ILV - Monday Madness 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loordi Vittu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laar's choice of entrance music: some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vittu
vs
Laar

200 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

PWNAGE™ (WOT)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loordi Vittu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vittu misses with a straight left.
Vittu misses with a hook. Laar ducked under it nicely.

Vittu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Laar is pulling down on Vittu's head to control his posture.
Laar wants to sweep here but Vittu controlling him for the moment.
Vittu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vittu advances to half guard.
Vittu is controlling the pace.
Vittu wants to pass the guard but Laar is defending well.
Vittu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vittu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vittu controlling the position easily from mount.
Vittu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vittu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vittu working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vittu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laar?
Laar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Laar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vittu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vittu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laar tries to lock up and control but Vittu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vittu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vittu lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vittu looking to control and managing it successfully.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Loordi Vittu!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kayno Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Fired Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Boa
vs
Clark

183 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

186 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

BioPharm Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kayno Boa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark with a jab.
Clark tries to clinch there but Boa circles away.
Clark avoids the body shot from Boa.
Clark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boa is able to avoid easily.
Clark tries to score with a low kick but Boa moves his leg out of the way.
Boa misses with a straight right.
Boa misses with a hook.
Boa shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boa is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boa's face.

It looks like Kayno Boa has been cut.
Clark stalling against the cage.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark lands a right hand.
Clark scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Clark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clark cracks Boa with a nice body shot.
Clark crunches a lovely knee into Boa's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clark obliges.
A knee to the head by Clark.
Clark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boa's defenses.
Clark lands a left hand.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.

Kayno Boa's cut is getting worse.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Clark effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a knee to the head.
Clark connects with a knee to the head.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
Clark is leaning against Boa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Boa's ribcage. Boa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clark pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kayno Boa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the liver by Clark. Beautiful body shot.
Kayno Boa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boa misses with a left hand
and Clark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Boa avoids the head kick by Clark.
Boa keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark wants to clinch up but Boa keeps it at a distance.
Boa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Boa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boa is able to avoid easily.
Clark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boa's calf.
Clark scores with a decent looking hook.
Boa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kayno Boa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boa tries to keep at a distance but Clark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boa goes for a takedown attempt but Clark pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice cross by Clark.
Clark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boa with a poor takedown
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boa dives in and grabs Clark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes down on Boa's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kayno Boa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Clark has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clark to keep the fight standing.
Clark lands a nice elbow.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boa blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark crunches a lovely knee into Boa's ribcage.
Clark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clark lands an elbow that stopped Boa in his tracks for a moment.

Kayno Boa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark digs a right hand into Boa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boa's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boa takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boa's defenses.
Boa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Boa is rocked!
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clark obliges.
Eddie Clark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boa takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Clark scores a nice knee to the body.
Clark lands a knee to the body.
Clark lands a good knee to the midsection. Boa won't want to take too many of those.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clark lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark lands an elbow just above Boa 's eye.
Oh Boa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Clark!
Eddie Clark managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition, into his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hendo
vs
Smith

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Hendo sees coming a mile off.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hendo circles away.
Hendo throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Hendo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hendo under the eye.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith leaves Hendo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hendo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Hendo avoids a kick to the body.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Hendo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Hendo.
Hendo tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Hendo avoids a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith tries to clinch there but Hendo circles away.
Hendo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Hendo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hendo is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Hendo wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendo is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith tries to work over Hendo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.

Hendo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendo is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hendo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendo wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith wants to control but Hendo is keeping busy.
Smith is looking to get back to full guard here but Hendo has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hendo is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Hendo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith regains half guard, as Hendo was trying to land strikes.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Hendo is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendo lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hendo is working away from the top position though.
Hendo looks to land a strike but Smith avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hendo throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendo postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendo won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Smith 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.

Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hendo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Hendo fails with a takedown attempt.

Smith gets caught flat footed, as Hendo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hendo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hendo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Hendo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendo connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendo landing some decent shots from guard.
Hendo throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hendo's guard. Nice move by Smith!

Hendo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Hendo sees coming a mile off.
Tim Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith throws a leg kick but Hendo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danny Hendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendo tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hendo is defended easily by Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendo tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Hendo is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Hendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Hendo shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hendo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hendo avoids it.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendo backwards.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendo backwards.
Hendo is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Danny Hendo has been cut.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith is trying to stall.
Hendo managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Good body shot from Smith.
Hendo is looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.

Hendo is rocked!
A short left from Smith.
Oh Hendo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Hendo's head.
Hendo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hendo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny Hendo's cut.
That's time! Hendo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith jabs Hendo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hendo seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Hendo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Tim Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendo has a takedown stuffed.
Hendo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Hendo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hendo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hendo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hendo rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendo's calf.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith lands a front kick.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendo or not.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendo is defending well for now.
Hendo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendo.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Hendo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hendo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendo backwards.
Smith works on Hendo's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hendo is defending well for now.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Hendo blocks with his arms.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Hendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hendo looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Hendo's ribcage. Hendo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith working Hendo over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Hendo's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Tim Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Hendo's ribcage. Hendo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tim Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendo goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Danny Hendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Hendo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hendo moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Nice body kick from Smith.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Hendo's belly button to the back.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith lands with a straight right. Hendo didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Smith!
Tim Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Chiesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pico Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pico Rodrigo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chiesa
vs
Rodrigo

185 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Chiesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pico Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Chiesa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rodrigo's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Rodrigo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chiesa defends well.
Chiesa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigo is keeping the position for now.

Rodrigo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chiesa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rodrigo looking for a triangle here. Chiesa is fighting it but it looks tight! Rodrigo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Chiesa is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pico Rodrigo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JD Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Smith
vs
Morris

190 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JD Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Morris!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris connects with a looping right hand.
Morris throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Morris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morris is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Morris.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Morris looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morris tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Morris controls the action.
Smith leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Morris trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morris's efforts to push away.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morris wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morris avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
JD Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Morris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith is looking to clinch but Morris is avoiding it.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Morris throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Morris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Morris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris lands a jab to the nose.
Smith looks for the body kick but Morris saw that one coming.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morris can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

Smith 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.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Morris blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.

Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morris pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith tries to roll over but Morris keeps him under control.
Morris tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morris connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morris in particular looking to stall.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morris stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Earl Morris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smith tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith shoots in but Morris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morris thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Morris swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Morris.
Morris checks a leg kick nicely.
Morris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morris, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is trying to stall.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith is looking to control Morris's arms but Morris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Morris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Morris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Morris tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Morris wants to break free but Smith has control.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Morris avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Morris.
Morris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Morris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morris's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Earl Morris.
I think Morris 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

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

Oliveira
vs
Farofa

184 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Farofa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira scores with a three punch combo!
Oliveira avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.

Farofa tries to keep at a distance but Oliveira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farofa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliveira throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Farofa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farofa has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Oliveira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farofa is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Farofa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Farofa wants to break the clinch but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Oliveira manages to break the clinch.

Farofa has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farofa working hard to break the clinch.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Oliveira has closed the distance and engaged Farofa in a clinch.
Oliveira tries a knee to the head but Farofa blocks it.
Farofa wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Farofa blocks the elbow strike.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Farofa is having none of it.
Nice cross by Farofa.
Farofa misses the jab.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Farofa moves out of range.
Farofa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Farofa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Farofa finds it's way through Oliveira's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farofa 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farofa throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Farofa blocks a head kick by Oliveira.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.

Farofa closes the distance and clinches.
Farofa tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Farofa stalling in the clinch.
Farofa works on Oliveira's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliveira has Farofa pressed against the cage.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oliveira has Farofa pushed against the cage.

Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farofa sizes up Oliveira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farofa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Oliveira pushes Farofa up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farofa can't break the clinch.
Oliveira looking to throw knees to the head but Farofa is blocking nicely.
Farofa is trying to break free.
Oliveira stalls.
Farofa has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oliveira as Farofa tries to tie him up.
Oliveira is trying to stall.
Oliveira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farofa dodges an elbow strike from Oliveira.
The referee is keeping an eye on Farofa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.

Oliveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farofa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oliveira is looking to clinch.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Farofa moves out of range.
Farofa dips to his left and cracks Oliveira with an uppercut!
Farofa throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farofa lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farofa lands with a straight right. Oliveira didn't see that one coming.
Farofa misses with the combination.
Farofa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Farofa has managed to clinch.
Oliveira stalling against the cage.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farofa blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Oliveira.
Farofa has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Farofa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oliveira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oliveira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rafael Oliveira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farofa stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Carlos Farofa has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oliveira keeps control of Farofa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farofa wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Farofa misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rafael Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farofa takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Farofa circles away.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Farofa keeps it at a distance.
Farofa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farofa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Farofa lands the left hand.
Farofa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farofa scores with a punch to the head.
Farofa 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.

Oliveira rushes Farofa and presses him up against the cage.
Oliveira misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farofa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farofa stalls.
Farofa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Farofa trying to land knees to the body.
Oliveira pushes off an throws an elbow but Farofa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farofa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Oliveira misses with a double jab.

Farofa closes the distance and clinches.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farofa throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.
Farofa lunges at Oliveira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oliveira's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farofa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farofa blocks it with crossed arms.
Farofa tries to break free but Oliveira pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira wants to stall.
Oliveira stalls.
Oliveira avoiding damage as Farofa throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a damaging elbow.
Farofa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to maintain a safe position but Farofa gets an underhook and turns Oliveira into the cage.
Farofa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Farofa is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farofa's efforts to push away.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farofa connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rafael Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Farofa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oliveira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Farofa rushes Oliveira and presses him up against the cage.
Farofa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira is struggling to control the position.
Farofa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farofa wants to break the clinch but can't.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Farofa has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Farofa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Oliveira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliveira. That's going to slow Farofa down.
Oliveira fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Farofa clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farofa up against the cage.
Farofa avoids the elbow strike from Oliveira, against the cage.
Farofa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farofa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Farofa looking to slow down the pace here.
Oliveira stalling against the cage.

Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Oliveira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farofa.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farofa scores with a body shot.

Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Farofa. Farofa maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oliveira trying to land knees to the body.
Farofa is trying to break free.
Oliveira has Farofa pressed against the cage, preventing Farofa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farofa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Farofa has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farofa misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Farofa avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farofa tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
Farofa lands a nice uppercut.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farofa blocks it with crossed arms.
Oliveira has Farofa pressed against the cage, preventing Farofa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Farofa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Farofa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Farofa is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oliveira is looking to break free of the clinch but Farofa has double underhooks.
Farofa blocks an elbow strike.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farofa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira trying to control the position but instead, Farofa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oliveira into the cage.
Oliveira keeps control of Farofa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rafael Oliveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farofa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Farofa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlos Farofa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira avoiding damage as Farofa throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Farofa.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rafael Oliveira!
In his post fight interview, Rafael Oliveira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Naginata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Volodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naginata
vs
Volodin

197 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Naginata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Volodin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naginata throws a shot to the body.
Volodin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Volodin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Naginata.
Volodin throws a leg kick but Naginata sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volodin tries to bum rush Naginata with a series of wild strikes but Naginata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volodin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Volodin.
Naginata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Naginata thuds a left hand into Volodin's body.
Volodin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volodin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naginata throws a head kick but Volodin moves out of range.
Volodin tries a head kick but it misses.
Naginata tries to bum rush Volodin with a series of wild strikes but Volodin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volodin cracks the inside of Naginata's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volodin. That's going to slow Naginata down.
Volodin misses with a looping right.
Naginata throws a head kick that misses
and Volodin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naginata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volodin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Naginata. Naginata circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Volodin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Volodin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naginata.
Volodin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naginata 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.
Volodin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volodin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Volodin does no damage.
Naginata swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naginata.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Volodin blocks the leg kick.
Volodin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volodin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naginata misses with a double jab.
Naginata staying out of range there.
Naginata misses with a low kick.
Naginata moves out of range of the strikes.
Naginata throws a front kick aimed at Volodin's knee but Volodin avoids it well.
Naginata throws a jab but it's blocked by Volodin.
Volodin checks a leg kick nicely.
Naginata throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naginata moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Volodin as he checks the leg kick.
Naginata fakes the leg kick and cracks Volodin in the body.
Volodin throws a head kick that misses.
Naginata throws a low kick but Volodin moves out of range easily.
Volodin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naginata moves away.
A jab from Volodin does it's job there.
Naginata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volodin was well out of range. Poor timing from Naginata.
Volodin throws a jab but it's blocked by Naginata.
Naginata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volodin moves out of range of the leg kick from Naginata.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naginata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Naginata misses.
A good leg kick by Volodin.
Decent striking displayed by Volodin there.
Volodin lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volodin scores with a shot to the body.
Volodin misses with a body kick.
Naginata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naginata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naginata throws a series of punches but Volodin moves out of range.
Naginata is breathing heavily.
Volodin scores with a jab to the head.
Naginata throws a head kick but Volodin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Volodin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Volodin throws a big shot that misses.
Naginata looks to throw a body kick
and Volodin counters with a big head kick but Naginata shrugs it off.
Naginata throws a wild hook but Volodin just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Naginata gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Volodin raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Volodin!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Colrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Klinsmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgen Klinsmann will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Colrane
vs
Klinsmann

185 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrius Colrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jurgen Klinsmann!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinsmann throws a lazy right hand but Colrane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colrane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Klinsmann. Those never looked like landing.
Klinsmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colrane moves away.
Some wild striking there from Klinsmann.
Colrane blocks a head kick by Klinsmann.
Colrane slips a jab from Klinsmann.
Klinsmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klinsmann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klinsmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Klinsmann scores with a punch to the head.
Colrane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Klinsmann does no damage.
Klinsmann throws a big shot that misses.
Klinsmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klinsmann falls off balance throwing a combination

and Colrane counters with a single leg into guard. Klinsmann didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colrane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Klinsmann pushes a forearm under Colrane's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Colrane is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jurgen Klinsmann!