LIA 12: I Am The Walrus PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yum Been (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny Gordon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Been
vs
Gordon

195 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yum Been!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lenny Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Been misses with a hook.
Been lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
It looked like Been wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Been pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gordon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Been.
Gordon cracks Been with a good jab.
Gordon is looking to clinch but Been is avoiding it.

Gordon drives through and clinches with Been against the cage.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.

It looks like Yum Been has been cut.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Been swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.

Been is rocked!
Been works on Gordon's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Been prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Been's defenses.
Oh Been is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Yum Been's cut is getting worse.
Clinched against the cage, Gordon lands a big elbow that drops Been! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Been is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenny Gordon!

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pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taiwei Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Panchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiwei Neo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Neo
vs
Panchenko

190 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taiwei Neo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anton Panchenko!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panchenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Panchenko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Neo rushes Panchenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Neo.
Neo scores with a shoulder strike.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Panchenko looks winded!
Neo is working Panchenko over against the cage.
Neo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panchenko backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Panchenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo lands a nice uppercut.
Neo lands a shoulder strike.
Neo lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neo lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Neo.

Panchenko is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panchenko backwards.
Panchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Neo finish him?
Stalling in the clinch from Neo.
Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neo avoiding damage.
Neo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neo lands a big right hand that drops Panchenko! The killer instinct kicks in and Neo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Neo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taiwei Neo!

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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Mcado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Down - Bury Me In Smoke as his entrance music. Ben Mcado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Melvin Walker's chin.

Mcado
vs
Walker

166 cm
25
143 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Hellraiser FightGear
Soylent Green

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Mcado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melvin Walker!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcado throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Mcado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mcado. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Mcado scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Melvin Walker has been cut.

Walker clinches up with Mcado and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcado letting Walker take a breather here.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.

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

Walker has managed to clinch.
Mcado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Walker breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcado misses with a two punch combination.
Mcado misses with the combination.
Mcado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mcado throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Mcado is breathing heavily.

Walker takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Walker.

Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Walker rushes Mcado and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcado is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Walker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Mcado takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcado backwards.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker cracks Mcado with an open hand slap.

Mcado is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Walker engages and cracks Mcado with a massive lead left hook - Mcado tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Walker is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melvin Walker!
A very excited looking Melvin Walker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayati Hasanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Weitzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayati Hasanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hasanov
vs
Weitzman

191 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayati Hasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andreas Weitzman!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasanov scores with a jab.

It looks like Andreas Weitzman has been cut.

Weitzman drives through with a takedown into Hasanov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Weitzman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Weitzman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hasanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hasanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Weitzman drops back looking for a leg! Hasanov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hasanov manages to kick Weitzman off! Weitzman jumps back into Hasanov's guard.
Hasanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weitzman on the ground.

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

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Weitzman is looking for a triangle but Hasanov pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weitzman looking to control.
Hasanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Weitzman pushes a forearm under Hasanov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hasanov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andreas Weitzman!
Post fight, Andreas Weitzman took to the microphone: 'The next victim is Dick Mahoney! This belt doesn't belong to you! It's mine and i'll take it!'.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

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

Dickus
vs
Ragnarsson

188 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biggus Dickus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vikingur Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickus throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dickus counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickus throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickus misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Dickus.
Ragnarsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dickus throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickus.
Dickus swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickus throws a shot to the body.
Dickus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dickus.
Ragnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickus circles away.
Dickus misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Dickus's ribcage but misses.
Dickus throws a body shot but no joy.

Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
Ragnarsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Dickus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Dickus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickus dodges an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Dickus working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.

It looks like Biggus Dickus has been cut.
Ragnarsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dickus up against the cage.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dickus looking to slow down the pace here.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickus.
Dickus is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarsson has the dominant position.
Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ragnarsson as Dickus tries to tie him up.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is stalling here.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Dickus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside that Dickus shrugs off.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Dickus avoiding damage.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Ragnarsson.
Dickus struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.

Dickus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Dickus misses its intended target.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dickus throws out the jab.
Dickus needs to keep his hands up - Ragnarsson had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickus throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickus manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Dickus.
Ragnarsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vikingur Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biggus Dickus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Dickus counter with a right hand.
Dickus throws a hook but Ragnarsson avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Dickus's head but Dickus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dickus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Dickus avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ragnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dickus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Dickus does it's job there.
Dickus with a jab.
Dickus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Ragnarsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dickus avoids the elbow strike from Ragnarsson, against the cage.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Dickus avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
A shot in the inside from Dickus.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickus takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickus is trying to maintain a safe position but Ragnarsson gets an underhook and turns Dickus into the cage.
Dickus takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dickus.
Ragnarsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Dickus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsson leaning against his opponent.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dickus backwards.
Dickus blocks an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow.
Dickus is trying to break free.
Dickus wants to stall.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dickus throws a head punch that misses.
Dickus lands with a left to the head.
Dickus scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ragnarsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ragnarsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson effectively controlling the action here.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dickus.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickus.
Dickus avoids the elbow strike from Ragnarsson, against the cage.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Biggus Dickus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biggus Dickus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ragnarsson misses with a right hand
and Dickus counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Dickus misses.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickus.
Ragnarsson closes the distance but Dickus moves to the side
and Dickus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Dickus ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Dickus moves away and avoids it.
Dickus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dickus dips to his left and cracks Ragnarsson with an uppercut!

It looks like Vikingur Ragnarsson has been cut.
Dickus looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickus lands a jab to the nose.
Dickus throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson looks to clinch
enabling Dickus to counter with a crisp jab.

Ragnarsson is rocked!
Ragnarsson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dickus gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biggus Dickus!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Nico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhys Edwards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicolas Nico's chin.

Edwards
vs
Nico

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Hellraiser FightGear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rhys Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicolas Nico!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Nico.
Nico lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edwards.
Edwards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nico bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edwards's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nico circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhys Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nico misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown but Nico manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edwards's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nico is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nico catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown. Nico tries to sprawl out of it but Edwards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nico manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nico throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Edwards attempts a counter takedown but Nico avoids it well and moves away.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edwards closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nico circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nico lands a nice looking body shot.
Nico lands a jab to the nose.
Nico moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nico lands a nice shot to the body.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Nico.
Edwards feinted with a counter takedown.
Nico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Edwards is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nico misses with a body shot.

Nico cracks Edwards with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nico has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Edwards to stand back up!
Oh Edwards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nico cracks Edwards with a left hook right on the temple and Edwards goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Nico lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Edwards is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicolas Nico!
A victorious Nicolas Nico thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Rhys Edwards spoke after the fight, saying 'i would have to work harder than this. i truely deserved to lose today my opponent was juse too good'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Custo Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Bombs Away by Whole Wheat Bread. Lombardo has chosen The Ripper as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nelson
vs
Lombardo

200 cm
25
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

220 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Custo Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombardo avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Lombardo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lombardo.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lombardo digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
Lombardo takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson looks to land a combination. Lombardo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson scores with a hook.
Custo Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lands the left hand.
Nelson throws a body punch but Lombardo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Lombardo is out of range.
Lombardo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lombardo throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lombardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Lombardo moved out of range.
Lombardo lands with an uppercut that bounces Nelson off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lombardo.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Lombardo got wobbled bad by a big combination! Nelson presses forward with punches and knees until Lombardo stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Lombardo closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Nelson!
During a confident post fight interview, Duke Nelson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Dickskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon's entrance music is Monkey Business. A fine choice. 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.

Tycoon
vs
Dickskin

182 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Hellraiser FightGear

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tycoon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snake Dickskin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickskin is just out of range.
Dickskin 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.
Tycoon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tycoon there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
Dickskin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tycoon manages to avoid it.
Tycoon is looking to counter punch.
Tycoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tycoon fails to land with a series of punches.
Tycoon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dickskin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tycoon stuns Dickskin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tycoon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dickskin doesn't seem bothered though.
Tycoon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickskin.
Dickskin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tycoon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dickskin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tycoon scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickskin misses with a body shot.
Tycoon throws a hook but Dickskin avoids it easily.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickskin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dickskin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dickskin cracks Tycoon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dickskin misses with an uppercut.
Dickskin throws a poor cross that misses
and Tycoon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dickskin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tycoon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tycoon looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickskin is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickskin scores with a three punch combo!
Dickskin punishes Tycoon's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Dickskin misses.
Tycoon thuds a left hand into Dickskin's body.
Dickskin looks to throw the jab but Tycoon is out of range.
Tycoon lands a right hook to the body.
Dickskin looks winded!
Dickskin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tycoon misses with a wild body shot.
Dickskin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dickskin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tycoon moves away.
It looked like Tycoon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tycoon misses the shot to the body.
Tycoon lands a lovely overhand right.
Dickskin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tycoon.
Tycoon connects with a jab.
Tycoon throws a shot from downtown. Dickskin moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Dickskin. Those never looked like landing.
Tycoon throws the left hand but Dickskin avoids the punch easily.
Tycoon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dickskin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon lands a jab.
Tycoon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickskin.
Tycoon swings for the body but Dickskin moves out of range.
Dickskin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tycoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickskin moves away.
Dickskin misses with a body shot.
Dickskin scores with a hook to the body. Tycoon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dickskin takes a swing at Tycoon's ribcage but misses.
Tycoon punishes Dickskin's body with a nice straight punch.
Tycoon swings for the body but Dickskin moves out of range.
Dickskin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dickskin throws a hook but Tycoon blocks it.
Tycoon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tycoon avoids the body shot from Dickskin.
Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickskin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tycoon.
Dickskin misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
Tycoon misses the shot to the body.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dickskin darts in and clinches Tycoon up against the cage.

Tycoon breaks from the clinch.
Tycoon looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickskin is just out of range.
Dickskin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickskin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dickskin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tycoon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickskin.
Tycoon cracks Dickskin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tycoon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tycoon takes a swing at Dickskin's ribcage but misses.
Dickskin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dickskin swings for the body but Tycoon moves out of range.
Dickskin misses with a body shot.
Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickskin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tycoon looks to land a right hand but Dickskin moved out of range.
Dickskin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tycoon was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickskin.
Tycoon throws a right and a left that Dickskin avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickskin misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dickskin counters with a right hand to the body.
Tycoon lands a right hook to the body.
Tycoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickskin misses with a jab to the body
and Tycoon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickskin ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
Tycoon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickskin.
Dickskin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dickskin throws an overhand right that lands on Tycoon's shoulder, as Tycoon tries to avoid the shot.
Tycoon works the jab nicely.
Dickskin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tycoon.
Tycoon moves out of range as Dickskin strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
Dickskin lands a nice shot to the body.
Tycoon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Dickskin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickskin misses with a straight right.
Tycoon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tycoon throws a hook but Dickskin avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dickskin wants to clinch.
Tycoon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dickskin's head backwards.
Tycoon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dickskin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickskin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tycoon misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tycoon lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Tycoon. That snapped Dickskin's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon connects with a right hand. Dickskin shakes it off.
Dickskin ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
Dickskin swings for the body but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon drops his hands momentarily and Dickskin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tycoon cracks Dickskin with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Dickskin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tycoon lands with an overhand left.
Dickskin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tycoon is looking to wear down Dickskin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dickskin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tycoon finds it's way round the side to connect with Dickskin's head.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickskin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
Tycoon dips to his left and cracks Dickskin with an uppercut!
Dickskin throws a combination that misses
and Tycoon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dickskin is breathing heavily.
Tycoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickskin.
Dickskin slips a straight right by Tycoon.
Dickskin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tycoon.
A jab from Tycoon finds it's way through Dickskin's defenses.
Tycoon lands a slapping body shot.
Tycoon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickskin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tycoon is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a body punch but Dickskin moves out of range.
Tycoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dickskin misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickskin can do to turn this around?
Dickskin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dickskin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tycoon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tycoon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tycoon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tycoon throws a hook to the side of Dickskin's head but Dickskin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickskin finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Tycoon's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Dickskin falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tycoon!
Mike Tycoon retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Mike Tycoon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.