurai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mexican Samurai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Mexican Samurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Mexican Samurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mexican Samurai scoring with punches from side control.
Mexican Samurai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mexican Samurai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Mexican Samurai scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work for a sweep but Mexican Samurai has mounted him!
Mexican Samurai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mexican Samurai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones is controlling an arm, preventing Mexican Samurai from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
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 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.

Mexican Samurai is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
Jones is standing up over Mexican Samurai. Mexican Samurai looks to escape but Jones dives into side control.
Mexican Samurai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mexican Samurai wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Mexican Samurai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mexican Samurai gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Mexican Samurai.

Mexican Samurai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Mexican Samurai gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexican Samurai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Mexican Samurai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mexican Samurai controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mexican Samurai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jones misses with the body kick

and Mexican Samurai counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones controls Mexican Samurai momentarily but Mexican Samurai frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Mexican Samurai pushes his legs off easily.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mexican Samurai prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Mexican Samurai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mexican Samurai is stalling in the full guard.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mexican Samurai is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Mexican Samurai really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mexican Samurai counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Mexican Samurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mexican Samurai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mexican Samurai is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones wants to control but Mexican Samurai postures up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mexican Samurai misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mexican Samurai's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

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.
Mexican Samurai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Mexican Samurai!
The Mexican Samurai is the new featherweight champion!