MMANIAK 20 Vilenius/Sullivan PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zbigniew Ciosek enters the cage!

Davis
vs
Ciosek

170 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

220 cm
48
277 lbs
33 - 33 - 1

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

MayheM sportswear

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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 33 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciosek throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Ciosek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ciosek gets slowly back to his feet.
Ciosek looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Ciosek misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Ciosek lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Ciosek misses with a leg kick

and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Ciosek didn't expect that.
Davis is standing up over Ciosek. Ciosek looks to escape but Davis dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Davis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Davis cracks Ciosek with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Davis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ciosek is looking to reverse the position.

Davis is trying to get an arm triangle but Ciosek is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Ciosek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ciosek struggling a bit here.
Davis lands a few punches from side control.
Davis scoring with punches from side control.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ciosek struggling a bit here.
Davis landing strikes.

It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Davis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ciosek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Davis grinds an elbow into Ciosek's temple.
Davis landing strikes.

That has opened up Zbigniew Ciosek's cut even more.

Davis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ciosek has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Davis but great work by Ciosek.
Davis tries to bench press Ciosek off him but Ciosek keeps the position.
Ciosek throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Davis works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ciosek tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is concentrating on defense, preventing Ciosek from advancing position.
Ciosek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.

Davis forces his way into half guard.
Ciosek wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davis working over Ciosek with some ground and pound. Ciosek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Davis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ciosek tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zbigniew Ciosek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some wild striking there from Ciosek.
Davis takes one on the button.
Ciosek lands an overhand right.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ciosek.
Ciosek swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ciosek can do to turn this around?

Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Davis raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Davis.

The cut above Zbigniew Ciosek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zbigniew Ciosek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hector Davis!
Hector Davis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Firetribe
vs
Hamidovich Saitiev

180 cm
36
169 lbs
37 - 13 - 0

183 cm
33
185 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firetribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a hook

and Firetribe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hamidovich Saitiev jumps guard but Firetribe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Firetribe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firetribe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants a takedown but no success here.
Firetribe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails to pull guard.
Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Firetribe avoiding damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Firetribe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Firetribe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Firetribe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Firetribe digs a right hand underneath Hamidovich Saitiev's ribcage. Hamidovich Saitiev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Firetribe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firetribe lands an elbow inside that Hamidovich Saitiev shrugs off.
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!
Firetribe lands an elbow inside that Hamidovich Saitiev shrugs off.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Firetribe holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamidovich Saitiev drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow.
Firetribe gets underhooks to prevent Hamidovich Saitiev's takedown attempt.
Firetribe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Firetribe lands a damaging elbow.
Firetribe is leaning against Hamidovich Saitiev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Firetribe is pushing Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Firetribe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firetribe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Firetribe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Firetribe lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks winded!
Nice elbow from Firetribe.
A bit of stalling here from Firetribe.
Firetribe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Firetribe gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe lands an elbow that stopped Hamidovich Saitiev in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firetribe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Firetribe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Firetribe.
Firetribe lands an elbow inside that Hamidovich Saitiev shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Firetribe.
Nice elbow from Firetribe.
Nice body punch from Firetribe - that landed with a thud.
Firetribe works on Hamidovich Saitiev's body with a couple of short punches.
Firetribe scores with a knee to the head.
Firetribe is pushing Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hamidovich Saitiev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Firetribe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hamidovich Saitiev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev walks into a jab.
Firetribe keeps Hamidovich Saitiev at a distance using the push kick.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses the jab.
Firetribe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Firetribe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Firetribe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Firetribe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hamidovich Saitiev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Firetribe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hamidovich Saitiev scrambles back to his feet.
Firetribe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Firetribe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Firetribe holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamidovich Saitiev drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to pull guard but Firetribe has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Firetribe.
Nice body punch from Firetribe.
Firetribe controlling the action here for a moment.
Firetribe stops a takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev goes for a takedown attempt but Firetribe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Firetribe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamidovich Saitiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firetribe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamidovich Saitievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Firetribe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamidovich Saitiev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a right hand that misses
and Firetribe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamidovich Saitiev with a poor takedown
and Firetribe counters with an outside leg kick.
Firetribe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brother Firetribe dominated that round.
That's time! Firetribe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hamidovich Saitiev tries for a takedown but Firetribe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Firetribe is just out of range.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Firetribe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a swing at Firetribe's ribcage but misses.
Firetribe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Firetribe.
Nice uppercut there from Firetribe.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Firetribe is fending him off so far but Hamidovich Saitiev persists. Nope, Firetribe circles away and we're back to standing.
Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
A solid body kick from Firetribe.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamidovich Saitiev misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Firetribe enables Hamidovich Saitiev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Firetribe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Firetribe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev is breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe looking for a sweep. Not yet Firetribe, not yet.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to move into half guard but instead Firetribe has managed to sweep!

Hamidovich Saitiev tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Firetribe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Good exchange - Firetribe coming out on top.
Brother Firetribe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Firetribe lands an overhand right.
Firetribe scores with a head kick.
Firetribe's corner calls for a 1-2. Firetribe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a jab to the body

and Firetribe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Firetribe.
Firetribe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamidovich Saitiev.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Firetribe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Firetribe to keep the fight standing.
Firetribe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Firetribe gets through Hamidovich Saitiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Firetribe is working Hamidovich Saitiev over against the cage.
Hamidovich Saitiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Firetribe lands a right hand.
Firetribe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamidovich Saitievs head.
Hamidovich Saitiev has Firetribe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Firetribe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hamidovich Saitiev is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev jumps guard but Firetribe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Firetribe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Firetribe scores with a hook to the body.
Firetribe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Firetribe lands a shoulder strike.
Hamidovich Saitiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Firetribe finish him?

Firetribe drops Hamidovich Saitiev with a big knee straight up the middle! Hamidovich Saitiev is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A slapping body kick lands there for Firetribe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Firetribe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Firetribe, right into the meat.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hamidovich Saitiev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Firetribe.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Firetribe connects with a solid leg kick.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Firetribe is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Firetribe is looking to control Hamidovich Saitiev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Firetribe avoid being mounted?
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Firetribe is pressing down on Hamidovich Saitiev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Firetribe has his feet on Hamidovich Saitiev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in looking for a takedown. Firetribe tries to sprawl out of it but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Firetribe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brother Firetribe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a lunging right hand

and Firetribe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Firetribe.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants a takedown.
Hamidovich Saitiev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Firetribe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Firetribe obliges.
Firetribe lands a left hand.
Firetribe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Firetribe lands an elbow inside that Hamidovich Saitiev shrugs off.

It looks like Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firetribe leaning against his opponent.
Firetribe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Firetribe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firetribe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage.
Firetribe lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Firetribe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Firetribe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Firetribe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev jumps guard but Firetribe stands there with Hamidovich Saitiev around his waist. Hamidovich Saitiev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Firetribe.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Firetribe obliges.
Firetribe lands with a left to the head.
Firetribe lands a body punch.
Firetribe with a knee to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left hand lands to the body for Firetribe.
Firetribe taking a breather.
Firetribe lands a knee to the head.
Firetribe is working Hamidovich Saitiev over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firetribe cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a nice body shot.
Firetribe stalling against the cage.
Firetribe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Firetribe.
Firetribe lands a left hand.
Firetribe working Hamidovich Saitiev over with knees to the body.
Firetribe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Firetribe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking for a takedown.
Firetribe is pushing Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Firetribe is defending well.
Brother Firetribe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Firetribe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamidovich Saitiev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Firetribe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Firetribe.
Firetribe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a shot to the head.
Firetribe avoiding damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Firetribe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Firetribe.
Firetribe lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Firetribe.
Firetribe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Firetribe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firetribe lands an elbow that stopped Hamidovich Saitiev in his tracks for a moment.
Firetribe works on Hamidovich Saitiev's body with a couple of short punches.
Firetribe lands an elbow that stopped Hamidovich Saitiev in his tracks for a moment.
Firetribe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Firetribe is working Hamidovich Saitiev over against the cage.
Firetribe lands with a short shot to the head.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow.
Firetribe gets through Hamidovich Saitiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Firetribe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Firetribe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firetribe lands a nice knee to the body.
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Firetribe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firetribe avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brother Firetribe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Firetribe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brother Firetribe!
After winning the bout, Brother Firetribe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Blur - Song 2 as his entrance music. Maksymilian Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Armstrong
vs
Gracie

185 cm
40
248 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

194 cm
27
238 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

THE END 32

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 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Maksymilian Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Armstrong tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.

Armstrong closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.

Armstrong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Armstrong manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Armstrong is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Armstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Armstrong has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armstrong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.

Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Armstrong has wrist control.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie stands up out of Armstrong's guard for a moment - Armstrong manages to land a nice upkick.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Armstrong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Armstrong manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Armstrong's guard.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armstrong keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie preventing the sweep.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Armstrong wants to sweep but no luck.
Armstrong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Armstrong trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Armstrong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Armstrong working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Armstrong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Armstrong is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Armstrong is rocked!
Armstrong working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Armstrong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Gracie! Armstrong is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maksymilian Gracie!
A relieved looking Maksymilian Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffiths
vs
Dzhumagaliev

170 cm
34
175 lbs
33 - 15 - 1

185 cm
35
184 lbs
33 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephen Griffiths!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffiths scores with a takedown into Dzhumagaliev's guard.

Griffiths drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffiths jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffiths advances position into side control!
Dzhumagaliev tries to bench press Griffiths off him but Griffiths keeps the position.

Griffiths is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dzhumagaliev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Griffiths thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griffiths trying to control the position but Dzhumagaliev is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Griffiths is working to tighten his grip on Dzhumagaliev's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dzhumagaliev has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Griffiths is really squeezing tight and eventually Dzhumagaliev passes out! Griffiths breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Stephen Griffiths thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingen Ciuchten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ling Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Manchu's choice of entrance music: Bodies. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ciuchten
vs
Manchu

189 cm
27
289 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

208 cm
26
245 lbs
9 - 28 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingen Ciuchten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Ling Manchu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciuchten lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Manchu crumples to the floor! Ciuchten milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kingen Ciuchten!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Vilenius
vs
Sullivan

193 cm
37
272 lbs
33 - 21 - 0

215 cm
35
291 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vilenius pinned against the cage. Vilenius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sullivan fails with the takedown
and Vilenius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vilenius connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vilenius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vilenius works the jab nicely.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilenius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vilenius thuds a left hand into Sullivan's body.
Sullivan tries to land a front kick but Vilenius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Sullivan gets caught flat footed, as Vilenius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilenius prevents Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
Vilenius is in close to Sullivan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vilenius looking to sit in guard and control but Sullivan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sullivan preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Vilenius scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vilenius, pushing him back against the cage.
Vilenius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vilenius pushes Sullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vilenius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Asko Vilenius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Sullivan.
Sullivan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Vilenius breaks the clinch.
Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vilenius counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilenius lands an overhand right.
Vilenius throws a lazy right hand but Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan throws a lazy head kick
and Vilenius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Sullivan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vilenius's waist but Vilenius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sullivan off to one side.
Vilenius tries to counter with a takedown but Sullivan is quick to defend against it.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Vilenius finish him?
Sullivan closes the distance but Vilenius moves to the side
and Vilenius counters with a left to the body.
Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
Sullivan looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vilenius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Vilenius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sullivan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sullivan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vilenius connects with a decent elbow.
Vilenius looks up at the clock and then as Sullivan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vilenius smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A big shot lands for Vilenius! That's hurt Sullivan! Will he recover? Vilenius fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asko Vilenius!
Asko Vilenius retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Asko Vilenius 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.