SCAR: PREEMPTIVE FURY PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avarice Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avarice Greed looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Greed
vs
Hansson

183 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avarice Greed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Hansson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Hansson misses.
Hansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greed throws a nice looking combination but Hansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Greed.
Hansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greed counters with a three punch combo that has Hansson backing up. Hansson nods at Greed to acknowledge the strikes.
Greed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansson misses with a double jab
and Greed counters with a three punch combo that has Hansson backing up. Hansson nods at Greed to acknowledge the strikes.

Hansson is rocked!
Hansson throws a combination that misses
and Greed counters with a low kick, right behind Hansson 's knee.
Hansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Greed finish him?
Greed throws a series of punches but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Greed connects with the punch.
Hansson misses with a double jab
and Greed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hansson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greed counters with a nice body kick.
Hansson looks gassed!
A right-left combo lands from Greed.
Andreas Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greed throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hansson colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Greed as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hansson is left battered and dazed whilst Greed and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avarice Greed!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Ortiz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ortiz
vs
Hussein

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmed Hussein!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Hussein, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Hussein against the cage but Hussein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hussein should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hussein is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ortiz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ortiz's back!
Ortiz rolls, trying to escape but Hussein keeps control of the position.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Hussein tries to keep control of the position but Ortiz is staying busy.

Hussein is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Ortiz is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ahmed Hussein!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alucar Aroman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Taktarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aroman
vs
Taktarov

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alucar Aroman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Taktarov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Aroman.
Aroman cracks Taktarov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Boris Taktarov has been cut.
Aroman misses with a wild combination.
Aroman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taktarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aroman.
Aroman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aroman throws a left that rocks Taktarov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Aroman dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Taktarov regain composure!

Taktarov is rocked!
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!
Aroman misses with the ground and pound.
Taktarov is still in real trouble! Can Aroman finish him?
Aroman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Aroman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Aroman lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Taktarov is looking to close the distance but Aroman sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Taktarov crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Taktarov is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Alucar Aroman!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Muggins
vs
Guyjin

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Muggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 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!

Muggins takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Muggins.
Guyjin is trying to maintain a safe position but Muggins gets an underhook and turns Guyjin into the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Muggins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Muggins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muggins prevents the takedown attempt.
Guyjin wants to stall.
Guyjin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muggins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guyjin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Xavier Muggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yukata Guyjin.
Muggins lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muggins.
Muggins lands a nice knee to the body.
Muggins lands an elbow inside.
Muggins lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muggins.
Guyjin looks gassed!
Muggins lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muggins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Muggins.
Muggins lands a nice knee to the body.
Muggins lands a knee to the body.
Muggins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muggins is pressed up against the cage. Guyjin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muggins down to the mat. Muggins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Muggins is looking to clinch.
Muggins lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muggins stalks Guyjin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guyjin's face. Guyjin staggers backwards, shaken.
Guyjin tries to clinch up but Muggins circles away and keeps his distance.
Muggins is looking to clinch.
Muggins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Muggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xavier Muggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Guyjin 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.
Muggins keeping full guard, as Guyjin tries to pass.
Muggins can't keep his opponent in guard - Guyjin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Guyjin is looking for a kimura here.

Guyjin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.

Guyjin is trying for a kimura here. Muggins looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Guyjin wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yukata Guyjin!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Logan Somerville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Dream Theater - As I Am as his entrance music. Justin Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Somerville
vs
Black

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Somerville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks for a takedown but Somerville sprawls well.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Somerville misses with a takedown

and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Somerville fights it but they end up in guard.

Black stands up and waves to Somerville to follow him.
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Somerville counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Somerville's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Somerville's back!
Black throws a series of strikes and Somerville wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Somerville really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black wants to control the pace but Somerville is squirming around nicely.
Black thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Black avoids the attempt from Somerville to control.
Somerville on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Somerville tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somerville in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Somerville gets back to half guard.
Black throwing shots but Somerville is blocking nicely.
Black wants to control but Somerville is keeping him busy.
Somerville is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Somerville is looking to improve his position.
Somerville trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black looks gassed!

Black is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black misses with a takedown attempt

and Somerville counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Logan Somerville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Black.
Somerville with a nice head shot there.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Black kicks Somerville off and gets to his feet.
Black misses with a takedown

and Somerville counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
Somerville has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!

Black is looking for a triangle but Somerville pushes his legs off easily.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Somerville knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Black on the ground.
Somerville preventing the sweep.

Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Somerville can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somerville pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Somerville looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Somerville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Somerville is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black is fighting to break Somerville's control of his arms but Somerville is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Somerville is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Somerville is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black wanted to stand there but Somerville had control of the position.

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.

Somerville has his foot on Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black works his way back into a safe position though.
Somerville will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Somerville is retaining full guard.
Somerville bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Black wants to stand and escape but Somerville is having none of it.

Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Somerville connects with a couple of short punches.
Black keeping moving, preventing Somerville from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Somerville dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Black shoots and misses

and Somerville counters with a takedown into side control.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Somerville slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Black.
Somerville seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Black is holding on tight.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Somerville is looking to stand but Somerville has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Black looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Black wants to escape the position.
Somerville is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Logan Somerville overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Somerville works his way into side control.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Somerville's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black punching from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Black working a defensive guard here.

Black wriggles free and stands up.
Black closes the distance but Somerville moves to the side

and Somerville decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Somerville trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black 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.

Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Black keeping moving, preventing Somerville from controlling successfully.
Black throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Black keeping moving, preventing Somerville from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somerville lands a couple of digs.

Somerville avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black tries to clinch

and Somerville counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!

Black kicks Somerville off and gets back to his feet.
Somerville shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Logan Somerville is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Somerville counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Black has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Somerville is trying to keep an underhook but Black manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Somerville is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Black.
Black moves nicely into side control.
Black lands some shots froms side control.
Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
Somerville is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somerville regains half guard.
Somerville moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Somerville is controlling Black's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Somerville is on top in guard.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Somerville is one step ahead there.
Somerville advances position into side control!

Black throws Somerville to one side and escapes!

Somerville decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

Black looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black kicks Somerville off and gets back to his feet.
Black scores with a head kick.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black tries for a takedown but Somerville circles away easily

and Somerville counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
Logan Somerville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Black.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Somerville trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Somerville won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Somerville trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Somerville manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Somerville working Black over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Somerville dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Somerville has Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Somerville smiles and moves away.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Somerville counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Somerville.

Black had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Somerville is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Black Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Somerville's back instead.
You can see the frustration on Somerville's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Even with his hooks in, Black manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Black keeps control of the position as Somerville tries to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Black working for a choke but Somerville is defending well.
Black is hanging on to Somerville's back as he tries to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black cracks Somerville with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Somerville from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Black trying to control.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Somerville kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Somerville preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Black.
Black is hanging on to Somerville's back as he tries to escape.
Black lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Somerville tries to escape but Black has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Black not allowing Somerville to control his hands.
Somerville is in bad spot here.
Black is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Somerville. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Black is striking from the back but Somerville escapes and manages to recover to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somerville wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Somerville is working hard here to advance position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Somerville shoots in and bounces Black off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Somerville pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Somerville is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Somerville. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Black scores with punches and elbows.

Somerville is rocked!
Can Somerville hold on?! Black is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Oh Somerville is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Somerville covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Black lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Black.
Black lands shots from the back.
Black has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Somerville.
Somerville is trying to break free.
Somerville wants to control his opponent's hands but Black gets his hands free.

Black is persistently looking for the submission but Somerville is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somerville rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Somerville defending well though.
Black slips a nice elbow through Somerville's hands, connecting with Somerville's forehead.
Black seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Somerville wants to get back to full guard but Black has passed into side control.
Black breaks from Somerville's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Somerville taking shots to the head.
Somerville taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Somerville frees his head quite easily.
Somerville taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Somerville 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Somerville!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Oconnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Oconnell
vs
Sakuraba

185 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Oconnell!
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, Alessio Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oconnell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oconnell showed some decent athleticism there.
Oconnell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oconnell stops Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oconnell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oconnell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oconnell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sakuraba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oconnell.
Oconnell prevents Sakuraba from standing back up.
Oconnell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Nice strikes from Oconnell there.
Oconnell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakuraba taking some punishment here, with Oconnell in his half guard.
Sakuraba has hold of Oconnell's hands but Oconnell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba has hold of Oconnell's hands but Oconnell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oconnell thows a huge punch but Sakuraba dodges it nicely.
Oconnell thows a huge punch but Sakuraba dodges it nicely.
Sakuraba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oconnell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oconnell is looking to advance position but Sakuraba won't allow it.
Oconnell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oconnell winds up and cracks Sakuraba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sakuraba.
Oconnell stands and throws Sakuraba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oconnell has knee on belly and moves into mount.
A nice elbow there by Oconnell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sakuraba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oconnell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oconnell prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oconnell with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Oconnell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oconnell cracks Sakuraba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oconnell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oconnell prevents Sakuraba from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oconnell working Sakuraba over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell with a couple of short strikes.
Sakuraba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oconnell unloading with bombs!
Sakuraba tries to buck Oconnell off but he can't manage it.
Oconnell with good strikes from the mount here!
Oconnell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sakuraba hang on?
Oconnell with good strikes from the mount here!
Oconnell with the ground and pound from mount.
Oconnell lands a big elbow.
Oconnell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sakuraba's face.
Oconnell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oconnell lands a heavy elbow.
Oconnell really is a fat lump.
Sakuraba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
You get the feeling that Sakuraba really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oconnell is landing with some decent strikes but Sakuraba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oconnell landing punches.
Sakuraba'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.
Oconnell punching from mount but Sakuraba doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sakuraba wants to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Oconnell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sakuraba wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Oconnell.
A nice elbow there by Oconnell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oconnell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sakuraba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Oconnell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oconnell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sakuraba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Oconnell dominated that round.
That's time! Oconnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sakuraba lands a head kick. Oconnell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like John Oconnell has been cut.
Sakuraba wants to clinch.
Oconnell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oconnell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Sakuraba moves into range and clinches up with Oconnell.
Oconnell looking for a takedown.
Sakuraba prevents the takedown attempt.

Sakuraba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oconnell tries for a takedown but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Oconnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oconnell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sakuraba gets a clinch.
Sakuraba connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Sakuraba.
A shot in the inside from Sakuraba.

Sakuraba manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba lands a jab-cross combination.
John Oconnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sakuraba moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oconnell's face.
Knees to the body from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sakuraba.
Oconnell wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakuraba won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba scores with a shot to the side of Oconnell's head.
A short left from Sakuraba.
Oconnell tries for a takedown but Sakuraba manages to get underhooks.
Sakuraba has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Oconnell - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sakuraba, and another! Oconnell is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Alessio Sakuraba!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Oconnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Nnep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Oconnell
vs
Nnep

178 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Oconnell!
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, JB Nnep!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nnep blocks a jab.
Nnep slips a jab and a cross from Oconnell.
Nnep ducks under a wild hook from Oconnell.
Oconnell throws a right and a left that Nnep avoids nicely.
Oconnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nnep swings for the body but Oconnell moves out of range.
Nnep throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oconnell throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Nnep colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Oconnell as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Nnep is left battered and dazed whilst Oconnell and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Oconnell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chan Yakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Doble Guitar Solo as his entrance music. Jimmy Paul is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yakamoto
vs
Paul

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan Yakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Paul!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Paul misses
and Yakamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakamoto throws a shot to the body.
Yakamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yakamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yakamoto lands a high kick!
Yakamoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yakamoto as he jumps to the side.
Paul looks gassed!
Paul is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yakamoto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yakamoto with a jab.
Yakamoto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yakamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yakamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Paul shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yakamoto lands with a nice combination. Paul backs away looking to recover.
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yakamoto scores with a three punch combo!
Jimmy Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakamoto throws a one two combo.
Paul takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yakamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chan Yakamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Yakamoto is working the combinations to good effect here.
Paul takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yakamoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
Yakamoto lands a front kick.
Yakamoto could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yakamoto throws a head kick that misses.

Paul takes the fight into the clinch.

Paul manages to break the clinch.
Yakamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paul looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chan Yakamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Paul.
Danga de danga de dang - Yakamoto scores with a four punch combination!
Paul throws a sloppy head kick
and Yakamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yakamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yakamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yakamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Paul. Paul gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Yakamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Paul which made him look bad.
Yakamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Paul. Paul gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Yakamoto throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yakamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Paul backing up. Paul nods at Yakamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Yakamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yakamoto scores with a head kick.
Paul looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yakamoto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paul backs up against the cage.
A nice combination there by Yakamoto.
Yakamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yakamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yakamoto lands with a nice body kick.
Yakamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Paul. Paul gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul shoots in for a takedown but Yakamoto shows good takedown defense.
Yakamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Paul shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice takedown defense from Yakamoto. No joy for Paul on that attempt.
Paul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yakamoto lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakamoto swinging wilding here.
Paul takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yakamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paul walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakamoto.
Yakamoto scores with a nice head shot.
A nice combination there by Yakamoto.
Yakamoto stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Yakamoto.
Yakamoto scores with a jab to the head.
Yakamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yakamoto stuffs the takedown.
Paul misses with a takedown attempt - Yakamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yakamoto lands a head shot.
Paul takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Paul.
Yakamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Paul shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yakamoto as he jumps to the side.
Paul throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yakamoto's waist but Yakamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paul off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paul fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paul shoots in but no luck this time.
Yakamoto throws a nice head kick!
Paul lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Yakamoto can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Paul and Yakamoto drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Paul.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Paul!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ongoto Kakala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Forreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kakala
vs
Forreal

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Forreal has closed the distance and engaged Kakala in a clinch.

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

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

Kakala throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kakala wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Forreal is looking to stand up but Kakala won't let him.
Kakala trying to keep a closed guard but Forreal is proving a slippery customer.
Kakala will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Forreal has eaten all the pies!

Forreal is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kakala has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Forreal is looking to defend but Kakala has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Forreal! Kakala pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Forreal taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ongoto Kakala!