Primal 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Angewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomu Gomu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Angewis
vs
Gomu

189 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

204 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Angewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gomu Gomu!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Jim Angewis has been cut.
Gomu lands a nice hook to Angewis's body. Angewis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Gomu moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Angewis! Gomu continues to tee off on Angewis, landing with a left and a right! Gomu connects with a right hand that leaves Angewis sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Gomu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gomu Gomu!
A very excited looking Gomu Gomu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murheellinen Vilkuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Hallman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Vilkuttaja
vs
Hallman

192 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Hallman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilkuttaja misses the jab.
Vilkuttaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilkuttaja throws an overhand right that lands on Hallman's shoulder, as Hallman tries to avoid the shot.
Hallman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vilkuttaja misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Hallman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilkuttaja misses the target.
Jab by Vilkuttaja.
Hallman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hallman moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilkuttaja seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hallman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hallman misses with a hook
and Vilkuttaja counters with a left to the body.
Hallman connects with a crisp jab.
Hallman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hallman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallman misses with a lunging right hand
and Vilkuttaja counters with a stiff right hand.
Vilkuttaja ducks under a wild hook from Hallman.
Hallman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilkuttaja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja swings for the body but Hallman moves out of range.
Vilkuttaja scores with a hook to the body. Hallman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hallman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vilkuttaja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallman manages to avoid it.
Hallman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hallman throws a lazy uppercut
and Vilkuttaja counters with a stiff right hand.
Vilkuttaja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vilkuttaja takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vilkuttaja throws a shot from downtown. Hallman moves away and avoids it.

Vilkuttaja closes the distance and clinches.
Vilkuttaja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vilkuttaja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallman backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilkuttaja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hallman backwards.
Hallman is trying to break the clinch but Vilkuttaja is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Vilkuttaja as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vilkuttaja scores with a shoulder strike.
Vilkuttaja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hallmans head.
Vilkuttaja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallman.
Vilkuttaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vilkuttaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hallman backwards.

Hallman is rocked!
Vilkuttaja tries to work over Hallman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vilkuttaja misses with the head strike.
Vilkuttaja pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vilkuttaja just leaning against Hallman, taking a breather.
Vilkuttaja tries to work over Hallman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vilkuttaja.
A short right from Vilkuttaja on the inside.
Vilkuttaja lands a hook that snaps the head of Hallman backwards.
Vilkuttaja has Hallman pressed against the cage, preventing Hallman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vilkuttaja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vilkuttaja lands a shoulder strike.
Hallman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hallman is trying to force a seperation but Vilkuttaja has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Vilkuttaja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vilkuttaja lands a hook that snaps the head of Hallman backwards.
Hallman tries to break the clinch but Vilkuttaja is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja working aggressively here.
Vilkuttaja lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vilkuttaja.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hallman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Hallman wants to break free but Vilkuttaja has control.
Hallman is trying to push Vilkuttaja away but Vilkuttaja has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vilkuttaja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vilkuttaja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallman backwards.
Vilkuttaja lands with a light punch inside.
Vilkuttaja displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hallman up against the cage.
Vilkuttaja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilkuttaja.

Hallman breaks from the clinch.
Hallman loads up on a big right hand but Vilkuttaja slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murheellinen Vilkuttaja dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters circling - Hallman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilkuttaja misses the shot to the body.
Vilkuttaja moves away from the strike by Hallman.
Vilkuttaja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallman can do to turn this around?
Hallman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilkuttaja manages to avoid it.
Vilkuttaja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hallman's head.
Hallman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hallman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vilkuttaja. Vilkuttaja circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vilkuttaja connects with the punch.
Vilkuttaja misses with a hook.
Vilkuttaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilkuttaja connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hallman throws an off balance right hand
and Hallman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja is winning the standup battle so far.
Hallman slips a straight right by Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hallman.
Vilkuttaja throwing a counter right hand but Hallman manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilkuttaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja jabs Hallman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vilkuttaja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Hallman.
Vilkuttaja throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallman.
Hallman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hallman misses with a hook. Vilkuttaja ducked under it nicely.
Vilkuttaja connects with a body shot.
Hallman misses with a hook
letting Vilkuttaja counter with a right hand.
Vilkuttaja lands a right hook to the body.
Vilkuttaja misses with a looping right.
Vilkuttaja lands a body shot.
Hallman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilkuttaja manages to avoid it.
Vilkuttaja misses with a body shot.
Vilkuttaja looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallman is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Vilkuttaja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vilkuttaja prevents Hallman from breaking the clinch.
Vilkuttaja tries a body shot but Hallman blocks it.
A hook to the body from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja misses with a punch to the body.
Vilkuttaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hallman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hallman blocks a body shot from Vilkuttaja.
Hallman is trying to force a seperation but Vilkuttaja has the dominant position.
Vilkuttaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hallman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vilkuttaja fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vilkuttaja.
Hallman throws a right hand that misses
and Vilkuttaja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hallman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hallman is breathing heavily.
Vilkuttaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hallman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilkuttaja.
A combination from Hallman does no damage.
Vilkuttaja is looking to counter the offense by Hallman and move into the clinch.
Vilkuttaja jabs at Hallman's body.
Vilkuttaja thuds his right hand into Hallman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hallman misses with a hook. Vilkuttaja ducked under it nicely.
Vilkuttaja is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hallman.
Vilkuttaja slips under a jab.
Vilkuttaja lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilkuttaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallman was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja digs a good body shot into Hallman's ribs.
Hallman 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja lands a slapping body shot.
Hallman drops his hands momentarily and Vilkuttaja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hallman avoids the body shot from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja cracks Hallman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vilkuttaja slips under a jab.
Vilkuttaja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallman was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja connects with a right hand. Hallman shakes it off.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilkuttaja lands a nice shot to the body.
Hallman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vilkuttaja lands with a good body shot.
Vilkuttaja cracks Hallman with an open hand slap.

Vilkuttaja drops Hallman with a beautiful combination! Hallman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vilkuttaja is looking for the KO!
Hallman is still on wobbly legs! Can Vilkuttaja finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilkuttaja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hallman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vilkuttaja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Vilkuttaja lands a big right hand that sends Hallman crashing to the mat! Vilkuttaja stays standing though and waves Hallman back to his feet!
Vilkuttaja fakes the body blow, causing Hallman to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Hallman goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Maldonado had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Maldonado
vs
Eriksson

194 cm
19
239 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Maldonado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson throws a body shot but no joy.
As Eriksson tries to get set, Maldonado tries to push him back and clinch up but Eriksson manages to avoid the attempt.

Maldonado takes the fight into the clinch.
Maldonado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maldonado.
Eriksson looks winded!
Eriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maldonado has him pressed against the cage.
Maldonado prevents a body shot from Eriksson.
Good body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maldonado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Maldonado.
Maldonado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eriksson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldonado lands a body punch.
Maldonado lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Karl Eriksson has been cut.
Maldonado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
Maldonado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eriksson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldonado lands with a short shot to the head.
Maldonado is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maldonado lands a shot to the body.
Maldonado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Maldonado.
A nice left hand lands by Maldonado.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldonado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maldonado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eriksson misses with a punch on the inside.

Maldonado drops Eriksson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Eriksson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Eriksson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Maldonado.
Eriksson is still on wobbly legs! Can Maldonado finish him?
Maldonado digs a right hand into Eriksson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eriksson's gas tank.
Maldonado creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Eriksson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Eriksson drops to his knees and Maldonado pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Maldonado!
An out of breath Rob Maldonado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Gillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gillen
vs
Lane

183 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Gillen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Lane!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillen throws a series of punches but Lane moves out of range.
Lane with the counter takedown but Gillen avoids it easily.

Lane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gillen quickly recovers to half guard.
Gillen pushes Lane off but Lane dives into side control.
Gillen being controlled for a moment.
Gillen is trying to control Lane's posture but Lane avoids it.
Gillen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lane sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gillen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lane tries to advance to mount but Gillen denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillen is looking to reverse the position.
Gillen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gillen tries to get out of the position.
Gillen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gillen is desperately trying to improve his position but Lane has a good base and remains in mount.
Gillen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gillen is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gillen is wriggling around trying to escape.

Gillen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lane.
Gillen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Lane has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Gillen is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trent Lane!
Our winner, Trent Lane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jed Fredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lowery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Lowery will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fredo
vs
Lowery

182 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Dead Orbit

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jed Fredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lowery!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowery connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Jed Fredo has been cut.
Fredo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowery connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fredo. Fredo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fredo thows a leg kick but Lowery checks it
and Fredo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Oooooh!!! Lowery has knocked Fredo down with a huge combo! Lowery steps away and waves a wobbly Fredo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jed Fredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fredo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fredo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Fredo is rocked!
Fredo leaves his chin hanging out and Lowery seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fredo crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Lowery!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courtney Youngs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McLean
vs
Youngs

192 cm
19
260 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

MMA Hype Apparel

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn McLean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Courtney Youngs!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Youngs's head.

It looks like Courtney Youngs has been cut.

Youngs closes the distance and clinches.
McLean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Youngs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Youngs taking a breather.
Youngs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLean's elbow.

Youngs turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Youngs manages to end up in side control.
McLean is not content to let Youngs control the position.
McLean tries to buck Youngs off but Youngs is having none of it.
Youngs wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLean keeps working.
McLean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McLean defending against the ground and pound.
Youngs is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McLean's shoulder. That is not cool.
Youngs wants to control but McLean is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean is being controlled here.
McLean tries to buck Youngs off but Youngs is having none of it.
McLean is not content to let Youngs control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McLean dodges the ground and pound from Youngs.
Youngs wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLean keeps working.

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

Youngs gets a double leg takedown into McLean's guard.
McLean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Youngs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Youngs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Youngs looking to sit in guard and control but McLean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

McLean stops Youngs from standing up.
McLean throws a big right hand that misses.
Youngs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean is working Youngs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Youngs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Youngs can do anything to dispel that myth.
McLean with a flurry of punches that miss.
McLean trying to control but Youngs is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McLean wants to pass the guard but Youngs is keeping the position.
McLean throws an elbow that misses. Youngs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McLean's guard. Nice move by Youngs!

Youngs trying to control the position from guard on top but McLean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Youngs looking to sit in guard and control but McLean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLean throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McLean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McLean connects with a couple of short punches.
McLean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Youngs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McLean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Youngs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McLean.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLean throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McLean trying to control the position from guard on top but Youngs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Shawn McLean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Courtney Youngs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Youngs closes the distance and pushes McLean back into the cage.
Youngs avoiding damage.
A short left from McLean.
McLean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Youngs backwards.
Youngs misses with a body punch.
McLean tries a body shot but Youngs blocks it.
McLean lands a nice shot to the body.
McLean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Youngs backwards.
Youngs is working for takedown but McLean is calmly controlling the position for now.

Youngs manages to break the clinch.
Youngs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLean lands a jab.

Youngs is rocked!
Youngs glances at the clock... BAM! McLean nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Youngs crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Youngs is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn McLean!
A very excited looking Shawn McLean made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Gastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocker Mabok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Gastelum has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gastelum
vs
Mabok

175 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uriah Gastelum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocker Mabok!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gastelum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gastelum moves away from the strike by Mabok.
Gastelum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Abobomination Training $800 13 LEGIT elite coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Gastelum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gastelum moves into the clinch successfully.
Mabok misses with the head strike.
Gastelum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mabok walks away with a smile on his face. Gastelum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gastelum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gastelum or perhaps it was just good defense by Mabok, which made it look bad.
Mabok misses the shot to the body.
Mabok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gastelum was well out of range. Poor timing from Mabok.

Gastelum throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mabok was covering up waiting for the punch and Gastelum finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gastelum passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabok trying to control here.
Gastelum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mabok defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gastelum content to control rather than advance.
Gastelum looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gastelum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mabok with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mabok trying to control from the bottom.
Gastelum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gastelum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mabok's head.
Mabok wants to improve his position but Gastelum is controlling well.
Gastelum throwing shots but Mabok is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gastelum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mabok avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gastelum.
Mabok is trying to control but Gastelum passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gastelum lands a few punches from side control.
Gastelum cracks Mabok with a big right hand but Mabok just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mabok struggling a bit here.
Gastelum in side control, throwing shots but Mabok defends.
Gastelum is looking to take a break and control but Mabok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Mabok bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gastelum looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mabok is in trouble now - Gastelum has advanced to mount!
Mabok is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mabok wants to hold on but Gastelum pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Mabok really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gastelum punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gastelum landing shots from mount.
Gastelum with the ground and pound from mount.

Mabok is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gastelum prevents Mabok from getting the reversal.
Mabok is still in real trouble! Can Gastelum finish him?
Mabok avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gastelum.
Mabok is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gastelum misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mabok seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gastelum misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mabok is looking to improve his position but Gastelum isn't that keen on the idea.
Mabok avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gastelum.
Mabok holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gastelum tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mabok avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gastelum.
Gastelum raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gastelum throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gastelum throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gastelum with shots to the head and body - Mabok looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mabok takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gastelum unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mabok wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gastelum celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriah Gastelum!
Uriah Gastelum thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buz Ionel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Marley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ionel
vs
Marley

200 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
19
284 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buz Ionel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Marley!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ionel's half guard.
Marley wants to control but Ionel is keeping him busy.
Ionel wants to improve his position but Marley is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ionel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ionel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ionel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marley.
Marley lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley trying to control but Ionel is working from the bottom.
Ionel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ionel's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ionel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ionel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ionel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marley landing with the ground and pound.
Marley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ionel trying to control the position.
Marley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Marley trying to control but Ionel is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ionel pulls Marley in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ionel's hands.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Ionel counters with a stiff right hand.
Ionel misses with a double jab.
Marley scores with a body shot.
Ionel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ionel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Marley moves into the clinch.
Ionel throws a head punch that misses.
Marley lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ionel is pressed up against the cage. Marley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ionel down to the mat. Ionel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ionel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Marley avoids the body shot from Ionel.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Ionel moves out of range easily.
Ionel lands a jab to the nose.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ionel.
Marley misses with a head kick.
That kick from Marley tenderised Ionel's leg. Ionel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marley cracks Ionel with an open hand slap.
Marley is looking to slow Ionel down with leg kicks.
Ionel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Ionel throws a big shot that misses.
Marley misses with a body kick.
Ionel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ionel misses with a body shot.
Marley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ionel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marley.
Ionel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marley counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ionel.
Ionel misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley staying out of range there.
Marley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marley moves away from the strike by Ionel.
Marley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ionel with a body shot.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ionel.
Ionel misses with a body shot.
Marley slips under a jab from Ionel.
A shot to the body from Ionel misses
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buz Ionel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marley misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Marley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Ionel moved out of range.
Ionel checks the leg kick.
Ionel misses with a jab to the body
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ionel. Ionel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marley looks to throw the jab but Ionel is out of range.
Ionel is looking to clinch.
Marley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ionel just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Marley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Marley.
Ionel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ionel tries to get out of the position.
Marley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ionel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ionel trying to get back to full guard but Marley takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ionel tries to lock up and control but Marley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ionel is looking to improve his position but Marley isn't that keen on the idea.
Marley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BOOM! Marley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marley throws some wild stikes that Ionel manages to avoid easily.
Marley thowing shots but they're missing.
Marley cracks Ionel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ionel manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Marley prevents Ionel from improving his position.
Ionel is in trouble now - Marley has advanced to mount!
Marley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ionel because Marley loaded up on that one.
Marley is landing with some decent strikes but Ionel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marley with good strikes from the mount here!
Marley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ionel's face.
Marley lands with some strikes.
Marley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Ionel is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ionel goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Marley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). James Marley!
Our winner, James Marley, 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.