ROTI-08 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tino Tropper (ranked 4004 p4p, 422 weight class) and Gianmarco Lobosco (ranked 7033 p4p, 553 weight class). Tino Tropper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tropper
vs
Lobosco

177 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tino Tropper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianmarco Lobosco!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lobosco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tropper is looking for a sweep.
Lobosco throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tropper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropper can't do much from the bottom here.
Tropper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper is controlling Lobosco's trapped leg to prevent Lobosco from advancing to side control.
Tropper trying to control but Lobosco postures up.
Tropper is trying to get back to full guard.
Lobosco trying to control the action but Tropper is working from the bottom.
Tropper wants to sweep but Lobosco has passed to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tropper is trying to control Lobosco's posture but Lobosco avoids it.
Tropper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lobosco throws an elbow but Tropper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tropper manages to get back to half guard.
Tropper is looking to improve his position.
Tropper is looking to control Lobosco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tropper avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lobosco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tropper pinned against the cage. Tropper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tropper. Lobosco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lobosco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tropper throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Lobosco to counter with a crisp jab.
Lobosco shoots in for a takedown but Tropper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Tropper shoots in and bounces Lobosco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tropper trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobosco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobosco is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lobosco keeping moving, preventing Tropper from controlling successfully.
Lobosco is trying to keep Tropper in close.
Tropper connects with a couple of short punches.
Tropper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tropper wants to control from the top but Lobosco keeps moving.
Tropper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tropper stops Lobosco from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gianmarco Lobosco will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tropper throws a jab when Lobosco was well out of range.
Lobosco avoids the body shot from Tropper.
Tropper throws a hook but Lobosco blocks it.
Lobosco shoots in for a takedown but Tropper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot by Tropper.
Lobosco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tropper as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Lobosco has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Lobosco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tropper is trying to defend but Lobosco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper gets back to full guard.

Tropper looking for a guillotine here but Lobosco defends easily.
Lobosco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tropper wants to sweep but no luck.

Lobosco is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tropper has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lobosco is looking to defend but Tropper has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lobosco! Tropper pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lobosco taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tino Tropper!
A very excited looking Tino Tropper 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moon Up Sun Up (ranked 4463 p4p, 185 weight class) and Tohit Tohurt (ranked 6027 p4p, 206 weight class). Moon Up Sun Up has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Up Sun Up
vs
Tohurt

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moon Up Sun Up!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tohit Tohurt!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun Up moves out of range of the body kick from Tohurt.
Sun Up seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tohurt lands a right hook to the body.
Sun Up on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sun Up has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tohurt.
Sun Up has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tohurt.
Tohurt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tohurt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sun Up has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tohurt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sun Up stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tohurt lands a jab.
Sun Up is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Tohurt misses
and Sun Up counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tohurt misses with a body kick.
Tohurt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sun Up looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tohurt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sun Up counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Sun Up looks at the referee who does nothing so Sun Up lands a crushing right that sends Tohurt to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moon Up Sun Up!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kealoha (ranked 7023 p4p, 552 weight class) and Paul Spadafora (ranked 6208 p4p, 525 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kealoha
vs
Spadafora

180 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Kealoha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Paul Spadafora!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spadafora throws an off balance right hand
and Kealoha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kealoha misses the jab.
Kealoha fails to land with a series of punches.
Spadafora throws a big shot that misses.
Spadafora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spadafora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Kealoha was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Spadafora misses.
Spadafora lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kealoha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Kealoha rushes Spadafora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kealoha breaks the clinch.
Kealoha moves away from the strike by Spadafora.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spadafora. Kealoha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spadafora misses with a left hand
and Kealoha counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spadafora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kealoha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spadafora scores with a body shot.
Kealoha looks to throw the jab but Spadafora is out of range.
Kealoha looks to throw the jab but Spadafora is out of range.
Spadafora is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spadafora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spadafora tries to counter by closing the distance.
Spadafora throws a sloppy body shot
and Kealoha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spadafora clobbers Kealoha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kealoha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Spadafora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spadafora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kealoha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spadafora misses with an uppercut. Kealoha saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Spadafora.
Kealoha throws a lazy right hand but Spadafora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kealoha misses with the combination.
Spadafora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kealoha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spadafora.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spadafora scores with the left hand. Kealoha knows he should have avoided that one.

Kealoha instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spadafora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kealoha stalling in the clinch.

Kealoha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kealoha swings for the body but Spadafora moves out of range.
Spadafora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spadafora looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spadafora misses with a wild body shot.
Kealoha defending well as Spadafora loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Spadafora.
Spadafora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kealoha counters with a straight right hand.
Kealoha swings for the body but Spadafora moves out of range.
It seemed like Spadafora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paul Spadafora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Spadafora misses.
Spadafora missing with a left hand there. Kealoha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kealoha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kealoha throws a body punch but Spadafora moves out of range.
Spadafora jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spadafora gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kealoha.
Spadafora throws an off balance right hand
and Kealoha counters with a straight right hand.
Kealoha misses with a body shot.

Kealoha clinches up against the cage.

Kealoha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spadafora cracks Kealoha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kealoha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spadafora scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spadafora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Kealoha clinches up against the cage.
Kealoha lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Spadafora tries to break the clinch but Kealoha is controlling the position.

Kealoha breaks the clinch.
Spadafora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spadafora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Spadafora there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha with a jab.
Spadafora misses with a looping left.
Spadafora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kealoha to counter with a crisp jab.

Spadafora is rocked!
Spadafora throws an off balance right hand

and Kealoha counters with a crisp right hand that drops Spadafora! Kealoha lets Spadafora back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Spadafora is still on wobbly legs! Can Kealoha finish him?
Spadafora misses with a straight left.
Spadafora misses with a left hand
and Kealoha counters with a right hand from hell and Spadafora is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Kealoha!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kantu Wa Zarambo (ranked 4032 p4p, 480 weight class) and Phil Coleman (ranked 5520 p4p, 570 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wa Zarambo
vs
Coleman

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kantu Wa Zarambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Zarambo.
Zarambo tries to counter with a takedown but Coleman is quick to defend against it.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Zarambo circles away and keeps his distance.

Coleman has managed to clinch.
Zarambo is working for takedown but Coleman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zarambo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zarambo wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Coleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zarambo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Coleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Zarambo circles away.
Phil Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coleman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zarambo is out of range and Coleman settles back down.
Zarambo tries to counter with a takedown but Coleman is quick to defend against it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Coleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
Zarambo feinted with a counter takedown.
Coleman tries to clinch but Zarambo is having none of it.
Zarambo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Coleman misses with a body shot.
Zarambo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Coleman sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coleman misses with a straight left.
Zarambo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Coleman tries to land a leg kick but Zarambo saw it coming and moves away.
Coleman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zarambo is out of range and Coleman settles back down.
Zarambo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zarambo attempts a counter takedown but Coleman avoids it well and moves away.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up with Zarambo, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes Zarambo against the cage but Zarambo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zarambo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Coleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman working over Zarambo with some ground and pound. Zarambo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarambo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zarambo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zarambo is trying to escape back to his feet but Coleman uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Coleman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Coleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zarambo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Coleman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Zarambo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Coleman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Coleman.
Zarambo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Coleman trying to control the action but Zarambo is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman cracks Zarambo with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Coleman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zarambo checks a leg kick.
Zarambo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Coleman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zarambo did well to prevent Coleman getting side control.
Zarambo is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarambo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zarambo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarambo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Phil Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Zarambo's hands, connecting with Zarambo's forehead.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zarambo's head.
Zarambo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zarambo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman on the ground.
Coleman working Zarambo over with strikes.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Zarambo's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Zarambo's temple.
Coleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Coleman winds up and cracks Zarambo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Zarambo's head.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Zarambo is rocked!
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Zarambo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coleman content to control rather than advance.
Coleman lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Zarambo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Coleman jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Coleman!
A very excited looking Phil Coleman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 5078 p4p, 482 weight class) and Rosco Jones (ranked 4525 p4p, 440 weight class). Virgil Van Dijk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rosco Jones's chin.

Van Dijk
vs
Jones

184 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Woodhouse's

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgil Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rosco Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Dijk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.

Van Dijk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dijk looking to control.
Jones stands and throws Van Dijk's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rosco Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Downwith Drago (ranked 5764 p4p, 467 weight class) and Barry Buchanan (ranked 3664 p4p, 356 weight class). Barry Buchanan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Drago
vs
Buchanan

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Downwith Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan misses with a straight right.

Drago dives in and scores a takedown into Buchanan's guard.
Drago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buchanan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drago with a nice head shot there.
Drago is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan trying to keep a closed guard but Drago is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago landing some decent shots from guard.
Drago postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Buchanan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drago throws an elbow that misses. Buchanan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drago's guard. Nice move by Buchanan!

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

Drago distracts Buchanan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drago throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buchanan is keeping the position for now.
Drago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buchanan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drago.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buchanan can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to free his leg and advance position but Buchanan is retaining full guard.
Drago stands up over Buchanan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drago throwing strikes but missing.
Drago scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drago is working Buchanan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drago chips away with some ground and pound.
Drago 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.
Drago is in close to Buchanan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buchanan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buchanan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Buchanan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drago is stalling in the full guard.
Drago throwing strikes but missing.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drago throws an elbow that misses. Buchanan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drago's guard. Nice move by Buchanan!

Drago is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Buchanan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Drago pulls Buchanan in close to prevent any damage.
Buchanan preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago is pulling down on Buchanan's head. It's preventing any offense from Buchanan, at least for the moment.
Buchanan wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Buchanan finds it's way through Drago's defenses.
Nice cross by Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buchanan scores with a three punch combo!
Buchanan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Drago shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Buchanan's guard.
Drago is working Buchanan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buchanan looking for a sweep. Not yet Buchanan, not yet.
Buchanan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drago cracks Buchanan with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago wants to control from the top but Buchanan keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drago's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drago stands up over Buchanan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drago lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drago makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Drago throws a strike but Buchanan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Drago controlling the position.

Buchanan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drago is on top in guard.

Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Our spies down at at ELITE Island Gym - All Elite Coaches inform us that Buchanan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago cracks Buchanan with a solid left hand.
Buchanan trying to keep a closed guard but Drago is proving a slippery customer.
Drago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buchanan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buchanan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drago.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drago showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drago keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Buchanan's head.
Drago makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drago lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drago lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drago content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buchanan wants to sweep but no luck.
Drago postures up in Buchanan's guard and throws a big left but Buchanan blocks it.
Buchanan looking to control.
Drago connects with a couple of short punches.
Downwith Drago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drago postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

It looks like Barry Buchanan has been cut.
Buchanan is breathing heavily.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drago is working Buchanan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drago postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago with a nice head shot there.
Drago loads up on a big left hand. Buchanan felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Drago looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Buchanan can't hide his disappointment, as Drago celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Downwith Drago!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Barayev (ranked 3597 p4p, 286 weight class) and Martin Eugen (ranked 3701 p4p, 293 weight class). Barayev comes to the cage accompanied by Antirespect - There. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Barayev
vs
Eugen

173 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

VENUM MMA WEAR
Woodhouse's

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aslanbek Barayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barayev staying out of range there.

Barayev clinches.
Barayev blocks a body shot from Eugen.
Barayev fails to pull guard.
Barayev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eugen lands with a short shot to the head.
Eugen lands with a light punch inside.
Eugen has Barayev pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Eugen.
Barayev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eugen to keep the fight standing.

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

Eugen is sitting in close to Barayev's body. Barayev has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Eugen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Eugen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Barayev.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aslanbek Barayev!
Aslanbek Barayev tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xtreme Islander (ranked 3653 p4p, 373 weight class) and Iti Malia (ranked 3665 p4p, 374 weight class). Islander comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Islander
vs
Malia

177 cm
25
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xtreme Islander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iti Malia!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Islander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malia looks to land a combination but Islander avoids it well.
Islander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Malia.
Malia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Islander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malia lands with a nice combination. Islander backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Xtreme Islander has been cut.
Islander is looking to clinch but Malia is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malia, as that shot connected.
Malia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Islander. Islander circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Islander has managed to clinch.

Islander drags the fight down to the ground.
Malia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Islander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Islander can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malia controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Islander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Islander is looking to stand up but Malia isn't so interested in that idea.
Malia won't allow Islander to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Islander is trying to keep Malia in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malia stuffs the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malia, as that shot connected.
Islander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Islander tries to clinch up but Malia circles away and keeps his distance.
Islander tries to close the distance and clinch but Malia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Islander tries to clinch there but Malia circles away.
Islander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Islander was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Islander closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malia throws a lazy right hand but Islander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Islander throws a hook but Malia avoids it easily.
Malia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Islander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Malia finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Islander.
A cross from Malia lands.
Malia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Islander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Islander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Islander is looking to clinch.
Malia misses with a body shot.
Islander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Malia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Islander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Islander tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Malia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Islander wants to clinch
and Malia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Islander defending well as Malia loads up on a big left hand.
Islander fails with the takedown.
Islander needs to keep his hands up - Malia had a free shot at his head there.
Malia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Islander had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Islander tries to clinch up
letting Malia counter with a right hand.
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!
Malia scores with a decent looking hook.
Malia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iti Malia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xtreme Islander's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Malia throws a hook but Islander avoids it easily.
Islander is looking to clinch but Malia is avoiding it.
Malia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Islander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Islander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malia swats away the attempt to clinch by Islander.
Malia takes a swing at Islander's ribcage but misses.
Islander wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malia throws a hook but Islander blocks it.
As Malia backs away, Islander returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malia throws a body shot but no joy.
Malia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malia takes a swing at Islander's ribcage but misses.
Islander throws a big counter combination but Malia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Islander ducks right into an uppercut from Malia.
Islander is looking to clinch but Malia is avoiding it.
Malia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malia thuds his right hand into Islander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Iti Malia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Islander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malia.
Malia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Islander.
Iti Malia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Islander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Islander tries to clinch up but Malia circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Islander appears to be looking for a big counter.
Malia misses the shot to the body.
Islander is looking to clinch but Malia is avoiding it.
Islander slips a straight right by Malia.
Islander tries to clinch up but Malia circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Islander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Malia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Islander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Islander moves in looking to clinch but Malia pushes him off.
Malia misses with a hook.
It looked like Islander was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malia.
Malia cracks a nice hook into Islander's ribs.
Malia works the jab nicely.
Islander is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Islander tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Islander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Islander moves out of range of the strikes.
Islander avoids the body shot from Malia.
Malia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Islander on the side of the head.
Malia just misses with a punch to the body.
Malia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Malia misses with a body shot.
Islander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Islander moves away.
Islander is looking to clinch but Malia is avoiding it.
Islander closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Islander shoots in for a double leg but Malia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab lands there for Malia.
Islander tries to clinch there but Malia circles away.
Islander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malia unleashes a big counter combination but Islander bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Islander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Islander closes the distance but Malia moves to the side
and Malia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Islander thinking.
Malia swings for the body but Islander moves out of range.
Malia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Islander manages to avoid it.
Islander is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Malia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malia looks to throw the jab but Islander is out of range.
Jab by Malia.
Islander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Xtreme Islander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Islander.
Islander tries to counter by clinching up but Malia breaks away and moves out of range.
Malia swats away the attempt to clinch by Islander.
Malia lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Islander takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malia misses with an uppercut. Islander saw that one coming.
Islander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malia throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Malia has knocked Islander down with a huge combo! Malia steps away and waves a wobbly Islander back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Islander is rocked!
Islander tries to clinch there but Malia circles away.
Oh Islander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Malia.
Malia drops Islander with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Islander! Malia dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iti Malia!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuna Tua (ranked 3208 p4p, 326 weight class) and Diogo Bustamante (ranked 4321 p4p, 412 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lole Usoalii Arise Tu i Luga. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tua
vs
Bustamante

190 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
244 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tuna Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diogo Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bustamante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tua misses with a left hand
and Bustamante counters with a nice leg kick.
Tua throws a hook but Bustamante blocks it.
Bustamante shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua digs a good hook to Bustamante's body.
Tua jabs at Bustamante's body.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Bustamante makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tua really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bustamante flicks out a counter leg kick but Tua steps away.
Tua misses with a jab to the body

and Bustamante counters with a head kick that drops Tua to the mat! Tua scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bustamante counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a jab when Bustamante was well out of range.
Tua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bustamante counters with a leg kick.
Tua lands with a cross.
Tua scores with a one two! Bustamante had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Bustamante uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Tua lands.
Tua misses with a right hand
and Bustamante counters with an outside leg kick.
Tua cracks Bustamante with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bustamante throws a counter combo.
Bustamante takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bustamante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Bustamante steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tua misses the jab.
Bustamante is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Bustamante counters with a body kick that stops Tua in his tracks momentarily.
Tua is breathing heavily.
A big left from Tua misses.
Bustamante throws a fast counter high kick but Tua manages to duck under it in time.
Bustamante has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bustamante unleashes a big counter combination but Tua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the body from Tua misses
and Bustamante counters with a leg kick.
Tua misses with a body shot
and Bustamante counters with a low kick, right behind Tua 's knee.
Tua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bustamante counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tua definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bustamante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bustamante moves out of range.
Tua sets himself, and Bustamante steps forward looking for the clinch! Tua avoids it this time.
Tua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bustamante counters with a body kick that stops Tua in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bustamante lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Bustamante makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tua really felt that one!
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bustamante throws a counter combo.
Tua misses with a hook to the body
and Bustamante counters with a leg kick.
Tua throws a big shot that misses.
Tua misses with an uppercut
and Bustamante counters with an inside leg kick.
Tua misses with a left hand
and Bustamante counters with an outside leg kick.
Tua misses with a combination
and Bustamante counters with an inside leg kick.
Tua misses with a hook to the body

and Bustamante counters with a head kick that drops Tua to the mat! Tua scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Tua is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Bustamante's head but Bustamante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Bustamante's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bustamante makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tua really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Bustamante counters with a good, hard body kick but Tua shrugs it off.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bustamante counters with a nice kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Tua misses
and Bustamante counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Tua is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diogo Bustamante!
A victorious Diogo Bustamante thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domenik Panayotov (ranked 2812 p4p, 364 weight class) and Awate Tadese (ranked 4094 p4p, 473 weight class). Tadese comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Step - Lion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Panayotov
vs
Tadese

183 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

VENUM MMA WEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Domenik Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Awate Tadese!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tadese.
Tadese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panayotov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Tadese misses.
Tadese throws a poor cross that misses
and Tadese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Awate Tadese has been cut.
Tadese throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tadese throws a right hand that misses
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panayotov looks to throw the jab but Tadese is out of range.
Panayotov lands a two punch combo.
Tadese fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panayotov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panayotov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Panayotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tadese.
Tadese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.
Tadese misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Panayotov misses.
Tadese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov looks to land a combination but Tadese avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Tadese on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tadese scores with a body shot.
Tadese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panayotov looks to throw the jab but Tadese is out of range.
Panayotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tadese.
A shot to the body from Tadese misses
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Tadese throws a hook but Panayotov blocks it.
Tadese avoids the body shot from Panayotov.
Tadese misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tadese lands a nice shot to the body.
Tadese throws the left hand but Panayotov avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Panayotov misses.
Tadese takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tadese.
Tadese scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tadese misses with an uppercut
enabling Panayotov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tadese throws a lazy right hand but Panayotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panayotov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tadese lands a body shot.
Tadese misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tadese misses with an uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panayotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tadese throws a lazy right hand but Panayotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadese swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Panayotov misses.
Tadese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.
Panayotov scores with a hook.
Tadese just misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Panayotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tadese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panayotov connects with a single shot there.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Tadese slips the punch.
Tadese ducks right into an uppercut from Panayotov.
Panayotov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tadese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panayotov misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panayotov throws a lazy right hand but Tadese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tadese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panayotov. Tadese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Awate Tadese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tadese misses with a straight left.
Panayotov looks to land a right hand but Tadese moved out of range.
Tadese throws out a counter right but Panayotov avoids it with no problem.
Tadese looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Panayotov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Panayotov. Those never looked like landing.
Tadese uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Panayotov has time to react.
Tadese misses with a wild body shot.
Panayotov throws an off balance right hand

and Tadese counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panayotov scores with a shot to the side of Tadese's head.
Tadese tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenik Panayotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Awate Tadese's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tadese looks to land a right hand but Panayotov moved out of range.
Panayotov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Panayotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tadese throws out a loose jab but Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panayotov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tadese takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tadese dips to his left and cracks Panayotov with an uppercut!
Panayotov misses with a wild body shot.
Tadese takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tadese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panayotov.
Tadese throws out a counter right but Panayotov avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Tadese misses
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Tadese staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Panayotov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tadese misses with a hook
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tadese misses with a hook
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Tadese throws a lazy uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a left to the body.
Tadese tries to bum rush Panayotov with a series of wild strikes but Panayotov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Panayotov does it's job there.
Panayotov misses with a hook.
Tadese throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Panayotov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tadese misses with a body shot.
Panayotov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Tadese is rocked!
Panayotov misses with a body shot.
Tadese throws an off balance right hand
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tadese is still on wobbly legs! Can Panayotov finish him?
Panayotov darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Tadese's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Panayotov before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Domenik Panayotov!
Domenik Panayotov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.