LFC Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Zanujze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Zanujze has chosen 2pac-Tupac Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find as his entrance music. Zack Zanujze is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Arthur
vs
Zanujze

160 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Zack Zanujze!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zanujze lands a high kick!
Arthur misses with a shot to the body
and Zanujze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arthur avoids the head kick by Zanujze.
Zanujze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arthur swinging wildly here.
Arthur throws a lazy uppercut
and Zanujze counters with a thumping low kick.
Zanujze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zanujze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthur.

Arthur has closed the distance and engaged Zanujze in a clinch.
Arthur could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arthur prevents Zanujze from breaking the clinch.
Zanujze wants to break free but Arthur has control.
Arthur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zanujze backwards.

Arthur breaks from the clinch.
Zanujze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanujze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthur.
Arthur throws a right hand that misses
and Arthur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Arthur is rocked!
Arthur lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Arthur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Zanujze ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Arthur clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Zanujze!
Zack Zanujze seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cruz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to British National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cruz
vs
Hogan

188 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Hogan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz shoots in but Hogan avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hogan closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Hogan tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Hogan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan with a nice cross.
Hogan scores with the left hand. Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Hogan.
Hogan closes the distance but Cruz moves to the side
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Hogan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hogan finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruz's head.
Hogan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hogan stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Hogan works Cruz's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hogan as he jumps to the side.
Hogan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hogan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paul Hogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hogan.
Hogan tries to clinch
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Hogan lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Hogan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz really is a fat lump.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan wants to clinch
and Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Hogan backing up. Hogan nods at Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hogan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hogan jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Hogan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hogan scores with a decent looking hook.
Hogan tries to clinch up.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hogan closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cruz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hogan's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Hogan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.

Hogan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been informed that Hogan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz cracks Hogan with a solid left hand.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz stands up over Hogan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working Hogan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz won't allow Hogan to sweep him here.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.

Hogan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Hogan's brow.
Cruz works over Hogan with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hogan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Hogan's legs - danger averted.
Cruz passes Hogan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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 Victor Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Hogan.
Hogan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Hogan shows good takedown defense.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hogan wants it to stay on the feet.
Hogan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan tries to clinch
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
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!

Cruz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hogan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cruz is in Hogan's guard.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Hogan looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz cracks Hogan with a solid left hand.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz is working Hogan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Hogan is rocked!
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
Hogan is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.

Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.

Hogan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cruz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hogan.
Hogan taking a bit of punishment here - Cruz scoring with strikes.
Cruz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hogan looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Cruz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Cruz!
A very excited looking Victor Cruz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonatan Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Kolyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Jose
vs
Kolyan

160 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

166 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonatan Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgar Kolyan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jose.
Jose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kolyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolyan misses with the combination.
Jose definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Kolyan.
Kolyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Kolyan misses.
Jose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kolyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kolyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kolyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose fails with the takedown.
Kolyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolyan throws a series of punches but Jose avoids them all with ease.
Jose closes the distance and clinches up with Kolyan, looking for a takedown. Jose pushes Kolyan against the cage but Kolyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jose avoids the head kick by Kolyan.
Kolyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jose lands a nice short elbow.
Kolyan pushes Jose off but Jose dives into side control.
Kolyan looks winded!
Jose is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kolyan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jose 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.
Jose lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jose taking a breather here.
Kolyan taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose scoring with punches and elbows.
Jose lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Kolyan's face as Jose controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jose has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kolyan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jose yanks on the arm and Kolyan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jose.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonatan Jose!
A victorious Jonatan Jose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yolo Swag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Swag
vs
Noons

160 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yolo Swag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KJ Noons!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noons avoids the body shot from Swag.
Noons throws a push kick but Swag slaps the foot to one side.
Noons's coach down at Clean and Green was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Noons's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Swag throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swag has a takedown stuffed.
Swag has a takedown stuffed.
Swag misses with a body shot.
Noons lands with a kick to the ribs.
Swag comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noons manages to avoid it.
Swag misses with a body shot.
Noons displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Swag.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yolo Swag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noons throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Swag's head.
Noons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swag misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yolo Swag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Noons gets caught napping as Swag dives in and scores a takedown. Noons manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Swag throws a strike but Noons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noons wanted to stand there but Swag had control of the position.

Noons stands up from Swag's guard - Noons perhaps looking for a knockout.
Swag throws a body punch but Noons moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noons - that will leave a mark!
Swag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noons moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Noons.
Swag is looking to wear down Noons with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Swag dives in and scores a takedown into Noons's guard.
Swag is breathing heavily.
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!

Noons has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Swag has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Swag is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Swag looking for a takedown.

Noons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swag shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noons as he avoids it easily.
Swag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Noons.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noons - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noons - that will leave a mark!
Noons lands a leg kick that knocks Swag off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Noons.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Noons lands a big head kick that sends Swag tumbling to the mat! Noons takes a step backwards and waves Swag back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Yolo Swag has been cut.
Noons lands with a thumping leg kick.
Noons thuds his shin into the meat of Swag's side.
Swag wants to stay close but Noons steps back to make room for something. Swag seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Noons and Swag drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). KJ Noons!
KJ Noons was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
The Great

174 cm
25
154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
167 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto The Great!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but The Great avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie dives in and grabs The Great's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Great pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Great has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Great's waist but The Great gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Great is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with The Great, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes The Great against the cage but The Great circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Great leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

The Great closes the distance and clinches.
The Great works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

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

The Great clinches with his opponent.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by The Great which made him look bad.

The Great fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from The Great.

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Great tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
The Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The Great rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Great moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
The Great landing knees to the head.
The Great lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Great taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
The Great moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but The Great sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Great wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The Great is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The Great rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
The Great digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
The Great lands a knee to the head.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Great has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
The Great slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on The Great's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
The Great lands a knee to the head.
The Great holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Great comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
The Great connects with a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Great crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.

The Great manages to break the clinch.

The Great moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Great scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Great lands a nice elbow.

The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Great wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The Great is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
The Great tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
The Great tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
The Great tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.

The Great clinches with 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!
The Great controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from The Great.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Great creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie has The Great pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Great manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Great connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Great closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
The Great is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Great pulls his leg out and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by The Great.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Great has managed to clinch.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
The Great landing knees to the head.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Great pulls him back up using the underhooks.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by The Great.

The Great closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Otto The Great seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Great lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but The Great has the dominant position.
The Great lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
The Great is struggling to control the position.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
The Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Great has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Great displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Great tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.

The Great has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Great.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but The Great is controlling the position.
The Great has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Great lands an elbow inside.

The Great breaks the clinch.
Otto The Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Great fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Great wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie prevents The Great from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Great can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Great really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to kick Gracie off in order to stand up. Gracie Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The Great is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Gracie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. The Great looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gracie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. The Great is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gracie lets go of the hold and The Great can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renzo Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jugdish Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Andrade
vs
Patel

184 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
204 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jugdish Patel!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade misses with a few strikes there.
Andrade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Patel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andrade is trying to defend but Patel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Patel trying to mount his opponent but Andrade defends it.
Patel works his way into side control.
Andrade is pushing Patel's head away, looking to escape. Patel manages to hold on to the position though.
Andrade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andrade tries to get out of the position.
Patel tries to stand but Andrade is controlling his head.
Andrade is trying to escape the position but Patel is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Patel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Andrade is looking to get back to his feet here but Patel is keeping cool and he's managed to take Andrade's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade trying to get back to his feet but Patel is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Patel is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Andrade won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Patel off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jugdish Patel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Demian Silva enters the cage!

Martinez
vs
Silva

167 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonardo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Martinez rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martinez is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Leonardo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Silva.
Martinez misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
A short left from Martinez.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martinez is defending well.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Martinez clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

Martinez pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Leonardo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Silva tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Leonardo Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Silva tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez tries to clinch up.

Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Leonardo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
Martinez gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of 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!
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Martinez.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martinez misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demian Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Martinez!
Leonardo Martinez 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
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ali Magamutdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benoit Bizimana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizimana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fela Soul kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Benoit Bizimana told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Magamutdinov
vs
Bizimana

161 cm
26
138 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

164 cm
26
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Magamutdinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benoit Bizimana!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magamutdinov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bizimana counters with a straight right hand.
Magamutdinov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bizimana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bizimana scores with a nice right hand.
Magamutdinov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bizimana defends well and Magamutdinov ends up having to push Bizimana into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bizimana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Magamutdinov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Bizimana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magamutdinov throws a jab when Bizimana was well out of range.
Magamutdinov with a poor takedown
and Bizimana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Magamutdinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magamutdinov shoots in and drives through. Bizimana sprawls well.
Bizimana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamutdinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizimana.
Magamutdinov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bizimana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magamutdinov thinking.
Bizimana jabs at Magamutdinov's body.
Magamutdinov walks into a stiff left hand from Bizimana.
Bizimana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Magamutdinov is rocked!
Magamutdinov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bizimana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Magamutdinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bizimana's coach down at Clean and Green was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bizimana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Magamutdinov shoots and misses
and Bizimana counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Magamutdinov badly! Bizimana follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Magamutdinov out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Bizimana finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benoit Bizimana!
A victorious Benoit Bizimana 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
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casey Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremi Rounikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Penn
vs
Rounikki

173 cm
26
152 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Casey Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremi Rounikki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rounikki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Rounikki clinches with his opponent.

Rounikki has picked Penn up - he's going for a ride! Rounikki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Rounikki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rounikki passes to side control.
Rounikki is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rounikki slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Penn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!

Penn is working for an americana but Rounikki has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Penn was thinking about the submission.
Rounikki keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn pushing down on Rounikki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rounikki is controlling Penn's trapped leg to prevent Penn from advancing to side control.

Rounikki actively working from the bottom here.
Rounikki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Rounikki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Penn pulls his head out easily.
Rounikki is not content to let Penn control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn fails to move to back control.
Penn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rounikki wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn wants to take Rounikki's back here but Rounikki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Rounikki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rounikki won't allow Penn to pass to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is looking to stall here but Rounikki recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Penn advances to half guard.

Rounikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penn passes to full mount!
Penn with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Rounikki manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

Rounikki is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.

Penn is posturing up here but Rounikki has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Penn tries to roll out but it's too tight and Penn has to tap! Slick submission there by Rounikki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremi Rounikki!