LMS 22nd War PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shadi Vliegen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadi Vliegen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Jonny's chin.

Vliegen
vs
Jonny

190 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
267 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shadi Vliegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Jonny!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jonny drives through and clinches with Vliegen against the cage.
Jonny goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vliegen prevents it.
Vliegen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vliegen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jonny backwards.
Vliegen is trying to break the clinch but Jonny is controlling him.
Vliegen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jonny looks winded!
Vliegen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vliegen working hard to break the clinch.
Vliegen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jonny can't get the takedown.
Vliegen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jonny is looking for a takedown.
Shadi Vliegen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jonny.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jonny misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vliegen.
A left hand lands to the body for Vliegen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vliegen lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vliegen.
Jonny is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vliegen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vliegen lands with a right to the head.
Vliegen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vliegen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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

Vliegen lands a big uppercut and Jonny crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jonny looks OK. Vliegen waves Jonny back to his feet!

Jonny is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vliegen misses with an uppercut.
Jonny is still on wobbly legs! Can Vliegen finish him?

Vliegen moves into the clinch successfully.
Vliegen pushes Jonny against the cage. Vliegen is working some dirty boxing. Vliegen pushes off with a quick right hook! Jonny goes down! Jonny tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vliegen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shadi Vliegen!
After winning the bout, Shadi Vliegen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juanito Centurion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Schittd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schittd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Name is Hate! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Centurion
vs
Schittd

210 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
299 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Centurion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Schittd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centurion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schittd was well out of range. Poor timing from Centurion.
Schittd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Schittd waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Centurion. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Centurion to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Centurion is rocked!

It looks like Juanito Centurion has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schittd stands up over Centurion, holding on to his feet. Schittd throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Centurion is out cold! Schittd lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Schittd!
Jack Schittd tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramsay Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armon Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bolton
vs
Gill

188 cm
25
188 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramsay Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armon Gill!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bolton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gill lands a left hand.
Bolton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gill is defending well for now.
Bolton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bolton blocks a body shot from Gill.
Nice body punch from Gill - that landed with a thud.
Gill avoids the elbow strike from Bolton, against the cage.
Bolton misses with a knee strike.
Bolton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gill missing with knees to the body.
Bolton looking to throw knees to the head but Gill is blocking nicely.
Gill takes an elbow to the temple.
Gill avoids the elbow strike from Bolton, against the cage.
Gill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gill trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolton looking to throw knees to the head but Gill is blocking nicely.
Gill swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolton lands a knee to the head.
Gill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bolton is defending well for now.
Gill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gill tries to circle away but Bolton has him pinned against the cage.
Gill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gill blocks an elbow strike.
Bolton looking to throw knees to the head but Gill is blocking nicely.
Gill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gill is trying to pull guard but Bolton has him pressed against the cage.
Bolton landing knees to the body.
Gill is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolton has double underhooks.
Bolton managing to block the knees to the body from Gill.
Bolton tries to land a knee to the head but Gill blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill stalling the fight.
Bolton misses with a knee strike.
Bolton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolton lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolton managing to block the knees to the body from Gill.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gill avoiding damage as Bolton throws knees to the body.
Bolton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolton takes a shot to the head.
Bolton misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Gill.
Bolton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bolton being controlled against the cage.
Bolton pushes off an throws an elbow but Gill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gill is defending well for now.
Bolton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gill.
Gill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bolton lands an elbow inside.
Bolton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gill avoiding damage as Bolton throws knees to the body.
Gill scores a nice knee to the body.
Gill lands with a light punch inside.
Bolton looking to throw knees to the head but Gill is blocking nicely.
Gill wants to take the fight to the mat but Bolton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ramsay Bolton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armon Gill.
Gill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bolton up against the cage.
Bolton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton trying to land knees to the body.
Bolton tries to land knees in the clinch but Gill avoids the damage to the body.
Bolton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bolton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolton misses with a knee strike.
Bolton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolton is breathing heavily.
Bolton throws an elbow that misses.
Gill tries a body shot but Bolton blocks it.
Bolton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolton trying to land knees to the body.
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.
Bolton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gill lands a knee to the body.
Bolton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gill.
Gill is pushing Bolton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gill struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolton controls his hands.
Bolton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gill is defending well for now.
Gill pushes Bolton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gill blocks an elbow strike from Bolton.
Bolton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gill blocks it with crossed arms.
Gill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bolton is keeping busy.
Gill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gill.
Gill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolton.
Gill blocks an elbow strike.
Bolton lands an elbow inside.
Bolton lands an elbow that stopped Gill in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill dodges an elbow strike from Bolton.
Bolton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gill blocks it with crossed arms.

Gill manages to break the clinch.
Gill shoots in for a takedown but Bolton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Bolton darts in and clinches Gill up against the cage.
Ramsay Bolton has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Gill manages to break the clinch.
Gill lands with a right hand.

Gill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gill breaks from the clinch.

Gill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolton, pushing him back against the cage.
Gill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bolton missing with knees to the body.
Gill trying to land knees to the body.
Bolton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton tries a knee to the head but Gill blocks it.
Gill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolton misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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!
Gill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bolton tries to land knees in the clinch but Gill avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bolton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gill's brow.
Gill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Gill instigates a clinch.
Gill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolton.
Bolton misses with an elbow over the top.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton throws a head kick that misses

and Gill counters by clinching up.
Gill effectively controlling the action here.
Gill blocks the elbow strike.
Bolton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolton lands a nice elbow.
Bolton with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Gill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolton misses with a head kick.

Gill moves into the clinch.
Gill avoiding damage as Bolton throws knees to the body.
Gill managing to block the knees to the body from Bolton.
Gill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolton.
Gill misses with the head strike.

Gill breaks from the clinch.

Bolton has closed the distance and engaged Gill in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Gill breaks the clinch.

Gill closes the distance and clinches.
Bolton looking to throw knees to the head but Gill is blocking nicely.

Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Gill.
Gill bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bolton wants to land a leg kick but Gill is out of range.

Gill moves into range and clinches up with Bolton.
Gill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolton's face.
Gill takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gill scores a nice knee to the body.
Gill looking to slow down the pace here.
Gill just leaning against Bolton, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armon Gill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bolton has closed the distance and engaged Gill in a clinch.
Gill struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolton controls his hands.
Bolton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gill is trying to push Bolton away but Bolton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bolton misses with an elbow strike.
Bolton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gill avoids the elbow strike from Bolton, against the cage.
Gill crunches a lovely knee into Bolton's ribcage.
Bolton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gill's face.
Bolton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gill's defenses.
Gill blocks an elbow strike from Bolton.
Gill dodges an elbow strike from Bolton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gill dodges an elbow strike from Bolton.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Gill tries to work over Bolton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolton blocking some punches.

Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Bolton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bolton has Gill pressed against the cage, preventing Gill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolton connects with a knee to the head.

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

Bolton closes the distance and clinches.
Bolton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolton lands a damaging elbow.
Bolton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gill avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Gill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolton, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bolton throws an elbow that misses.
Bolton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolton misses with an elbow strike.
Gill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Bolton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gill pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bolton throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill avoiding damage as Bolton throws knees to the body.
Bolton misses with an elbow strike.
Gill avoids a wild elbow strike from Bolton.
Gill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolton scores with a knee to the head.
Gill tries to circle away but Bolton has him pinned against the cage.
Gill is trying to break the clinch but Bolton is controlling him.
Gill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Gill.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gill tries to break the clinch but Bolton is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton trying to land knees to the body.
Gill lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Gill.
Gill avoiding damage as Bolton throws knees to the body.
Gill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gill managing to block the knees to the body from Bolton.

Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gill takes a swing at Bolton's ribcage but misses.
Gill throws a leg kick but Bolton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gill throws a sloppy head kick and Bolton moves out of range easily.

Bolton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gill tries to break free but Bolton pushes him back against the cage.
Gill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bolton pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bolton rushes Gill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsay Bolton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bolton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramsay Bolton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masa Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cowboys From Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mama
vs
Murphy

170 cm
26
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

150 cm
19
300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Masa Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
Mama really is a fat lump.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mama backwards.
Mama is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Murphy drops Mama onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mama is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Murphy pushes Mama against the cage and as Mama bounces back, Murphy cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Murphy follows up with more strikes but Mama was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Murphy!
Joe Murphy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Guerilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine. Armstrong has chosen Iron Man by Black Sabbath as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

White
vs
Armstrong

225 cm
19
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Armstrong's coach down at Valhalla:NY GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Armstrong's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A lazy left from Armstrong finds it's target.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Armstrong catches White right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from White.
White throws a poor cross that misses

and Armstrong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for White!
Armstrong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to control but Armstrong postures up.
Armstrong trying to control the position but White is working away.
White tries to bench press Armstrong off him but Armstrong keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is not content to let Armstrong control the position.
White struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Armstrong crashes against the mat.
Armstrong misses with the ground and pound.
Armstrong in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
Armstrong 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Armstrong is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White is looking for a sweep.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
Armstrong is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt White will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
White gets back to half guard.
White trying to hold on to Armstrong's head to control him but Armstrong postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armstrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Armstrong postures up.
White keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White keeping full guard, as Armstrong tries to pass.
Armstrong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armstrong postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Armstrong wants to stand and escape but instead White has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Armstrong looking for a sweep. Not yet Armstrong, not yet.
White sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Armstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armstrong.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.

White is working an open guard so Armstrong takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White misses with a body shot

and Armstrong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armstrong trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Armstrong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Albert White.
White misses with a jab to the body

and Armstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armstrong.
Armstrong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armstrong wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armstrong.
White seems keen to control Armstrong's posture.
Armstrong wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses.
Armstrong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Armstrong tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Armstrong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
White scores with a nice right hand.
White throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong connects with a jab.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
White moves away from the strike by Armstrong.

White drops Armstrong with a beautiful combination! Armstrong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - White is looking for the KO!

It looks like Hank Armstrong has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Armstrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White swings widly with a right hand

and Armstrong counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
Armstrong landing with the ground and pound.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Armstrong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Armstrong trying to stand up but can't free himself from White's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Armstrong stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White swings widly with a right hand

and Armstrong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Armstrong is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Armstrong postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
White looking to control.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Hank Armstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hank Armstrong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
White throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armstrong slips under a jab from White.
Armstrong throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White staying out of range there.
Armstrong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Armstrong staying out of range there.
Albert White is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from White finds it's way through Armstrong's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Armstrong finds it's target.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong lands with a nice body punch.
Armstrong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Armstrong throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Armstrong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

White lands a jab to the nose.
White misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armstrong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White misses the shot to the body.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Armstrong. Armstrong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White misses with a straight right.
White avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
The fighters circle momentarily. Armstrong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
Armstrong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Armstrong lands.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White drops his hands momentarily and Armstrong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Armstrong.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White stuns Armstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong digs a good hook to White's body.
Armstrong slips a straight right by White.
White walks into a straight right hand from Armstrong.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Armstrong cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Armstrong lands.
Armstrong misses with a left hand
letting White counter with a right hand.
Albert White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a lunging right hand

and Armstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armstrong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Armstrong trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hank Armstrong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Armstrong throws a big shot that misses.
White swings away with a body shot that misses

and Armstrong counters with a takedown into side control.
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong wants to stand up but White is controlling the position.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position but Armstrong postures up.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armstrong wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
Armstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Armstrong is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Albert White.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Albert White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Armstrong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Armstrong!
Our winner, Hank Armstrong, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lose Yourself. Spliff is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Athan Stamatis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mustaffa Spliff's chin.

Spliff
vs
Stamatis

188 cm
34
185 lbs
41 - 24 - 0

176 cm
35
184 lbs
31 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 41 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spliff is breathing heavily.
A cross from Stamatis lands.
Stamatis lands with a kick to the temple. Spliff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Mustaffa Spliff has been cut.
Stamatis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stamatis gets a takedown into half guard.
Stamatis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stamatis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spliff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Spliff is rocked!
Stamatis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oh Spliff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stamatis slows the pace down in half guard.
Stamatis is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Spliff is hurt! He's hurt bad - Stamatis fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Spliff from any more punishment! Congratulations to Stamatis! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athan Stamatis!
Athan Stamatis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.