WeInSyd 13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volg Zangief (ranked 5624 p4p, 264 weight class) and Chuck Van Damme (ranked 6998 p4p, 307 weight class). Zangief kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The wolf's hunt by-WOLFSLAIR. Van Damme is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jeet Kune Do Sensei. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Volg Zangief
vs
Van Damme

169 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

166 cm
26
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Volg Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zangief sizes up Van Damme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zangief scores with a jab to the head.
Zangief scores with a hook.
Zangief bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Damme's head backwards.
Zangief has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zangief there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zangief connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zangief was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Damme.
Van Damme tries to land a leg kick but Zangief saw it coming and moves away.
Zangief has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Zangief feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Damme wants to get back to his feet but Zangief is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zangief's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zangief lands a couple of digs.
Zangief prevents Van Damme from getting back to his feet.
Zangief landing with the ground and pound.
Van Damme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zangief. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Damme is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Zangief dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief working the head and body with strikes.
Zangief connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Damme some visible discomfort.
Van Damme is looking to get back to his feet here but Zangief is keeping cool and he's managed to take Van Damme's back.
Zangief cracks Van Damme with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Van Damme from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Zangief has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Van Damme.
Van Damme takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Van Damme grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Zangief is punishing Van Damme with strikes - can he finish him?!

Van Damme is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zangief drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Van Damme is in real trouble here! Zangief lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Zangief is delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Volg Zangief!
Post fight, an emotional Alexander Volg Zangief said 'Chuck Van .....DAMN YOU GOT YOUR ADS BEAT!!! I AM THE RED WOLF AND I'M ON THE EVENT TO THE CHAMP..'.
Chuck Van Damme was interviewed post fight and said 's*ck my d*ck!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 5255 p4p, 607 weight class) and Jaylon Anderson (ranked 4802 p4p, 575 weight class). Gamzatov comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance Song. Anderson has chosen The Monster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gamzatov
vs
Anderson

188 cm
19
203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

208 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaylon Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gamzatov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderson sprawls well initially but Gamzatov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gamzatov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Gamzatov has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gamzatov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've been hearing good reports from Gamzatov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Gamzatov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Anderson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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!
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Gamzatov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gamzatov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gamzatov trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.

Gamzatov tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is not content to let Gamzatov control the position.

Gamzatov has an Americana. Anderson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gamzatov is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gamzatov hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gamzat Gamzatov!
An out of breath Gamzat Gamzatov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jaylon Anderson spoke after the fight, saying 'Tonight, my opponent was the better fighter, and I've learned so much from him in this fight, just know this isn't the last chapter of my life.'.

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FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dickon Tarly (ranked 7088 p4p, 670 weight class) and Boogie Rollins (ranked 6133 p4p, 638 weight class). Rollins has chosen Fish Fight- King Khan and BBQ Show as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tarly
vs
Rollins

190 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Organic Nutrition

Forge Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dickon Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boogie Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly closes the distance and clinches up with Rollins, looking for a takedown. Tarly pushes Rollins against the cage but Rollins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tarly shoots in but Rollins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollins misses the target.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
No luck for Tarly with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dickon Tarly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Rollins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tarly tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tarly!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins is punishing Tarly with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly rolls, trying to escape but Rollins keeps control of the position.
Rollins is landing with strikes. Tarly can't take much more of this.
Rollins connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tarly to escape the position.

Tarly showing good submission defense here.
Rollins gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rollins is hanging on to Tarly's back as he tries to escape.
The referee is taking a good look at Tarly as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rollins!
Rollins has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tarly's body.

Tarly won't enjoy being in this position. Rollins looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Tarly is tapping - it's over boys! Rollins picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boogie Rollins!
Boogie Rollins very nearly forgot to thank Forge Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyoji Kubota (ranked 7246 p4p, 313 weight class) and Chief Waters (ranked 4241 p4p, 212 weight class). Kubota comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Inspiration by Hiroshi Satoh. Chief Waters acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kubota
vs
Waters

173 cm
26
146 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

172 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Urban Fighter
Forge Clothing Co.

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Kubota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Waters!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Waters shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kubota is trying to defend but Waters finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kubota has hold of Waters's hands but Waters slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kubota wants to control but Waters is keeping busy.
Waters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kubota trying to hold on to Waters's head to control him but Waters postures up.
Waters lands with a punch from half guard.
Kubota wants to control but Waters is keeping busy.

Kubota looking for submissions off his back.
Kubota gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Waters is refusing to be controlled, as Kubota sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kubota seems content to control.
Kubota looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Kubota's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kubota content to control rather than advance.
Waters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kubota.
Waters has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym (ALL ELITE COACHES). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kubota passes into side control, despite Waters's attempt to control the position.
Waters gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kubota raining down shots from the mount!
Kubota looking to control but Waters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kubota punching from mount but Waters doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kubota won't let Waters get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kubota can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Waters is looking to escape.
Kubota prevents Waters from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Kubota there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters is squirming around, avoiding Kubota's attempts to control the action.
Waters is in a horrible position here. Kubota smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kubota sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kubota misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kubota looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kubota trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kubota thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kubota controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota looking to finish with strikes here!
Kubota trying to control but Waters is having none of it.
Kubota looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kubota looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kubota wants to finish this one by submission but Waters is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kubota.
Kubota avoids the attempt from Waters to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyoji Kubota dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Waters shoots in for a double leg but Kubota sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waters slaps away a takedown attempt from Kubota, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kubota is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Waters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kubota swivels and escapes.
Kubota shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waters but Waters pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyoji Kubota. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kubota feints and as Waters raises his hands in defense, Kubota changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kubota trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota is fighting to break Waters's control of his arms but Waters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Waters can do anything to dispel that myth.
Waters is looking to stand up but Kubota isn't so interested in that idea.
Kubota wants to control from the top but Waters keeps moving.
Kubota throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kubota trying to control the position from guard on top but Waters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kyoji Kubota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubota doesn't manage to clinch there - Waters circles away.
And Waters tries to counter it with a takedown but Kubota pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt.
Kubota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waters can do to turn this around?

Kubota shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kubota showed some decent athleticism there.
Kubota not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kubota passes to full mount!
Waters is squirming around, avoiding Kubota's attempts to control the action.

Waters defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kubota.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota trying to control but Waters is having none of it.

Kubota working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Waters is working to get back to half guard.
Kubota controlling his opponent.
Kubota has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Kubota with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Waters wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kubota.
Waters is squirming around, avoiding Kubota's attempts to control the action.
Kubota working Waters over with strikes here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waters is squirming around, avoiding Kubota's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyoji Kubota dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kubota shoots in for a takedown but Waters shows good takedown defense.
Waters shoots in and drives through. Kubota sprawls well.
Kubota keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kubota or perhaps it was just good defense by Waters, which made it look bad.
Waters changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Waters stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Waters wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyoji Kubota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kubota tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Waters swivels and escapes.
Waters with the counter takedown but Kubota avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Kubota as Waters shoots in.
It looked like Kubota wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Waters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Waters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kyoji Kubota overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waters creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Waters is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Waters is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kubota avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Waters.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kubota manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kubota lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Waters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kubota. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kubota lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kubota forces his way into half guard.
Kubota is keen to just control but Waters is a slippery customer.

Kubota is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kubota is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Waters is just riding it out for now. Kubota eventually gives up the hold.

Kubota wants to work for an arm triangle but Waters is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kubota throwing shots but Waters is blocking nicely.
Waters wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota wants to take a breather but Waters is having none of it.
Kubota is pressing down on Waters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waters is holding on for now.

Kubota is working for a kimura but Waters is defending it quite comfortably.
Waters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kubota.
Kubota is thwarting Waters's attempts to control the position.
Kubota trying to control the pace.

That's four 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.
Kubota thows a huge punch but Waters dodges it nicely.
Kubota working over Waters with some ground and pound. Waters looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kubota not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chief Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waters is staying active underneath Kubota, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kubota is pressing down on Waters's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waters is holding on for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubota is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kubota tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Waters defends well and Kubota ends up having to push Waters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kyoji Kubota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kubota stuffs the takedown.
Kubota throwing a counter right hand but Waters manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyoji Kubota.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kubota, 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyoji Kubota!
Kyoji Kubota took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tvica Iruscek (ranked 5454 p4p, 547 weight class) and Kollin Black (ranked 4068 p4p, 455 weight class). Iruscek comes to the cage accompanied by Yakety Yak. Kollin Black has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tvica Iruscek's chin.

Iruscek
vs
Black

195 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tvica Iruscek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kollin Black!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Iruscek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black is looking for the big counter here.
We've been hearing reports that Iruscek has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Black looks to land a combination but Iruscek avoids it well.
Iruscek shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tvica Iruscek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black misses with a double jab.
Iruscek dives in for a single leg takedown but Black sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Despite the aggression on Black's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Black gets in close and tags Iruscek with a short punch that almost sends Iruscek to the mat! Oh Iruscek is in big trouble! He turns his back on Black, trying to create some distance but Black rushes him, striking wildly and Iruscek goes down! The referee tackles Black into the cage to end the fight! Black is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kollin Black!
After the fight, Kollin Black was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Eyes (ranked 4109 p4p, 447 weight class) and Joey Diaz (ranked 5994 p4p, 570 weight class). Chief Eyes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Eyes
vs
Diaz

180 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Eyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.

Eyes clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Eyes lands an uppercut.
Eyes lands with a left to the head.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eyes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eyes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eyes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eyes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Eyes lands with a short shot to the head.
Eyes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eyes lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Eyes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eyes.
Eyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Eyes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eyes gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Eyes avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Eyes blocks with his arms.

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

Eyes closes the distance and clinches.
Eyes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but Eyes blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz 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.
Eyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eyes scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Eyes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eyes lands with a left to the head.
Eyes lands with a short shot to the head.

Diaz is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Eyes fails to land.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Eyes finish him?
Eyes misses with the head strike.
Eyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eyes misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eyes.
Eyes throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eyes lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eyes.
Eyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Eyes working aggressively here.
Eyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Eyes fails to land.
Eyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eyes.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Eyes throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eyes.
Eyes misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyes has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Eyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eyes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Eyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but Eyes blocks it.
Eyes misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Eyes fails to land.
Eyes throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Eyes fails to land.
Eyes misses with some punches.
I was talking to Eyes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eyes has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Eyes working aggressively here.
Eyes throws a head punch that misses.
Eyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Eyes lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eyes.
Eyes creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Diaz's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Diaz drops to his knees and Eyes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Eyes!
A pretty intense looking Chief Eyes took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Stalker (ranked 4256 p4p, 474 weight class) and Mickey Diaz (ranked 4686 p4p, 505 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Coming For You, by The Offspring. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Stalker
vs
Diaz

190 cm
26
198 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Forge Clothing Co.

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Stalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Stalker.
Diaz's coach down at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diaz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalker misses with a looping left.
Diaz tries to counter with a clinch but Stalker shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Stalker.

It looks like Mickey Diaz has been cut.
Stalker slips under a jab from Diaz.
Stalker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Stalker avoids it with no problem.

Stalker clinches with his opponent.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stalker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.

Diaz jumps guard and drags Stalker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalker wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Stalker pushes his legs off easily.

Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stalker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stalker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.

Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stalker frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Stalker is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mickey Diaz!
Post fight, an emotional Mickey Diaz said 'Apollo Reid, we have unfinished business! '.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rangel (ranked 3305 p4p, 428 weight class) and Dukey Tots (ranked 4027 p4p, 517 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rangel
vs
Tots

174 cm
26
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Rangel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dukey Tots!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tots has Rangel up against the cage in a clinch.
Rangel tries to throw a body punch but Tots avoids it by throwing Rangel back against the cage.
Rangel slowing the pace effectively.
Rangel lands with a right to the head.

Rangel works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rangel throwing strikes from guard but Tots blocks nicely.

Rangel is posturing up here but Tots has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rangel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rangel has to tap! Slick submission there by Tots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dukey Tots!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 4406 p4p, 477 weight class) and Bernardo De Barros (ranked 3906 p4p, 431 weight class). Agnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Drop death - Scream. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Agnarsson
vs
De Barros

168 cm
20
167 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

173 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Forge Clothing Co.

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Barros misses with a takedown attempt
and Agnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

De Barros scores with a takedown into Agnarsson's guard.
De Barros passes into half guard.

De Barros is looking for a kimura here.
De Barros working the head and body with strikes.

De Barros is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Agnarsson defends it well.
De Barros moves nicely into side control.
Agnarsson wants to control but De Barros postures up.
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!

De Barros thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Agnarsson tries to bench press De Barros off him but De Barros keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson is not content to let De Barros control the position.
Agnarsson is trying to control De Barros's posture but De Barros avoids it.
Agnarsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Barros is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
De Barros tries to move into full mount but can't pass Agnarsson's legs.

De Barros has an Americana. Agnarsson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! De Barros is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if De Barros hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bernardo De Barros!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 1697 p4p, 217 weight class) and Chris Snoky (ranked 3268 p4p, 346 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Daughtrey
vs
Snoky

180 cm
20
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Forge Clothing Co.

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Snoky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoky tries to clinch up but Daughtrey circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey's corner calls for a 1-2. Daughtrey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Snoky tries to clinch up but Daughtrey circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Snoky moves into range and clinches up with Daughtrey.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Daughtrey as the two fighters clinch.
Daughtrey prevents a body shot from Snoky.
Snoky misses with some punches.
Snoky is trying to maintain a safe position but Daughtrey gets an underhook and turns Snoky into the cage.
Daughtrey blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snoky.
Snoky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daughtrey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daughtrey gets through Snoky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snoky working aggressively here.
Snoky scores with a shoulder strike.
Daughtrey lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey scores with a shot to the side of Snoky's head.
Daughtrey has Snoky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snoky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Snoky as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daughtrey.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Daughtrey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Snoky misses with a body punch.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Snoky controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snoky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daughtrey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoky misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daughtrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Snoky is trying to stall.
Daughtrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Snoky blocks it.
Daughtrey lands with a left to the head.
Snoky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daughtrey lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey prevents a body shot from Snoky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Snoky.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey prevents a body shot from Snoky.
Snoky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Snoky controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daughtrey as Snoky tries to tie him up.
Daughtrey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Daughtrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snoky tries to clinch up but Daughtrey circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daughtrey swats away the attempt to clinch by Snoky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daughtrey keeps the fight on the outside.
Snoky is looking to clinch but Daughtrey is avoiding it.
Snoky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daughtrey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snoky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daughtrey paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Snoky rushes Daughtrey and presses him up against the cage.
Snoky working aggressively here.
Snoky struggles to land a body shot inside as Daughtrey controls his hands.
Snoky tries to work over Daughtrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snoky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daughtrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snoky backwards.
Snoky has Daughtrey pushed against the cage.
Daughtrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Daughtrey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Daughtrey lands a lovely overhand right.
Snoky throws a lazy right hand but Daughtrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daughtrey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snoky can do to turn this around?

Snoky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Daughtrey blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daughtrey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daughtrey lands a right hand.
Snoky trying to stall but Daughtrey improves his position.
Snoky can't find room to land a body shot as Daughtrey controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Snoky.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Snoky.
Snoky can't find room to land a body shot as Daughtrey controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Snoky.
Snoky slows down the pace here.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky can't find room to land a body shot as Daughtrey controls the action.
Snoky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike.
Daughtrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands a nice uppercut.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Daughtrey misses with the head strike.
Daughtrey blocks an uppercut.
Snoky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daughtrey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daughtrey.
Snoky misses with a body punch.

Daughtrey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snoky tries to clinch but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Daughtrey throws an overhand right that lands on Snoky's shoulder, as Snoky tries to avoid the shot.
Snoky moves in looking to clinch but Daughtrey pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Daughtrey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daughtrey punishes Snoky's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daughtrey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snoky doesn't manage to clinch there - Daughtrey circles away.
Daughtrey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daughtrey throws out a powerful jab.
Daughtrey misses the shot to the body.
Kevin Daughtrey is winning the standup battle so far.

Snoky clinches.
Daughtrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daughtrey gets through Snoky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daughtrey.
Snoky is breathing heavily.
Daughtrey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daughtrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snoky.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daughtrey as Snoky tries to tie him up.
Snoky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
Daughtrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snoky backwards.

Daughtrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daughtrey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Snoky tries to clinch but Daughtrey is having none of it.
Snoky tries to clinch up
and Daughtrey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snoky misses with a right hand
and Daughtrey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daughtrey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Snoky is rocked!
Snoky bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Daughtrey comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Snoky falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Snoky was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Daughtrey!
A less than humble Kevin Daughtrey misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.