JAG II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Duffy (ranked 6300 p4p, 68 weight class) and Sapidum Pullum (ranked 5097 p4p, 48 weight class). Ryan Duffy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Duffy
vs
Pullum

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sapidum Pullum!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy thows a leg kick but Pullum checks it

so Pullum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pullum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duffy is keeping the position for now.
Pullum pushing down on Duffy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Pullum seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Duffy is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sapidum Pullum!
Sapidum Pullum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isoo Pauke (ranked 5195 p4p, 50 weight class) and Steven Peterson (ranked 5773 p4p, 63 weight class). Steven Peterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pauke
vs
Peterson

189 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isoo Pauke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Peterson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauke lands a nice shot that snaps Peterson's head back.
A left lands for Pauke.
Pauke throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Pauke.
Peterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pauke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauke thuds a left hand into Peterson's body.
Isoo Pauke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pauke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pauke tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson wants to clinch
and Pauke counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Peterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pauke lands a nice looking body shot.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pauke dips to his left and cracks Peterson with an uppercut!

Peterson gets a double leg takedown into Pauke's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pauke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pauke tries to get out of the position.
Peterson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pauke is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steven Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Steven Peterson 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
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FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 3555 p4p, 324 weight class) and Fionn Mulligan (ranked 21708 p4p, 475 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marko
vs
Mulligan

208 cm
24
269 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
225 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Fionn Mulligan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mulligan moves into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Marko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Fionn Mulligan has been cut.
Mulligan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mulligan stalls.
Mulligan stalling.
Mulligan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Mulligan jumps into guard, dragging Marko to the mat.
Mulligan controlling Marko's posture.
Marko stopping the sweep attempt from Mulligan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulligan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marko.
Marko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mulligan wants to sweep here but Marko controlling him for the moment.
Mulligan controls Marko momentarily but Marko frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mulligan is on top in guard.

Marko has his hands on Mulligan's head, controlling the position.
Mulligan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marko's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mulligan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Marko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mulligan lands a nice short elbow.

Mulligan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marko defends it well.
Marko is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko is trying to stand up here but Mulligan is controlling him well.
Marko is looking for a sweep. Mulligan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mulligan trying to control the action but Marko is working from the bottom.
Mulligan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marko is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mulligan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mulligan is trying to take his opponent's back.
Marko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mulligan works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mulligan wants to control the pace but Marko is squirming around nicely.
Mulligan dominating with strikes here.
Marko tries to hold on but Mulligan postures up.
Mulligan throwing strikes here but Marko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Mulligan working for a submission but Marko is keeping him at bay.
Mulligan landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan controlling from the full mount.
Mulligan avoids the attempt from Marko to control.
Mulligan wants to take his opponent's back but instead Marko manages to regain half guard.
Mulligan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mulligan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marko!

Mulligan looking to secure an arm triangle but Marko defends it well.
Mulligan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mulligan forces Marko back against the cage and clinches.
Marko blocking some punches.
Mulligan misses with a punch on the inside.

Mulligan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mulligan is standing up over Marko. Marko looks to escape but Mulligan dives into side control.

Mulligan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marko keeps working.
Mulligan tries to move to mount but Marko blocks the move with his legs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mulligan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mulligan is looking to take a break and control but Marko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko stops Mulligan from passing to mount.
Mulligan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Marko!
Fionn Mulligan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mulligan trying to control but Marko is having none of it.
Marko is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Marko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mulligan takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Marko is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mulligan gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Marko turns into Mulligan and is now in his guard.
Marko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mulligan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marko is controlling him.
Marko is looking to work some ground and pound but Mulligan has wrist control.

Mulligan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mulligan shoots in and bounces Marko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mulligan is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mulligan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marko is keeping the position for now.
Marko trying to keep a closed guard but Mulligan is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulligan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mulligan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mulligan stops Marko from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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

Mulligan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mulligan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marko is keeping the position for now.
Mulligan trying to control but Marko is working from the bottom.
Mulligan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mulligan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marko keeps working.

Mulligan stands up.
Marko 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.

Mulligan forces Marko back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fionn Mulligan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fionn Mulligan's cut.
That's time! Marko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Mulligan manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Marko closes the distance and clinches.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marko avoids it.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marko avoids it.
Mulligan can't break the clinch.
Marko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mulligan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mulligan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mulligan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulligan advances to mount.
Mulligan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Marko looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan prevents Marko from getting the reversal.
Marko tries to hold on but Mulligan pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Mulligan.

Mulligan throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Marko has his hands clasped together but Mulligan breaks the hold and Marko is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Mulligan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fionn Mulligan!
A relieved looking Fionn Mulligan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Silver (ranked 22533 p4p, 275 weight class) and Omar Cunningham (ranked 1846 p4p, 107 weight class). 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.

Silver
vs
Cunningham

170 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

169 cm
24
147 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Cunningham !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
Cunningham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silver lands a jab to Cunningham 's midsection.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cunningham misses with the combination.
Cunningham looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunningham .
Silver jabs at Cunningham 's body.
Silver scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Cunningham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cunningham throws a hook to the side of Silver's head but Silver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to land a leg kick but Silver saw it coming and moves away.
Cunningham loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a nice leg kick.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silver checks the leg kick.
Silver throws a head kick but Cunningham moves out of range.
Cunningham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Cunningham is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
Silver takes a swing at Cunningham 's ribcage but misses.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver lands with a nice combination. Cunningham backs away looking to recover.
Cunningham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver misses with a looping right.
Cunningham thumps Silver with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver goes for a double leg but Cunningham avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cunningham continues to drive forward.
Cunningham looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver misses with a straight right.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver scores with a three punch combo!
Silver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cunningham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cunningham scores with a leg kick.
Silver blocks a jab.
Silver tests Cunningham 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cunningham but Cunningham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunningham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cunningham throws a hook to the side of Silver's head but Silver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Silver finds it's way through Cunningham 's defenses.
Cunningham connects with a crisp jab.
Silver throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silver misses with a double jab
and Cunningham counters with a straight right hand.
Cunningham throws a hook to the side of Silver's head but Silver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver connects with a looping right hand.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cunningham scores with a nice head shot.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver scores with a jab. Cunningham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silver is looking to chop away at Cunningham 's legs.
Cunningham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silver is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cunningham misses with a body kick.
Cunningham misses with a hook.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cunningham .
Silver misses with a double jab.
Cunningham misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunningham now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cunningham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cunningham throws out a powerful jab.
Cunningham misses with a straight right.
Silver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cunningham moves out of range as Silver throws a body kick.
Good work by Cunningham as he checks the leg kick.
Cunningham moves forwards but Silver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cunningham works the jab nicely.
Silver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silver moves away from the strike by Cunningham .
Cunningham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silver to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunningham looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Cunningham 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Cunningham only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silver looks for a takedown but Cunningham sprawls well.
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 John Silver will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cunningham throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cunningham .
Silver throws a big counter combination but Cunningham scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cunningham thows a leg kick but Silver checks it
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Cunningham misses the target.
Silver throws a right hand that Cunningham ducks under and follows up with a left that Cunningham also avoids with ease.
Silver misses with a left hand
enabling Cunningham to counter with a crisp jab.

Silver is rocked!
Cunningham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Silver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silver walks straight into a right hand from Cunningham - that's dropped him! Cunningham jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Silver from any more punishment! Silver complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Omar Cunningham !

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FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Vuce (ranked 2424 p4p, 244 weight class) and Luka Perovic (ranked 3502 p4p, 310 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vuce
vs
Perovic

180 cm
23
153 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vuce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perovic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vuce, right into the meat.
Perovic ducks under a wild hook from Vuce.
The crowd cheers as Vuce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perovic doesn't seem phased though.
Vuce scores with a nice head shot.
Leo Vuce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vuce circles away quickly and effectively.
Vuce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vuce looks to throw the jab but Perovic is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perovic! But no joy.
Perovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vuce has time to react.
Vuce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vuce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vuce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vuce misses with an uppercut
enabling Perovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Vuce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce misses the shot to the body.
Vuce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perovic's hands.
Vuce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vuce misses with a hook.
Perovic slips a jab from Vuce.
Perovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perovic avoids a kick to the body.
Perovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've been hearing reports that Vuce has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Perovic throws out a loose jab but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perovic throws a right hand that Vuce ducks under and follows up with a left that Vuce also avoids with ease.
Vuce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perovic.
Vuce is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vuce at a distance.
Vuce misses with a hook. Perovic ducked under it nicely.
Perovic misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuce throws a leg kick but Perovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perovic throws a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Vuce there.
Vuce misses with a low kick.
Vuce misses with an uppercut.
Vuce lands a jab to the nose.
Perovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vuce scores with a spinning back kick!
Vuce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vuce.
Perovic with the counter takedown but Vuce avoids it easily.
Vuce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vuce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Vuce swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Perovic misses.

Perovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Perovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vuce misses with a straight left.
Perovic slips a jab and a cross from Vuce.
Vuce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vuce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perovic in his tracks.
Perovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perovic lands a jab to the nose.
Vuce scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vuce. Perovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Perovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vuce throws a hook but Perovic blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuce moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuce feints a jab promting Perovic to slip. Vuce then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vuce.
Perovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vuce throws a leg kick but Perovic checks it.
Perovic avoids the body shot from Vuce.
Perovic misses with a right hand
and Vuce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perovic throws a jab when Vuce was well out of range.
Vuce throwing a counter right hand but Perovic manages to avoid it.
Vuce throws a low kick but Perovic avoids it.
Vuce cracks Perovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vuce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perovic walks into a jab.
Leo Vuce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Vuce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Vuce dominated that round.
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.

Perovic instigates a clinch.
Vuce working aggressively here.
Perovic lands with a right to the head.
Perovic tries a body shot but Vuce blocks it.
Vuce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vuce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perovic lands a nice uppercut.
Vuce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perovic is stalling here.
Vuce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vuce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vuce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
Perovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Perovic manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perovic moves forwards but Vuce connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perovic staying out of range there.
Luka Perovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vuce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Perovic.
Vuce tries to work over Perovic's front leg with a kick but Perovic checks it.
Vuce throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Perovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Perovic looks to clinch
and Perovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Vuce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perovic doesn't seem phased though.
Perovic closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vuce! Perovic dives in looking to finish! Vuce is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Perovic!
After the big win, Luka Perovic 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
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Proudmoore (ranked 3048 p4p, 380 weight class) and Malek Mohammed (ranked 2167 p4p, 278 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Proudmoore
vs
Mohammed

180 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

189 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Proudmoore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malek Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Proudmoore misses its intended target.
Mohammed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Proudmoore circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Proudmoore to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Malek Mohammed has been cut.
Mohammed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proudmoore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Mohammed misses.
Mohammed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Proudmoore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Mohammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mohammed tries to clinch but Proudmoore moves away
and Proudmoore counters with a right hand to the body.

Mohammed has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Proudmoore.
A left hand lands to the body for Proudmoore.
Proudmoore has a couple of punches blocked by Mohammed.

Proudmoore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Proudmoore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mohammed.
Proudmoore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohammed moves away.

Mohammed drops Proudmoore with a beautiful combination! Proudmoore stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mohammed is looking for the KO!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudmoore misses with a hook.
Proudmoore throws a big shot that misses.

Mohammed takes the fight into the clinch.
Mohammed is trying to push Proudmoore away but Proudmoore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Proudmoore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mohammeds head.
Mohammed is trying to break the clinch but Proudmoore is controlling him.
Proudmoore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Proudmoore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mohammeds head.
Mohammed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Proudmoore has him pressed against the cage.

Mohammed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed tries to bum rush Proudmoore with a series of wild strikes but Proudmoore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Mohammed.
Mohammed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Mohammed is rocked!
Proudmoore fakes the body blow, causing Mohammed to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Mohammed goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Proudmoore!
After the fight, Jacob Proudmoore was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spude Pulkkinen (ranked 829 p4p, 126 weight class) and Guillo Perez (ranked 3159 p4p, 389 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pulkkinen
vs
Perez

185 cm
21
208 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

190 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spude Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Guillo Perez !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez shoots in for a double leg but Pulkkinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perez slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Perez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Pulkkinen. That snapped Perez 's head back.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Perez down with leg kicks.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.

Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pulkkinen lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez 's elbow.
Pulkkinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen just leaning against Perez , taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez .
Pulkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the side of Perez 's head.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulkkinen is leaning against Perez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perez is trying to maintain a safe position but Pulkkinen gets an underhook and turns Perez into the cage.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Perez .
Pulkkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Pulkkinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen is stalling here.
I was talking to Pulkkinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spude Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillo Perez .
Perez can't break the clinch.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Pulkkinen. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Perez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulkkinen swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Perez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Pulkkinen.

Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pulkkinen is pulling down on Perez 's head. It's preventing any offense from Perez , at least for the moment.
Perez distracts Pulkkinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pulkkinen has his foot on Perez 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.
Pulkkinen managing to control the position.
Perez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pulkkinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Perez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pulkkinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perez has managed to get both his arms back between Pulkkinen's legs - danger averted.
Pulkkinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perez cracks Pulkkinen with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spude Pulkkinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pulkkinen gets tackled into the cage by Perez . Perez maintains the clinch.
Perez blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez .

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perez tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Perez slips under a jab.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick
letting Perez counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt - Pulkkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spude Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillo Perez .
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Perez .
Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Perez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pulkkinen defends it nicely.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Perez shoots in and drives through. Pulkkinen sprawls well.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
Perez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guillo Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Pulkkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perez doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez takes one to the chin there.
Pulkkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Pulkkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Perez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Perez is looking to clinch but Pulkkinen is avoiding it.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Pulkkinen. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen leaves Perez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perez has Pulkkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez has Pulkkinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pulkkinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Pulkkinen on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pulkkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is pushing Perez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pulkkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Pulkkinen is controlling him.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Pulkkinen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spude Pulkkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Pulkkinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pulkkinen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pulkkinen is struggling to control the position.
Pulkkinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Perez breaks from the clinch.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a low kick but Perez moves his leg out of the way.
Perez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Pulkkinen counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spude Pulkkinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Pulkkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Perez shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perez tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Perez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pulkkinen trying to control from the bottom.

Pulkkinen looking for submissions off his back.
Pulkkinen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez working over Pulkkinen with some ground and pound. Pulkkinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pulkkinen trying to control here.
Perez working Pulkkinen over with strikes.

Pulkkinen looking for submissions off his back.
Perez is thwarting Pulkkinen's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pulkkinen is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Perez is going to stand back up.
Perez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pulkkinen gets back to full guard.
Pulkkinen has Perez pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pulkkinen tries to sprawl but Perez drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pulkkinen is pressing down on Perez 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Perez wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Pulkkinen is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is pulling down on Perez 's head to control his posture.
Perez scoring with some ground and pound.
Pulkkinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pulkkinen is proving hard to escape from.
Pulkkinen pulls Perez in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guillo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spude Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillo Perez .
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guillo Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pulkkinen 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spude Pulkkinen!
A relieved looking Spude Pulkkinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Saric (ranked 552 p4p, 71 weight class) and Jaakko Ilmarinen (ranked 1536 p4p, 193 weight class). Jaakko Ilmarinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Saric
vs
Ilmarinen

200 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
197 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Saric should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Saric finds it's target.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been hearing reports that Saric has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Saric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ilmarinen manages to avoid it.
Saric connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saric.

Saric gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saric lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saric misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Saric on the inside.
Ilmarinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ilmarinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saric has him pressed against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saric tries to clinch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Saric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ilmarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saric throws a hook but Ilmarinen blocks it.
It seemed like Ilmarinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saric connects with a nice looking jab.
Saric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ilmarinen unleashes a big counter combination but Saric bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ilmarinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Saric throws a body punch but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Saric is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Saric.
Ilmarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ilmarinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saric.
Ilmarinen moves away from the strike by Saric.
Saric cracks a nice hook into Ilmarinen's ribs.
Saric sizes up Ilmarinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saric looks to land a left hand but Ilmarinen moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saric misses with a left hand
and Ilmarinen counters with a two punch combo.
Ilmarinen feints a jab promting Saric to slip. Ilmarinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saric slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Valentin Saric has been cut.
Saric really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ilmarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saric was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saric misses with a hook.
Saric lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Ilmarinen does no damage.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ilmarinen moves away.
Ilmarinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ilmarinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ilmarinen throws a head kick but Saric moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Saric.
Saric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ilmarinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Saric - just one landing.
Ilmarinen defending well as Saric loads up on a big left hand.
Saric misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ilmarinen. Saric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saric scores with a shot to the body.
Ilmarinen moves out of range as Saric strikes.
Ilmarinen slips under a jab from Saric.
Valentin Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilmarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saric throws out the jab.
Saric misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saric misses with an uppercut. Ilmarinen saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ilmarinen.
Saric was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Saric clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saric.
Saric misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen blocking some punches.
Ilmarinen blocks an uppercut.
Saric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saric throws a punch but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Saric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ilmarinen's elbow.

Ilmarinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saric slips a jab from Ilmarinen.
Saric was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saric swings for the body but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ilmarinen.
Saric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ilmarinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saric tries to clinch up but Ilmarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ilmarinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saric cracks Ilmarinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Saric closes the distance and pushes Ilmarinen back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Saric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valentin Saric's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ilmarinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saric works Ilmarinen's body with a nice hook.
Saric looks to land a left hand but Ilmarinen moved out of range nicely.
Saric tries to clinch there but Ilmarinen circles away.
Saric scores with a hook to the body. Ilmarinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saric clobbers Ilmarinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. Ilmarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaakko Ilmarinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saric digs a good hook to Ilmarinen's body.
Saric throws a jab when Ilmarinen was well out of range.
Saric is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ilmarinen.
Valentin Saric is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Saric as he connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Ilmarinen coming out on top.
Saric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ilmarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Saric moves out of range easily.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saric misses with a wild body shot.
Ilmarinen defending well as Saric loads up on a big left hand.
Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saric.
Saric throws the left hand but Ilmarinen avoids the punch easily.
Saric connects with a nice looking jab.
Saric misses with a left hand
and Ilmarinen counters with a left and a right that stings Saric.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saric misses with a looping left.
Saric scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ilmarinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saric.
Ilmarinen unleashes a big counter combination but Saric bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ilmarinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen throws out a counter right but Saric avoids it with no problem.
Saric avoids the head kick by Ilmarinen.
Saric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saric lands a nice shot to the body.
Saric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ilmarinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab by Saric.
Saric just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ilmarinen throws out the jab.

Saric closes the distance and pushes Ilmarinen back into the cage.
Saric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ilmarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ilmarinen breaks from the clinch.
Saric cracks a nice hook into Ilmarinen's ribs.
No joy there for Saric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ilmarinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saric.

Saric closes the distance and pushes Ilmarinen back into the cage.
Saric misses with a punch to the body.
Saric just leaning against Ilmarinen, taking a breather.
Saric misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen blocks an uppercut.
Saric lands an uppercut.

Ilmarinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilmarinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ilmarinen thinking.
Ilmarinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen throws a push kick but Saric slaps the foot to one side.
Saric doesn't manage to clinch there - Ilmarinen circles away.
Ilmarinen looks for the body kick but Saric saw that one coming.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saric misses the jab.
Ilmarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Saric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Saric dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Valentin Saric's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Saric loads up on a big right hand but Ilmarinen slips the punch.
Saric throws a shot from downtown. Ilmarinen moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Saric.
Ilmarinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saric throws a shot from downtown. Ilmarinen moves away and avoids it.
Saric lands the left hand.
Saric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Saric moves into the clinch.

Ilmarinen breaks from the clinch.
Saric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ilmarinen can do to turn this around?
Saric connects with a body shot that sends Ilmarinen's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen lands with a straight right. Saric didn't see that one coming.
Ilmarinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ilmarinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Ilmarinen with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Saric instigates a clinch.
Saric swings wildly with an uppercut but Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ilmarinen breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Ilmarinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saric doesn't seem phased though.
Saric scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saric tries to clinch up but Ilmarinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ilmarinen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ilmarinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
Saric lands with an overhand left.
Saric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saric throws out a loose jab but Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ilmarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ilmarinen misses with a straight left.
Saric swings for the body but Ilmarinen moves out of range.
Valentin Saric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saric looks to throw the jab but Ilmarinen is out of range.
Ilmarinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saric connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric is looking to clinch but Ilmarinen is avoiding it.
Ilmarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saric lands a jab to Ilmarinen's midsection.
Saric scores with a nice right hand.
Ilmarinen misses with the combination.
Ilmarinen avoids the body shot from Saric.
Ilmarinen is looking for the big counter here.
Ilmarinen tries to bum rush Saric with a series of wild strikes but Saric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric misses with a body shot.
Saric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ilmarinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saric momentarily.
Ilmarinen looks to land a combination but Saric avoids it well.
It looked like Saric wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saric misses with a hook. Ilmarinen ducked under it nicely.
Saric lands a jab.
Ilmarinen avoids the body shot from Saric.
Saric throws a right hand that misses
and Ilmarinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saric takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ilmarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Saric counter with a right hand.
Ilmarinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saric lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ilmarinen under the eye.
Saric thuds a left hand into Ilmarinen's body.
Saric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saric stuns Ilmarinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ilmarinen loads up on a big right hand but Saric slips the punch.
Saric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ilmarinen.
Saric works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saric throws a jab but it's blocked by Ilmarinen.
Saric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaakko Ilmarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ilmarinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ilmarinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ilmarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saric throws out the jab.
Saric misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Saric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saric has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Saric!
Jaakko Ilmarinen spoke after the fight, saying 'Lucky rat I had flu'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Viktorov (ranked 1061 p4p, 57 weight class) and My Time (ranked 1762 p4p, 102 weight class). Viktorov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lyube - Davay Za. My Time has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aleksey Viktorov's chin.

Viktorov
vs
Time

168 cm
29
140 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
147 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Viktorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viktorov tries to clinch up but Time circles away and keeps his distance.
Viktorov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Viktorov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Time lands a nice shot that snaps Viktorov's head back.
Time scores with the left hand. Viktorov knows he should have avoided that one.
Viktorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Time misses.

Viktorov forces Time back against the cage and clinches.
Viktorov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Time.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
Time lands a left hand.
A short right from Time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Viktorov jumps into guard, dragging Time to the mat.
Time tries to stand but Viktorov is controlling from the bottom.

Viktorov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Time doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Viktorov is tightening it up a little... Time has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Time reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Time taps out! Nice BJJ there by Viktorov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aleksey Viktorov!
A very excited looking Aleksey Viktorov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 1101 p4p, 137 weight class) and Jack Steel (ranked 904 p4p, 117 weight class). Pinochet's entrance music is I'M AN ASS MAN YEEEAH !. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinochet
vs
Steel

191 cm
30
239 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

196 cm
30
245 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Steel!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel scores with the left hand. Pinochet knows he should have avoided that one.
Pinochet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinochet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pinochet there as he acknowledges the shot.

Pinochet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinochet tries to pull guard but Steel holds him up against the cage and eventually Pinochet drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Steel tries to break the clinch but Pinochet is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.

Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinochet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinochet's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinochet is looking to clinch.
Steel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been hearing reports that Pinochet has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Steel scores with a jab. Pinochet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pinochet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pinochet closes the distance and clinches.
Steel lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel works Pinochet's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
Steel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pinochet backs up against the cage.

Pinochet takes the fight into the clinch.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Steel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Pinochet manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Steel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Steel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Pinochet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steel is continuing to stall.
Pinochet 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.
Steel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Pinochet looking for a guillotine here but Steel defends easily.
Steel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Steel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinochet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Pinochet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steel defends it easily.

Pinochet is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steel defends well.
Steel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pinochet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Augusto Pinochet!
Augusto Pinochet was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.