EPL Quarter-Final PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiyapairat's choice of entrance music: Ram Muay. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bruce
vs
Tiyapairat

169 cm
45
157 lbs
29 - 12 - 1

174 cm
43
166 lbs
30 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bruce, as that shot connected.

Bruce clinches up against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the head but Tiyapairat blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Bruce's arms but Bruce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the cage.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Bruce is stalling here.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Bruce lands a right hand.

It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiyapairat's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Tiyapairat slows down the pace here.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiyapairat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruce's brow.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce stalls.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses with some punches.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Bruce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tiyapairat avoids the elbow strike from Bruce, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Tiyapairat works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow over the top.
Tiyapairat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce dodges an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Bruce lands a right hand.

Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Tiyapairat.
Bruce takes one to the chin there.

Tiyapairat pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Tiyapairat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice uppercut.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiyapairat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow strike.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bruce's face.
Tiyapairat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Bruce looking to throw knees to the head but Tiyapairat is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiyapairat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Tiyapairat in a clinch.
Tiyapairat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bruce up against the cage.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiyapairat managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Bruce won't want to take too many of those.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.

Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Bruce.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Tiyapairat was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiyapairat scores with a hook.

Bruce gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiyapairat avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Bruce pushes Tiyapairat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bruce.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the side of Bruce's head.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat is leaning against Bruce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bobby Bruce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce blocks a body shot from Tiyapairat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Bruce.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat blocks an uppercut.
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiyapairat avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bruce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Bruce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Bruce's arms but Bruce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the cage.
Bruce slows down the pace here.
Tiyapairat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bruce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bruce tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Tiyapairat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce avoiding damage.

Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiyapairat blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Tiyapairat takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bruce pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiyapairat can do to turn this around?
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruce as Tiyapairat tries to tie him up.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Tiyapairat avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce pushes Tiyapairat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat tries to break free but Bruce pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Bruce - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.

Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bruce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Bruce's ribcage.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.

Tiyapairat is rocked!
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiyapairat is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiyapairat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat seems to have recovered his senses.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
Bruce effectively controlling the action here.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruce lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tiyapairat to his knees! Bruce keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bruce!
After the big win, Bobby Bruce made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Huddlestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Huddlestone
vs
Vega

190 cm
39
166 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

178 cm
37
169 lbs
13 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Huddlestone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Vega!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huddlestone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huddlestone is looking to clinch but Vega is avoiding it.
Vega follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Huddlestone connects with the punch.
Huddlestone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huddlestone tries to clinch but Vega is having none of it.

Huddlestone clinches up against the cage.
Vega avoids a wild elbow strike from Huddlestone.
Vega tries a knee to the head but Huddlestone blocks it.
Vega lands a damaging elbow.
Huddlestone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vega.

It looks like Tom Huddlestone has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Huddlestone throws an elbow but misses.
Vega throws an elbow but it misses.
Vega tries for a takedown but Huddlestone manages to get underhooks.
Huddlestone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Nice elbow from Vega.
Huddlestone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega blocks the elbow strike.
Vega avoids the elbow strike from Huddlestone, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vega.
Huddlestone misses with an elbow over the top.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vega cracks Huddlestone with a nice body shot.
Vega lands with a short shot to the head.
Huddlestone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Huddlestone throws an elbow but misses.
Vega tries to throw a body punch but Huddlestone avoids it by throwing Vega back against the cage.
Huddlestone misses with an elbow over the top.
Vega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Huddlestone pushes off an throws an elbow but Vega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Huddlestone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vega's defenses.
A knee to the head by Vega.
Huddlestone avoids a wild elbow strike from Vega.
Vega dodges an elbow strike from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone misses with an elbow strike.
Huddlestone misses with an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega blocks an elbow strike.

Huddlestone has clasped his hands together around Vega's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Huddlestone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vega is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Huddlestone is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vega bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Huddlestone wants to sweep but no luck.
Vega looking to pass the guard.
Vega won't allow Huddlestone to sweep him here.

Huddlestone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vega gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vega is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Huddlestone is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Huddlestone has escaped and now he's on top!

Vega manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huddlestone manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega landing some decent shots from guard.
Vega wants to pass the guard but Huddlestone is keeping the position.
Huddlestone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Huddlestone has his foot on Vega's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vega works his way back into a safe position though.
Huddlestone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vega on the ground.
Huddlestone is trying to keep Vega in close.
Huddlestone keeping full guard, as Vega tries to pass.
Vega controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vega advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vega trying to control the action but Huddlestone is working from the bottom.
Huddlestone is pushing Vega's head away, looking to escape. Vega manages to hold on to the position though.

Vega thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vega is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Huddlestone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Vega tries for a kimura but Huddlestone is defending well.
Vega has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Vega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Huddlestone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Huddlestone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huddlestone blocks an elbow strike from Vega.
Vega avoids the elbow strike from Huddlestone, against the cage.

Vega has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Huddlestone regains guard immediately.
Vega pushes down on Huddlestone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Huddlestone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vega tries to pass to full mount but Huddlestone defends it.

Vega is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Huddlestone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Huddlestone is trying to stand up here but Vega is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huddlestone is looking for a sweep. Vega is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vega is trying to control. Huddlestone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vega wants to pass the guard but Huddlestone is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huddlestone is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huddlestone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vega's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vega's back!
Vega rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Vega gets full guard.
Vega controlling Huddlestone's posture.
Huddlestone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huddlestone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vega looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huddlestone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Vega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vega is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone is looking to stand up but Vega won't let him.
Huddlestone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vega is keeping the position for now.
Vega keeping moving, preventing Huddlestone from controlling successfully.
Huddlestone looking to pass the guard.
Huddlestone trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huddlestone stopping the sweep attempt from Vega.
Vega is controlling Huddlestone's posture.
Vega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huddlestone's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Vega wants to work for an arm triangle but Huddlestone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vega trying to mount his opponent but Huddlestone defends it.
Huddlestone is refusing to be controlled, as Vega sits in half guard.

Vega is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Huddlestone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vega.
Vega passes to side control.
Huddlestone can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Vega is trying to get an arm triangle but Huddlestone is defending well.

Huddlestone throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Huddlestone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Huddlestone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vega's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vega is working an open guard so Huddlestone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Huddlestone tries a head kick but it misses.
Huddlestone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huddlestone.
Huddlestone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Huddlestone misses
and Vega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Vega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tom Huddlestone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Vega closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Huddlestone quickly recovers to half guard.
Vega trying to advance position but Huddlestone counters by regaining guard.
Huddlestone tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Huddlestone manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Huddlestone tries to clinch up but Vega circles away and keeps his distance.
Vega throws out a counter right but Huddlestone avoids it with no problem.
Huddlestone tries to clinch up.
Vega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huddlestone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Huddlestone instigates a clinch.
Huddlestone takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vega throws an elbow but misses.

Huddlestone has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vega clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vega tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega is still trying to improve position.
Vega tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vega slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tom Huddlestone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vega.
Huddlestone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vega trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Huddlestone manages to pass to mount!
Vega is trying desperately to improve position.
Vega tries to hold on but Huddlestone postures up.
Huddlestone scoring with strikes but Vega is staying in there.
Vega sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vega is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Huddlestone tries to free his leg and advance position but Vega is retaining full guard.
Vega working a defensive guard here.
Huddlestone trying to control the position from guard on top but Vega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vega bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huddlestone's guard.

Vega pushes down on Huddlestone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Huddlestone won't allow Vega to pass to mount.
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!
Huddlestone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vega is working away from the top position though.
Vega passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Huddlestone!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vega tries to control but Huddlestone wriggling away.
Huddlestone wants to hold on but Vega pushes him away.
Steve Vega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huddlestone wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Vega content just to control the position here.
Huddlestone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tom Huddlestone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huddlestone wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone wants to control but Vega is having none of it.
Vega takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Huddlestone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vega controlling the pace for now.
Huddlestone squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vega lands a heavy elbow.
Huddlestone is looking to get to half guard.
Vega sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vega winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Vega!
After winning the bout, Steve Vega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Tom Huddlestone spoke after the fight, saying 'gonna take some time of to decide if im gonna continue to keep fighting or not!'.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by Catch Em By Surprise. Javier Pena will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brandon
vs
Pena

170 cm
28
164 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

186 cm
41
165 lbs
27 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown but Pena manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pena swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandon.
Brandon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.

Pena gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brandon tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena is retaining full guard.
Brandon controlling from the top position.
Brandon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pena is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Brandon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon goes for a double leg but Pena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pena continues to drive forward.
Brandon shoots for a double leg takedown but Pena sprawls well. He's pushed Brandon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena throws a poor cross that misses

and Brandon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pena's guard.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Brandon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brandon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pena utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Pena scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pena misses with a hook
letting Brandon counter with a right hand.
Brandon avoids the head kick by Pena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Brandon scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon throws a hook but Pena blocks it.
Pena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brandon shoots for a takedown but Pena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Pena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena lands a jab to the nose.
Kenny Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pena.
Brandon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
Pena leaves Brandon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brandon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pena.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Pena coming out on top.
Brandon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.

Brandon takes the fight into the clinch.

Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandon 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 Pena has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pena and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brandon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pena throws a head kick that Brandon semi-blocks.
Pena misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon avoids the head kick by Pena.

Brandon has managed to clinch.

Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon is looking to clinch but Pena is avoiding it.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandon misses with a wild body shot.
Pena looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brandon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena throws a hook to the side of Brandon's head but Brandon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Brandon's shoulder, as Brandon tries to avoid the shot.
Pena walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brandon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brandon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Brandon. Those never looked like landing.
Pena looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pena takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Pena dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck for Brandon with that takedown attempt.
Brandon throws a right and a left that Pena avoids nicely.
Brandon looks to land a body kick but Pena moved away.
A head kick from Pena lands but Brandon takes it in his stride.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brandon on the side of the head.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch but Pena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brandon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Pena makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brandon clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pena breaks from the clinch.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena misses with the combination.
Brandon scores with a head kick.
Brandon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pena.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandon slips under a jab.
Pena displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brandon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pena! But no joy.
Pena circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Brandon takes the fight into the clinch.
Brandon tries to score a body lock takedown but Pena shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brandon is trying to trip Pena. He has hold of a leg but Pena is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brandon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Brandon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throwing strikes but missing.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brandon is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Pena is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Brandon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pena avoiding damage as Brandon throws knees to the body.
Brandon looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Pena manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena slaps away a takedown attempt from Brandon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandon attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Brandon wants to clinch.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pena as he avoids it easily.
Pena throws a shot from downtown. Brandon moves away and avoids it.
Brandon is looking for a counter combo.

Pena gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brandon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brandon throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Brandon.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandon is just out of range.
A punch combination from Brandon misses.
Brandon misses with a hook
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Brandon's shoulder, as Brandon tries to avoid the shot.
Pena bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Brandon
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Brandon throws a lazy uppercut
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Brandon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brandon swings wildly with an uppercut but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon darts in looking for a takedown but Pena gets double underhooks and turns Brandon into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena tries to move into range but Brandon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brandon tries to land a body kick
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Pena cracks Brandon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandon circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pena counters with a left to the body.
Brandon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brandon wants to clinch up but Pena keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pena.
Brandon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pena buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandon scores with the left hand. Pena knows he should have avoided that one.
Pena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brandon dives in and grabs Pena's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pena pushes down on Brandon's head and hops out.
Pena looks to land a combination but Brandon avoids it well.
Pena throws a low kick but Brandon moves out of range easily.

Brandon has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Pena gets tackled into the cage by Brandon. Brandon maintains the clinch.

Brandon breaks from the clinch.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Pena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brandon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandon wants to clinch up but Pena keeps it at a distance.
Pena pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brandon is out of range and Pena settles back down.
Pena throws the left hand but Brandon avoids the punch easily.
Brandon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brandon looks for the body kick but Pena saw that one coming.
Brandon misses with an uppercut
and Pena counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Pena misses its intended target.

Brandon darts in and clinches Pena up against the cage.
Brandon lands a shoulder strike.

Brandon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon shoots for a takedown but Pena saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brandon instigates a clinch.
Javier Pena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
Pena takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brandon leaning against his opponent.
Kenny Brandon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a punch to the body.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Brandon.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brandon throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Brandon.
Brandon lands a nice uppercut.

Brandon has Pena pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brandon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pena tumbling to the mat - Brandon dives into Pena's guard.
Pena keeping moving, preventing Brandon from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Javier Pena.
I've got Pena winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Pena!
Javier Pena decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kk Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordin Tootoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brewer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to scooby doo. Jordin Tootoo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brewer
vs
Tootoo

158 cm
28
150 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
152 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kk Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordin Tootoo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer slips a straight right by Tootoo.

Tootoo moves into the clinch successfully.
Brewer is trying to maintain a safe position but Tootoo gets an underhook and turns Brewer into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tootoo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brewer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tootoo.
Tootoo lands a shoulder strike.
Brewer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tootoo backwards.
Tootoo digs a right hand into Brewer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brewer's gas tank.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tootoo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brewer up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Brewer breaks from the clinch.
Tootoo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Brewer shoots in and bounces Tootoo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tootoo wants to stand but Brewer is controlling the position.
Brewer trying to control the position from guard on top but Tootoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tootoo wants to stand up but Brewer is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brewer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tootoo is keeping the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tootoo 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.
Brewer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tootoo in his tracks.
Brewer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tootoo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tootoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brewer slips under a jab.

Brewer takes the fight into the clinch.
Brewer prevents a body shot from Tootoo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brewer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tootoo lands a shot to the body.
Tootoo trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brewer.

Brewer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tootoo is trying to keep an underhook but Brewer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brewer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brewer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brewer wants to control but Tootoo is keeping him busy.
Brewer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tootoo is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brewer lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer winds up and cracks Tootoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brewer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brewer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brewer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brewer is trying to control. Tootoo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brewer is taking a breather. Tootoo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Tootoo pushes Brewer off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tootoo throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jordin Tootoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brewer misses the jab.
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 Kk Brewer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tootoo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brewer counters with a leg kick.
Tootoo wants to clinch up but Brewer keeps it at a distance.
Brewer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brewer tries to clinch there but Tootoo circles away.
Brewer walks into a straight right hand from Tootoo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brewer, right into the meat.
Brewer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tootoo.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Brewer backing away here, and Tootoo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good exchange - Tootoo coming out on top.
Brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tootoo throws the left hand but Brewer avoids the punch easily.
Tootoo ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
Brewer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Tootoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Brewer.

Tootoo darts in and clinches Brewer up against the cage.

Tootoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tootoo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brewer, pushing him back against the cage.
Tootoo prevents a body shot from Brewer.
A nice left hand lands by Brewer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tootoo is trying to break free.
Brewer looking for a takedown.

Tootoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tootoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tootoo misses with a right hand
and Brewer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brewer keeps the fight on the outside.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tootoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tootoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Tootoo has closed the distance and engaged Brewer in a clinch.
Tootoo tries to break free but Brewer pushes him back against the cage.
Brewer blocks an uppercut.
Tootoo looking to stall.
Brewer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tootoo slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tootoo throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brewer blocks a body shot from Tootoo.
Jordin Tootoo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Tootoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tootoo throws out a loose jab but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brewer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tootoo as he avoids it easily.
Tootoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brewer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tootoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brewer counters with a good low kick that Tootoo was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Brewer as he checks the leg kick.
Brewer throws a big counter combination but Tootoo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tootoo blocks a jab.
Brewer throws a lazy right hand but Tootoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Tootoo instigates a clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tootoo 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.
Tootoo is looking to chop away at Brewer's legs.
Kk Brewer is winning the standup battle so far.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tootoo. That did some damage!
Brewer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Tootoo does no damage.
Tootoo avoids the head kick by Brewer.
Brewer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tootoo staying out of range there.
Tootoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tootoo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tootoo checks a leg kick.
Brewer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tootoo.
Brewer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tootoo if he has to take too many more of those.
Tootoo lands a body shot.
Tootoo wants to clinch up but Brewer keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Brewer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brewer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tootoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brewer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Tootoo.
Tootoo misses with a looping left.
Tootoo lands a jab to Brewer's midsection.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tootoo misses with a low kick as Brewer jumps back.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tootoo. That did some damage!
Tootoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tootoo throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tootoo misses with a wild combination.
Brewer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brewer staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Tootoo as he connects with a hook.
Tootoo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brewer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tootoo in his tracks.

Tootoo rushes Brewer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brewer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tootoo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordin Tootoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tootoo throws an off balance right hand

and Brewer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tootoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brewer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tootoo tries to break free but Brewer pushes him back against the cage.
Brewer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tootoo up against the cage.
Tootoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brewer.
Tootoo throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tootoo tries to land a knee to the head but Brewer blocks with his arms.

Tootoo breaks from the clinch.
Brewer misses with a hook
and Tootoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Tootoo tenderised Brewer's leg. Brewer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tootoo lands a really nice looking cross but Brewer seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tootoo. That did some damage!
Brewer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tootoo's sensitive parts.
Brewer motions for Tootoo to come forward. Brewer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Brewer takes the fight into the clinch.
Brewer tries a knee to the head but Tootoo blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brewer.
Tootoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tootoo misses with the head strike.
Brewer can't break the clinch.
Brewer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tootoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tootoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tootoo blocks a body shot from Brewer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tootoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brewer has him pressed against the cage.
Tootoo misses with some punches.
Brewer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brewer misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer keeps control of Tootoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Brewer gets control of Tootoo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brewer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brewer trying to control the position.
Brewer is really struggling to control Tootoo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tootoo tries to stand but Brewer is controlling from the bottom.
Brewer being controlled here, momentarily.

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

Tootoo wants to stand up but Brewer is controlling him.
Brewer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brewer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tootoo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tootoo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brewer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brewer stops Tootoo from standing up.
Brewer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brewer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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

Tootoo closes the distance and clinches.
Brewer crunches a lovely knee into Tootoo's ribcage.
Brewer pushes Tootoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer is trying to pull guard but Tootoo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tootoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brewer avoids it.
Tootoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow.
Brewer pushes Tootoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kk Brewer!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahtic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sleeping My Day Away. Lou Nahtic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nahtic
vs
Rad

180 cm
31
140 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

165 cm
34
104 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Rad!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad looks to land a right hand but Nahtic moved out of range.

Nahtic rushes Rad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nahtic digs a right hand underneath Rad's ribcage. Rad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nahtic.
Nahtic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rad's elbow.

Rad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lou Nahtic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rad gets tackled into the cage by Nahtic. Nahtic maintains the clinch.

Rad manages to break the clinch.
Rad connects with a high kick.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nahtic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Rad counter with a right hand.
Rad motions for Nahtic to come forward. Rad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rad throws out a loose jab but Nahtic uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nahtic moves into range and clinches up with Rad.

Rad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nahtic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nahtic moves in looking to clinch but Rad pushes him off.

Nahtic closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Nahtic has been working on his elbows in the gym.

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

Nahtic clinches up with Rad and pushes him back against the cage.
Rad is struggling to control the position.
Rad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rad.

Rad breaks from the clinch.
Nahtic moves out of range of the body kick.
Rad keeps the fight on the outside.
Nahtic lands a jab to the nose.
Rad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nahtic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nahtic thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad is looking to chop away at Nahtic's legs.
Rad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nahtic is out of range.
Nahtic feinted with a counter takedown.
Rad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nahtic can pounce on him.
Nahtic tests Rad's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Rad is rocked!
Rad looks for the body kick but Nahtic saw that one coming.
Rad is still on wobbly legs! Can Nahtic finish him?
Nahtic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rad seems to have recovered his senses.
Rad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nahtic moves away.
Nahtic walks into a left hand.

Nahtic closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Nahtic.
Nahtic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Nahtic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nahtic's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nahtic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rad throws a sloppy head kick and Nahtic moves out of range easily.
Nahtic feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Nahtic.
Rad tries a low kick but Nahtic avoids it.
Nahtic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rad is looking to land body kicks.
Nahtic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rad throws a fast counter high kick but Nahtic manages to duck under it in time.
Nahtic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nahtic blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nahtic.
Rad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nahtic tries to bum rush Rad with a series of wild strikes but Rad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nahtic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rad throws out the jab.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses.
Rad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rad.
Rad scores with a jab to the head.
Nahtic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rad's corner calls for a 1-2. Rad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Nahtic finds it's way through Rad's defenses.
Rad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nahtic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rad walks into a left hand.
Nahtic thows a leg kick but Rad checks it
and Rad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rad cracks the inside of Nahtic's front leg.
Nahtic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nahtic scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nahtic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyle Rad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nahtic backing away here, and Rad unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nahtic lands a big head kick that sends Rad to the canvas! Nahtic follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Nahtic!
A very excited looking Lou Nahtic 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.
Kyle Rad was interviewed post fight and said 'Just a bad day bitch. next time i will fuck you up good.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes to the cage accompanied by 12 Stones - Bulletproof. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Centura
vs
Snow

165 cm
34
180 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

189 cm
24
175 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distor Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow misses with a kick to the body.
Centura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snow circles away quickly and effectively.
Centura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snow counters with an inside leg kick.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Centura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Centura throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
Centura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Snow on the side of the head.
Centura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow slips a straight right by Centura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Centura.
An attempted straight right counter from Centura misses the target.
Distor Centura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Centura blocks the leg kick.
Centura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snow swings for the body but Centura moves out of range.
Centura misses with a looping right.
Snow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow throws a wild body kick that Centura sees coming a mile off.
Centura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snow misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Centura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Centura throws a leg kick but Snow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Centura looks to land a left hand but Snow moved out of range nicely.
Snow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
Centura blocks a jab.
Centura moves out of range of the body kick from Snow.
Centura throws a right hand that Snow ducks under and follows up with a left that Snow also avoids with ease.
Snow ducks under a wild hook from Centura.
Centura avoids the head kick by Snow.
Snow defending well as Centura loads up on a big left hand.
Snow misses with a wild combination.
Centura is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snow looks to score with a jab to the body but Centura is just out of range.
Centura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Centura was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Centura throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Centura is able to avoid easily.
Centura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Centura.
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!
Centura misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Centura.
Snow moves away from the strike by Centura.
Snow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Centura coming out on top.
Centura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snow throws a head kick but Centura moves out of range.
Snow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snow is looking to score with low kicks.
Snow checks a low kick from Centura.
Jab, jab by Snow - just one landing.
Centura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Centura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snow throws a push kick but Centura slaps the foot to one side.
Snow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Centura misses.
Snow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Centura rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow scores with a jab to the head.
Centura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Centura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snow.
Centura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Snow. Centura shrugs it off though.
Centura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Snow.
Centura connects with a jab.
Centura throws the left hand but Snow avoids the punch easily.
Centura misses with a hook. Snow ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Centura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Distor Centura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Snow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Snow blocks a jab.
Snow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Snow throws a head kick but Centura moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Centura misses the target.
Snow throws a body shot but no joy.
Centura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snow.
Snow misses with a body shot.
Snow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Snow throws a front kick that sends Centura stumbling back into the cage.
Snow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snow throws a head kick but Centura moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow feints a jab promting Centura to slip. Snow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Centura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Centura 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 slapping leg kick lands for Centura.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Centura checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Centura.
Centura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Centura misses with a hook.
Centura loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Centura manages to avoid it.
Centura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Centura misses with a two punch combination.
Centura throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snow.
An inside leg kick from Snow misses.
Centura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Snow scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow scores with a hook to the body. Centura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snow scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow drops his hands momentarily and Centura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Centura ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
A little feinted left hand from Centura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Centura.

Snow is rocked!
Centura throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow is still on wobbly legs! Can Centura finish him?
Snow tries to land a front kick but Centura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snow seems to have recovered his senses.
Snow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Centura throwing a counter right hand but Snow manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Snow misses
and Centura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Distor Centura is winning the standup battle so far.
Centura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Centura feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow staying out of range there.
Snow connects with a high kick.
Centura misses with a lunging right hand
and Centura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Centura was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
A swing and a miss from Centura.
Centura throws a leg kick which misses Snow's front leg but catches the back leg as Snow tries to avoid it.
Centura blocks a head kick by Snow.
Centura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Centura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Centura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Centura avoids the body shot from Snow.
Centura takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Centura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snow. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Centura.
Snow misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Centura throws an overhand right that drops Snow like a sack of potatoes! Centura dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Distor Centura!
Distor Centura decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stern has chosen The Great American Nightmare as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

LeBeau
vs
Stern

180 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

184 cm
28
199 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBeau misses with an uppercut. Stern saw that one coming.
LeBeau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
LeBeau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stern takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
LeBeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Stern connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stern chopping away at his opponent's legs.
LeBeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeBeau ducks right into an uppercut from Stern.
LeBeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
LeBeau throws a right hand that misses
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Stern looks to throw the jab but LeBeau is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from LeBeau misses.

Stern moves into the clinch.

Stern has hold of one of LeBeau's legs. LeBeau is fighting the takedown attempt but Stern gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stern wants to pass the guard but LeBeau is keeping the position.
LeBeau wants to sweep here but Stern controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

LeBeau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stern pushing down on LeBeau's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

LeBeau actively working from the bottom here.
LeBeau is looking to escape.
Stern seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but LeBeau does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stern works his way into side control.
LeBeau is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
LeBeau is staying active underneath Stern, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stern uses his free foot to push down on LeBeau's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for LeBeau.
Stern looking to control and managing it successfully.
LeBeau gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau is looking to improve his position.
LeBeau trying to hold on to Stern's head to control him but Stern postures up.

Stern looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stern working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
LeBeau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

LeBeau actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau is looking to control Stern's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can LeBeau avoid being mounted?
LeBeau tries to get to full guard but Stern has control of the leg.
Stern content to control rather than advance.

Stern is working for a submission of some sort.

LeBeau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stern controlling the action here.

That's four 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.
Stern has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stern controlling from the full mount.

Stern stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Stern throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LeBeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LeBeau misses with a wild combination.
Stern slaps away a takedown attempt from LeBeau, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Stern gets a clinch.
LeBeau blocks a body shot from Stern.
LeBeau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stern fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stern dodges the punch combination from LeBeau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stern shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stern was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
LeBeau tries to improve position but can't.
Howard Stern has got the better of the ground game so far.

Stern is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, LeBeau has escaped the position, nice work there.
LeBeau is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stern is controlling him well.
Stern wants to lay and pray for a moment but LeBeau keeps working.

Stern decides to stand up, so the ref orders LeBeau to his feet.
LeBeau misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBeau misses with a looping left.
LeBeau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
LeBeau takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stern gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LeBeau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stern shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stern was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
LeBeau tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau trying to remain calm as Stern controls from the top position.
Stern tries to advance to mount but LeBeau denies him.
Stern gets to mount! LeBeau was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Stern stands up from mount. Strange move.
Stern uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
LeBeau shoots in looking for a takedown but Stern manages to keep the fight standing, pushing LeBeau's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Stern.
Stern connects with a body shot.
LeBeau misses with a wild body shot.
Howard Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stern scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stern lands a really nice looking cross but LeBeau seems unphased.
Stern has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from LeBeau.
LeBeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stern fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeBeau shoots in and drives through. Stern sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBeau misses with an uppercut

and Stern counters by moving into the clinch.

LeBeau has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stern clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stern has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stern trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
LeBeau controlling well, preventing Stern from escaping the position.
LeBeau trying to control.

LeBeau has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Stern is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Stern tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

LeBeau is persistently looking for the submission but Stern is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

LeBeau is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stern has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
LeBeau wants to control the position but Stern frees himself and scrambles - LeBeau manages to regain control in side control.
Stern can't do much from the bottom here.
I wouldn't like to be where Stern is right now.
LeBeau working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

LeBeau tries for a kimura but Stern is defending well.
Stern controls the position for a moment.
Stern tries to bench press LeBeau off him but LeBeau keeps the position.

LeBeau is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stern is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stern manages to get back to half guard.
LeBeau trying to control the action but Stern is working from the bottom.

Stern is defending against the submission attempts here by LeBeau.

LeBeau is trying to work for a kimura but Stern is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Stern showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stern shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. LeBeau is trying to defend but Stern finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
LeBeau is not content to let Stern control the position.
Stern working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stern is looking to take a break and control but LeBeau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
LeBeau is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBeau moves into full guard.
LeBeau is trying to keep Stern in close.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau looking to control.
LeBeau looking for a sweep. Not yet LeBeau, not yet.
LeBeau keeping full guard, as Stern tries to pass.

LeBeau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stern is aware though and is defending well.
Stern slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

LeBeau is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stern pulls his head out easily.
Stern is taking a breather. LeBeau says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
LeBeau tries to get to full guard but Stern has control of the leg.

LeBeau looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern is controlling the pace.
LeBeau wants to improve his position but Stern is controlling well.
Well, if Stern is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stern frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stern avoids the attempt from LeBeau to control.
Stern looking to control and managing it successfully.

Stern stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern connects with a leg kick. LeBeau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Remy LeBeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stern connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
LeBeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Stern lands a straight punch to the body, keeping LeBeau at a distance.
LeBeau shoots and misses
and Stern counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
LeBeau connects with a leg kick. Stern looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Stern finds it's way through LeBeau's defenses.
Stern getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
LeBeau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stern connects with a single shot there.
LeBeau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
LeBeau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stern fails to land the takedown.
LeBeau tries to bum rush Stern with a series of wild strikes but Stern uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Stern catches LeBeau right on the button with a cross.
Stern connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern scores with the left hand. LeBeau knows he should have avoided that one.
LeBeau connects with a solid leg kick.

Stern is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in LeBeau's half guard.
Stern is taking a breather. LeBeau says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Howard Stern is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
LeBeau is trying to maintain the position but Stern is very close to passing his half guard.
Stern is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Remy LeBeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBeau is looking for a sweep. Stern is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stern passes the guard and advances to mount!
LeBeau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Stern comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stern has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Stern!
A relieved looking Howard Stern thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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 Charles Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes into the arena with Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grace
vs
Watson

182 cm
27
172 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

179 cm
42
175 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Hellbent
Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grace counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grace scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Watson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grace doesn't seem phased though.
Grace moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Grace appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grace throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Grace throws a chopping leg kick but Watson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Watson moves out of range as Grace strikes.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Grace is wise to it.
Grace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Grace swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace throws a front kick aimed at Watson's knee but Watson avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Grace.
Good shot there by Grace.
Watson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grace momentarily.
Grace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grace throws a leg kick that misses.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grace loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Grace throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson blocks a low kick nicely.
Watson throws out a counter right but Grace avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Watson backs away, Grace returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grace thuds a left hand into Watson's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Watson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watson cracks Grace with a good jab.
Grace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Watson throws a lazy body kick
and Grace counters with a body kick.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grace. Grace obviously looking to wear him down.
Grace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grace misses with a looping right.
Grace connects with a leg kick. Watson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Grace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A clash of legs there as Watson blocks the low kick.
That kick from Grace tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grace throws a chopping leg kick but Watson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grace gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watson. Watson obviously looking to wear him down.
Watson misses with a body shot
enabling Grace to counter with a crisp jab.
Grace cracks the inside of Watson's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Grace keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Grace blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace slips a jab from Watson.
Charles Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but Watson checks it.
Watson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
A low kick from Grace misses
and Watson counters with a one-two to the body.
Watson throws a leg kick but Grace moved away.
Grace is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Watson throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Grace.
Grace dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Grace dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Grace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charles Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace jabs Watson right on the nose. Watson blinks but takes it well.
Watson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grace. Grace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grace. That did some damage!
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grace scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Watson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Watson throws a hook but Grace blocks it.
Grace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Watson checks a low kick from Grace.
Grace throws a solid leg kick but Watson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grace.
A big right from Grace misses.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grace throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grace connects with a leg kick. Watson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grace plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick from Grace misses.
Watson checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Grace is looking to counter punch.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson moves out of range as Grace strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace scores with a spinning back kick!
Grace lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watson finds it's way round the side to connect with Grace's head.
Grace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grace is looking to land body kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Watson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Grace's shoulder, as Grace tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Grace misses.

Watson tries to keep at a distance but Grace has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Grace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Grace trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Grace blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Grace.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson misses with some punches.

Grace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grace throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Grace throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Grace misses.
Watson cracks Grace with an open hand slap.
Grace walks into a straight right hand from Watson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a low kick.
Watson takes one on the button.
Good work by Grace as he checks the leg kick.
Watson throws a jab when Grace was well out of range.
Watson wants to slow Grace down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson looks to land a combination but Grace avoids it well.
Grace keeps Watson at a distance using the push kick.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Grace's head but Grace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Grace moves away and avoids it.
Grace throws a lazy head kick
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Grace misses with a leg kick
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Grace 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Grace's head back.
Grace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watson's sensitive parts.
Grace connects with a body shot.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Grace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watson is able to avoid easily.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Grace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A clash of legs there as Watson blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Grace off the cage and back into range.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Grace throws a big counter combination but Watson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grace can pounce on him.
Grace lands a leg kick that knocks Watson off balance momentarily.
Grace looks for the body kick but Watson saw that one coming.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Grace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grace looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grace.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Grace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grace throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Grace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Watson misses.
Grace tried to counter with a leg kick but Watson avoided it.
Grace is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace lands the left hand.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grace.
Watson throws out a counter right but Grace avoids it with no problem.
Grace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson slips a straight right by Grace.
Grace lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
Watson misses with an uppercut
enabling Grace to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Grace digs a good body shot into Watson's ribs.
Grace jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grace. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Grace. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grace.
Grace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace.
Watson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Grace wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
Grace misses with a looping left.
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!
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grace. That's going to slow Watson down.
A low kick from Watson misses
and Grace counters with a two punch combo.
Grace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watson.
Grace moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Grace slips a straight right by Watson.
Grace throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Grace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watson momentarily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Grace!
Post fight, Charles Grace stared into the camera and said 'I'm gonna debate the f@ck outta myself as soon as I hit the shower!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Newmark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On the run. Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb as his entrance music. Bobby Newmark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Tyson's chin.

Newmark
vs
Tyson

194 cm
37
221 lbs
38 - 21 - 1

184 cm
34
255 lbs
35 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newmark throws out the jab.
Newmark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Newmark is out of range.
Newmark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Newmark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Newmark looks to throw a body kick
and Newmark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Newmark!
Newmark takes one to the side of the head.
Newmark ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
A lazy left from Newmark finds it's target.
A jab lands there for Tyson.
Newmark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newmark.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newmark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Newmark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newmark throws a wild body kick that Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Tyson flicks out a counter leg kick but Newmark steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyson.
It looked like Newmark was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tyson.
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newmark throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Newmark keeps Tyson at a distance using the push kick.
Newmark lands a front kick.
Newmark slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Newmark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Newmark lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Newmark counters with a nice kick to the body.
Newmark throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Newmark moved out of range nicely.
Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Newmark is avoiding it.
And Newmark counters with a quick kick to the body but Tyson blocks it.
Newmark throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Newmark thuds his shin into the meat of Tyson's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Newmark - just one landing.
Bobby Newmark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson cracks Newmark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Newmark - that will leave a mark!
Tyson looks winded!
Newmark scores with a nice right hand.
Newmark lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Newmark slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Newmark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Newmark finish him?
Newmark ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Tyson out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Newmark!
A relieved looking Bobby Newmark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandersson comes to the cage accompanied by Too Bad I Have To Destroy You Now. The crowd seem to be enjoying Curry's choice of entrance music: Molly Malone - The Dubliners. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Alexandersson
vs
Curry

197 cm
27
269 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

207 cm
28
285 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Curry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexandersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexandersson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexandersson misses with a wild body shot.
Alexandersson misses the shot to the body.
Curry throws out a counter right but Alexandersson avoids it with no problem.
Alexandersson staying out of range there.
Alexandersson swings widly with a right hand
and Curry counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Curry flicks out a counter leg kick but Alexandersson steps away.
Curry 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.
Alexandersson tests Curry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexandersson takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandersson throws a wild body kick that Curry sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Curry.

Alexandersson takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alexandersson fails to land.
Alexandersson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Curry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Alexandersson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry lands a right hand.
Alexandersson can't find room to land a body shot as Curry controls the action.
Alexandersson tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Alexandersson back against the cage.
Alexandersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexandersson misses with the head strike.

Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexandersson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Curry counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson throws a sloppy body shot
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Gymer Alexandersson has been cut.
Curry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexandersson misses with a shot to the body

and Curry counters with a crisp one two that drops Alexandersson! Curry thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alexandersson to his feet! Alexandersson is in big trouble!

Alexandersson is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexandersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexandersson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Curry avoids a kick to the body.
Alexandersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Curry throws a hook but Alexandersson blocks it.
Alexandersson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alexandersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry blocks a jab.
Alexandersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandersson lands a jab to Curry's midsection.
The fighters circling - Curry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curry scores with a jab to the head.
Alexandersson is looking to land body kicks.
Alexandersson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That has opened up Arthur Curry's cut even more.
Curry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Alexandersson coming out on top.
Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Alexandersson counters with a body kick.
Curry lands with a right hand.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Alexandersson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexandersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curry! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandersson cracks Curry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Curry missing with a left hand there. Alexandersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It appears Alexandersson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexandersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Gymer Alexandersson's cut is getting worse.
Alexandersson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexandersson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Curry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexandersson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

The cut above Arthur Curry's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Curry throws a poor cross that misses
and Alexandersson counters with a big right hand! Oh Curry is in trouble here! Alexandersson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gymer Alexandersson!
Our winner, Gymer Alexandersson, 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.
Arthur Curry spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn, congrats dude. You still have that huge power you were always famous for!'.

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