Massacre 187 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cardio Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: Black Lab-This Night. Leonidas King acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Machine
vs
King

190 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cardio Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Machine's head.
Machine shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
King cracks Machine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Machine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Machine persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Machine right on the button. Machine goes down! King follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! King gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonidas King!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rick Ross. Alberto Rua looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Rua
vs
Gonzales

183 cm
22
174 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

165 cm
24
173 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alberto Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernest Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales shoots in but no luck this time.

Gonzales throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rua was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonzales finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Rua has his foot on Gonzales's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gonzales works his way back into a safe position though.

Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzales doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rua is tightening it up a little... Gonzales has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gonzales reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gonzales taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rua!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alberto Rua!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jozek Morderca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Sofistieras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Morderca
vs
Sofistieras

178 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jozek Morderca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Sofistieras!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sofistieras scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morderca manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sofistieras's best efforts.

Sofistieras is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morderca defends it well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jozek Morderca!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iglig Bloodrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Perci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Perci has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Iglig Bloodrock's chin.

Bloodrock
vs
Perci

183 cm
18
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iglig Bloodrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Perci!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodrock shoots for a takedown but Perci saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perci ducks under a wild hook from Bloodrock.
Bloodrock swings for the body but Perci moves out of range.
Bloodrock shoots in and drives through. Perci sprawls well.
Bloodrock takes a swing at Perci's ribcage but misses.
Perci looks to land a combination but Bloodrock avoids it well.
Bloodrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perci swinging wildly here.

Bloodrock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Perci did well to prevent Bloodrock getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bloodrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perci pushes Bloodrock off looking to stand but Bloodrock dives back in and keeps control.
Bloodrock drops an elbow to the side of Perci's head.
Bloodrock thows a huge punch but Perci dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodrock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perci is looking to escape.
Bloodrock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bloodrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perci wants to get back to his feet.
Bloodrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bloodrock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bloodrock trying to pass the guard but Perci defending well.

Perci is defending against the submission attempts here by Bloodrock.
Bloodrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perci looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bloodrock is working for a submission of some sort.
Bloodrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bloodrock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Perci is looking to control Bloodrock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perci avoid being mounted?

Bloodrock 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.
Bloodrock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock throwing shots but Perci is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bloodrock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perci is refusing to be controlled, as Bloodrock sits in half guard.
Perci avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bloodrock.
Perci is trying to get back to full guard.
Bloodrock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Perci does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Perci taking some punishment here, with Bloodrock in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloodrock stalling.
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!
Ground and pound from Bloodrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Perci gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perci wants to break free but Bloodrock has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodrock.
Perci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bloodrock blocks it with crossed arms.
Perci wants to get back to striking at distance but Bloodrock won't allow it.
Bloodrock is trying to drag Perci to the mat but Perci just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Perci is trying to push Bloodrock away but Bloodrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Perci breaks from the clinch.

Bloodrock drives through and clinches with Perci against the cage.
Bloodrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perci avoids it.
Perci avoiding damage as Bloodrock throws knees to the body.
Perci tries to stall but Bloodrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bloodrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloodrock tries to throw a body punch but Perci avoids it by throwing Bloodrock back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bloodrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloodrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bloodrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perci backwards.
Bloodrock blocking some punches.
Bloodrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jonny Perci has been cut.

Perci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Bloodrock. Those never looked like landing.

Perci gets a clinch.
Bloodrock tries to score a body lock takedown but Perci shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloodrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perci gets through Bloodrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perci tries to break the clinch but Bloodrock is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perci managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodrock.
Bloodrock missing with knees to the body.
Bloodrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perci tries to throw a body punch but Bloodrock avoids it by throwing Perci back against the cage.
Perci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perci misses with the head strike.
Perci avoiding damage as Bloodrock throws knees to the body.
Perci avoids the elbow strike from Bloodrock, against the cage.
Perci has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodrock.
Bloodrock tries a knee to the head but Perci blocks it.
Bloodrock trying to land knees to the body.
Perci misses with a punch to the body.
Perci lands with a light punch inside.
Bloodrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bloodrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloodrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perci is trying to stall.
Bloodrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perci lands a body punch.
Perci works on Bloodrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perci avoids a wild elbow strike from Bloodrock.
Perci lands an elbow just above Bloodrock 's eye.
Bloodrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perci avoids it.
Perci is trying to break free.
Bloodrock misses with a body punch.
Perci lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloodrock tries a knee to the head but Perci blocks it.
Perci wants to break free but Bloodrock has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Perci.
Jonny Perci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perci managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodrock.
Bloodrock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perci gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iglig Bloodrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perci tries to throw a body punch but Bloodrock avoids it by throwing Perci back against the cage.

Perci breaks the clinch.

Perci has closed the distance and engaged Bloodrock in a clinch.
Perci stalls.
Bloodrock keeps control of Perci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bloodrock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perci is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloodrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perci is looking to control Bloodrock's arms but Bloodrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perci has his back to the cage.
A short right from Perci on the inside.
Perci stops a takedown attempt from Bloodrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Perci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Perci's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Perci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perci swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Perci has Bloodrock up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perci.

Perci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perci scores with a kick to the body.
Bloodrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Bloodrock shoots in for a takedown but Perci shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Perci throws a nice looking combination but Bloodrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perci circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perci tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perci throws a series of punches but Bloodrock moves out of range.
Iglig Bloodrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodrock connects with a looping right hand.
Bloodrock drops his hands momentarily and Perci takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perci tests Bloodrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Perci forces Bloodrock back against the cage and clinches.
Bloodrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perci's defenses.
Bloodrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodrock trying to land knees to the body.
Bloodrock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iglig Bloodrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Perci is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Perci avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perci is defending well for now.
Bloodrock has a couple of punches blocked by Perci.
Bloodrock keeps control of Perci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bloodrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perci avoids it.

Perci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perci moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodrock.
Perci throws a series of punches but Bloodrock moves out of range.
Perci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perci lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perci has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodrock.
Bloodrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perci takes an elbow to the temple.
Bloodrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Perci avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perci is looking to control Bloodrock's arms but Bloodrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perci has his back to the cage.

Bloodrock turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bloodrock manages to end up in side control.

Bloodrock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perci, who protects the arm well.
Perci stops Bloodrock from passing to mount.
Iglig Bloodrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perci is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodrock landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Perci seems a little lost for a moment, as Bloodrock dominates the positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodrock cracks Perci with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Perci can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perci takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bloodrock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perci has escaped the position, nice work there.
Perci parries the strikes from Bloodrock easily there. Bloodrock is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perci to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iglig Bloodrock.
I think Bloodrock 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ma Yeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Materla looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Yeth
vs
Materla

187 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ma Yeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Yeth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Materla looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yeth connects with a high kick.

It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Yeth.
Yeth pushes Materla away with a front kick.
Yeth lands a brutal head kick. Materla looks out on his feet and Yeth throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ma Yeth!

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawnn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cote comes to the cage accompanied by Fort minor: Remember the name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cote
vs
Chen

180 cm
26
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawnn Chen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cote looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Chen clinches.
Cote drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Chen.
Cote is working for takedown but Chen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chen lands with a left to the head.
Chen presses Cote against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chen tries a body shot but Cote blocks it.
Chen lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Mark Cote has been cut.
Cote being controlled against the cage.
Cote is trying to force a seperation but Chen has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote letting Chen take a breather here.
Chen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cote's elbow.
Chen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.

Cote breaks the clinch.

Chen drives through and clinches with Cote against the cage.
Chen slowing the pace effectively.
Cote tries to score a body lock takedown but Chen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Chen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotes head.
Chen presses Cote against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chen lands with a light punch inside.
Chen slowing the pace effectively.
Chen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen lands a body punch.
Chen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Chen.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen.
Chen is leaning against Cote and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chen scores with a hook to the body.
Chen lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Chen.
Cote takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cote or not.
Chen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Chen digs a right hand underneath Cote's ribcage. Cote let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chen is working Cote over against the cage.
Chen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Chen.
Cote being controlled against the cage.
Chen lands a shoulder strike.
Chen pushes Cote back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chen lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Chen.
Chen digs a right hand into Cote's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cote's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chen.
Nice body punch from Chen - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Chen.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cote backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Chen.
Nice body punch from Chen.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
A hook to the body from Chen.
Chen avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cote or not.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawnn Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Cote's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cote shoots in looking for a takedown but Chen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cote's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cote throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Chen. Beautiful body shot.
Chen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chen connects with a body shot.
Cote on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Cote is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Chen ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Cote clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawnn Chen!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderson St Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bellic
vs
St Velasquez

172 cm
26
172 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
164 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderson St Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Velasquez misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from St Velasquez misses.
Bellic stuffs the takedown attempt from St Velasquez. St Velasquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from St Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Bellic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Niko Bellic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Velasquez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bellic on the side of the head.
Bellic throws a front kick that sends St Velasquez stumbling back into the cage.
Bellic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Velasquez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bellic.
Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellic scores with a push kick.
St Velasquez tries a low kick but Bellic avoids it.
Bellic leaves St Velasquez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bellic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Velasquez.
A head kick misses from Bellic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellic.
St Velasquez blocks a head kick by Bellic.
St Velasquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bellic avoids it really well and circles away.
Niko Bellic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderson St Velasquez.
St Velasquez looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic misses with a head kick.
St Velasquez scores with a jab.
St Velasquez misses with a double jab.
Bellic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bellic lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Velasquez is looking to clinch but Bellic is avoiding it.
Bellic keeps St Velasquez at a distance using the push kick.
Bellic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Velasquez looks to land a combination but Bellic avoids it well.
Bellic throws a leg kick which misses St Velasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as St Velasquez tries to avoid it.
St Velasquez misses the shot to the body.
Bellic scores with a head kick.
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!
A head kick from Bellic lands but St Velasquez takes it in his stride.
Bellic scores with a head kick. St Velasquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bellic misses with a head kick.
Bellic connects with a high kick.

St Velasquez is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Bellic.
Bellic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Velasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellic finish him?
Bellic lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bellic.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bellic! St Velasquez is out on his feet! Bellic rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - St Velasquez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! St Velasquez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Bellic!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
89%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Storman Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storman Norman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Norman
vs
Briggs

182 cm
26
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

163 cm
23
171 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Storman Norman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Briggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norman.
Briggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norman just misses with a punch to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Norman.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Briggs parries the strikes from Norman easily there. Norman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Briggs to escape.
Norman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Briggs sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Briggs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Norman.
Briggs gets back to half guard.
Norman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Briggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Norman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Briggs defending well though.
Norman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs is looking for a sweep. Norman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Briggs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Briggs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norman throwing strikes from guard but Briggs blocks nicely.
Norman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Norman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Norman throws and elbow that misses. Briggs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Norman's guard. Nice move by Briggs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Briggs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Norman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Briggs puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Briggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
Norman is refusing to be controlled, as Briggs sits in half guard.
Briggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Norman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Briggs not doing much here.
Briggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Norman wants to improve his position but Briggs is controlling well.
Norman won't allow Briggs to pass to mount.
Well, if Briggs is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Briggs lands strikes from half guard.
Briggs is trying to control. Norman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Briggs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
Briggs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Briggs working Norman over with strikes.
Briggs working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Norman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Norman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to pass the guard but Norman is keeping the position.
Briggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Norman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Briggs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Norman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Briggs, into his guard.
Briggs is trying to keep Norman in close.
Norman is pushing down on Briggs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Briggs is fighting to maintain full guard but Norman has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Norman is keen to just control but Briggs is a slippery customer.
Norman is pressing down on Briggs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Briggs is holding on for now.
Briggs is not content to let Norman control the position.
Briggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is concentrating on defense, preventing Norman from advancing position.
Norman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Briggs holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Briggs throws a looping overhand right but Norman ducks down to avoid it.

Briggs gets a takedown into half guard.
Briggs throwing shots but Norman is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Briggs working over Norman with some ground and pound. Norman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Norman is pressing down on Briggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Norman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Briggs avoids it really well and circles away.

Briggs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Briggs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Norman regains half guard.
Briggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Briggs is stalling here. Norman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Briggs seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Norman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Briggs is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Norman off and has taken his back!
Briggs lands strikes to the head.
Briggs throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Norman!

It looks like Storman Norman has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman tries to escape the position.
Norman takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Norman covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Storman Norman's cut is getting worse.

Briggs looking for the choke but no joy.

Briggs working for a choke but Norman reverses nicely into Briggs 's guard.
Norman tries to free his leg and advance position but Briggs is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman throws a strike but Briggs rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Briggs stopping the sweep attempt from Norman.
Briggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Norman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Norman has his foot on Briggs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Briggs works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norman keeping moving, preventing Briggs from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Storman Norman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonathan Briggs! Jonathan Briggs retains his welterweight title!