TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machiavelli RestInPiece (ranked 2580 p4p, 288 weight class) and Nuno Pontes (ranked 4272 p4p, 420 weight class). Machiavelli RestInPiece has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

RestInPiece
vs
Pontes

200 cm
21
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
240 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Machiavelli RestInPiece!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuno Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RestInPiece lands a high kick!

It looks like Nuno Pontes has been cut.
Pontes throws a right and a left that RestInPiece avoids nicely.
RestInPiece slips under a jab from Pontes.
Pontes throws a poor cross that misses
and RestInPiece counters with a leg kick.
Pontes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pontes misses with a left hand
and RestInPiece counters with a nice uppercut.
Pontes misses the jab.
RestInPiece went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pontes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pontes. RestInPiece does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pontes just misses with a punch to the body.
Pontes throws an off balance right hand
and RestInPiece counters with a good low kick that Pontes was not able to check.
RestInPiece tries to move into range but Pontes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

RestInPiece instigates a clinch.
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!
Pontes misses with a body punch.
RestInPiece is pushing Pontes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from RestInPiece.
Pontes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from RestInPiece.
RestInPiece lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pontes struggles to land a body shot inside as RestInPiece controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
RestInPiece working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to RestInPiece's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
RestInPiece stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pontes tries to break free but RestInPiece pushes him back against the cage.

RestInPiece breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pontes 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.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from RestInPiece! Pontes is out on his feet! RestInPiece rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Pontes is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Pontes is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machiavelli RestInPiece!
Machiavelli RestInPiece took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damagon Enchãrya (ranked 4762 p4p, 525 weight class) and Badr Al Din (ranked 2705 p4p, 363 weight class). Enchãrya comes to the cage accompanied by Blaxcaliber. Al Din is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RUNNING BACK. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Enchãrya
vs
Al Din

189 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
209 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damagon Enchãrya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Al Din.
Al Din with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Din chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Enchãrya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Enchãrya keeps Al Din at a distance using the push kick.
Enchãrya avoids the body shot from Al Din.
Enchãrya feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Enchãrya gets tackled into the cage by Al Din. Al Din maintains the clinch.
Enchãrya misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enchãrya swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enchãrya can't find room to land a body shot as Al Din controls the action.
Al Din lands an uppercut.
Al Din blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enchãrya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Din lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enchãrya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Enchãrya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Din.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Enchãrya.
Al Din tries to pull guard but Enchãrya holds him up against the cage and eventually Al Din drops back down to his feet.
Al Din blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enchãrya.
Enchãrya lands a right hand.
Enchãrya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Enchãrya on the inside.
Al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Din blocks a body shot from Enchãrya.
A right hand to the body from Enchãrya.
Al Din misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Din swings wildly with an uppercut but Enchãrya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enchãrya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Din lands a right hand that snaps the head of Enchãrya backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Din tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Enchãrya lands with a light punch inside.
Enchãrya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Din scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Din misses with a body punch.
Enchãrya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Enchãrya tries a body shot but Al Din blocks it.
Al Din is working Enchãrya over against the cage.
Enchãrya lands a shot to the body.
Enchãrya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Din blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Din pushes Enchãrya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Din lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Enchãrya backwards.
Enchãrya tries to throw a body punch but Al Din avoids it by throwing Enchãrya back against the cage.
Enchãrya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Enchãrya.
Enchãrya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Din tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enchãrya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Din backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din lands a left hand that snaps the head of Enchãrya backwards.
Al Din blocks an uppercut.
Enchãrya misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Enchãrya as the two fighters clinch.
Al Din tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Al Din jumps guard but Enchãrya stands there with Al Din around his waist. Al Din gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Damagon Enchãrya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Badr Al Din.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Enchãrya.
Enchãrya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Din misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enchãrya.
Enchãrya tries to work over Al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Din tries to pull guard but Enchãrya forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Al Din misses with the head strike.
A short left from Enchãrya.
Enchãrya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enchãrya misses with a body punch.
Al Din blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enchãrya throws a head punch that misses.
Al Din lands with a right to the head.
Enchãrya throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Din.
Enchãrya scores with a shot to the side of Al Din's head.
Al Din tries to pull guard but Enchãrya won't allow it.
Enchãrya lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Al Din jumps into guard, dragging Enchãrya to the mat.
Enchãrya tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Din is retaining full guard.
Enchãrya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Enchãrya gets to his feet - Al Din follows without any prompting.
Al Din looks to land a left hand but Enchãrya moved out of range nicely.
Enchãrya scores with a nice head shot.
Enchãrya keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Damagon Enchãrya will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Al Din gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Enchãrya to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Badr Al Din has been cut.
Al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Enchãrya checks the leg kick.
Enchãrya misses with an uppercut.
Al Din flicks out a counter leg kick but Enchãrya steps away.
Al Din scores with a leg kick.
Enchãrya throws out a loose jab but Al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Din counters with a body kick.
Enchãrya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Din. Al Din obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enchãrya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Enchãrya checks a leg kick.
Al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din misses with a body shot.
Enchãrya scores with a jab to the head.
Enchãrya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Din at a distance.
Enchãrya misses with a looping left.
Al Din jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Din misses with an uppercut.
Enchãrya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Din can pounce on him.
Al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Enchãrya looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enchãrya scores with a hook to the body. Al Din takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Enchãrya tries to work over Al Din's front leg with a kick but Al Din checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Enchãrya.
Al Din misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Enchãrya misses the target.
Al Din misses with a low kick.
Al Din jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Din slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Al Din blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din slips a straight right by Enchãrya.
Badr Al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Din tries to work over Enchãrya's front leg with a kick but Enchãrya checks it.
Al Din cracks a nice hook into Enchãrya's ribs.
Al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Din flicks out a counter leg kick but Enchãrya steps away.
Enchãrya misses the shot to the body.
Al Din misses with an uppercut
and Enchãrya counters with a nice leg kick.
Enchãrya scores with a leg kick.
Al Din steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enchãrya. That one must have hurt.
Al Din takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enchãrya on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Enchãrya.
Damagon Enchãrya is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Al Din misses its intended target.
Enchãrya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Al Din jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Enchãrya keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Din is looking to chop away at Enchãrya's legs.
Enchãrya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Din swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Enchãrya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Damagon Enchãrya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Badr Al Din's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Enchãrya misses with a head kick.
Enchãrya throws a leg kick but Al Din moved away.
Al Din looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Enchãrya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Enchãrya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al Din if he has to take too many more of those.
Al Din checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Al Din on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Enchãrya is predictable there
and Al Din counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Al Din is predictable there
and Enchãrya counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Din misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Enchãrya misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din throws a push kick but Enchãrya slaps the foot to one side.
Al Din walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Enchãrya.
Al Din scores with a crisp jab that stopped Enchãrya in his tracks.
Enchãrya ducks under a wild hook from Al Din.
Al Din lands a really nice looking cross but Enchãrya seems unphased.
Enchãrya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Enchãrya backing away here, and Al Din unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Al Din shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Din throws a right hand that misses
and Enchãrya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badr Al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enchãrya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Al Din misses with an uppercut. Enchãrya saw that one coming.
Enchãrya throwing a counter right hand but Al Din manages to avoid it.
Enchãrya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Din wants to land a leg kick but Enchãrya is out of range.
Al Din displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Enchãrya throws out the jab.
Al Din is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Enchãrya with a body shot.
Al Din checks a low kick from Enchãrya.
Enchãrya sizes up Al Din with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Al Din tries to clinch but Enchãrya moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Enchãrya connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Din throws a hook but Enchãrya blocks it.
Al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Din.
Al Din throws a hook to the side of Enchãrya's head but Enchãrya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Enchãrya.
Al Din tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Din misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din tries to land a front kick but Enchãrya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enchãrya manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Al Din.
Enchãrya tried to counter with a leg kick but Al Din avoided it.
Enchãrya scores with a jab. Al Din acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Enchãrya blocks the body kick.
Enchãrya tried to counter with a leg kick but Al Din avoided it.
Enchãrya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Din steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enchãrya. That one must have hurt.
Al Din takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enchãrya scores with a nice right hand.
Damagon Enchãrya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That has opened up Badr Al Din's cut even more.
Enchãrya misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damagon Enchãrya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Enchãrya, 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damagon Enchãrya!
Damagon Enchãrya thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dunlop (ranked 3171 p4p, 414 weight class) and Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 4648 p4p, 521 weight class). Gamzatov has chosen Entrance Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dunlop
vs
Gamzatov

196 cm
22
218 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
203 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gamzat Gamzatov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dunlop throws a leg kick that is checked

and Gamzatov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gamzatov trying to control but Dunlop is working from the bottom.
Dunlop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dunlop tries to get out of the position.
Gamzatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunlop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gamzatov works over Dunlop with some ground and pound from guard.
Gamzatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunlop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunlop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunlop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gamzatov is controlling him.

Dunlop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gamzatov drops back looking for a leg! Dunlop is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dunlop manages to kick Gamzatov off! Gamzatov jumps back into Dunlop's guard.
Gamzatov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gamzatov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dunlop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gamzatov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gamzatov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Holding Cell. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gamzatov is working Dunlop over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dunlop is looking for a sweep.
Dunlop is trying to control Gamzatov's posture but Gamzatov avoids it.
Dunlop taking a bit of punishment here - Gamzatov scoring with strikes.
Gamzatov wants to control for a moment but Dunlop uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dunlop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gamzatov on the ground.
Dunlop is looking for a sweep. Gamzatov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gamzatov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dunlop wants to improve his position but Gamzatov is controlling well.

Gamzatov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop is not content to let Gamzatov control the position.

Gamzatov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dunlop tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gamzatov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gamzat Gamzatov!
During a confident post fight interview, Gamzat Gamzatov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Greene (ranked 4958 p4p, 476 weight class) and Parker Savi (ranked 7111 p4p, 559 weight class). Danny Greene is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Greene
vs
Savi

180 cm
29
166 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

179 cm
27
161 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Pit Bull Development

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Parker Savi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Greene fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Savi sprawls well initially but Greene persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Greene 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.
Greene is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Greene scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Savi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
Savi has hold of Greene's hands but Greene slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Savi is rocked!
Greene lands with a punch from half guard.
Savi is still in real trouble! Can Greene finish him?
Greene lands strikes from half guard.
Greene scores with a big shot! Savi's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Savi! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Greene!
Danny Greene 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.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cardo Dalisay (ranked 7518 p4p, 235 weight class) and Joca Carioca (ranked 5996 p4p, 218 weight class). Cardo Dalisay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joca Carioca's chin.

Dalisay
vs
Carioca

170 cm
29
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
28
145 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cardo Dalisay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joca Carioca!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioca takes one to the chin there.
Carioca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dalisay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carioca shoots for a takedown but Dalisay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dalisay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carioca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalisay.
Carioca tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carioca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dalisay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Carioca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dalisay sprawls well initially but Carioca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalisay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carioca is working away from the top position though.
Dalisay wants to get back to his feet.

Carioca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dalisay sees it coming and defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carioca in particular looking to stall.
Dalisay wants to get back to his feet.
Dalisay tries to get to full guard but Carioca has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carioca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dalisay sees it coming and defends easily.
Carioca prevents Dalisay from standing back up.
Dalisay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dalisay tries to get out of the position.

Carioca seems to be looking for submissions.
Carioca moves nicely into side control.
Dalisay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carioca on the ground.
Dalisay pushes Carioca away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carioca gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Carioca in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dalisay is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joca Carioca!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conour McNugget (ranked 3618 p4p, 388 weight class) and Chicken Destroyer (ranked 3826 p4p, 410 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McNugget
vs
Destroyer

180 cm
22
161 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Organic Nutrition

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conour McNugget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chicken Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McNugget swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McNugget takes a swing at Destroyer's ribcage but misses.

Destroyer closes the distance and pushes McNugget back into the cage.
Destroyer blocks an uppercut.
Destroyer told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Destroyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from McNugget.
Come on McNugget - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McNugget avoiding damage as Destroyer throws knees to the body.

McNugget breaks the clinch.

Destroyer has managed to clinch.
McNugget stalling the fight.
McNugget has a couple of punches blocked by Destroyer.
Destroyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McNugget avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNugget's elbow.
Destroyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
A short left from Destroyer.
McNugget tries to work over Destroyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to McNugget's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McNugget struggles to land a body shot inside as Destroyer controls his hands.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer lands a right hook to the body.
McNugget fails to land with a series of punches.
Destroyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chicken Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Destroyer throws a lazy uppercut
and McNugget counters with a one-two to the body.
McNugget slips under a jab from Destroyer.
Some bone on bone action there as McNugget checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McNugget is looking to counter punch.
Destroyer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McNugget counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNugget was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
Destroyer lands a nice looking body shot.
McNugget misses with a double jab.
Destroyer misses with a hook to the body
and McNugget counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNugget avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Destroyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McNugget is out of range.
Destroyer tries a low kick but McNugget avoids it.
A head kick misses from Destroyer.
McNugget swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer lands with a nice body kick.
Destroyer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick misses from Destroyer.
Destroyer connects with a looping right hand.
McNugget avoids the body shot from Destroyer.
Destroyer jabs McNugget to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Destroyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Destroyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Destroyer misses with a hook
letting McNugget counter with a right hand.
Destroyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNugget doesn't seem bothered though.
McNugget bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Destroyer's head.
Destroyer darts in looking for a takedown but McNugget gets double underhooks and turns Destroyer into the cage.
Destroyer doesn't manage to clinch there - McNugget circles away.
It looked like McNugget wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McNugget takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and McNugget counters with a nice uppercut.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses
and McNugget counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Destroyer works the jab nicely.
McNugget is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Destroyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McNugget sprawls well. McNugget wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Destroyer gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from McNugget misses the target.
Destroyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McNugget counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Destroyer there.
Destroyer misses with a jab to the body
and McNugget makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Destroyer looks to land a right hand but McNugget moved out of range.
McNugget lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Destroyer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McNugget rather than just go for the knockout.
McNugget bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Destroyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McNugget half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Destroyer. That snapped McNugget's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Destroyer misses its intended target.
Destroyer throws a leg kick
and McNugget counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Destroyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Destroyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNugget was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McNugget throws a hook but Destroyer blocks it.
Destroyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McNugget manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Destroyer throws a lazy uppercut
and McNugget counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conour McNugget is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Destroyer.
Destroyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McNugget counters with a nice body shot.
Destroyer scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer misses with a hook to the body
and McNugget counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McNugget throws a lazy right hand but Destroyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Destroyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNugget.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chicken Destroyer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Destroyer misses with a combination
letting McNugget counter with a right hand.
McNugget walks into a stiff left hand from Destroyer.
McNugget misses with the combination.
A jab from Destroyer misses.
McNugget throwing a counter right hand but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
McNugget throws a body punch but Destroyer moves out of range.
Destroyer missing with a left hand there. McNugget was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from McNugget misses the target.
McNugget slips a straight right by Destroyer.
McNugget feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Destroyer scores with the left hand. McNugget knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer misses with a body punch
and McNugget counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Destroyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Destroyer closes the distance looking to clinch
and McNugget counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNugget. Destroyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Destroyer with the counter takedown but McNugget avoids it easily.
McNugget misses with the combination.
Destroyer misses with a hook
and McNugget counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNugget defending well as Destroyer loads up on a big left hand.
Destroyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Destroyer.
Destroyer moves to clinch but McNugget breaks away
and McNugget counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Destroyer throws a right hand that misses
and McNugget counters with a low kick, right behind Destroyer 's knee.
Destroyer throws a leg kick
and McNugget counters with a two punch combo.
McNugget circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destroyer throws a sloppy head kick and McNugget moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as McNugget blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as McNugget checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and McNugget counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNugget misses with a hook. Destroyer ducked under it nicely.
Destroyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNugget was well out of range. Poor timing from Destroyer.
McNugget throwing a counter right hand but Destroyer manages to avoid it.
Destroyer throws a shot from downtown. McNugget moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from McNugget misses its target.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and McNugget connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Destroyer clinches up against the cage.
McNugget is trying to break the clinch but Destroyer has him pressed against the cage.
Destroyer misses with the head strike.
Destroyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Destroyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McNugget lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McNugget misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNugget.

McNugget is fighting off a takedown attempt but Destroyer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McNugget to the mat. McNugget regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
McNugget looking for a sweep. Not yet McNugget, not yet.
Destroyer advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNugget managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Destroyer.
Destroyer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McNugget is avoiding damage well.
Destroyer is looking to take a break and control but McNugget is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Destroyer moves into full mount!
McNugget really wants to buck Destroyer off and get back to his feet.
McNugget is trying to escape the mount.

Destroyer goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McNugget is on top in guard.
McNugget stopping the sweep attempt from Destroyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNugget trying to control the position from guard on top but Destroyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McNugget wants to stand but Destroyer is controlling his posture from full guard.
McNugget has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Destroyer controls McNugget momentarily but McNugget frees himself.
Destroyer wants to improve his position but instead McNugget has moved into half guard.
Destroyer is trying to get back to full guard.
McNugget seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Conour McNugget will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Destroyer misses with a right hand
and McNugget counters with a right hand to the body.
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer feints a jab promting McNugget to slip. Destroyer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McNugget slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Destroyer tries to clinch up
and McNugget counters with a nice body shot.
Destroyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Destroyer misses with a looping right.
Destroyer throws a right and a left that McNugget avoids nicely.
Destroyer throws a leg kick but McNugget sees it coming and moves out of range.
McNugget appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNugget uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Destroyer.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and McNugget connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Destroyer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destroyer throws a lazy head kick
and McNugget counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Destroyer shoots in for a takedown but McNugget shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer tries to land a body kick
and McNugget counters with a stiff right hand.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McNugget moves away.
A quick step to the side and McNugget tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNugget looks to land a left hand but Destroyer moved out of range nicely.
Destroyer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Destroyer throws a body punch but McNugget moves out of range.
McNugget was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Destroyer tries to clinch
and McNugget counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNugget bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conour McNugget is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Destroyer misses
and McNugget counters with a straight right hand.
Destroyer throws a shot from downtown. McNugget moves away and avoids it.
McNugget swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Destroyer misses with a leg kick.
McNugget swinging wildly here.
McNugget darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNugget uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Destroyer.
Destroyer throws a lazy head kick
and McNugget counters with a nice body shot.
Destroyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McNugget counters with a nice uppercut.
McNugget displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Destroyer.
Conour McNugget has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chicken Destroyer.
Destroyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destroyer throws a predictable looking body shot
and McNugget counters with a nice body shot.
Destroyer misses with a body shot
and McNugget counters with a nice leg kick.
Destroyer throws a front kick aimed at McNugget's knee but McNugget avoids it well.
As Destroyer looks to move away, McNugget throws a big counter combo but Destroyer just gets out of the way.
Destroyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McNugget counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Destroyer just misses with a punch to the body.
McNugget throwing a counter right hand but Destroyer manages to avoid it.

Destroyer rushes McNugget and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNugget.
Destroyer misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from McNugget.
A shot in the inside from McNugget.
McNugget throws a head punch that misses.
McNugget lands a hook that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
A shot in the inside from McNugget.
Destroyer tries a body shot but McNugget blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Destroyer fails to land.
McNugget lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McNugget makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Destroyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destroyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNugget softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Destroyer tries a knee to the head but McNugget blocks it.
McNugget working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
McNugget misses with a hook to the ribs.
Destroyer missing with knees to the body.
McNugget lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

McNugget breaks the clinch.
Destroyer throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer misses with a hook
and McNugget cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McNugget scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Destroyer misses with a right hand
and McNugget counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as McNugget checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Destroyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Destroyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McNugget moves out of range as Destroyer throws a body kick.
McNugget was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A left lands for McNugget.
McNugget misses with the combination.
McNugget lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McNugget throws a lazy right hand but Destroyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Destroyer throws a sloppy head kick
and McNugget connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conour McNugget showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McNugget has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conour McNugget!
After the big win, Conour McNugget made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stable Genius (ranked 3972 p4p, 405 weight class) and Ronnie White (ranked 1828 p4p, 207 weight class). White has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. 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.

Genius
vs
White

185 cm
23
181 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

164 cm
22
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

King Nutrition
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stable Genius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie White!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White loads up on a big right hand but Genius slips the punch.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.

White moves into the clinch.

White gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Genius regains guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Genius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White trying to control but Genius is working from the bottom.
White throws an elbow that misses. Genius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Genius!

White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Genius defends well.
Genius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Genius has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing White to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Genius is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - White pulls down on the head and he's put Genius to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronnie White!
After winning the bout, Ronnie White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Trambai (ranked 1791 p4p, 261 weight class) and Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 3948 p4p, 479 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trambai
vs
Ovchinnikov

191 cm
24
218 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Trambai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovchinnikov dips to his left and cracks Trambai with an uppercut!
Trambai lands with a right hand.
Trambai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Ovchinnikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trambai throws a head kick but Ovchinnikov moves out of range.
Ovchinnikov walks into a left hand.
Trambai avoids the body shot from Ovchinnikov.
Trambai ducks under a wild hook from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trambai manages to avoid it.
Ovchinnikov misses with a straight right.
Trambai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trambai throws a sloppy head kick and Ovchinnikov moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Ovchinnikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Trambai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ovchinnikov.
Trambai is looking to counter punch.
Ovchinnikov avoids a kick to the body.
Ovchinnikov swings for the body but Trambai moves out of range.

Ovchinnikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ovchinnikov takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trambai tries to throw a body punch but Ovchinnikov avoids it by throwing Trambai back against the cage.
Trambai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trambai lands a shoulder strike.
Trambai lands a body punch.
Trambai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ovchinnikov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ovchinnikov fails to land.
Ovchinnikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ovchinnikov is leaning against Trambai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trambai misses with some punches.
Trambai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ovchinnikov blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Trambai.
Trambai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trambai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trambai misses with some punches.
Ovchinnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trambai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ovchinnikov or not.
Ovchinnikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Trambai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trambai lands an uppercut.
Ovchinnikov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trambai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ovchinnikov can turn it around.
A short left from Trambai.
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!
Trambai blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Trambai.
Trambai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ovchinnikov blocking some punches.
Ovchinnikov blocks an uppercut.
Ovchinnikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trambai prevents a body shot from Ovchinnikov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ovchinnikov.
Trambai misses with a punch to the body.
Trambai can't find room to land a body shot as Ovchinnikov controls the action.
Trambai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trambai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ovchinnikov's elbow.
Trambai misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ovchinnikov.
Trambai scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Ovchinnikov is rocked!
Trambai creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ovchinnikov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ovchinnikov drops to his knees and Trambai pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sambo Trambai!
A relieved looking Sambo Trambai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dukey Tots (ranked 4908 p4p, 543 weight class) and Kromog The Terror (ranked 1606 p4p, 241 weight class). Kromog The Terror told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tots
vs
The Terror

183 cm
27
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

195 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dukey Tots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tots has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Prototype's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
The Terror looks to land a right hand but Tots moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tots misses the target.
The Terror fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tots cracks The Terror with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Terror looks to land a left hand but Tots moved out of range nicely.

Tots drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tots throws a big right hand that misses.
The Terror looking for a sweep. Not yet The Terror, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tots wants to control from the top but The Terror keeps moving.
Tots is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The Terror lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tots is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tots wants to sweep here but The Terror controlling him for the moment.
Tots has his hands on The Terror's head, controlling the position.

Tots is looking to cinch up a triangle. The Terror throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tots's body to avoid the submission. Tots has instead reached around The Terror's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tots arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dukey Tots!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Santos (ranked 1101 p4p, 131 weight class) and Billy Jack (ranked 2006 p4p, 226 weight class). Jack has chosen The Legend of Billy Jack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Santos
vs
Jack

182 cm
23
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Jack!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jack clinches with his opponent.
Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos tries a body shot but Jack blocks it.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Jack misses with a body punch.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos cracks Jack with a nice body shot.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jack.
A right hand to the body from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Jack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Jack is working for takedown but Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Jack blocking some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Santos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
Santos prevents a body shot from Jack.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Jack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Jack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Santos gets control of Jack's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jack uses it to pass to side control.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jack scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Santos to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jack is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jack is working Santos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to buck Jack off but Jack is having none of it.
Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos wants to get back to full guard but Jack has mounted him!
Jack landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
Jack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
Jack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Santos is rocked!
Jack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Jack connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jack prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Jack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Santos scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Jack land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Jack stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Jack!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Jack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.