AFC 16 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Schrink Science (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricki Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Science
vs
Sutton

170 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

175 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

EVOLUTION Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Schrink Science!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricki Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Science forces Sutton back against the cage and clinches.
Science is stalling here.
Science stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Science is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Science has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sutton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Science stalling in the clinch but Sutton improves position.
Sutton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Science prevents it.
Science fails to pull guard.

Science breaks from the clinch.
Sutton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Science paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Science was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Science moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sutton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Science swivels and escapes.
As Sutton tries to get set, Science tries to push him back and clinch up but Sutton manages to avoid the attempt.
Science scores with a one two! Sutton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Sutton is rocked!

Sutton gets tackled into the cage by Science. Science maintains the clinch.
Sutton is still on wobbly legs! Can Science finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Science taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Science scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Science jerks Sutton's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Sutton drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Science goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Science because Sutton was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Schrink Science!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Schrink Science made sure he mentioned Bloodlust Horde Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Roberts was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Priest
vs
Roberts

169 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Priest lands a glancing blow to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberts tries to counter with a clinch but Priest shakes him off and moves away.
Good shot there by Priest.
Priest cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Roberts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roberts checks a leg kick.
Roberts counters with a body kick.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Priest.
Priest fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Priest misses with a kick to the body.
Roberts tries to counter with a clinch but Priest shakes him off and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest connects with a looping right hand.
Priest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Priest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberts is trying to counter with his kicks.
Priest tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priest motions for Roberts to come forward. Priest throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Priest throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Priest tries to land a front kick but Roberts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Priest with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Priest pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roberts is out of range and Priest settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priest. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Priest throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Roberts feints the counter takedown.
Dave Priest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Priest scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Priest looks to throw a body kick

and Roberts counters with a shoot takedown. Priest fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.
Priest can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Roberts controls the pace.

Roberts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roberts trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Priest's head.
Priest knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Roberts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've been informed that Roberts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Priest tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Roberts presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Roberts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roberts takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Priest is squirming around nicely.
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.
The referee warns Priest that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Dave Priest has been cut.

Roberts swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Priest is now in Roberts's guard. A big mistake from Roberts there, giving up the dominant position!
Roberts is pulling down on Priest's head. It's preventing any offense from Priest, at least for the moment.
Roberts 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.

Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Priest dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Priest's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Priest throws a push kick but Roberts slaps the foot to one side.
Priest throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
Priest moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Roberts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roberts blocks a leg kick.
Roberts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Priest counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priest scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Priest misses the target.
Priest is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Priest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Priest throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roberts's head.

It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
Priest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Priest throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Priest shows good takedown defense.
Priest fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Priest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
A nice side step and Roberts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Priest.
Priest moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRoberts.
Priest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?

Roberts feints and as Priest raises his hands in defense, Roberts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts stops Priest from standing up.
Priest has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Priest blocks nicely.
Priest keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Priest has wrist control.
Roberts chips away with some ground and pound.
Priest throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Roberts trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Priest blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Priest.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Priest.
Roberts throws a big counter head kick but Priest avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Priest there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Priest misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dave Priest is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roberts walks into a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Priest misses with a left hand
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Priest throws a leg kick

and Roberts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Priest is wriggling around but Roberts manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Priest dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Priest throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.

Priest closes the distance and pushes Roberts back into the cage.
Priest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Priest taking a breather.
Roberts is looking for a takedown.
Priest struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Priest tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.

Priest pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts walks into a jab.
Priest moves away from the strike by Roberts.
Roberts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Priest. Those never looked like landing.
Priest throws a front kick that sends Roberts stumbling back into the cage.
Priest turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Priest throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts throws a fast counter high kick but Priest manages to duck under it in time.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Priest.
A swing and a miss from Priest.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Priest chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roberts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Priest misses with a low kick.

Priest forces Roberts back against the cage and clinches.
Roberts fails to pull guard.
Priest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Priest throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priest with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Priest misses with a punch to the body.
Priest is struggling to control the position.

Priest manages to break the clinch.
Priest swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest tries a head kick but it misses.
Priest tries to work over Roberts's front leg with a kick but Roberts checks it.
Roberts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Priest misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Priest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Priest takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Priest clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Priest lands a body shot.
Priest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Roberts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Roberts not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Priest's head.
Roberts 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.
Priest desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Priest keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Max Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dave Priest is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts working over Priest with some ground and pound. Priest looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Priest!
In defeat, Max Roberts stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Malcoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilbert Tash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tash has chosen Seven drunken nights as his entrance music. Ilbert Tash is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Malcoms
vs
Tash

182 cm
21
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Malcoms !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilbert Tash!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tash rushes Malcoms and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malcoms trying to land knees to the body.
Malcoms lands a shoulder strike.
Tash tries a body shot but Malcoms blocks it.
Tash wants a takedown.
Tash takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malcoms .

Malcoms 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Tash finds it's target.
A slow jab from Malcoms misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tash shoots in for a takedown but Malcoms shows good takedown defense.
Tash looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malcoms gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tash.

Malcoms darts in and clinches Tash up against the cage.
Malcoms tries a body shot but Tash blocks it.
Tash wants to break free but Malcoms has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcoms throws a head punch that misses.

Tash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tash throws a looping overhand right but Malcoms ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Malcoms wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tash throws a right hand that misses
and Malcoms counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malcoms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malcoms moves out of range as Tash strikes.

Tash shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malcoms napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tash lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malcoms tries to improve position but can't.
Tash working the head with strikes.
Malcoms tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tash wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tash moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tash is chipping away with strikes.
Tash is staying tight to Malcoms 's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Tash tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Malcoms being controlled for a moment.
Tash grinds an elbow into Malcoms 's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tash has control of an arm but Malcoms manages to advance to Tash's back!
Malcoms has Tash flattened out and is raining down punches.
Tash is trying to break free.
Tash tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tash is trying desperately to improve position.
Tash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malcoms avoids the attempt from Tash to control.
Malcoms trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tash regains half guard.
Tash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Malcoms stopping the sweep attempt from Tash.
Malcoms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Tash throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Malcoms escapes and throws Tash's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Malcoms in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tash takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tash struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ilbert Tash will probably get the nod.
That's time! Malcoms 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Malcoms scores with a jab to the head.
Malcoms takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tash throws a combination that misses
and Malcoms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tash staying out of range there.
Malcoms keeps the fight on the outside.
Malcoms throwing a counter right hand but Tash manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Malcoms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tash missing with a left hand there. Malcoms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malcoms throwing a counter right hand but Tash manages to avoid it.
Jab from Malcoms .
Tash misses with a body shot
and Malcoms counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ilbert Tash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tash fails with the takedown
and Malcoms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tash moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Malcoms .

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tash pulls guard.
Malcoms trying to control but Tash is working from the bottom.
Tash seems keen to control Malcoms 's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tash is on top in guard.

Ilbert Tash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tash looking to pass the guard.
Malcoms knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tash on the ground.

Tash is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tash controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tash won't allow Malcoms to sweep him here.
Malcoms looking to control.
Tash engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tash's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Malcoms working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tash looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Malcoms working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malcoms cracks a nice hook into Tash's ribs.
Tash throws a nice looking combination but Malcoms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tash lands a slapping body shot.
Tash looks to land a combination but Malcoms avoids it well.
Tash throws a nice looking combination but Malcoms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tash misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malcoms .
Malcoms is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tash.
Ilbert Tash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tash looks to land a right hand but Malcoms moved out of range.
Daniel Malcoms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tash throws the left hand but Malcoms avoids the punch easily.
Malcoms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malcoms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tash.
A counter left hand to the body from Malcoms misses its target.
Tash looks to clinch
and Tash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malcoms misses with a body shot.
Malcoms cracks Tash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tash ducks right into an uppercut from Malcoms .
Tash moves out of range as Malcoms strikes.
Malcoms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tash swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ilbert Tash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malcoms circles away.
A quick step to the side and Malcoms tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tash.
Tash misses with a left hand
and Malcoms counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tash throws a right hand that misses
and Malcoms counters with a one-two to the body.
Tash misses with a lunging right hand
and Malcoms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malcoms keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Malcoms misses its target.
Tash's corner calls for a 1-2. Tash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tash misses with a right hand
and Malcoms counters with a stiff right hand.
Tash swats away the attempt to clinch by Malcoms .
Malcoms lands a head shot.
Tash moves away from the strike by Malcoms .
Tash might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tash connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tash throws a head kick but Malcoms moves out of range.
Tash scores with a decent looking hook.
Tash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tash or perhaps it was just good defense by Malcoms , which made it look bad.
Tash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malcoms counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tash swings widly with a right hand
letting Malcoms counter with a right hand.
Tash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malcoms .
A jab from Malcoms misses.
Malcoms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tash.
Malcoms gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tash has a couple of punches blocked by Malcoms .
Malcoms misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malcoms tries to throw a body punch but Tash avoids it by throwing Malcoms back against the cage.
Tash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tash swings wildly with an uppercut but Malcoms uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malcoms misses with some punches.
Tash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Malcoms .
Malcoms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tash backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcoms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tashs head.

Malcoms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tash tries for a takedown but Malcoms circles away easily
and Malcoms counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniel Malcoms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilbert Tash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malcoms , as that shot connected.
Tash stuns Malcoms with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malcoms lands a right hook to the body.
Tash throws a right hand that Malcoms ducks under and follows up with a left that Malcoms also avoids with ease.
Tash fails with the takedown
and Malcoms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tash misses with an uppercut. Malcoms saw that one coming.
Malcoms moves away from the strike by Tash.
Tash swings for the body but Malcoms moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malcoms works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Malcoms checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malcoms throws a hook but Tash blocks it.
Tash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malcoms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tash moves away.
Tash changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tash misses with a looping left.
Tash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malcoms blocks a jab.
Tash slips under a jab.
Malcoms throws an off balance right hand
and Malcoms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tash throws a poor cross that misses
letting Malcoms counter with a right hand.
Tash misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Malcoms showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tash has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilbert Tash!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ilbert Tash made sure he mentioned Lion Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Hall

173 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erwin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.

Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Black lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hall is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Black misses with a head shot. Hall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall 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.
Hall seems keen to control Black's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall controlling Black's posture.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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.
Hall wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a straight right hand.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Black misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.

Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall stalling the fight.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.

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

Hall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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.
Hall trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Hall stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.

Black throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Black's guard. Nice move by Hall!

Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Black to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hall slips a jab and a cross from Black.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Hall has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hall tightens his grip and picks Black up, before dumping him to the ground. Black manages to land in guard.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Erwin Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black punching from the bottom - just letting Hall know he's still in a fight.
Hall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black pulls Hall in close to his closed guard and prevents Hall from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard.

Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Hall pulls Black in to control the position.
Hall 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.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a big elbow that misses.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black wants to control the position but Hall says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hall scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hall trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Hall working Black over with strikes.
Hall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hall lands strikes from half guard.
Hall is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hall.
Hall is taking a breather. Black 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.
Black is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black pushes Hall off looking to stand but Hall dives back in and keeps control.
Black is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.

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.
Hall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hall wants to take a breather but Black is having none of it.
Hall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Hall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall is taking a breather. Black 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.
Hall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hall 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.

Hall moves into range and clinches up with Black.

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

Hall moves into range and clinches up with Black.
Hall tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Black lands a left hand.
Hall is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall landing knees to the body.
Hall misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hall clinches up against the cage.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black taking a breather.

Black has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hall is trying to keep an underhook but Black manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Black working Hall over with strikes.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hall is controlling Black's trapped leg to prevent Black from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Hall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hall.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Hall is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall is stalling in the full guard.
Hall trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Hall preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall with a nice head shot there.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Hall throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hall's guard. Nice move by Black!

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

Black 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hall really dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Black avoids a punch combination nicely.

Black fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hall to the ground. Black is now in Hall's guard.

Hall kicks Black off and gets to his feet.

Black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Hall gets back to half guard.
Black controlling the pace.
Hall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Black.
Black postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hall manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Hall misses with a body punch.

Hall is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Black can't fight it off and eventually Hall manages to take the fight to the floor. Black looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Hall clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black swinging wildly here.

Hall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Black throws Hall to one side and escapes!

Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall just leaning against Black, taking a breather.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Black misses with a looping left.

Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hall 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.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Black throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
Hall is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall cracks Black with a solid left hand.
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall cracks Black with a solid left hand.
Hall is pushing down on Black's leg trying to pass to half guard. Black is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Hall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hall dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Black misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Black is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hall's half guard.
Ground and pound from Black.
Hall is pressing down on Black's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Black throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Black is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hall is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Black to the mat. Black regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hall lands a couple of elbows.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hall landing with the ground and pound.
Hall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Black seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hall lands a couple of elbows.
Hall with a nice head shot there.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Hall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall won't allow Black to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Black to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Hall closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Black did well to prevent Hall getting side control.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Hall has passed into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Joey Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erwin Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hall 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Hall!
Erwin Hall made sure to mention his sponsor, Lion Fightwear in his post fight interview.

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Masino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erickson comes to the cage accompanied by Valhalla . Masino has chosen Il Padrino as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Erickson
vs
Masino

193 cm
26
263 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Erickson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Masino!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Erickson swats away the attempt to clinch by Masino.
It looked like Erickson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Erickson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Erickson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erickson misses with a shot to the body
and Erickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Masino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erickson misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Erickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masino.
Erickson misses with a few strikes there.
Erickson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masino momentarily.

It looks like Don Masino has been cut.
Masino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Masino clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erickson tries to circle away but Masino has him pinned against the cage.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masino pushes Erickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Masino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erickson misses with a punch on the inside.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masino swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masino swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masino pushes Erickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masino missing with knees to the body.
Erickson blocking some punches.

Erickson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Masino takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Masino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erickson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erickson struggles to land a body shot inside as Masino controls his hands.
Erickson tries to break free but Masino pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Erickson on the inside.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masino misses with a punch on the inside.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Masino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masino swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masino throws a head punch that misses.
Masino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masino misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erickson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erickson is trying to break the clinch but Masino is controlling him.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Masino misses with some punches.
Masino blocks a body shot from Erickson.
Masino has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Erickson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Masino can turn it around.
Masino has a couple of punches blocked by Erickson.
Erickson lands with a light punch inside.
Erickson tries to throw a body punch but Masino avoids it by throwing Erickson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Masino fails to land.
Masino has a couple of punches blocked by Erickson.
Masino lands a hook that snaps the head of Erickson backwards.
Masino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erickson wants to stall.
Masino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Erickson wants to stall.
Erickson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Masino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Masino's cut.
That's time! Erickson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Erickson scores with a nice strike.
Masino is looking to clinch but Erickson is avoiding it.
Masino wants to clinch up but Erickson keeps it at a distance.
Erickson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Erickson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Erickson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Masino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erickson, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erickson is trying to break the clinch but Masino has him pressed against the cage.
Erickson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masino.
A short body shot lands from Erickson as the two fighters clinch.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Erickson tries to break the clinch but Masino is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Masino fails to land.
Erickson is trying to break the clinch but Masino is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Erickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Masino.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masino lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masino.
Erickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Masino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masino misses with some punches.
Masino blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Erickson.
Erickson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masino backwards.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erickson blocks an uppercut.
Masino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masino working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masino misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Masino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erickson struggles to land a body shot inside as Masino controls his hands.
Masino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Erickson is defending well for now.
Erickson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masino is keeping busy.
Masino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Masino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erickson.
Masino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Erickson is trying to break the clinch but Masino is controlling him.
Masino swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masino throws a head punch that misses.
Masino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erickson is trying to break free.
Masino has Erickson pressed against the cage, preventing Erickson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson lands a nice uppercut.
Masino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Masino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masino misses with the head strike.
Erickson lands a shoulder strike.
Erickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Masino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erickson blocks an uppercut.
Masino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erickson can't break the clinch.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masino pushes Erickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masino throws a head punch that misses.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Don Masino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masino letting Erickson take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erickson.
Erickson has a couple of punches blocked by Masino.
A head punch on the inside from Masino fails to land.
Masino throws a head punch that misses.
Masino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erickson.
A shot in the inside from Erickson.
A frustrated look appears on Erickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Erickson managing to block the knees to the body from Masino.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Masino fails to land.
Erickson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Erickson is trying to break free.
Masino working aggressively here.
Erickson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Masino uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Masino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Masino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Erickson throws a body punch but Masino moves out of range.
Erickson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masino.
A little feinted left hand from Erickson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Masino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Masino misses with a hook
and Erickson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gregory Erickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erickson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erickson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masino.
Gregory Erickson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Masino.
Erickson cracks Masino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Don Masino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson moves away from the strike by Masino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erickson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masino just misses with a punch to the body.
Masino takes a swing at Erickson's ribcage but misses.
Erickson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That has opened up Don Masino's cut even more.
Erickson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Masino hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gregory Erickson!
Gregory Erickson retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Gregory Erickson took to the microphone: 'Bow before me!'.
In defeat, Don Masino stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will kill your family...Mafia doesn't forget'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Braxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braxton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Special Delivery Remix . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rodriguez
vs
Braxton

194 cm
19
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachary Braxton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Braxton duly obliges.

It looks like Jackson Rodriguez has been cut.
Braxton misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Braxton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braxton moves away.
Braxton lands with a big left! Rodriguez is wobbled badly! Braxton comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Rodriguez to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zachary Braxton!
Zachary Braxton is the new middleweight champion!
Zachary Braxton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barra comes to the cage accompanied by Barriera Armata. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barra
vs
Mayhem

185 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
223 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Bullet Proof System

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pasquale Barra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barra.
Barra sets himself, and Mayhem steps forward looking for the clinch! Barra avoids it this time.
Nice defenses there by Mayhem.
Barra misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayhem wants to counter the offense by Barra and move into the clinch position.
Mayhem defending well as Barra loads up on a big left hand.
Mayhem tries to counter by closing the distance.

Mayhem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barra misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barra prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Barra fails to land.
Barra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Mayhem manages to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra wanted to stand there but Mayhem had control of the position.
Mayhem looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayhem, not yet.
Mayhem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mayhem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mayhem distracts Barra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayhem on the ground.
Mayhem throws a big right hand that misses.
Barra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayhem.
Barra being controlled here, momentarily.
Mayhem postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mayhem has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to pass the guard but Barra is keeping the position.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mayhem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mayhem won't allow Barra to get back to his feet.
Mayhem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayhem sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barra's guard.
Mayhem wants to control but Barra is keeping him busy.
Mayhem winds up and cracks Barra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
Mayhem working Barra over with strikes.
My spies in CT + BJJ & Wrestling sparring gym inform me that Mayhem has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayhem connects with a nice short shot to Barra's temple.
Mayhem content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Mayhem.
Mayhem content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barra looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mayhem winds up and cracks Barra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem winds up and cracks Barra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mayhem working the head and body with strikes.
Mayhem is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barra keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barra throws a lazy uppercut

and Mayhem counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barra taking some punishment here, with Mayhem in his half guard.
Mayhem controlling the action here.
Bryan Mayhem has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayhem connects with a nice short shot to Barra's temple.
Mayhem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayhem stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem 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.
Mayhem drops an elbow to the side of Barra's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem is nestled in close to Barra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mayhem throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barra tries to get out of the position.
Barra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayhem.
Mayhem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mayhem lands a nice short elbow.
Mayhem landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mayhem looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mayhem scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Barra is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayhem lands a big elbow - Barra is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Mayhem!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Mayhem!
Bryan Mayhem is the new light heavyweight champion!
Bryan Mayhem managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry, into his post fight interview.
Pasquale Barra was interviewed post fight and said 'T'accid a famigl'.