BHFC 103: The Bridge 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djocovito comes to the cage accompanied by Rose - A Perfect Circle. Luiz Anderton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Djocovito
vs
Anderton

185 cm
29
170 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

172 cm
20
174 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Anderton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

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

Djocovito seems to be working for a kimura but Anderton defends the submission attempt.
It looks like Djocovito is going to stand back up.
Djocovito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Djocovito working over Anderton with some ground and pound. Anderton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Djocovito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Djocovito wants to take a breather but Anderton is having none of it.

Anderton is defending against the submission attempts here by Djocovito.
Anderton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Djocovito stands up from half guard.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton throws a series of punches but Djocovito avoids them all with ease.
Anderton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Djocovito takes a swing at Anderton's ribcage but misses.
Djocovito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderton circles away quickly and effectively.

Djocovito dives in and scores a takedown into Anderton's guard.
Djocovito throws a strike but Anderton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Djocovito is trying to control the position but Anderton postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Djocovito pushes Anderton off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Djocovito finds it's way through Anderton's defenses.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Djocovito.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito cracks Anderton with a big elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderton is looking to regain half guard here but Djocovito keeps moving and retains side control.
Djocovito advances to mount.
The referee warns Anderton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Djocovito landing punches.
Djocovito cracks Anderton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Luiz Anderton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djocovito controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Djocovito connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That has opened up Luiz Anderton's cut even more.
Djocovito is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Djocovito dominating with strikes here.

Anderton is rocked!

The cut above Luiz Anderton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafeal Djocovito!
Rafeal Djocovito decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herod Otto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yasiin Bey - Niggas In Poorest. Otto has chosen Anvil of Crom as his entrance music. 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.

Creed
vs
Otto

186 cm
31
218 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

181 cm
22
224 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herod Otto!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Otto scores with a head kick. Creed tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Creed. That's going to slow Otto down.
Creed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick from Otto lands but Creed takes it in his stride.
Horrible takedown by Creed or perhaps it was just good defense by Otto which made him look bad.
Creed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Otto's waist but Otto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creed off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Otto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Creed can pounce on him.
Otto feints and then cracks Creed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Creed down.
Otto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed shoots for a takedown but Otto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Otto closes the distance and clinches.
Otto throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Otto as Creed shoots in.

Otto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Creed to the ground. Otto is now in Creed's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Otto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Otto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Creed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Otto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
Otto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Otto from controlling successfully.
Otto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto looking to sit in guard and control but Creed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Creed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Otto controlling Creed's posture.
Creed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Otto is keeping the position for now.
Creed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otto keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Creed!
Creed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Otto.
Otto dominating with strikes here.

It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed tries to reverse the position but Otto maintains control.
Otto unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Creed wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Otto celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herod Otto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Zebub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zebub has chosen Jester as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bill Zebub has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Danky
vs
Zebub

187 cm
22
169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
28
162 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Zebub!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky stuffs the takedown.
Danky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Zebub gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Danky preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Zebub is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Danky defends it well.
Danky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zebub.
Danky controlling the position well.
Zebub is thwarting Danky's attempts to control the position.

Zebub wants to work for an arm triangle but Danky is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Danky preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zebub 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.
Danky is looking to control Zebub's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Danky avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky is trying is best to control the position here.
Zebub is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Danky reverses the position - he's now on top in Zebub's guard.
Danky throwing strikes from guard but Zebub blocks nicely.

Zebub escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Zebub is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zebub escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Danky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Danky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zebub throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Danky looking to pass the guard.

Zebub is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Danky wants to control from the top but Zebub keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebub tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danky trying to control but Zebub is working from the bottom.
Danky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dom Danky.
Zebub takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danky lands a nice shot that snaps Zebub's head back.
Zebub fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danky digs a good body shot into Zebub's ribs.
Zebub shoots in looking for a takedown. Danky tries to sprawl out of it but Zebub keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Zebub.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danky misses with a series of wild punches.
Danky misses with a body shot.
Danky scores with a nice strike.
Zebub on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zebub throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky throws a leg kick which misses Zebub's front leg but catches the back leg as Zebub tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky throws a hook but Zebub avoids it easily.
Zebub walks into a straight right hand from Danky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zebub uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
Danky misses with a kick to the body.
Danky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zebub fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danky misses with a looping left.
Danky misses with a low kick.
Zebub shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danky defends it nicely.
Zebub with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Zebub.
Zebub looks for a takedown but Danky sprawls well.
Danky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danky connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zebub shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danky but Danky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zebub counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zebub's hands.
Zebub takes one to the side of the head.
Danky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zebub.
Danky throws a head kick but Zebub moves out of range.
Zebub has a takedown stuffed.
Danky clobbers Zebub with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zebub shoots in looking for a takedown but Danky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zebub's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zebub smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zebub walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danky lands a lovely overhand right.
Danky is looking to clinch.
Danky misses with a low kick as Zebub jumps back.
Danky lands a leg kick that knocks Zebub off balance momentarily.
Danky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zebub throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zebub sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zebub uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Zebub with a poor takedown
and Danky counters with a right hand to the body.
Danky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zebub in his tracks.
Danky connects with a body shot that sends Zebub's belly button to the back.
Danky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zebub takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zebub with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Danky to score with a decent uppercut.
Danky misses with an uppercut. Zebub saw that one coming.
Zebub shoots in looking for a takedown. Danky tries to sprawl out of it but Zebub keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danky loads up on a big right hand but Zebub slips the punch.
Danky throws a head kick but Zebub moves out of range.
Zebub moves away from the strike by Danky.
Danky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danky connects with an inside leg kick.
Zebub slips under a jab from Danky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zebub shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Danky counters with a left to the body.
Zebub needs to keep his hands up - Danky had a free shot at his head there.
Danky cracks Zebub with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zebub checks a leg kick.
Danky misses with a head kick.
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zebub blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zebub shoots for a double leg takedown but Danky sprawls well. He's pushed Zebub's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zebub shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danky misses with an uppercut

and Zebub decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Danky's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Danky dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut there from Danky.
Zebub has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Danky.
Danky throws a head kick that half lands.
Zebub checks a low kick from Danky.
Zebub's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zebub scrambles back to his feet.
Danky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zebub.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky tests Zebub's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danky lands with an uppercut that bounces Zebub off the cage and back into range.
Danky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zebub checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zebub has his takedown stuffed
and Danky counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky thuds a left hand into Zebub's body.
Zebub fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Zebub.
Danky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danky tries to score with a low kick but Zebub moves his leg out of the way.
Danky throws a chopping leg kick but Zebub manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danky tries to clinch up.
Danky scoring well with a low kick there.
Danky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Danky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zebub closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zebub is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bill Zebub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky leaves Zebub with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zebub takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zebub slips a jab from Danky.
Danky clobbers Zebub with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danky misses with a hook.
Danky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zebub takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danky scores with a jab to the body.
Danky stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Danky.
Danky lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Danky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Danky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danky cracks Zebub with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Danky. Beautiful body shot.
Danky feints a jab promting Zebub to slip. Danky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zebub slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zebub doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
Danky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danky lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zebub.

Danky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zebub napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dom Danky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bill Zebub has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danky fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky landing strikes.
Danky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Danky misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zebub is trying to improve his position.
Zebub is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zebub tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Danky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Danky sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zebub is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zebub is trying to get back to half guard.
Danky is looking to take a break and control but Zebub is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dom Danky thanked Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roth comes to the cage accompanied by Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roth
vs
Lynn

181 cm
25
183 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lynn!
Roth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Roth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Roth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn is squirming around, avoiding Roth's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Roth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roth throws a sloppy strike and Lynn uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Lynn has ended up in Roth's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roth has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lynn doesn't defend quickly enough and Roth has managed to lock this one up! Can Lynn escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Roth on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Roth!
Daniel Roth managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Felizberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Felizberto
vs
The Butcher

169 cm
30
146 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

165 cm
27
155 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
CEC Nutrition Q159

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Felizberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - The Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Butcher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Felizberto eats them both and turns towards The Butcher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Butcher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Felizberto back to the cage. The Butcher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Felizberto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from The Butcher misses.
Nice defenses there by The Butcher.
The Butcher looks to land a combination but Felizberto avoids it well.
Felizberto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Butcher throws a hook to the side of Felizberto's head but Felizberto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Felizberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Felizberto lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Felizberto with a hook.
Felizberto scores with a hook.
Felizberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Butcher.
Felizberto throws out a loose jab but The Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felizberto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Felizberto lands.
The fighters circling - The Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Butcher misses with a wild combination.
Felizberto moves away from the strike by The Butcher.
The Butcher tries to bum rush Felizberto with a series of wild strikes but Felizberto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Felizberto.
John The Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felizberto scores with a hook to the body. The Butcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Butcher scores with a hook.
Felizberto misses with a wild body shot.
Felizberto cracks The Butcher with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Felizberto.
Felizberto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Butcher has time to react.
Felizberto misses with a body shot.
The Butcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Felizberto tries to clinch but The Butcher moves out of range.
Felizberto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Butcher's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from The Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
The Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
The Butcher blocks a jab.
The Butcher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Felizberto tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Butcher looks to land a combination but Felizberto avoids it well.
Felizberto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Felizberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Butcher.
The Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
The Butcher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Felizberto cracks a nice hook into The Butcher's ribs.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Felizberto moves out of range.
Felizberto misses the jab.
Felizberto avoids the body shot from The Butcher.
The Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Felizberto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto throws a good cross that connects.
The Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Felizberto counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Felizberto rushes The Butcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Butcher wants to take the fight to the mat but Felizberto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Felizberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Felizberto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Butcher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Felizberto prevents it.
The Butcher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryan Felizberto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Butcher.

Felizberto manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Felizberto punishes The Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Felizberto wants to clinch.
The Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Butcher avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
The Butcher throws a hook but Felizberto avoids it easily.
The Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Felizberto.

Felizberto closes the distance and clinches.
Felizberto scores with a shot to the side of The Butcher's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Butcher looks to land a combination but Felizberto avoids it well.
John The Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from The Butcher finds it's way through Felizberto's defenses.
The Butcher scores with the left hand. Felizberto knows he should have avoided that one.
The Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.

Felizberto has The Butcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Felizberto working aggressively here.
Felizberto looking to throw knees to the head but The Butcher is blocking nicely.
Felizberto has a couple of punches blocked by The Butcher.
Felizberto misses with a punch on the inside.
Felizberto misses with the head strike.

Felizberto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
The Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
The Butcher throws a right and a left that Felizberto avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Felizberto tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Butcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Felizberto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Butcher.
The Butcher misses with a wild combination.
Ryan Felizberto is winning the standup battle so far.
Felizberto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Felizberto is looking to clinch.
The Butcher tries to bum rush Felizberto with a series of wild strikes but Felizberto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Felizberto cracks The Butcher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Felizberto loads up on a big right hand but The Butcher slips the punch.
The Butcher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Butcher throws a right and a left that Felizberto avoids nicely.
Felizberto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Felizberto just misses with a punch to the body.
Felizberto slips a jab and a cross from The Butcher.
A punch combination from The Butcher misses.
The Butcher is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher slips a straight right by Felizberto.
Felizberto throws out a loose jab but The Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Felizberto.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Butcher in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Butcher swinging wildly here.
Felizberto lands with a nice body punch.
Felizberto with a nice cross.
The Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Felizberto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Butcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Felizberto moves out of range.
The Butcher avoids the body shot from Felizberto.
The Butcher defending well as Felizberto loads up on a big left hand.
Felizberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Felizberto clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felizberto tries a knee to the head but The Butcher blocks it.
Come on Felizberto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Felizberto lands a nice uppercut.
Felizberto lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
The Butcher jumps guard but Felizberto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Butcher tries to pull guard but Felizberto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Felizberto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Felizberto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Felizberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The Butcher is rocked!
The Butcher switches off momentarily and Felizberto cracks him with a monster right hand! The Butcher topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Felizberto dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Felizberto!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Felizberto!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ryan Felizberto made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q159, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bip Bop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Lucifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lucifer's choice of entrance music: Highwayman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bop
vs
Lucifer

210 cm
25
278 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

202 cm
25
283 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bip Bop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Judas Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucifer defending well as Bop loads up on a big left hand.
Lucifer ducks under a wild hook from Bop.
Bop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bop throws a predictable looking body shot

so Lucifer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bop wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucifer wants to pass the guard but Bop is keeping the position.
Bop trying to control the position.
Lucifer preventing the sweep.
Bop is working hard here to advance position.
Lucifer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

It looks like Bip Bop has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucifer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bop manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bop thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lucifer stops Bop from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Lucifer is desperately trying to improve his position but Bop has a good base and remains in mount.
Bop thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lucifer is working to get back to half guard.

Bop stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bop closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lucifer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bop 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.
Lucifer throwing strikes from guard but Bop blocks nicely.
Lucifer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucifer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bop kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bop trying to keep a closed guard but Lucifer is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bop loads up on a big right hand but Lucifer slips the punch.
Bop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucifer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bop misses with a double jab

and Lucifer counters with a takedown into side control.
Bop is looking to regain half guard here but Lucifer keeps moving and retains side control.
Bop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lucifer connects with a decent elbow.

Bip Bop's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bop is looking for a sweep.
Bop prevents Lucifer from improving position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucifer is chipping away with strikes.

Bip Bop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bop is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Lucifer crashes against the mat.
Lucifer cracks Bop with a big right hand but Bop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Jeez, Bip Bop's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Judas Lucifer!
Judas Lucifer opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pharoah Parisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dravik Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Warrior- Disturbed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parisyan
vs
Stone

178 cm
24
181 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pharoah Parisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dravik Stone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Parisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parisyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone tries for a takedown but Parisyan circles away easily

and Parisyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stone jumps guard but Parisyan stands there with Stone around his waist. Stone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pharoah Parisyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dravik Stone.
Stone wants a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parisyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Parisyan lands an uppercut.
Parisyan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Stone is rocked!
Parisyan stalling the fight.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Parisyan finish him?
A short right from Parisyan.
Stone has Parisyan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parisyan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parisyan throws a big uppercut that drops Stone! More strikes from Parisyan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stone lies dazed against the cage as Parisyan celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pharoah Parisyan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pharoah Parisyan waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Label Society - too tough to die. Kassidy Cullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Moses
vs
Cullen

176 cm
28
166 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
CEC Nutrition Q159

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Moses!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kassidy Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen looks to land a left hand but Moses moved out of range nicely.
Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moses throws a head kick but Cullen moves out of range.
Moses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Moses lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cullen misses with a straight right.
Cullen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moses counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moses's sensitive parts.
Moses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Moses.
Cullen shoots in looking for a takedown but Moses manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cullen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Cullen throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Cullen moves away and avoids it.
Cullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cullen looks to clinch
and Moses counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cullen tries to clinch but Moses moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cullen manages to avoid it.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick

and Moses counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Moses preventing the sweep.

Moses is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Moses from controlling successfully.
Moses wants to pass the guard but Cullen is keeping the position.
Cullen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Moses tries to lock up and control but Cullen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moses taking shots to the head.
Cullen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cullen lands a big shot there that rocks Moses but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moses wants to hold on but Cullen pushes him away.
Moses is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cullen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cullen misses with a head shot.
Moses really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cullen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cullen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is landing with some decent strikes but Moses is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moses sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moses is trying to get back to full guard.
Cullen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Moses to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moses wants to stand but Cullen is controlling the position.
Cullen wants to pass the guard but Moses is keeping the position.
Moses not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moses managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cullen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cullen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cullen passes into half guard.
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!
Cullen throwing shots but Moses is blocking nicely.
Moses taking some punishment here, with Cullen in his half guard.
Moses is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen thows a huge punch but Moses dodges it nicely.
Moses trying to control but Cullen postures up.
Cullen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassidy Cullen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moses.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cullen.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses works over Cullen's head and body with a nice combination.
Moses misses with a wild combination.
Cullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cullen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cullen wants to land a leg kick but Moses is out of range.
Cullen fakes the leg kick and cracks Moses in the body.
Moses checks the leg kick.
Moses connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cullen's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws out a leg kick but Moses moves out of range and Cullen only half commits.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Moses swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moses scores with a body shot.
Cullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Moses swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cullen avoids the head kick by Moses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moses avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moses changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cullen misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moses with a nice cross.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Cullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Moses misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cullen thumps Moses with a low kick.
Moses looks to throw the jab but Cullen is out of range.
Cullen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moses avoids the head kick by Cullen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cullen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cullen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moses counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Cullen.
Moses throws a series of punches but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moses rather than just go for the knockout.
Moses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cullen throws a low kick, looking for Moses's leg but Moses calmly moves out of range.
Cullen moves in looking to clinch but Moses pushes him off.
Moses tries to land a body kick
enabling Cullen to counter with a crisp jab.

Moses scores a takedown into full mount!
Cullen tries to reverse the position but Moses maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moses moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cullen has worked his arm free - good work by Cullen!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen is trying to improve his position.
Moses wants to control for a moment but Cullen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cullen is staying active underneath Moses, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen tries to get to full guard but Moses has control of the leg.
Moses content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moses.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moses sprawls well. Moses wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Cullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Moses turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moses thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses swings widly with a right hand
and Cullen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cullen thuds his shin into the meat of Moses's side.
Cullen lands a jab to Moses's midsection.
Cullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moses checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cullen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Moses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cullen. That's going to slow Moses down.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Cullen slips the punch.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cullen fakes the leg kick and cracks Moses in the body.
Cullen is looking to clinch.
Moses fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cullen moves in looking to clinch but Moses pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Cullen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cullen tries to clinch but Moses is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moses takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cullen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cullen staying out of range there.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moses connects with a crisp jab.
Moses rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cullen counters with a nice leg kick.
Moses takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Moses looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cullen is fending him off so far but Moses persists. Nope, Cullen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen tries to score with a low kick but Moses moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
Moses comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Moses shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cullen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cullen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is not content to let Moses control the position.
Moses prevents Cullen from improving his position.
Cullen gets full guard.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Cullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kassidy Cullen has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses stopping the sweep attempt from Cullen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Cullen's head but Cullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cullen throws a front kick aimed at Moses's knee but Moses avoids it well.
Cullen throws a body kick that misses.
Cullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Cullen has closed the distance and engaged Moses in a clinch.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moses is defending well for now.
Moses lands an uppercut.
Moses tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Cullen looking for a takedown.
Moses is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moses misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moses tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Moses.
Cullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cullen lands a damaging elbow.
Moses softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moses tries a body shot but Cullen blocks it.
Moses holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Moses on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moses dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moses's defenses.
Cullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moses blocks an elbow strike from Cullen.
Moses blocks an elbow strike from Cullen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moses has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cullen throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cullen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moses dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
Moses lands a right hand.
Moses misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moses blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moses creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moses blocks an elbow strike from Cullen.
Moses blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Cullen.
Cullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses.
Cullen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cullen throws an elbow but misses.
Cullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cullen lands an elbow inside that Moses shrugs off.

It looks like Ricky Moses has been cut.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
Moses struggles to land a body shot inside as Cullen controls his hands.
Cullen looking to slow down the pace here.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moses looking to slow down the pace here.
Moses takes a shot to the head.
Moses on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moses lands a body shot.
Moses avoiding damage.
Moses lands a body punch.
Moses holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is trying to drag Moses to the mat but Moses just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moses lands with a left to the head.

Moses manages to break the clinch.
Cullen throws a head kick but Moses moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cullen shoots in and gets a takedown into Moses's guard.
Moses bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cullen's guard.
Cullen 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.
Cullen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses cracks Cullen with a solid left hand.
Moses works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cullen swings for the body but Moses moves out of range.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Cullen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moses makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moses is able to avoid easily.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Cullen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moses checks a leg kick.
Cullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moses looks to land a body kick but Cullen moved away.
A jab from Cullen misses.
Moses dives in and grabs Cullen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cullen pushes down on Moses's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses blocks the body kick.
Cullen scores with a head kick.
Cullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moses.

Moses scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cullen has a hand on Moses's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Moses takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Moses lands a nice shot to the head.
Cullen can't escape the position.
Moses with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen can't escape the position.
Moses lands with some strikes.
Moses tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cullen is desperately trying to improve his position but Moses has a good base and remains in mount.
Moses controlling the pace for now.
Moses landing strikes from the mount.
Cullen is desperately trying to improve his position but Moses has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses working the ground and pound effectively.
Cullen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moses takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cullen regains half guard.
Moses thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ricky Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cullen is refusing to be controlled, as Moses sits in half guard.
Moses wants to pass the guard but Cullen is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen moves into full guard.
Moses trying to control but Cullen is working from the bottom.
Moses scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.
Kassidy Cullen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moses working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 47:49
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassidy Cullen! Kassidy Cullen retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kassidy Cullen thanked Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelsey Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kelsey Curtis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gordon Ramsey's chin.

Curtis
vs
Ramsey

171 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
152 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelsey Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Ramsey!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis misses with a takedown attempt
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramsey misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Curtis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramsey which made him look bad.
Curtis fails with the takedown
and Ramsey counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Ramsey.
Curtis shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramsey sprawls well. He's pushed Curtis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramsey throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Curtis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramsey lands a head kick!
Curtis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ramsey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramsey's waist but Ramsey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Curtis off to one side.
Curtis shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramsey sprawls well. He's pushed Curtis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curtis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramsey as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Curtis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramsey which made him look bad.
Ramsey lands with a slapping head kick.
Curtis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis avoids the head kick by Ramsey.
Curtis shoots and misses
and Ramsey counters with a head kick. That will keep Curtis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Curtis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Curtis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Curtis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramsey but Ramsey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Curtis or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramsey which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries for a takedown but Ramsey circles away easily
and Ramsey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gordon Ramsey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramsey throws a head kick but Curtis moves out of range.
Ramsey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramsey throws a head kick that Curtis semi-blocks.
Curtis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramsey is fending him off so far but Curtis persists. Nope, Ramsey circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Ramsey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ramsey throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.
Curtis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramsey circles away.
Curtis misses with a takedown
and Ramsey counters with a leg kick.
Curtis misses with a takedown
and Ramsey counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsey throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramsey tries to avoid it but Curtis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramsey to the ground. Ramsey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Curtis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ramsey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Curtis is controlling him.
Ramsey controls Curtis momentarily but Curtis frees himself.

Ramsey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Curtis defends well.

Ramsey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Curtis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Curtis throwing strikes from guard but Ramsey blocks nicely.
Ramsey 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.
Curtis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!

Curtis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Curtis stands and throws Ramsey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramsey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Curtis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ramsey has escaped the position, nice work there.

Curtis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramsey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ramsey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Curtis off and has taken his back!

Ramsey is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Curtis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Curtis for a finish.
Curtis tries to roll but Ramsey sticks to his back.

Ramsey looking for the choke but no joy.

Ramsey looking for the RNC.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Curtis defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kelsey Curtis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Curtis tries to roll but Ramsey sticks to his back.
The referee is taking a good look at Curtis as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ramsey!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ramsey is looking for a choke. Curtis gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Curtis manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Ramsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gordon Ramsey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Curtis shoots in but no luck this time.
Curtis has his takedown stuffed
and Ramsey counters with a straight right hand.
Ramsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Curtis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis shoots in for a double leg but Ramsey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some bone on bone action there as Curtis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kelsey Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis tries for a takedown but Ramsey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramsey with a hook.
Curtis with a poor takedown
and Ramsey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice sprawl there from Ramsey as Curtis shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramsey stuffs the takedown.
Ramsey misses with a head kick.
Ramsey throws a sloppy head kick and Curtis moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramsey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Curtis shoots in for a takedown but Ramsey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Ramsey.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Curtis is defended easily by Ramsey.
Curtis misses with a takedown
enabling Ramsey to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey scores with a nice head shot.
Curtis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelsey Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Ramsey.
Curtis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis blocks a head kick by Ramsey.
Curtis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramsey can pounce on him.
Curtis shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramsey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Curtis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gordon Ramsey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Curtis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramsey as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Ramsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramsey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Ramsey!
After the fight, Gordon Ramsey was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncomfortably Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Painija
vs
Numb

160 cm
25
176 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q159

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pauli Painija!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uncomfortably Numb!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Numb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Numb tries to work over Painija's front leg with a kick but Painija checks it.
Painija misses with an uppercut
and Numb counters with a slapping leg kick.
Painija swings for the body but Numb moves out of range.
Numb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Numb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Painija's sensitive parts.

Painija closes the distance and pushes Numb back into the cage.
Painija tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Painija with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Painija misses with a hook to the ribs.
Numb wants to break free but Painija has control.
Painija wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija unloads a knee to the mid-section. Numb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Painija misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Numb.
Painija unloads a knee to the mid-section. Numb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Painija misses with a body punch.

Painija breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Painija fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Numb 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 Painija has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Painija and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Numb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Numb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Painija.
Painija cracks a nice hook into Numb's ribs.
Painija throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Numb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Painija checks it well.
Painija lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Numb at a distance.
Painija tries to clinch up but Numb circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numb throws a leg kick that misses.
Numb fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Painija avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, jab by Painija - just one landing.
Painija throws a right hand that Numb ducks under and follows up with a left that Numb also avoids with ease.
Painija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Numb.
Numb dives in and grabs Painija's left leg, looking for a takedown. Painija pushes down on Numb's head and hops out.
Painija blocks a head kick by Numb.
A nice inside leg kick there by Numb. That's going to slow Painija down.
Painija fails in his attempt to clinch.
Painija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Numb.
Good work by Painija as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Painija clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Painija.
Numb jumps guard but Painija turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pauli Painija has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uncomfortably Numb.
Good body shot from Painija.
Painija stalling the fight.
Painija swings wildly with an uppercut but Numb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Painija pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Painija missing with knees to the body.
Painija crunches a lovely knee into Numb's ribcage.
Painija misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Numb is looking to control Painija's arms but Painija gets an underhook and turns him. Now Numb has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Painija.
Numb takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Painija lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Numb prevents a body shot from Painija.
Painija can't find room to land a body shot as Numb controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Painija pushes off an throws an elbow but Numb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Painija scores with a knee to the head.
Painija landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauli Painija 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.

Numb takes one on the button.

Numb shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Numb is looking for a kimura here.
Numb wants to control but Painija is keeping him busy.
Numb stops Painija from getting back to his feet.
Numb throwing shots but Painija is blocking nicely.

Numb is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Painija avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Numb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numb stalling away here and it's allowed Painija to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Numb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Painija is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Painija looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Painija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Numb wants to control from the top but Painija keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija wants to stand and escape but Numb is having none of it.
Numb won't allow Painija to sweep him here.
Numb with a flurry of punches that miss.
Numb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Painija keeping moving, preventing Numb from controlling successfully.
Painija wants to get back to his feet but Numb is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Painija has momentary wrist control but Numb slips an elbow through the middle.
Numb trying to control the position from guard on top but Painija is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Numb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numb is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Painija is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Numb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Numb looks to land a left hand but Painija moved out of range nicely.
Painija swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Numb swats away the attempt to clinch by Painija.
Painija throws a hook but Numb avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numb keeps Painija at a distance using the push kick.
Painija throws a poor cross that misses
and Numb counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Numb.
Painija tries to clinch there but Numb circles away.
Painija fails in his attempt to clinch.
Painija tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Numb is able to avoid easily.
Painija has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Numb.
Numb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Painija.
Numb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Painija counters with a straight right hand.
Pauli Painija is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Numb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Painija is looking to wear down Numb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Painija looks to score with a jab to the body but Numb is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Numb ducks under a wild hook from Painija.
Painija rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Numb counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Numb passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Numb tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Numb has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Painija is trying to control Numb's posture but Numb avoids it.
Numb prevents Painija from escaping the position.
Numb wants to control but Painija is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Numb looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Numb throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Numb is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Painija knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Numb in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Painija is trying to control Numb's posture but Numb avoids it.
Numb scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija holding on.
Uncomfortably Numb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Numb trying to control the action but Painija is working from the bottom.
Numb tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Painija gets back to half guard.

Numb is looking for a kimura but Painija is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Numb to get the leverage.
Painija has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Numb is working away from the top position though.
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.
Numb looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Painija with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Numb missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Painija is refusing to be controlled, as Numb sits in half guard.
Numb looks to land a strike but Painija avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Numb looking to sit in guard and control but Painija gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Numb is trying to control the position but Painija postures up.
Painija wants to control from the top but Numb keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numb is trying to control the position but Painija postures up.
Numb wants to sweep here but Painija controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Pauli Painija has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Painija gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Numb to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Numb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Painija is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Painija wants to get back to his feet but Numb is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Numb is looking to chop away at Painija's legs.
Numb feints and then cracks Painija's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Painija down.
Painija tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Painija stuffs the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Painija blocks the leg kick.
Painija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Numb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Painija is looking to clinch but Numb is avoiding it.
Painija wants to clinch up but Numb keeps it at a distance.
Numb cracks the inside of Painija's front leg.
Numb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Painija.
Painija misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Painija. Numb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Painija swings for the body but Numb moves out of range.
Numb misses with a body shot.
Painija doesn't manage to clinch there - Numb circles away.
Painija misses with a double jab
and Numb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Painija is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Painija keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Numb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Numb swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Numb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Painija might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Numb wants to pass the guard but Painija is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Painija is looking to stand up but Numb isn't so interested in that idea.
Painija controls Numb momentarily but Numb frees himself.

Painija scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Numb punishes Painija's body with a nice straight punch.
Numb shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Painija as he avoids it easily.
Painija uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Numb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numb throws a leg kick
and Painija connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Painija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Numb.
Painija ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Numb tries to score a power double leg takedown but Painija sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Numb somewhat.
Pauli Painija has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uncomfortably Numb.
Numb is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Numb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Painija is out of range and Numb settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Numb.
Numb misses the shot to the body.
Numb misses with a body shot.
Painija misses with a body kick.
Numb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numb defending well as Painija loads up on a big left hand.
Painija stuffs the takedown.
Painija fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Numb manages to avoid it.
Painija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Numb will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Numb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Painija moves away.
Painija tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Numb was well out of range. Poor timing from Painija.
A combination from Painija does no damage.

Painija rushes Numb and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Numb blocks an elbow strike.
Numb stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Painija misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Uncomfortably Numb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Numb fails with a takedown attempt.
Painija thows a body shot but no joy.
Painija throws an off balance right hand
and Numb counters with a slapping leg kick.
Numb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice shot by Painija.
A telegraphed right hand from Painija misses the target.
Numb throws a leg kick but Painija sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Numb throws a sloppy head kick and Painija moves out of range easily.
Numb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Painija throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Numb slips a jab and a cross from Painija.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Painija displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Numb throws out the jab.
Numb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Painija misses with a wild body shot.
Painija thows a body shot but no joy.
Numb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Painija.
Numb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Painija's calf.
Painija looks to score with a jab to the body but Numb is just out of range.
Numb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Numb scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Painija.
Numb throws a right and a left that Painija avoids nicely.

Painija gets caught flat footed, as Numb shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numb wants to control from the top but Painija keeps moving.
Painija is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Painija can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Numb controls the pace.
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!
Painija manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pauli Painija has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Numb tries to lock up and control but Painija gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Numb is working to get back to half guard.
Numb tries to lock up and control but Painija gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Painija can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Numb is looking to escape.
The referee warns Numb that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Numb tries to hold on but Painija postures up.
Painija takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Numb can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Painija.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Painija cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Painija looking to finish Numb with some ground and pound. This is bad for Numb!

Numb is rocked!
A big strike lands for Painija! That's really hurt Numb and he's turned his back - Painija keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Painija jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauli Painija!
Pauli Painija is the new welterweight champion!
Pauli Painija bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.