Imperial 6: Ojoos vs. Karl PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Njall Gunnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gunnar
vs
Ryan

167 cm
19
147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Njall Gunnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan works Gunnar's body with a nice hook.
Ryan wants to clinch up but Gunnar keeps it at a distance.

Gunnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gunnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gunnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gunnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Gunnar 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.
Gunnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Ryan controlling the position.
Gunnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar is in close to Ryan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan trying to keep a closed guard but Gunnar is proving a slippery customer.
Gunnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gunnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gunnar is one step ahead there.
Gunnar postures up in Ryan's guard and throws a big left but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gunnar lands a couple of digs.
Gunnar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Gunnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryan has momentary wrist control but Gunnar slips an elbow through the middle.

Ryan is rocked!
Gunnar stopping the sweep attempt from Ryan.
Gunnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryan is still in real trouble! Can Gunnar finish him?
Gunnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gunnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Ryan trying to keep a closed guard but Gunnar is proving a slippery customer.
Gunnar works over Ryan with some ground and pound from guard.
Gunnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan has Gunnar pulled in close to control his posture.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunnar with a nice head shot there.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Gunnar from controlling successfully.
Gunnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gunnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gunnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Gunnar from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to stand up but Gunnar is controlling him.
Gunnar landing with the ground and pound.
Gunnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gunnar cracks Ryan with a solid left hand.
Ryan being controlled here, momentarily.
Ryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gunnar's guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan prevents Gunnar from getting back to his feet.
Ryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gunnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ryan is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Gunnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?

Gunnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ryan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gunnar lands a nice forearm strike.
Ryan struggling a bit here.
Gunnar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gunnar working away.
Ryan is trying to buck Gunnar off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tries to control but Gunnar manages to take his back.
Ryan wants to escape the position.
Gunnar scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gunnar.
Gunnar lands a massive punch from the back that knocks Ryan out cold! Gunnar jumps to his feet and celebrates wildly with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Njall Gunnar!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Malaguena kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stark
vs
Martell

185 cm
28
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

186 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

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 Amsterdam, Robb Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stark walks into a stiff left hand from Martell.
An inside leg kick from Stark misses.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark looks for the body kick but Martell saw that one coming.
Martell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stark misses with a low kick as Martell jumps back.
Martell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Martell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martell misses with a wild combination.
Martell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Stark tries a low kick but Martell avoids it.
Martell blocks a low kick nicely.
Martell misses with a head kick.
Stark misses with a hook.
Martell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Martell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Nice uppercut lands for Martell. That snapped Stark's head back.
Martell lands a slapping body shot.
Martell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martell defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Martell works the jab nicely.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Martell connects with the punch.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Martell.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Martell darts in and clinches Stark up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark stalling in the clinch but Martell improves position.
Martell trying to stall but Stark improves his position.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stark stalling.
Martell gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark letting Martell take a breather here.
Stark tries to stall but Martell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Martell.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stark is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stark takes a shot to the head.
Martell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Stark is rocked!
Martell lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martell lands a shoulder strike.
Martell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Martell.
Martell throws a big uppercut that drops Stark! More strikes from Martell and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stark lies dazed against the cage as Martell celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oberyn Martell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abedisi Mahamud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahamud has chosen Darkest corner - Drummin from darknessg as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tonga
vs
Mahamud

181 cm
20
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Abedisi Mahamud!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahamud swings widly with a right hand
and Tonga counters with an outside leg kick.
Mahamud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonga.
Mahamud has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mahamud throws a nice looking combination but Tonga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tonga changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tonga 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.
Mahamud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tonga's head.
Mahamud throws a hook but Tonga blocks it.
Mahamud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonga connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mahamud has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mahamud there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahamud misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tonga!
Tonga is looking to clinch but Mahamud is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga throws an overhand right that lands on Mahamud's shoulder, as Mahamud tries to avoid the shot.
Mahamud appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tonga, right into the meat.
Mahamud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahamud takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tonga lands with a nice body kick.
Mahamud misses with a double jab.
Mahamud looks to land a right hand but Tonga moved out of range.
Tonga catches Mahamud with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tonga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mahamud's head.
Tonga thows a body kick. Mahamud tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tonga throws a leg kick which misses Mahamud's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahamud tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahamud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tonga instigates a clinch.
Tonga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Tonga breaks the clinch.
Abedisi Mahamud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonga takes a swing at Mahamud's ribcage but misses.
Mahamud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mahamud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tonga.
Tonga scores with a head kick. Mahamud tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Mahamud is rocked!
Mahamud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tonga has time to react.
Mahamud is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonga finish him?
Tonga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahamud.
Mahamud seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahamud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonga. Tonga obviously looking to wear him down.
Mahamud misses with a double jab.
Tonga is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mahamud.
Mahamud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahamud throws out a counter right but Tonga avoids it with no problem.
Tonga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abedisi Mahamud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahamud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tonga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mahamud lands with a right hand.
Tonga moves away from the strike by Mahamud.
Tonga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tonga misses with a two punch combination.
Mahamud 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.
Tonga lands a nice looking body kick.
Tonga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahamud misses the shot to the body.
Tonga misses with a straight left.
Tonga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonga scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahamud misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Tonga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahamud blocks the body kick.
Mahamud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonga was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahamud.
Tonga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahamud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonga tries to bum rush Mahamud with a series of wild strikes but Mahamud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mahamud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mahamud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonga. Tonga obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahamud.
Mahamud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonga appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mahamud looks to throw the jab but Tonga is out of range.
A shot to the body from Mahamud misses
and Tonga counters with a good, hard body kick but Mahamud shrugs it off.
Mahamud throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mahamud is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Mahamud misses.
Tonga throws a head kick but Mahamud moves out of range.
Tonga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mahamud throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonga counters with a leg kick.
Tonga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tonga lands a head kick. Mahamud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Tonga gets the takedown into side control.
Mahamud is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Tonga stalls from top position.
Mahamud is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahamud prevents Tonga from moving into mount.
Tonga throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tonga moves into full mount!

Tonga has control of Mahamud's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mahamud regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonga looking to control but Mahamud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tonga lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahamud takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mahamud is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mahamud can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tonga tries to control but Mahamud wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Tonga.

Tonga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mahamud can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tonga tries to control but Mahamud wriggling away.
Kukulcan Tonga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tonga with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga is landing with some decent strikes but Mahamud is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tonga looking to control but Mahamud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tonga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tonga raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tonga cracks Mahamud with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kukulcan Tonga!
Abedisi Mahamud spoke after the fight, saying 'I didnt win.... Tough opponent, what can i say? '.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Kuzmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cross
vs
Kuzmenko

188 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andriy Kuzmenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross moves away from the strike by Kuzmenko.
Kuzmenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Cross. Beautiful body shot.
Kuzmenko catches Cross with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Cross forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andriy Kuzmenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon McCartney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCartney comes to the cage accompanied by Age Of Information. George Pedro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon McCartney's chin.

McCartney
vs
Pedro

175 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon McCartney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro moves out of range of the body kick from McCartney.
Pedro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCartney works Pedro's body with a nice hook.
McCartney is looking to score with low kicks.
McCartney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pedro throws a body punch but McCartney moves out of range.
McCartney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pedro.
Pedro slips a straight right by McCartney.
A punch combination from McCartney misses.
The fighters circling - McCartney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCartney wants to land a leg kick but Pedro is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Pedro.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pedro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McCartney is looking to land body kicks.
Pedro misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCartney misses with the combination.
McCartney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCartney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCartney. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro tries to counter by closing the distance.
McCartney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney throws a low kick but Pedro moves out of range easily.
Pedro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCartney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCartney misses with a low kick as Pedro jumps back.
Pedro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pedro cracks a nice hook into McCartney's ribs.
McCartney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCartney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pedro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pedro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pedro throws a quick inside leg kick.

Pedro rushes McCartney and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Pedro.
McCartney tries to throw a body punch but Pedro avoids it by throwing McCartney back against the cage.
McCartney looking for a takedown.
McCartney content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McCartney can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCartney looking to stall.
Pedro presses McCartney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McCartney works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing McCartney from controlling successfully.
McCartney forces his way into half guard.
Pedro moves into full guard.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing McCartney from controlling successfully.
McCartney postures up and lands a big shot to Pedro's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartney trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCartney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCartney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pedro working a defensive guard here.
McCartney lands a couple of digs.
Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pedro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCartney manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCartney is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pedro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCartney stands up over Pedro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pedro seems keen to control McCartney's posture.
McCartney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pedro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCartney landing some decent shots from guard.
Pedro is trying to keep McCartney in close.
McCartney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Brandon McCartney will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pedro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
George Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCartney throws a big shot that misses.
McCartney throws a leg kick but Pedro checks it.
McCartney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pedro avoids it really well and circles away.
Pedro wants to counter the offense by McCartney and move into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pedro.
McCartney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedros head.
Pedro prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro blocks an uppercut.
Pedro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pedro lands a nice uppercut.
McCartney throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon McCartney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pedro is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from McCartney - that landed with a thud.
McCartney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pedro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCartney lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pedro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pedro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCartney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCartney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pedro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCartney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McCartney drives through with a takedown into Pedro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pedro is on top in guard.

McCartney wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCartney is keeping the position for now.
McCartney is adopting a defensive guard.
McCartney wants to improve his position but instead Pedro has moved into half guard.
McCartney works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCartney throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pedro trying to control but McCartney is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartney is trying to control the position but Pedro postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pedro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pedro pushing down on McCartney's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McCartney strikes from the bottom but Pedro passes into mount!
McCartney is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCartney looks a forlorn figure.
Pedro breaks from McCartney's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pedro punishing his opponent with strikes.

McCartney is rocked!
Pedro connects with a bit shot that sees McCartney covering up! More strikes from Pedro and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pedro is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pedro!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Ii Fighter Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter Ii comes to the cage accompanied by Demolition Man. Johnson has chosen Come Over (feat. Stylo G) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ii Fighter Ii
vs
Johnson

180 cm
26
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Test Ii Fighter Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Johnson.
Fighter Ii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fighter Ii cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
A big left from Fighter Ii misses.
Fighter Ii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Fighter Ii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighter Ii.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighter Ii scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fighter Ii ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Fighter Ii lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Wampage Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter Ii misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighter Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fighter Ii, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Fighter Ii.
I was talking to Fighter Ii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fighter Ii is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Fighter Ii's head.
Fighter Ii is trying to stall.
Johnson cracks Fighter Ii with a nice body shot.
Johnson works on Fighter Ii's body with a couple of short punches.
Fighter Ii is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter Ii controls the action.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fighter Ii up against the cage.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter Ii misses with some punches.
Fighter Ii misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Fighter Ii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighter Ii is trying to stall.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Fighter Ii wants to break the clinch but can't.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Fighter Ii misses with a straight right.
Fighter Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Some bone on bone action there as Fighter Ii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson lands a big shot that drops Fighter Ii! Can he finish him?

Fighter Ii is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Oh Fighter Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.

Johnson decides to return to a standing position.
Johnson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Fighter Ii square on the jaw! Damn, Fighter Ii is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wampage Johnson!
Wampage Johnson 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
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hades Longinius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Leigertwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dexter Leigertwood was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Longinius
vs
Leigertwood

175 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
179 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hades Longinius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Leigertwood!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leigertwood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Longinius. Longinius obviously looking to wear him down.

Longinius shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Longinius slows the pace down in half guard.
Leigertwood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leigertwood gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longinius is pushing down on Leigertwood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leigertwood is fighting to maintain full guard but Longinius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Longinius is just content to waste time from the top position. Leigertwood takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longinius with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leigertwood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Longinius landing some decent shots from guard.
Leigertwood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Longinius trying to control but Leigertwood is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Longinius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Leigertwood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Longinius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Longinius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Leigertwood wants to sweep but no luck.
Longinius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Longinius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Longinius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Longinius throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigertwood dives in for a single leg takedown but Longinius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Leigertwood throws a lazy body kick
and Longinius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Dexter Leigertwood has been cut.
Longinius walks into a stiff left hand from Leigertwood.

It looks like Hades Longinius has been cut.
Dexter Leigertwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Longinius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leigertwood tries to clinch
enabling Longinius to counter with a crisp jab.

Longinius lands a left and a right that sends Leigertwood crashing to the canvas! Longinius dives into mount looking to finish!

Leigertwood is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longinius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Leigertwood is still in real trouble! Can Longinius finish him?
Longinius looking to control but Leigertwood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Longinius fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Longinius scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longinius trying to control but Leigertwood is having none of it.
Leigertwood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Longinius with the ground and pound from mount.
Leigertwood seems to have recovered his senses.
Longinius with good strikes from the mount here!
Longinius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Longinius postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Leigertwood in real trouble here! The ref calls for Leigertwood 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 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hades Longinius!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haleb Sukayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by No Control-You will crawl. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Torres
vs
Sukayev

182 cm
24
235 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
252 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TRT Nutrition & LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haleb Sukayev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukayev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sukayev throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Sukayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sukayev.
Torres looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Sukayev misses its intended target.
Sukayev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sukayev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sukayev.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Torres misses.
Sukayev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Jab from Sukayev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukayev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Henry Torres has been cut.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sukayev.
Torres moves out of range as Sukayev strikes.
Torres slips a jab from Sukayev.
Sukayev throws a sloppy body shot
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a hook.
Sukayev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sukayev circles away quickly and effectively.
Sukayev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Sukayev is predictable there
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sukayev.
Sukayev throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
Sukayev takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
Sukayev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Torres backs up against the cage.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sukayev.
Sloppy strikes from Sukayev. Those never looked like landing.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sukayev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sukayev.
Haleb Sukayev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sukayev misses with a low kick as Torres jumps back.
Sukayev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Torres throwing a counter right hand but Sukayev manages to avoid it.
Haleb Sukayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres with a jab.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sukayev misses with a right hand
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Sukayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres takes a swing at Sukayev's ribcage but misses.
Torres throws a hook but Sukayev blocks it.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torres darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sukayev misses with a series of wild punches.
Sukayev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sukayev counter with a right hand.
Torres moves away from the strike by Sukayev.
Sukayev scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Sukayev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sukayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sukayev.
Sukayev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sukayev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Sukayev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Sukayev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torres misses with a hook. Sukayev ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sukayev throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sukayev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torres misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sukayev! But no joy.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Sukayev is just out of range.
Torres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Torres lands a really nice looking cross but Sukayev seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Sukayev.
Torres misses with a hook. Sukayev ducked under it nicely.
Sukayev slips under a jab from Torres.
Torres thuds his right hand into Sukayev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Sukayev counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Haleb Sukayev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Torres's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sukayev connects with a right hand. Torres shakes it off.
Sukayev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sukayev connects with a crisp jab.
Sukayev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres misses with a hook
and Sukayev counters with a nice uppercut.
Sukayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Sukayev throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
A left and a right from Sukayev both land. Nice combination.
Sukayev tries to land a body kick
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sukayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Sukayev tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Sukayev slips the punch.
Sukayev looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Torres misses with a body punch
enabling Sukayev to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukayev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Torres moves away from the strike by Sukayev.
Sukayev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torres moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sukayev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sukayev.
Sukayev keeps the fight on the outside.
Sukayev scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sukayev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sukayev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torres lands a nice hook to Sukayev's body. Sukayev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torres there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sukayev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sukayev misses with a wild body shot.
Sukayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukayev throws a big shot that misses.
Sukayev moves away from the strike by Torres.
Haleb Sukayev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sukayev misses with a double jab

and Torres decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sukayev's guard.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sukayev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sukayev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sukayev is adopting a defensive guard.

Torres drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sukayev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Torres has Sukayev in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sukayev trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Sukayev throws a big elbow that misses.
Sukayev trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sukayev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torres controlling the position.
Torres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sukayev controls the pace.
Sukayev postures up and lands a big shot to Torres's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Torres lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sukayev looking to control.
Sukayev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Sukayev is trying to hold Torres in close to prevent damage but Torres has managed to pass into half guard.
Torres trying to control the action but Sukayev is working from the bottom.

Torres is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haleb Sukayev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Torres's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sukayev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sukayev slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Torres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Sukayev. That snapped Torres's head back.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sukayev swivels and escapes.
Torres looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sukayev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torres misses with a hook. Sukayev ducked under it nicely.
Sukayev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Torres closes the distance and pushes Sukayev back into the cage.
Torres presses Sukayev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sukayev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres tries to stall but Sukayev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sukayev is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Sukayev can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Sukayev blocks a body shot from Torres.
Sukayev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Sukayev dodges an elbow strike from Torres.
Torres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Torres taking a breather.
Sukayev stalling.
A short left from Torres.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sukayev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sukayev looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to stall.

Torres gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sukayev regains guard.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Sukayev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Sukayev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sukayev is on top in guard.

Torres is trying to keep Sukayev in close.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Torres pulls Sukayev in to control the position.
Sukayev won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Torres working a defensive guard here.
Sukayev wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Sukayev 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sukayev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sukayev trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sukayev misses with a body kick.
Sukayev misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres defending well as Sukayev loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Sukayev.
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Henry Torres did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Henry Torres's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sukayev connects with a crisp jab.
Sukayev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sukayev with a jab.
Torres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sukayev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sukayev throws a combination. Torres tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Sukayev saw that one coming.
A big right from Torres misses.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sukayev moves away.
Sukayev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Sukayev.
Torres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sukayev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukayev staying out of range there.
Sukayev tried to score with a low kick but Torres checks it.
Torres digs a good hook to Sukayev's body.
Torres lands a nice looking body shot.
Torres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sukayev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sukayev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Sukayev. Those never looked like landing.
Sukayev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Sukayev misses with a few strikes there.
Torres defending well as Sukayev loads up on a big left hand.
Sukayev misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres thuds a left hand into Sukayev's body.
Sukayev is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sukayev throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres avoids the body shot from Sukayev.
Torres lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sukayev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres digs a good body shot into Sukayev's ribs.
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukayev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sukayev scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torres misses with a left hand
and Sukayev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sukayev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sukayev.
Sukayev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Torres misses.
Torres swings for the body but Sukayev moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Sukayev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Torres moves away from the strike by Sukayev.
Sukayev throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with a right hand to the body.
Sukayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres pushes Sukayev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sukayev breaks from the clinch.
Sukayev scores with a nice right hand.
Torres throws a jab when Sukayev was well out of range.
Torres drops his hands momentarily and Sukayev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sukayev. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Sukayev throws out a counter right but Torres avoids it with no problem.
Sukayev lands a slapping body shot.
Torres scores with a hook.
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!
Torres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sukayev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
A little jabbing left from Sukayev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sukayev swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sukayev avoids the body shot from Torres.
Sukayev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sukayev throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Sukayev. That snapped Torres's head back.
Sukayev works the jab nicely.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sukayev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haleb Sukayev dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Henry Torres's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

No joy there for Sukayev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sukayev looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.

Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sukayev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sukayev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Torres is looking to counter punch.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Sukayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Torres misses.
Torres needs to keep his hands up - Sukayev had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukayev slips under a jab.
Torres with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sukayev to score with a decent uppercut.
Torres slips a jab from Sukayev.
Torres slips a jab from Sukayev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukayev misses with a looping left.
Sukayev slips a straight right by Torres.
Sukayev misses with a wild body shot.
Sukayev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torres.
Sukayev throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Sukayev slips a jab from Torres.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sukayev walks into a jab.
Sukayev scores with a nice head shot.
Sukayev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Sukayev's shoulder, as Sukayev tries to avoid the shot.
Torres misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sukayev.
Sukayev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
A punch combination from Sukayev misses.
Sukayev lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Sukayev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sukayev manages to circle out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres misses with a hook. Sukayev ducked under it nicely.
Sukayev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Sukayev's shoulder, as Sukayev tries to avoid the shot.
Torres walks into a left hand.
Sukayev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Sukayev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sukayev misses with a kick to the body
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sukayev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sukayev looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Torres staying out of range there.
Sukayev slips under a jab.
Sukayev throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Sukayev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sukayev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Sukayev pushes him off.
Henry Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres takes a swing at Sukayev's ribcage but misses.
Sukayev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sukayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sukayev staying out of range there.
Sukayev throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Haleb Sukayev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukayev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Sukayev saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Sukayev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Sukayev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sukayev with a nice cross.
Nice cross by Sukayev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sukayev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torres throws a body punch but Sukayev moves out of range.
Torres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torres lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sukayev.

Torres drops Sukayev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sukayev looks back up at him and smiles so Torres waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Sukayev is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Haleb Sukayev.
I think Sukayev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haleb Sukayev!
Haleb Sukayev is the new heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Haleb Sukayev made sure he mentioned TRT Nutrition & LAUNDRY, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kangi Ojoos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ojoos
vs
Karl

181 cm
18
184 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

183 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kangi Ojoos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojoos lands a body shot.
Ojoos throws a poor cross that misses
and Karl counters with a right hand to the body.
Ojoos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karl tries to avoid it but Ojoos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karl to the ground. Karl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karl throws an off balance right hand
and Ojoos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ojoos shoots in for a double leg but Karl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ojoos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ojoos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ojoos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kangi Ojoos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojoos misses with a hook.
Karl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ojoos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ojoos at a distance.
Ojoos misses with a right hand
and Karl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Ojoos throws a lazy uppercut
and Karl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ojoos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ojoos throws an overhand right that lands on Karl's shoulder, as Karl tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Ojoos misses its intended target.
Ojoos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karl sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojoos throws a series of strikes that have Karl backpedaling.

It looks like Pernell Karl has been cut.
Karl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ojoos tries to counter with a takedown but Karl is quick to defend against it.
Karl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ojoos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ojoos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karl misses with a looping left.
Ojoos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ojoos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karl. Karl circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karl lands with a nice body punch.
Pernell Karl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ojoos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karl. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karl connects with an inside leg kick.
Ojoos misses with a hook.
It seemed like Karl was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karl darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karl avoids the body shot from Ojoos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojoos throws a body punch but Karl moves out of range.
Ojoos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karl momentarily.
Karl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ojoos backs up against the cage.
A swing and a miss from Ojoos.
Ojoos throws a nice looking combination but Karl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ojoos missing with a left hand there. Karl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ojoos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Karl.
Karl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ojoos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ojoos lands with a hook. Karl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ojoos throws a series of punches but Karl avoids them all with ease.
Karl drops Ojoos with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ojoos! Karl dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pernell Karl!
Pernell Karl was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.