NEFC 2: New Blood PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mai Lourd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Tate
vs
Lourd

182 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mai Lourd!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tate forces Lourd back against the cage and clinches.
Tate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tate seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tate gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Lourd shoots in but no luck this time.

Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lourd.
Tate pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lourd throws an elbow but it misses.
Tate is pressed up against the cage. Lourd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tate down to the mat. Tate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brandon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mai Lourd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tate forces Lourd back against the cage and clinches.
Tate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lourd is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Tate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lourd is looking to control Tate's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lourd has his back to the cage.
Lourd fails to pull guard.
Tate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.

Tate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lourd, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tate.
Tate looking to throw knees to the head but Lourd is blocking nicely.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate scores a nice knee to the body.
Lourd looks gassed!
Tate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lourd.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.

Tate drives through and clinches with Lourd against the cage.
Tate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tate landing knees to the head.
Lourd looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Lourd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourd tries to pull guard but Tate holds him up against the cage and eventually Lourd drops back down to his feet.
Lourd looking for a takedown.
Lourd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate lands a nice knee to the body.
Tate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Lourd.
Tate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate stalling the fight.
Lourd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lourd tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Lourd tries for a takedown but Tate manages to get underhooks.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lourd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lourd throws an elbow that misses.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tate.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lourd blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lourd blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate misses with a knee to the head.
Lourd tries to score a body lock takedown but Tate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lourd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Tate to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lourd's brow.
Lourd misses with a knee to the head.
Tate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lourd is working for takedown but Tate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Lourd.
Tate lands a nice shot to the body.
Lourd tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Lourd avoids the damage to the body.
Tate missing with knees to the body.

Lourd drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lourd is on top in guard.
Lourd trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Tate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lourd closes the distance looking to clinch

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.
A body shot lands from Tate.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tate.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tate.
Lourd tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lourd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate stalling against the cage.
Lourd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tate pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lourd tries to clinch

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lourd has Tate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brandon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mai Lourd.
Tate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tate landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lourd fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lourd has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tate uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lourd is looking to stand up but Tate isn't so interested in that idea.
Lourd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tate wants to stand and escape but instead Lourd has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lourd stands up from Tate's guard - Lourd perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lourd wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side

and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lourd tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Lourd tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Lourd looking to throw knees to the head but Tate is blocking nicely.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
Lourd goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lourd tries to clinch but Tate moves away

and Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate scores with a knee to the head.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lourd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tate.
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Lourd, against the cage.
Tate avoiding damage as Lourd throws knees to the body.
Tate blocks an elbow strike.
Lourd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lourd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tate avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lourd misses with an elbow over the top.
Tate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tate is pressed up against the cage. Lourd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tate down to the mat. Tate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lourd darts in trying to clinch

and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate.
Lourd misses with a knee to the head.
Tate avoiding damage as Lourd throws knees to the body.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Lourd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate avoiding damage as Lourd throws knees to the body.
Tate avoiding damage.
Lourd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tate is stalling here.
Lourd stalling.
Tate just leaning against Lourd, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.

Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tate is stalling here.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Lourd.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lourd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lourd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tate lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mai Lourd has been cut.
Tate stalling against the cage.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lourd tries for a takedown but Tate manages to get underhooks.
Tate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
Tate landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lourd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Lourd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate trying to stall but Lourd improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Lourd tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lourd is trying to stall.
Tate pushes off an throws an elbow but Lourd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Tate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mai Lourd's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lourd tries to clinch

and Tate moves into the clinch.
Lourd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Lourd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Tate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Lourd.
Tate lands a knee to the body.
Tate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lourd.
Lourd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate scores with a knee to the head.
Lourd tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Tate landing knees to the body.
Tate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lourd lands a knee to the body.
Lourd tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Tate keeps control of Lourd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate prevents the takedown attempt.
Brandon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mai Lourd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lourd goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lourd counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lourd is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tate is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lourd is controlling him well.
Tate tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lourd lands a nice shot to the head.
Tate is trying to stand.
Lourd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tate is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You get the feeling that Tate really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tate trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lourd wants to control the pace but Tate is squirming around nicely.
Tate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tate tries to get out of the position.

Lourd is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Tate clinches up with Lourd and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tate throws an elbow but misses.
Tate avoiding damage as Lourd throws knees to the body.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Mai Lourd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate scores a nice knee to the body.
Tate pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourd misses with a punch to the body.
Lourd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tate misses with an elbow over the top.
Tate stalls.
Tate crunches a lovely knee into Lourd's ribcage.
Tate connects with a knee to the head.
Tate lands an elbow inside that Lourd shrugs off.
Brandon Tate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brandon Tate.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lourd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tate's guard now.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Lourd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lourd wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lourd won't allow Tate to get back to his feet.

Lourd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Tate has managed to clinch.
Lourd misses with a knee to the head.
Tate misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Tate tries a knee to the head but Lourd blocks it.
Lourd tries to pull guard but Tate holds him up against the cage and eventually Lourd drops back down to his feet.
Tate blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lourd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Tate to work.
Lourd has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lourd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Tate to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tate for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mai Lourd.
I think Tate 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Tate!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sethen Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloud has chosen Thousand Foot Krutch - The Art Of Breaking as his entrance music. Sethen Cloud acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Buckner
vs
Cloud

185 cm
20
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sethen Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner shoots in and drives through. Cloud sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Cloud. No joy for Buckner on that attempt.
Cloud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Buckner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloud misses with a takedown attempt

and Buckner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cloud won't be happy with that.
Buckner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cloud can't do much from the bottom here.

Buckner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cloud has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Buckner but great work by Cloud.
Buckner struggling a bit here.
Buckner regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cloud's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Buckner looks like he's trying to stand up.

Cloud is looking for a kimura here.
Buckner is in trouble now - Cloud has advanced to mount!
Cloud looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner gets back to half guard.
Buckner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Buckner.
Buckner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cloud is controlling him.
Buckner looking to control.
Buckner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cloud is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Buckner wants to stand and escape but Cloud is having none of it.
Cloud wants to control from the top but Buckner keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buckner is on top in guard.
Buckner is stalling in the full guard.
Buckner throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloud is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloud wants to control from the top but Buckner keeps moving.
Cloud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Buckner wants to stand up but Cloud is controlling him.
Cloud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buckner looking to control.
Buckner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Buckner wants to sweep but no luck.

Buckner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buckner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buckner had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cloud is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Buckner Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cloud's back instead.
Buckner somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Buckner throwing sloppy strikes.
Buckner somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Buckner throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Buckner missing with strikes.
Buckner missing with strikes from the back.
Buckner wants to control the position but Cloud frees himself and scrambles - Buckner manages to regain control in side control.
Buckner trying to control the action but Cloud is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Buckner looks to land a combination. Cloud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buckner misses with a takedown attempt

and Cloud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cloud.
Cloud drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Buckner gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buckner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cloud regains guard.
Buckner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buckner passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Buckner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Horrible takedown by Buckner or perhaps it was just good defense by Cloud which made him look bad.

Buckner clinches.

Cloud manages to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloud looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloud, not yet.
Cloud is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cloud lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buckner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Buckner 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.

Buckner misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloud fails with the takedown

and Buckner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Cloud looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Buckner stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Buckner tries to clinch there but Cloud circles away.

Buckner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Buckner has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Cloud works to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloud is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckner wants to sweep here but Cloud controlling him for the moment.
Buckner keeping moving, preventing Cloud from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buckner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Buckner looking for a sweep. Not yet Buckner, not yet.
Tim Buckner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Buckner pushes Cloud off and scrambles back to his feet.
Buckner tries to clinch but Cloud moves out of range.

Buckner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cloud!
Buckner looking to finish with strikes here!
Buckner thowing shots but they're missing.
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Buckner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cloud is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cloud avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buckner.
Buckner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cloud tries to reverse the position but Buckner maintains control.
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cloud regains half guard.
Cloud is looking for a sweep. Buckner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cloud tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Buckner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Buckner is landing with some decent strikes but Cloud is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buckner throwing strikes here but Cloud is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cloud is looking to get to half guard.
Cloud holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Buckner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Cloud defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Buckner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud wants to control but Buckner is having none of it.
Buckner throws some wild stikes that Cloud manages to avoid easily.
Cloud blocking the ground and pound.
Cloud is trying desperately to improve position.
Cloud tries to lock up and control but Buckner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buckner tries to control but Cloud wriggling away.

Buckner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Buckner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buckner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cloud looks a forlorn figure.
Cloud blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cloud is looking to escape.
Cloud tries to reverse the position but Buckner maintains control.
Buckner unloads with some shots from mount but Cloud bucks and avoids them well.
Cloud wants to control but Buckner is having none of it.
Buckner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Buckner misses with a head shot.
Buckner avoids the attempt from Cloud to control.
Buckner looking to control but Cloud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Buckner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Buckner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Buckner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Buckner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tim Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buckner.
Buckner misses with a takedown

and Cloud counters with a shoot takedown. Buckner fights it but they end up in guard.
Buckner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buckner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cloud wants to control from the top but Buckner keeps moving.
Buckner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cloud looking to pass the guard.
Buckner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Buckner wants to get back to his feet but Cloud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cloud swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Buckner takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cloud breaks the clinch.

Buckner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Buckner tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloud is retaining full guard.

Cloud escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buckner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Buckner stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Cloud changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Buckner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Buckner is trying to get back to half guard.
Buckner sneaks back into half guard.

Cloud looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Buckner wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cloud is thwarting Buckner's attempts to control the position.
Buckner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Buckner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloud's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloud is on top in guard.

Buckner pushes Cloud off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cloud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buckner counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Buckner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cloud!
Buckner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cloud tries to reverse the position but Buckner maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner looking to ground and pound but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Buckner wants to control the pace but Cloud is squirming around nicely.
Cloud is looking to get to half guard.
Buckner thowing shots but they're missing.
Buckner throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cloud because Buckner loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Buckner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cloud is desperately trying to improve his position but Buckner has a good base and remains in mount.
Cloud's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cloud keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Buckner unloads with some shots from mount but Cloud bucks and avoids them well.
Cloud avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buckner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buckner with the ground and pound from mount.
Buckner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Buckner misses with a head shot.
Cloud can't escape the position.
Buckner punching from mount but Cloud doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Buckner cracks Cloud with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Cloud is rocked!
Buckner with shots to the head and body - Cloud looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cloud is still in real trouble! Can Buckner finish him?
Buckner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Buckner unloading with bombs!
Buckner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cloud?
Buckner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Buckner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sethen Cloud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloud is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buckner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Buckner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Buckner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Buckner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Buckner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buckner 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Buckner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willie Nuxhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuxhall's entrance music is The Final Countdown. A fine choice. Brian Sproles struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nuxhall
vs
Sproles

178 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

181 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Nuxhall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Sproles!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sproles looks to land a combination but Nuxhall avoids it well.
Sproles fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sproles clinches with his opponent.

Nuxhall breaks from the clinch.
Nuxhall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sproles's head.
Sproles throws a right and a left that Nuxhall avoids nicely.
Sproles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nuxhall keeps the fight on the outside.
Sproles throws a right and a left that Nuxhall avoids nicely.

Nuxhall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Nuxhall is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sproles is surviving well by controlling Nuxhall's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuxhall looking to control but Sproles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Nuxhall working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sproles is trying to escape the mount.
Sproles is squirming around, avoiding Nuxhall's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nuxhall moves to the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sproles looks gassed!
Sproles tries to escape the position.
Sproles prevents Nuxhall from getting a body triangle.

Nuxhall working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sproles is really stuck here.
Sproles looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nuxhall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sproles is taking damage to the body and head.

Nuxhall looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nuxhall's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles tries to escape the position.
Nuxhall trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Sproles manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nuxhall's guard. Nice work there by Sproles.
Nuxhall lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sproles!
Sproles is looking to improve his position but Nuxhall isn't that keen on the idea.
Nuxhall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sproles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Nuxhall looking for a guillotine from mount but Sproles is having none of it.

Nuxhall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sproles gets back to half guard.
Nuxhall wants to control but Sproles is keeping him busy.
Sproles gets full guard.
Sproles 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.
Sproles striking off his back.
Nuxhall preventing the sweep.
Nuxhall forces his way into half guard.
Sproles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sproles.
Nuxhall trying to control but Sproles is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuxhall stops Sproles from standing up.
Sproles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nuxhall is one step ahead there.
Nuxhall trying to control the position from guard on top but Sproles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nuxhall is really struggling to control Sproles but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Nuxhall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sproles 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nuxhall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sproles swivels and escapes.
A combination from Sproles does no damage.
Nuxhall throws a series of strikes that have Sproles backpedaling.
Sproles throws a combination that misses

and Nuxhall counters with a single leg into guard. Sproles didn't expect that.
Sproles tries to strike from the bottom.
Nuxhall tries to free his leg and advance position but Sproles is retaining full guard.
Sproles keeping moving, preventing Nuxhall from controlling successfully.

Nuxhall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sproles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sproles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Nuxhall or perhaps it was just good defense by Sproles which made him look bad.
Sproles tries to bum rush Nuxhall with a series of wild strikes but Nuxhall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Sproles. No joy for Nuxhall on that attempt.
Nuxhall slips a jab and a cross from Sproles.
Nuxhall keeps the fight on the outside.
Nuxhall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sproles but Sproles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Nuxhall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sproles misses with the combination.

Nuxhall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sproles is looking for a sweep. Nuxhall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nuxhall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sproles wants to get back to his feet.
Nuxhall is keen to just control but Sproles is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Sproles makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sproles throws a series of punches but Nuxhall moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sproles misses.
Nuxhall shoots for a takedown but Sproles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nuxhall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Nuxhall clinches up with Sproles and pushes him back against the cage.
Nuxhall tries to score a body lock takedown but Sproles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sproles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nuxhall misses with a knee to the head.
Nuxhall tries for a takedown but Sproles manages to get underhooks.

Nuxhall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willie Nuxhall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nuxhall circles away from the clinch attempt

so Nuxhall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sproles wants to stand but Nuxhall is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuxhall passes Sproles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nuxhall prevents Sproles from improving his position.
Nuxhall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sproles is trying to escape the mount.

Nuxhall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sproles tries to reverse the position but Nuxhall maintains control.
Nuxhall tries to control but Sproles wriggling away.
Sproles is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sproles is trying to reverse the position but instead Nuxhall has taken his back - oops!
Nuxhall punishes Sproles with strikes from the back mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sproles breaks Nuxhall's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Nuxhall has his foot on Sproles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sproles works his way back into a safe position though.
Sproles lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles stopping the sweep attempt from Nuxhall.
Sproles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nuxhall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sproles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nuxhall is on top in guard.
Sproles keeping moving, preventing Nuxhall from controlling successfully.
Sproles keeping full guard, as Nuxhall tries to pass.
Sproles 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.
Nuxhall trying to control the position from guard on top but Sproles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nuxhall drops back looking for a leg! Sproles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sproles manages to kick Nuxhall off! Nuxhall jumps back into Sproles's guard.
Willie Nuxhall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sproles wants to stand up but Nuxhall is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuxhall controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Nuxhall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sproles is looking to reverse the position.
Sproles throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Nuxhall has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sproles!
Sproles squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nuxhall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sproles regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nuxhall seems to be looking for submissions.
Sproles wants to get back to his feet.
Sproles tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sproles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sproles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nuxhall.
Sproles misses with a series of wild punches.
Sproles misses with a double jab

and Nuxhall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sproles's guard.
Sproles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nuxhall is one step ahead there.
Sproles striking off his back but it's not causing Nuxhall any problems.
Sproles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nuxhall manages to get himself to full guard.
Sproles connects with a couple of short punches.
Sproles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Nuxhall is rocked!
Sproles lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Nuxhall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sproles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sproles content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sproles connects with a couple of short punches.

Nuxhall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sproles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sproles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nuxhall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nuxhall has his foot on Sproles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sproles works his way back into a safe position though.

Sproles stands up from Nuxhall's guard - Sproles perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nuxhall seems to have got his legs back now.
Brian Sproles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sproles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nuxhall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sproles is on top in guard.
Nuxhall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nuxhall has momentary wrist control but Sproles slips an elbow through the middle.
Nuxhall working a defensive guard here.

Nuxhall looking for a triangle here. Sproles is fighting it but it looks tight! Nuxhall pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sproles is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Willie Nuxhall!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niles Saladbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saladbar comes to the cage accompanied by Battleflag - Lo Fidelity Allstars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saladbar
vs
Faber

167 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Dark Storm Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niles Saladbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Faber!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saladbar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Saladbar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Faber's guard.

Saladbar gets to his feet. Faber looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Saladbar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Faber.
Saladbar lands a head kick!
A big right from Faber misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saladbar.

Saladbar moves into the clinch successfully.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saladbar.
Saladbar throws an elbow but it misses.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saladbar misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Saladbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber managing to block the knees to the body from Saladbar.
Saladbar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saladbar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber misses with a knee to the head.
Faber blocks a body shot from Saladbar.

Saladbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber wants to clinch but Saladbar slips to the side
and Saladbar counters with an outside leg kick.
Saladbar is breathing heavily.
Faber tries to clinch up but Saladbar circles away and keeps his distance.
Faber cracks Saladbar with an open hand slap.
Saladbar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saladbar counters with a head kick. That will keep Faber thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good standup being displayed there by Faber as he connects with a hook.
Saladbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saladbar moves away.
Saladbar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faber as he jumps to the side.
Saladbar throws the kick towards the body but Faber avoids it.
Faber clinches but Saladbar breaks the clinch

and Saladbar moves into the clinch.
Saladbar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saladbar avoiding damage as Faber throws knees to the body.
Faber throws a punch but it's blocked by Saladbar.
Saladbar tries a knee to the head but Faber blocks it.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Saladbar avoids the damage to the body.
Faber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Faber - that landed with a thud.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Saladbar trying to land knees to the body.
Faber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saladbar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saladbar avoiding damage as Faber throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Saladbar.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
Saladbar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faber misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saladbar.
Saladbar controlling the action here for a moment.
Saladbar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saladbar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saladbar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saladbar connects with a knee to the head.

Faber is rocked!
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faber is still on wobbly legs! Can Saladbar finish him?
Saladbar misses with an elbow strike.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
Faber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saladbar scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saladbar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saladbar trying to land knees to the body.
Faber misses with a knee strike.
Saladbar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saladbar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saladbar misses with a knee strike.
Saladbar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Faber.
Faber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saladbar managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
Saladbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Saladbar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saladbar tries to land a knee to the head but Faber blocks with his arms.
Faber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faber landing knees to the body.
Saladbar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.

Saladbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saladbar checks a leg kick nicely.
Faber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Saladbar is rocked!

It looks like Niles Saladbar has been cut.
Saladbar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Faber.
Oh Saladbar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Saladbar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Faber throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saladbar. That's going to slow Faber down.
Faber is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber drops Saladbar with a naaaaasty hook - Saladbar is in real trouble here! Faber dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Faber!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Paz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Loveladdy
vs
Paz

185 cm
18
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Paz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paz instigates a clinch.
Paz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Paz pulls Loveladdy into guard.

Loveladdy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Loveladdy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Loveladdy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loveladdy's guard.

Loveladdy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Paz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Loveladdy keeping full guard, as Paz tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paz trying to control the position from guard on top but Loveladdy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Paz stands up and waves to Loveladdy to follow him.
Paz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Loveladdy finds it's way round the side to connect with Paz's head.
Paz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loveladdy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy tries to clinch but Paz moves away

and Paz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paz looks gassed!
Loveladdy gets full guard.

Loveladdy has his foot on Paz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paz works his way back into a safe position though.

Loveladdy is working an open guard so Paz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Loveladdy tries to clinch up
and Paz counters with a one-two to the body.
Paz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loveladdy tries to clinch
and Paz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paz misses with a leg kick.
Loveladdy slow jab from Paz misses its intended target.
Loveladdy throws a combination that misses
and Paz counters with a series of strikes. Loveladdy will be more careful next time no doubt.

Loveladdy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paz is trying to get back to half guard.
Loveladdy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paz keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Loveladdy tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Loveladdy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Loveladdy throws a sloppy head kick and Paz moves out of range easily.
Paz dodges the punch combination from Loveladdy.
Paz moves out of range of the body kick from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy misses the shot to the body.
Loveladdy wants to clinch but Paz slips to the side
and Paz counters with a series of strikes. Loveladdy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loveladdy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Paz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Loveladdy's guard.
Paz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Loveladdy's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Paz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy is refusing to be controlled, as Paz sits in half guard.

Paz is working for a kimura but Loveladdy is defending it quite comfortably.

Paz is looking for a kimura but Loveladdy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paz to get the leverage.
Loveladdy tries to roll over but Paz keeps him under control.

Paz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Loveladdy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loveladdy is on top in guard.

Paz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Loveladdy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Paz fails in his attempt to clinch.

Paz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loveladdy, pushing him back against the cage.
Loveladdy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Paz decides to pull guard.
Loveladdy tries to free his leg and advance position but Paz is retaining full guard.

Paz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loveladdy's guard.

Paz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Loveladdy, up you get!
Loveladdy tries to clinch up

and Paz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paz.
Loveladdy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Paz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paz stands and throws Loveladdy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paz swings around for an armbar but Loveladdy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Paz's guard.

Paz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paz trying to keep a closed guard but Loveladdy is proving a slippery customer.
Paz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loveladdy manages to get himself to full guard.

Loveladdy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Paz stacks Loveladdy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Paz!

Paz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Loveladdy, who protects the arm well.
Paz working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paz wants to control but Loveladdy is keeping him busy.

Paz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Loveladdy keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Loveladdy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Paz decides to stand back up.
Loveladdy misses with a double jab

and Paz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Loveladdy won't be happy with that.

Paz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Loveladdy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Paz's guard! Nice work there by Loveladdy!

Paz has his foot on Loveladdy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Loveladdy works his way back into a safe position though.
Paz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christian Paz has got the better of the ground game so far.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Christian Paz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Runa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Runa
vs
Nielsen

190 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
18
263 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Runa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen misses with a hook.

Nielsen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Nielsen throws a few punches from the bottom. Runa seems unphased and he's got hold of a leg now - he's dropped back for a heel hook! He's got it! This fight is aaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Marco Runa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Habib al Habibin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Habibin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't Be Touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Habib al Habibin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Jones's chin.

Jones
vs
al Habibin

188 cm
22
191 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Habib al Habibin!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but al Habibin sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
al Habibin misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a right and a left that al Habibin avoids nicely.
al Habibin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
al Habibin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. al Habibin is keeping the position for now.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to al Habibin's brow.
al Habibin being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones trying to control but al Habibin is working from the bottom.

al Habibin has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
al Habibin wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but al Habibin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones stands up and waves to al Habibin to follow him.

al Habibin gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

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

al Habibin is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
al Habibin looks gassed!
Jones stands and throws al Habibin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
al Habibin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders al Habibin to his feet.
Jones misses with a head kick.
al Habibin wants to clinch

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but al Habibin has wrist control.
Jones trying to control but al Habibin is working from the bottom.

al Habibin working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
al Habibin controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.

al Habibin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Jones wants to control from the top but al Habibin keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

al Habibin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
al Habibin trying to control the position but Jones is working away.

al Habibin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

al Habibin decides to stand back up. al Habibin steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.

al Habibin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

al Habibin has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but al Habibin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of al Habibin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take al Habibin's back!
al Habibin trying to control the action but Jones just sinks the hooks in.
Jones throwing damaging strikes from the back! al Habibin could be in trouble here!
Jones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. al Habibin is looking for a way out.

Jones has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Jones is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. al Habibin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften al Habibin for a finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Habibin can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones 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.

Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and al Habibin counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones prevents al Habibin from improving his position.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.

Jones decides to stand and escape the position.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones content just to control the position here.
al Habibin is breathing heavily.
al Habibin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the attempt from al Habibin to control.

Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but al Habibin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Habibin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
al Habibin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
al Habibin is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to control but al Habibin wriggling away.
al Habibin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
al Habibin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
al Habibin gets full guard.
Jones controlling from the top position.
al Habibin working a defensive guard here.

al Habibin has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
al Habibin being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Habibin looking for a sweep. Not yet al Habibin, not yet.
al Habibin is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
al Habibin throws a combination that misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.

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

al Habibin is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but al Habibin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

al Habibin stands up from guard. Let's bang!

al Habibin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
al Habibin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones has his hands on al Habibin's head, controlling the position.

al Habibin gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Habibin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

al Habibin moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and al Habibin defends it well.
al Habibin is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones wants to control but al Habibin is keeping him busy.
Jones prevents al Habibin from standing back up.
al Habibin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
al Habibin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones wants to control but al Habibin is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones dodges the punch combination from al Habibin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Habibin misses with a takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

al Habibin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones controlling the action here.
al Habibin is holding on to half guard well.
al Habibin moves into full guard.
al Habibin controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
al Habibin wants to sweep but no luck.

Jones gets to his feet - al Habibin follows without any prompting.
James Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Habibin is trying to improve his position.
Jones tries to advance to mount but al Habibin denies him.
Jones trying to control the position but al Habibin is working away.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones is staying tight to al Habibin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but al Habibin keeps working.
al Habibin is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. al Habibin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones passes al Habibin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones prevents al Habibin from improving his position.
Jones is keen to just control but al Habibin is a slippery customer.
al Habibin wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. al Habibin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. al Habibin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

al Habibin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jones has picked al Habibin up and slammed him! al Habibin can't keep hold of the triangle and Jones manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Habibin trying to control but Jones flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

al Habibin showing good submission defense here.
Jones doesn't have the hooks in and al Habibin manages to turn into his guard.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
al Habibin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to control.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
al Habibin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
al Habibin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

al Habibin misses with a combination

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones advances position into side control!
Jones trying to control the action but al Habibin is working from the bottom.
al Habibin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by al Habibin, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on al Habibin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Jones goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, al Habibin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jones but great work by al Habibin.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

al Habibin decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in al Habibin's guard.

al Habibin has his feet on Jones's thighs here. He's pushed Jones off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jones screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Habib al Habibin!
Habib al Habibin is the new middleweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kabunyan Danglose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sany Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danglose might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Day And Night. Sax has chosen Gives you Hell as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Danglose
vs
Sax

170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabunyan Danglose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sany Sax!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danglose shoots in and drives through. Sax sprawls well.
Sax defending well as Danglose loads up on a big left hand.
Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Danglose lands but Sax takes it in his stride.

Danglose gets a clinch.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
Danglose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but Danglose blocks with his arms.
Sax lands a knee to the body.
Sax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sax with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danglose blocks an elbow strike.
Sax scores with a knee to the head.
Danglose jumps guard but Sax stands there with Danglose around his waist. Danglose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Danglose tries to score a body lock takedown but Sax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax lands with a left to the head.
Sax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sax landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sax landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Danglose to work.
Danglose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sax lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Sax on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax lands an elbow just above Danglose 's eye.
Sax has Danglose pushed against the cage.
Sax with a knee to the head.
Danglose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sax stalling in the clinch.
Sax misses with a knee to the head.
Danglose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danglose trying to stall but Sax improves his position.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but Danglose blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Sax.
Sax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danglose blocks it with crossed arms.
Sax looks gassed!
Sax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sax tries a knee to the head but Danglose blocks it.
Sax misses with a knee strike.
Danglose blocks an uppercut.
Danglose fails to pull guard.
Danglose managing to block the knees to the body from Sax.
Sax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danglose or not.

Danglose pulls guard effortlessly.
Danglose striking from the bottom.

Danglose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danglose pulls Sax in close to his closed guard and prevents Sax from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax preventing the sweep.

Danglose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Danglose doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Danglose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax slips nicely into half guard.
Danglose desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Danglose moves into full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danglose kicks Sax off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danglose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Danglose lands in his opponent's guard.
Danglose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Danglose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Danglose gets to his feet - Sax follows without any prompting.
Sax looks to clinch
and Danglose counters with a head kick. That will keep Sax thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sax as he avoids it easily.
Danglose tries to clinch there but Sax circles away.

Danglose clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Danglose fails to land.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Danglose successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabunyan Danglose 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.

Danglose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Danglose tries to keep at a distance but Sax has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danglose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sax has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Danglose's takedown attempt.
Sax crunches a lovely knee into Danglose's ribcage.
Sax lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sax scores with a hook to the body.
Sax throws an elbow that misses.
Danglose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sax pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sax connects with a knee to the head.
Danglose managing to block the knees to the body from Sax.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
Danglose can't get the takedown.
Sax landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Danglose has Sax pressed against the cage.
Sax is breathing heavily.
Danglose fails to pull guard.
Danglose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sax gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Danglose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Danglose looking to stall.

Danglose breaks from the clinch.
Danglose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sax pinned against the cage. Sax gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danglose shoots for a takedown but Sax saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danglose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Danglose has closed the distance and engaged Sax in a clinch.
Danglose tries to stall but Sax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danglose lands an elbow just above Sax 's eye.
Danglose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sax pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danglose looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sax is fending him off so far but Danglose persists. Nope, Sax circles away and we're back to standing.
Sax closes the distance but Danglose moves to the side

so Danglose counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Danglose wants to control from the top but Sax keeps moving.
Danglose works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Danglose postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sax to stand up.
Sax tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danglose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sax is defending against the submission attempts here by Danglose.
Sax trying to get back to full guard but Danglose takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Danglose is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sax has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sax!
Danglose keeping full guard, as Sax tries to pass.
Kabunyan Danglose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sax slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Danglose tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sax stands up and waves to Danglose to follow him.
Sax tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danglose counters by clinching up.
Sax crunches a lovely knee into Danglose's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Sax.
Sax stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax prevents the takedown attempt.
Sax digs a right hand into Danglose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danglose's gas tank.
Sax landing knees to the body.
Sax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danglose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danglose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sax scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Sax - that landed with a thud.
Sax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Danglose's takedown attempt.
Sax stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Danglose just leaning against Sax, taking a breather.
Sax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sax prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Danglose manages to break the clinch.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sax as he jumps to the side.
Danglose throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sax.
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 Kabunyan Danglose will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sax looks to clinch
and Danglose counters with a low kick, right behind Sax 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danglose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danglose shoots in for a double leg but Sax sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sax tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Danglose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danglose trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danglose would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Danglose trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sax pulls Danglose in to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danglose trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danglose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax wants to stand and escape but Danglose is having none of it.
Danglose tries to free his leg and advance position but Sax is retaining full guard.
Danglose wants to stand but Sax has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Danglose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danglose shoots in but Sax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sax as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danglose circles away from the clinch attempt

so Danglose counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Danglose trying to control but Sax is working from the bottom.
Danglose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danglose thows a big elbow that misses.
Danglose working some strikes from top position.

Danglose drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danglose jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Danglose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Danglose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sax keeping moving, preventing Danglose from controlling successfully.
Danglose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Danglose won't allow Sax to sweep him here.

Danglose gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Danglose drives through and clinches with Sax against the cage.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
Sax lands a knee to the body.
Sax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sax landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Sax.
Sax landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sax with a knee to the head.
Danglose digs a right hand into Sax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sax's gas tank.

Danglose manages to break the clinch.
Sax tries to clinch but Danglose moves away

and Danglose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Danglose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Danglose drags the fight down to the ground.
Sax trying to control but Danglose is working from the bottom.
Danglose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Danglose is looking for a triangle but Sax pushes his legs off easily.
Danglose looking to control.
Danglose 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.
Danglose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabunyan Danglose clearly takes 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.

Sax tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Danglose holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sax using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Danglose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sax gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danglose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sax.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sax.
Sax missing with knees to the body.
Danglose stalling in the clinch but Sax improves position.
Sany Sax seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sax is trying to stall.
Danglose tries to pull guard but Sax won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Danglose breaks from the clinch.
Sax looks to clinch

and Danglose counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sax is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Danglose is looking to take a break and control but Sax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danglose stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Danglose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sax swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax closes the distance but Danglose moves to the side

and Danglose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Danglose slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Danglose controls the position from side control.
Sax looking for a sweep but Danglose has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax is trying to escape the mount.

Danglose is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sax can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Danglose won't let Sax get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Danglose landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Danglose tries to control but Sax wriggling away.
Danglose looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sax can't escape the position.
Sax is squirming around, avoiding Danglose's attempts to control the action.

That's four 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.
Danglose is stalling here but it's allowed Sax to get half guard.

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

Danglose stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Danglose throws an overhand right that lands on Sax's shoulder, as Sax tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabunyan Danglose had his way with Sany Sax in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danglose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sax as he avoids it easily.
Danglose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sax's waist but Sax gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danglose off to one side.
Danglose closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sax counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sax.
Sax misses with a punch on the inside.
Danglose tries to stall but Sax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sax trying to stall but Danglose improves his position.
Sax is pressed up against the cage. Danglose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sax down to the mat. Sax avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabunyan Danglose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sax circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sax moves into range and clinches up with Danglose.
A short body shot lands from Sax as the two fighters clinch.

Danglose jumps into guard, dragging Sax to the mat.

Danglose is working an open guard so Sax takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sax tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danglose throws and low kick but Sax moves out of range easily.
Sax is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Danglose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sax counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sax trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax is looking to control Danglose's arms but Danglose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sax has his back to the cage.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Danglose's takedown attempt.
Danglose is trying to break the clinch but Sax has him pressed against the cage.
Sax tries to land knees in the clinch but Danglose avoids the damage to the body.
Danglose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danglose tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danglose tries for a takedown but Sax manages to get underhooks.

Danglose breaks the clinch.
Danglose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danglose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sax clinches but Danglose breaks the clinch

and Danglose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Danglose stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sax to get to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danglose tries to score a body lock takedown but Sax shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sax stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sax landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Danglose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danglose fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sax tries a knee to the head but Danglose blocks it.
Sax gets underhooks to prevent Danglose's takedown attempt.

Danglose manages to break the clinch.
Sax looks to clinch

and Danglose counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Danglose stands up and waves to Sax to follow him.

Sax clinches.
Sax misses with a knee strike.
Sax has Danglose pushed against the cage.
Danglose tries to stall but Sax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sax landing knees to the body.
Danglose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danglose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sax is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sax looking to slow down the pace here.

Danglose ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Danglose no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Danglose looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sax passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danglose is trying to control Sax's posture but Sax avoids it.
Danglose sneaks back into half guard.
Danglose regains full guard. Nicely done.
Danglose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sax tries to free his leg and advance position but Danglose is retaining full guard.

Sax gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sax wants to clinch but Danglose slips to the side

and Danglose counters by moving into the clinch.
Sax crunches a lovely knee into Danglose's ribcage.
Sax is working Danglose over against the cage.
Danglose stalling.
Danglose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sax is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danglose is keeping busy.
Sax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sax throws an elbow that misses.
Danglose managing to block the knees to the body from Sax.
Danglose takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sax throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sax.
Sax throws an elbow that misses.

Danglose decides to pull guard.
Danglose controls Sax momentarily but Sax frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danglose bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sax's guard.
Sany Sax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danglose wants to control from the top but Sax keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kabunyan Danglose.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danglose, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabunyan Danglose!
Kabunyan Danglose retains his lightweight title!