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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Kane has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kane
vs
Sullivan

175 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Steel Penn's All 160

Demon Clothing Company

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Kane has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Sullivan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kane.

Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sullivan gets caught flat footed, as Kane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.

Kane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sullivan keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Sullivan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kane stands and throws Sullivan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Kane seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Kane stands up and beckons Sullivan to his feet.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt

and Kane counters with a single leg into guard. Sullivan didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is keeping the position.
Kane is pushing down on Sullivan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sullivan is fighting to maintain full guard but Kane has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kane uses his free foot to push down on Sullivan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sullivan.
Sullivan really wants to buck Kane off and get back to his feet.
Kane trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.

Kane is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sullivan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sullivan!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kane is on top in guard.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kane is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sullivan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane pushes down on Sullivan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kane working Sullivan over with strikes.

Sullivan is defending against the submission attempts here by Kane.
Sullivan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kane is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters circle momentarily. Sullivan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kane swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Kane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane stands and throws Sullivan's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kane is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sullivan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sullivan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Kane stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sloppy strikes from Sullivan. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
George Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Sullivan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kane wants to clinch.
Kane slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan instigates a clinch.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Sullivan is pressed up against the cage. Kane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sullivan down to the mat. Sullivan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Kane slips a jab from Sullivan.

Kane gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is refusing to be controlled, as Kane sits in half guard.
Kane tries to pass to full mount but Sullivan defends it.
Kane passes to side control.

Kane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Kane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kane slips a straight right by Sullivan.
Kane tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kane avoids it really well and circles away.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
Sullivan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kane tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.

Sullivan has closed the distance and engaged Kane in a clinch.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body.
Sullivan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sullivan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.

Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Kane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan closes the distance but Kane moves to the side

so Kane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kane pushes down on Sullivan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sullivan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Kane passes to side control.
Kane moves into full mount!
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kane has control of Sullivan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sullivan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kane landing strikes from the mount and Sullivan is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to stand but Sullivan is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Kane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sullivan?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane trying to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Derek Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kane sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kane landing strikes from the mount.
George Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane dominating with strikes here.

Kane working for a submission but Sullivan is keeping him at bay.
Kane tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Kane!
A victorious Derek Kane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

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

Riviera
vs
Wood

165 cm
33
178 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

178 cm
29
171 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Crippler\'s Corner
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Riviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Wood!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Riviera - just one landing.
Wood walks into a stiff left hand from Riviera.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wood.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Riviera misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.

Wood forces Riviera back against the cage and clinches.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riviera's elbow.
Riviera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Riviera controls the action.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Riviera controls the action.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riviera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riviera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riviera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Riviera.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Riviera scores with a shoulder strike.
Riviera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wood blocking some punches.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Riviera controls the action.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Riviera improves position.
Riviera looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riviera is keeping busy.
Riviera effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Riviera can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Riviera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riviera lands a body shot.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riviera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riviera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Riviera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riviera misses with some punches.
Riviera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riviera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riviera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riviera taking a breather.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wood misses with some punches.
Riviera blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Riviera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riviera blocks a body shot from Wood.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Riviera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Riviera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Riviera blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riviera.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riviera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wood is pushing Riviera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands with a right to the 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!
Come on Riviera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Riviera controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riviera.
Wood working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riviera.
Wood scores a nice knee to the body.
Riviera tries to stall but Wood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Riviera.
Wood prevents a body shot from Riviera.
Wood lands an elbow inside that Riviera shrugs off.
Riviera tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riviera tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Riviera back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riviera dodges an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Riviera wants to stall.
Riviera misses with some punches.
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 Jorge Riviera will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Riviera misses with a straight right.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riviera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Wood connects with a leg kick. Riviera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riviera staying out of range there.

Wood moves into range and clinches up with Riviera.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riviera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riviera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wood up against the cage.
Riviera tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riviera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Wood.
Riviera scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Riviera scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Riviera misses with a punch on the inside.
Jorge Riviera has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riviera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riviera prevents a body shot from Wood.
Riviera misses with an elbow over the top.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riviera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wood up against the cage.
Riviera blocks an uppercut.
Wood blocks a body shot from Riviera.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riviera working aggressively here.
Riviera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riviera misses with a body punch.
Wood lands a body punch.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riviera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Riviera.
Riviera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from Wood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riviera blocks a body shot from Wood.
Riviera misses with a punch to the body.
Riviera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Riviera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riviera presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood is trying to maintain a safe position but Riviera gets an underhook and turns Wood into the cage.
Wood pushes Riviera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riviera or not.
Wood misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Wood as the two fighters clinch.
Riviera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riviera's elbow.
Nice body punch from Riviera.
A right hand to the body from Riviera.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood lands with a right to the head.
Riviera can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riviera misses with a body punch.
Riviera looking to stall.
Riviera blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riviera is defending well for now.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riviera prevents a body shot from Wood.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Riviera controls the action.
Riviera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Riviera's head.
Riviera pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
Wood misses with some punches.
Riviera trying to control the position but instead, Wood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riviera into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Riviera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Riviera can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Wood.
Wood avoids the body shot from Riviera.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riviera.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riviera.
Nathan Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Riviera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riviera throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riviera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood misses with a leg kick
and Riviera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riviera lands a jab to the head.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riviera misses with a hook.
Riviera scores with a nice right hand.
Wood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Riviera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wood!

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Wood misses.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
Riviera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood is looking to slow Riviera down with leg kicks.
Donk. Wood catches Riviera right on the button with a cross.
Riviera misses with a looping right.
Riviera connects with a leg kick. Wood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riviera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riviera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riviera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riviera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Riviera throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Riviera moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riviera swats away the attempt to clinch by Wood.
Riviera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Riviera finds it's target.

Wood is rocked!
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Riviera finish him?

Riviera rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riviera lands a left hand.
A short left from Riviera.
Riviera creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wood with a big uppercut! Wood tries to clinch up but Riviera pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wood to the mat! Wood covers up and Riviera unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jorge Riviera!
Jorge Riviera thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roshan comes to the cage accompanied by The Cranberries-Zombie. Bradley has chosen Two Steps From Hell - Archangel as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Roshan
vs
Bradley

190 cm
39
184 lbs
30 - 15 - 2

169 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Roshan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milton Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roshan is able to avoid easily.
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roshan is able to avoid easily.
Roshan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Roshan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bradley as he avoids it easily.

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

Roshan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bradley sees it coming and defends easily.
Bradley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bradley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Roshan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roshan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roshan postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bradley tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roshan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Roshan controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Milton Bradley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bradley 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 Roshan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roshan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bradley throws a low kick but Roshan avoids it.

Roshan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bradley!
Bradley struggling a bit here.

Roshan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bradley holds on to Roshan's head and controls the position momentarily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Roshan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roshan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bradley tries to improve position but can't.
Roshan lands some shots froms side control.
Roshan tries to advance to mount but can't.

Roshan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bradley, who protects the arm well.

Roshan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Bradley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bradley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roshan passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roshan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roshan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
What's Bradley going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Bradley taking a bit of punishment here - Roshan scoring with strikes.

Roshan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bradley is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Roshan!
Damian Roshan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear 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
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen KRS One - Step Into a World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lennon
vs
Jackson

180 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon misses with a hook
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Lennon.
Lennon looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
A head kick from Lennon lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Lennon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Lennon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennon lands with a slapping head kick.
Lennon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Lennon is out of range.
Lennon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Lennon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lennon throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lennon throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Lennon.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lennon's waist but Lennon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Aaron Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennon connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lennon. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lennon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Lennon does it's job there.
Lennon misses with a hook
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lennon.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Lennon sprawls well.
Lennon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennon looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lennon as he connects with a hook.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lennon rather than just go for the knockout.
Lennon lands a jab to the nose.
Lennon throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jackson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Lennon!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Gribov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyamoto Musashi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergey Gribov's chin.

Gribov
vs
Musashi

182 cm
29
180 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

178 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Backyard Fighting

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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Gribov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi leaves Gribov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Musashi. That snapped Gribov's head back.
Musashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gribov fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Musashi!
Musashi misses with a hook. Gribov ducked under it nicely.
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!
Gribov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Musashi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Gribov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gribov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Musashi to the ground. Gribov is now in Musashi's guard.
Musashi 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.
Gribov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gribov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Musashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gribov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Musashi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Musashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Musashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gribov trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Gribov is really struggling to control Musashi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gribov is looking to pass into half guard but Musashi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Musashi is in guard.
Musashi is looking to advance position but Gribov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Musashi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gribov.

Gribov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Musashi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Musashi shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is working to get back to half guard.
Gribov looking to finish with strikes here!
A nice elbow there by Gribov.
Gribov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Musashi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gribov controlling the position easily from mount.
Musashi is looking to improve his position but Gribov isn't that keen on the idea.
Gribov controlling from the full mount.
Musashi wants to control but Gribov is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gribov lands a big elbow.
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 Sergey Gribov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Musashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gribov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Musashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Gribov clinches up against the cage.
Musashi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Gribov is looking to break free of the clinch but Musashi has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Gribov's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Musashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musashi.
Gribov checks a low kick from Musashi.
Sergey Gribov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gribov dives in and grabs Musashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Musashi pushes down on Gribov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Gribov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gribov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musashi misses with a leg kick.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
Gribov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Musashi as he jumps to the side.
Gribov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Musashi.
Nice takedown defense from Musashi. No joy for Gribov on that attempt.
Musashi cracks Gribov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gribov misses with a takedown attempt - Musashi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Musashi.
Gribov misses with a combination
and Musashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Musashi throws a right hand that Gribov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gribov also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi slaps away a takedown attempt from Gribov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Musashi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Musashi wants it to stay on the feet.
Gribov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gribov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Musashi sprawls well. Musashi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gribov gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Musashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Musashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi lands with a nice combination. Gribov backs away looking to recover.
Musashi dips to his left and cracks Gribov with an uppercut!
Gribov ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Gribov shoots in and drives through. Musashi sprawls well.
Gribov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Musashi tries to avoid it but Gribov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Musashi to the ground. Musashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gribov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Gribov is rocked!
Musashi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gribov right on the button. Gribov goes down! Musashi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Musashi gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marshall
vs
Yee

187 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

188 cm
27
179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Yee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall misses with a hook. Yee ducked under it nicely.
Yee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yee there as he acknowledges the shot.

Yee lands a left and a right that send Marshall crashing to the mat, dazed. Yee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Marshall is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yee lands a body shot.
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yee slips under a jab.
Marshall swings for the body but Yee moves out of range.
Yee lands an uppercut, right on the button! Marshall tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Yee!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinando Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Max is coming, better be ready... as his entrance music. Max Power has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ferrari
vs
Power

178 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
36
173 lbs
34 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler\'s Corner

underground dope
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Ferrari shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Power napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Ferrari looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Power is looking for a sweep.
Ferrari working the ground and pound.
Ferrari misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ferrari 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.

Ferrari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Power has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ferrari creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Power sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ferrari throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Power struggling a bit here.
Power tries to bench press Ferrari off him but Ferrari keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari controlling the position.
Power wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Power sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Power is controlling Ferrari's trapped leg to prevent Ferrari from advancing to side control.
Ferrari controlling the action here.
Power is refusing to be controlled, as Ferrari sits in half guard.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferrari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Power misses with a body shot.
Power takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ferrari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Power shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferrari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Power lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Power looks to throw the jab but Ferrari is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Power looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ferrari!
Ferrari is not content to let Power control the position.

Power has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Power forces Ferrari back against the cage and clinches.

Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Ferrari misses its intended target.
Ferrari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferrari fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferrari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferrari misses with a straight left.
Ferrari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Power slips a straight right by Ferrari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferrari is defended easily by Power.
Ferrari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power shoots and misses
letting Ferrari counter with a right hand.
Ferdinando Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Ferrari keeps the fight on the outside.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Power as he jumps to the side.
Ferrari dodges the punch combination from Power.
Ferrari connects with an inside leg kick.
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 Ferdinando Ferrari will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Power slips a straight right by Ferrari.
Power has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferrari finds it's way round the side to connect with Power's head.
Ferrari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Power shoots and misses
letting Ferrari counter with a right hand.
Ferrari lands with a right hand.
Power dives in and grabs Ferrari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferrari pushes down on Power's head and hops out.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferrari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Power moves away from the strike by Ferrari.
Power throws a series of punches but Ferrari moves out of range.
Max Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrari slaps away a takedown attempt from Power, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferdinando Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Power swings widly with a right hand

and Ferrari counters with a single leg into guard. Power didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Power is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferrari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
Ferrari is stalling in the full guard.
Ferrari works over Power with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferrari trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ferdinando Ferrari wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Ferrari manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Power on his heels. He'll look to pass Power's guard now, I'm sure.
Power is adopting a defensive guard.
Ferrari tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Power looking for a sweep. Not yet Power, not yet.
Ferrari prevents Power from getting back to his feet.
Ferrari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferrari trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Power throws a head kick but Ferrari moves out of range.
Power on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Power gets caught flat footed, as Ferrari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Power is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferrari is controlling him.
Ferrari looking to sit in guard and control but Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ferrari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Power accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Power stands up and waves to Ferrari to follow him.
Ferdinando Ferrari is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Power drives through and clinches with Ferrari against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinando Ferrari dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ferrari thumps Power with a low kick.
Ferrari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Power tries to clinch up but Ferrari circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferrari just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Power as he avoids it easily.
Ferrari lands an overhand right.
Ferrari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Power sprawls well. Power wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferrari gets slowly back to his feet.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power is looking to clinch.
Power fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power looks to clinch

and Ferrari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Power fails to pull guard.
Power jumps guard but Ferrari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ferrari pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Power ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Power no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrari is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Power is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Ferrari drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Power dives on top into guard.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferrari's guard.

Power gets to his feet - Ferrari follows without any prompting.
Power misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferdinando Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrari moves away.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferrari circles away quickly and effectively.

Ferrari shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Power is trying to defend but Ferrari finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari wants to free his trapped foot but Power is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power gets back to full guard.
Ferrari wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Ferdinando Ferrari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferrari prevents Power from getting back to his feet.
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Power swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferrari 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.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Power manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari jabs Power right on the nose. Power blinks but takes it well.
Ferrari blocks a head kick by Power.

Ferrari shoots in and gets a takedown into Power's guard.
Ferrari engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ferrari wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferrari is really struggling to control Power but he's trying to hold on to the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinando Ferrari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferrari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinando Ferrari!
Our winner, Ferdinando Ferrari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

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

Roy
vs
Blanks

190 cm
23
200 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
195 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler\'s Corner

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Blanks. Those never looked like landing.

Roy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blanks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blanks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roy throws a big elbow that misses.
Blanks seems keen to control Roy's posture.
Roy looking to pass the guard.
Roy throws a big right hand that misses.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Roy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks looking for a sweep. Not yet Blanks, not yet.
Roy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roy throwing strikes but missing.
Roy wants to pass the guard but Blanks is keeping the position.
Roy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blanks is on top in guard.

Roy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blanks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blanks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy striking off his back but it's not causing Blanks any problems.

Roy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blanks defends it easily.
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!
Roy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blanks's guard.
Blanks pulls Roy in to control the position.
Roy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roy stopping the sweep attempt from Blanks.
Roy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanks is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blanks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blanks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roy is working Blanks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roy wants to pass the guard but Blanks is keeping the position.
Roy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Roy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blanks manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roy has Blanks in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roy trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Roy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Roy shoots for a takedown but Blanks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blanks.
Blanks lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Blanks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanks circles away quickly and effectively.
Blanks misses with a kick to the body.
Blanks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roy. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy closes the distance and clinches up with Blanks, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes Blanks against the cage but Blanks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blanks moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blanks throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Blanks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blanks lands with a nice body kick.
Blanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Blanks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Roy moves out of range of the body kick from Blanks.
Blanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blanks scores with a kick to the body.
Blanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blanks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roy doesn't seem bothered though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blanks - that will leave a mark!
Blanks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Roy moves out of range easily.
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanks looks for the body kick but Roy saw that one coming.
Billy Blanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanks.
Blanks scores with a kick to the body.
Blanks cracks a nice hook into Roy's ribs.
Blanks lands a head kick. Roy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blanks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roy takes a step back to recover.
Blanks lands a big head kick that sends Roy to the canvas! Blanks follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Blanks!
Billy Blanks looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Wana go for a third Jack? Didn't think so... hey Leopold do I have to call you out again!? Stop being a pussy and sign the contract boy!! Blanks v Stotch... or are you scared?'.