EE 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Callahan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

De Payens
vs
Callahan

187 cm
27
210 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
222 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan throws a body punch but De Payens moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Callahan - just one landing.
De Payens throws a low kick but Callahan avoids it.
De Payens misses with a body shot.
Callahan lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Callahan.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callahan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Callahan.
Callahan cracks the inside of De Payens's front leg.
We've been told by De Payens's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Callahan scoring well with a low kick there.
Callahan throws a leg kick but De Payens moved away.
Callahan scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Payens.
De Payens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Payens misses with a few strikes there.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hugues De Payens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan misses with a leg kick.
Callahan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Payens's head backwards.
Callahan's corner calls for a 1-2. Callahan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Callahan lands a head kick. De Payens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Callahan misses with a looping right.
Callahan moves away from the strike by De Payens.
Callahan scoring well with a low kick there.
De Payens needs to keep his hands up - Callahan had a free shot at his head there.
De Payens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Callahan as he checks the leg kick.
Callahan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callahan. De Payens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callahan lands with a kick to the temple. De Payens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Payens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens dips to his left and cracks Callahan with an uppercut!
Callahan swats away the attempt to clinch by De Payens.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses De Payens's front leg but catches the back leg as De Payens tries to avoid it.
De Payens throws an overhand right that lands on Callahan's shoulder, as Callahan tries to avoid the shot.
Callahan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Payens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Callahan scrambles back to his feet.
Callahan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Callahan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Callahan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Callahan jabs De Payens right on the nose. De Payens blinks but takes it well.
A lazy left from Callahan finds it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Payens.
Callahan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Callahan throws a body punch but De Payens moves out of range.
Callahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Payens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Callahan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Callahan throwing strikes but missing.
Callahan wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
De Payens seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
De Payens looking for a sweep. Not yet De Payens, not yet.
De Payens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugues De Payens just wasn't active enough.
De Payens looks to land a left hand but Callahan moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is looking to score with low kicks.
Callahan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from De Payens misses.
De Payens misses with a wild body shot.
Callahan tests De Payens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Payens needs to keep his hands up - Callahan had a free shot at his head there.
Callahan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Callahan throws an overhand right that lands on De Payens's shoulder, as De Payens tries to avoid the shot.
De Payens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Callahan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Payens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Callahan.
De Payens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Payens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Callahan lands with a slapping head kick.
Callahan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harry Callahan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Payens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Payens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Callahan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Callahan throws a hook but De Payens blocks it.
Callahan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Callahan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Payens.
Callahan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Payens scores with a one two! Callahan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
De Payens misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
De Payens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Callahan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Callahan misses with a head kick.
Callahan swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens throws a low kick, looking for Callahan's leg but Callahan calmly moves out of range.
De Payens avoids a kick to the body.
Callahan throws a jab but it's blocked by De Payens.
De Payens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Callahan on the side of the head.
De Payens checks a low kick from Callahan.
Callahan looks to score with a jab to the body but De Payens is just out of range.
De Payens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callahan lands with a hook. De Payens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Payens throws a looping overhand right but Callahan ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Callahan.
Callahan throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Payens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Callahan.
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!
De Payens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Callahan. Callahan obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Callahan.
Callahan digs a good body shot into De Payens's ribs.
Callahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Payens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Callahan's head.
De Payens misses with a body shot.
De Payens works Callahan's body with a nice hook.
De Payens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from De Payens misses.
Callahan tries to work over De Payens's front leg with a kick but De Payens checks it.
Callahan throws a head kick but De Payens moves out of range.
Callahan misses with a body kick.
Callahan moves out of range as De Payens throws a body kick.
De Payens just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Payens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Payens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Payens moves away from the strike by Callahan.
De Payens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Callahan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Payens is trying to keep Callahan in close.
De Payens is pulling down on Callahan's head. It's preventing any offense from Callahan, at least for the moment.
Callahan looking to pass the guard.
De Payens working a defensive guard here.
De Payens pulls Callahan in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugues De Payens just wasn't active enough.
Callahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Payens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Payens checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Callahan blocks the low kick.
A left lands for Callahan.
Callahan misses with a leg kick.
De Payens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Callahan.
Nice body kick from Callahan.
Callahan misses with a kick to the body
and De Payens counters with an outside leg kick.
De Payens sizes up Callahan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callahan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Callahan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Callahan pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Payens is out of range and Callahan settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Callahan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Callahan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Payens momentarily.
Callahan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Callahan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Callahan misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Callahan.
Callahan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Payens tries to clinch but Callahan is having none of it.
De Payens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callahan throws out the jab.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Payens throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Callahan counters with a single leg into guard. De Payens didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan postures up.
Callahan stopping the sweep attempt from De Payens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens is working hard here to advance position.
Callahan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Payens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Payens is thwarting Callahan's attempts to control the position.
De Payens trying to control the action but Callahan is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is looking to control De Payens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Callahan avoid being mounted?
Hugues De Payens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Payens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Callahan scores with a nice strike.
De Payens moves out of range of the body kick.
Callahan looks to land a right hand but De Payens moved out of range.
De Payens misses with a head kick.
De Payens looks for the body kick but Callahan saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Callahan - just one landing.
De Payens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Callahan. That's going to slow De Payens down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tries to move into range but Callahan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Payens feints and then cracks Callahan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Callahan down.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. De Payens saw that one coming.
Callahan just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for De Payens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Callahan.
Callahan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Callahan gets a double leg takedown into De Payens's guard.
De Payens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Callahan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Payens keeping full guard, as Callahan tries to pass.
De Payens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Callahan won't allow De Payens to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens managing to control the position.
De Payens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Callahan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Payens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Payens can't keep his opponent in guard - Callahan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Callahan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
De Payens keeping control of the position.
Callahan is trying to control the action in half guard but De Payens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Payens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Callahan sitting in guard here, content to control.

De Payens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Callahan defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Callahan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Callahan 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Callahan!
Harry Callahan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Hugues De Payens spoke after the fight, saying 'Not only do you not understand my divine purpose, you judge me and cast stones. I will return, the time of judgement is upon your self, you are gods , wake up and realize you are the suffering you create, you are the love, we are one!'.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prodigy Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Redyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Redyan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Steel Penn
vs
Redyan

183 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

184 cm
30
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Dynamo Clothing

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prodigy Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Redyan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Steel Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Steel Penn misses with a leg kick

and Redyan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Redyan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep. Redyan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steel Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steel Penn.
Redyan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steel Penn controlling Redyan's posture.
Redyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steel Penn is keeping the position for now.
Steel Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel Penn, not yet.

Steel Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steel Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel Penn trying to control the position.
Steel Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Steel Penn wants to improve his position but instead Redyan has moved into half guard.
Redyan is trying to control. Steel Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Redyan from controlling successfully.
Redyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel Penn trying to control the position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Steel Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redyan throws out the jab.
Red Redyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel Penn misses with a leg kick

and Redyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redyan wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Steel Penn is controlling Redyan's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redyan trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Steel Penn wants to stand but Redyan is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Red Redyan.
Steel Penn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Steel Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Redyan sprawls well initially but Steel Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redyan wants to get back to his feet.
Steel Penn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Steel Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steel Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redyan defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Redyan is retaining full guard.
Redyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn is pushing down on Redyan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Redyan is fighting to maintain full guard but Steel Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Redyan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Steel Penn stops Redyan from getting back to his feet.
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 Prodigy Steel Penn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Steel Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Steel Penn misses.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick that is checked

and Redyan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Redyan.
Steel Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redyan is one step ahead there.
Redyan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Steel Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Redyan wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steel Penn is looking to stand up but Redyan isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel Penn tries for a takedown but Redyan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steel Penn checks a low kick from Redyan.
Steel Penn is looking to chop away at Redyan's legs.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick

and Redyan counters with a shoot takedown. Steel Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
Redyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel Penn is retaining full guard.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Redyan from controlling successfully.
Steel Penn is pulling down on Redyan's head. It's preventing any offense from Redyan, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel Penn is retaining full guard.
Redyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redyan sitting in guard here, content to control.

Red Redyan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Steel Penn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redyan wants to stand but Steel Penn is controlling the position.
Steel Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel Penn is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steel Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redyan wants to stand but Steel Penn is controlling the position.
Steel Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redyan is keeping the position for now.
Steel Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steel Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steel Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steel Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Redyan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Steel Penn in side control, throwing shots but Redyan defends.
Steel Penn working the ground and pound.
Redyan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Redyan is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel Penn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Redyan to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Penn trying to control the action but Redyan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Prodigy Steel Penn 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Steel Penn misses with a leg kick

and Redyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steel Penn pushes Redyan off looking to stand but Redyan dives back in and keeps control.
Steel Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Redyan is working away from the top position though.
Steel Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prodigy Steel Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel Penn is pressing down on Redyan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steel Penn pulls Redyan in close to his closed guard and prevents Redyan from doing any damage or advancing position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Redyan is aware though and is defending well.

Steel Penn looking for a guillotine here but Redyan defends easily.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn managing to control the position.
Redyan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Prodigy Steel Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redyan stopping the sweep attempt from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Redyan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Redyan misses with a low kick as Steel Penn jumps back.

Steel Penn moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steel Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Redyan fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Steel Penn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn won't allow Redyan to get back to his feet.
Steel Penn pushing down on Redyan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steel Penn trying to control the pace.
Steel Penn works his way into full mount!
Steel Penn controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redyan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prodigy Steel Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steel Penn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prodigy Steel Penn!
Prodigy Steel Penn 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
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Diggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggins has chosen Bonfire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Steel
vs
Diggins

195 cm
34
282 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

198 cm
30
193 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Dynamo Clothing

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Diggins!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a head kick.

Steel closes the distance and pushes Diggins back into the cage.

Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel wants to clinch.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Diggins circles away.
Diggins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steel is able to avoid easily.

Steel moves into the clinch.

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

Steel closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Steel on the inside.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Diggins won't allow it.
Diggins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diggins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel working aggressively here.
Diggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diggins misses with a knee strike.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel. That's going to slow Diggins down.
Steel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diggins pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Steel instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel digs a right hand into Diggins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diggins's gas tank.
Steel 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Steel instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Diggins pushes him off.
Diggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Steel moves into range and clinches up with Diggins.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggins throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.

Steel has managed to clinch.
Steel wants to break free but Diggins has control.
Steel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Digginss head.

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

Diggins has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.

Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diggins tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel looks for the body kick but Diggins saw that one coming.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.

Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Diggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.

Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel misses with a hook
and Diggins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Diggins misses with a wild combination.
Steel is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel tries to clinch but Diggins moves out of range.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Diggins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freddy Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.

Steel instigates a clinch.
Diggins is trying to maintain a safe position but Steel gets an underhook and turns Diggins into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steel tries to break free but Diggins pushes him back against the cage.

Steel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel tries to clinch but Diggins moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Franklin Diggins has been cut.
Steel connects with a nice cross there... Diggins is looking wobbly and Steel recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Diggins to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Steel jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Freddy Steel!
Freddy Steel 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
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes into the arena with Total Recall blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Douglas Quaid has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Douglas Quaid seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Quaid
vs
Lewis

186 cm
27
260 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

193 cm
27
251 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Quaid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
A left lands for Quaid.
Quaid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quaid lands a lovely overhand right.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quaid tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Quaid blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quaid.
Quaid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lewis tries to avoid it but Quaid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lewis to the ground. Lewis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice body punch from Quaid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quaid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quaid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quaid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Quaid shoots in and bounces Lewis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Quaid throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Quaid sitting in guard here, content to control.
Quaid chips away with some ground and pound.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lewis is trying to keep Quaid in close.
Quaid trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid prevents Lewis from getting back to his feet.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quaid, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quaid slips under a jab.
Quaid avoids the head kick by Lewis.
John Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Quaid shoots in and bounces Lewis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Quaid from controlling successfully.
Quaid looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quaid postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.
Quaid is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Lewis pushes Quaid off and gets back to his feet.
Quaid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quaid is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Quaid circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid scores with a nice right hand.
Quaid scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Lewis throws a push kick but Quaid slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Quaid keeps it at a distance.

Quaid closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lewis did well to prevent Quaid getting side control.
Quaid wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lewis has one foot on Quaid's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Quaid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quaid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
Lewis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice shot by Quaid.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Lewis drives through and clinches with Quaid against the cage.
Quaid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Quaid slowing the pace effectively.
Quaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quaid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Lewis wants to break free but Quaid has control.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Quaid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lewis.
Quaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quaid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Quaid goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quaid fails to land with a series of punches.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Quaid avoids it well.
Quaid throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Quaid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lewis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quaid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quaid moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quaid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quaid loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Quaid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quaid swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Quaid.
Quaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Quaid circles away.
Quaid lands with a right hand.
John Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quaid looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis scores with the left hand. Quaid knows he should have avoided that one.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Quaid tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis slips under a jab from Quaid.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quaid.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Quaid.
Quaid lands with an overhand left.
Douglas Quaid is winning the standup battle so far.
Lewis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Quaid to counter with a crisp jab.
Quaid loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Quaid tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Quaid shoots in and gets a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Quaid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis wants to sweep here but Quaid controlling him for the moment.
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis trying to control the position.
Quaid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lewis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Quaid is controlling him well.
Quaid trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Lewis has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.
Quaid cracks Lewis with a big elbow.
Quaid tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Quaid trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Quaid works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis is not content to let Quaid control the position.
Lewis pecks away with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Quaid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quaid digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Jab, jab by Lewis - just one landing.
Quaid avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Quaid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Quaid blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Quaid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lewis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Quaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Quaid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lewis momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis punishes Quaid's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quaid.
Jab, jab by Quaid - just one landing.
Quaid scores with a body shot.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quaid avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Quaid saw that one coming.
Quaid misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quaid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quaid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Quaid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis throws a leg kick but Quaid sees it coming and moves out of range.
John Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lewis misses.

Quaid shoots in and gets a takedown into Lewis's guard.

Lewis is rocked!
Quaid content to stall in guard here.
Lewis is still in real trouble! Can Quaid finish him?
Quaid slips nicely into half guard.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quaid controlling the action here.
Quaid is nestled in close to Lewis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lewis tries to roll over but Quaid keeps him under control.
Quaid works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lewis in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lewis to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Douglas Quaid waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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 James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pearmine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Everything in its right place. A fine choice. Tim Pearmine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Penn
vs
Pearmine

181 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Dynamo Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Pearmine!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pearmine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn misses with a takedown
enabling Pearmine to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearmine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearmine avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Pearmine moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pearmine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pearmine preventing the sweep.
Pearmine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pearmine trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pearmine defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearmine trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pearmine works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Penn is trying to keep Pearmine in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Penn has his foot on Pearmine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pearmine works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pearmine wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Pearmine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pearmine passes into half guard.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pearmine is working away from the top position though.
Penn is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Penn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pearmine throwing strikes but missing.

Pearmine drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penn dives on top into guard.
We've been informed that Pearmine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

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

Pearmine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control but Pearmine is working from the bottom.
Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penn trying to control but Pearmine is working from the bottom.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearmine is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Penn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Penn goes for a double leg but Pearmine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pearmine continues to drive forward.
Penn looking for a takedown.

Penn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pearmine regains guard.

Pearmine is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Penn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pearmine wants to control but Penn postures up.

Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pearmine tries to buck Penn off but Penn is having none of it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearmine is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Penn is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pearmine manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Penn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Penn looking to control but Pearmine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pearmine is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Penn content just to control the position here.

Penn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pearmine is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pearmine and Penn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pearmine wants to control but Penn postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penn goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pearmine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Penn's guard! Nice work there by Pearmine!

Penn has his foot on Pearmine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pearmine works his way back into a safe position though.
Pearmine tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pearmine controls from within his opponent's guard.

Pearmine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pearmine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Pearmine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pearmine is aware though and is defending well.
Pearmine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Pearmine goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Penn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pearmine but great work by Penn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearmine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pearmine can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Penn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn darts in looking for a takedown but Pearmine gets double underhooks and turns Penn into the cage.
Penn is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pearmine successfully pulls guard.
Penn trying to control but Pearmine is working from the bottom.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Pearmine is keeping the position.
Penn works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Pearmine actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn is trying to take his opponent's back.
Pearmine keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn looking to control but Pearmine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pearmine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn controlling the pace for now.
Penn pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Penn controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Pearmine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Penn is looking to control Pearmine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?

Pearmine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Penn is controlling Pearmine's trapped leg to prevent Pearmine from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tim Pearmine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pearmine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pearmine's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearmine tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Penn!
James Penn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Backlund
vs
Bordado

189 cm
24
197 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
33
181 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dynamo Clothing

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Backlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Bordado!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordado digs a good body shot into Backlund's ribs.
Backlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Backlund pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bordado is out of range and Backlund settles back down.
Bordado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bordado connects with a body shot that sends Backlund's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bordado. Backlund does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Backlund misses.
Bordado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bordado misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Backlund misses
and Bordado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bordado checks a leg kick.
Bordado throws a head kick that Backlund semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Backlund throws a low kick but Bordado avoids it.
A low kick from Backlund is predictable there
and Bordado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado stuns Backlund with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Backlund throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bordado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Backlund shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bordado sprawls well. Bordado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Backlund gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Bordado does it's job there.
Backlund shoots in looking for a takedown. Bordado tries to sprawl out of it but Backlund keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bordado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Backlund fails with the takedown
and Bordado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Backlund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bordado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bordado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Backlund rather than just go for the knockout.
Backlund throws a solid leg kick but Bordado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Backlund.
A leg kick checked by Bordado.
Backlund 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backlund moves out of range as Bordado strikes.
Bordado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Backlund's head.

Backlund is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Backlund circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bordado. Backlund falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bordado!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joaquin Bordado!
Our winner, Joaquin Bordado, 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
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Putski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Ride the Lighting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Putski
vs
Figueroa

175 cm
18
153 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

165 cm
35
150 lbs
30 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Dynamo Clothing

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Putski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putski misses with a takedown attempt - Figueroa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Figueroa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Putski's calf.

Putski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Figueroa sprawls well initially but Putski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Putski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Figueroa defends it well.

Putski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Figueroa is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Putski is thwarting Figueroa's attempts to control the position.
Putski is looking to advance position but Figueroa won't allow it.
We've been hearing that Putski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Figueroa wants to improve his position but Putski is controlling well.

Putski is trying to work for a kimura but Figueroa is defending well.
Putski wants to pass to mount but Figueroa is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Figueroa pulls Putski in close to prevent any damage.
Figueroa looking to control.
Putski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Figueroa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Putski is adopting a defensive guard.
Figueroa is in close to Putski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Figueroa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Figueroa controls the pace.
Figueroa trying to control but Putski is working from the bottom.
Putski pulls Figueroa in close to prevent any damage.
Putski wants to sweep but no luck.
Putski controls Figueroa momentarily but Figueroa frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Figueroa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Figueroa.
Figueroa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Figueroa.
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!
Figueroa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Figueroa connects with a crisp jab.
Figueroa connects with a jab.
Figueroa drops Putski with a big left hand! Putski is injured, injured bad! Figueroa jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Figueroa!
Kim Figueroa took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.