GAMMA #34 Holm v Tedroni PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander's entrance music is Ready to Die- Andrew WK. A fine choice. Rivera has chosen Go hard or go home - E-40 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Rivera has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Alexander
vs
Rivera

175 cm
20
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Rivera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alexander postures up in Rivera's guard and throws a big left but Rivera blocks it.
Alexander seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Alexander gets to his feet. Rivera looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Alexander gets the takedown into side control.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet but Alexander drags him back down.
Rivera looks gassed!
Alexander landing strikes.
Alexander tries to move to mount but Rivera blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexander stands up and beckons Rivera to his feet.
Alexander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivera circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivera prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander throws a knee to the head but misses.

Rivera breaks the clinch.

Alexander decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alexander wants to pass the guard but Rivera is defending well.
Alexander 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.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rivera is trying to stand up here but Alexander is controlling him well.
Alexander could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Rivera pushes Alexander off and gets back to his feet.
Michael Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rivera pushes Alexander up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera avoiding damage as Alexander throws knees to the body.
Alexander can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera stops a takedown attempt from Alexander.

Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Alexander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alexander lands with a nice body kick.
Alexander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alexander throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Alexander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alexander darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Alexander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Alexander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivera, pushing him back against the cage.

Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Rivera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alexander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera tries to clinch

and Alexander moves into the clinch.
Alexander drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivera is trying to break the clinch but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alexander.
Rivera is trying to maintain a safe position but Alexander gets an underhook and turns Rivera into the cage.
Rivera stops a takedown attempt from Alexander.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivera or not.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander fails with the takedown.
Rivera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alexander shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alexander showed some decent athleticism there.

Rivera has one foot on Alexander's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alexander gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Alexander manages to break the clinch.
Alexander lands a high kick!
Alexander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Alexander scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexander lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Alexander advances to full mount.
Alexander scoring with strikes but Rivera is staying in there.
Alexander takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alexander trying to control but Rivera is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander working the ground and pound effectively.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera tries to hold on but Alexander postures up.
Alexander takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alexander cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander with shots to the head and body - Rivera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alexander won't let Rivera get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alexander avoids the attempt from Rivera to control.
Alexander sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alexander's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is wriggling around trying to escape.

Alexander has hold of Rivera's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rivera manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rivera tries to hold on but Alexander pushes him away.
Rivera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jimmy Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexander lands a big shot there that rocks Rivera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rivera flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rivera tries to hold on but Alexander pushes him away.
Rivera is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rivera is bucking up trying to escape but Alexander cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alexander lands with some strikes.
Alexander is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rivera is desperately trying to improve his position but Alexander has a good base and remains in mount.
Alexander has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rivera's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Alexander dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alexander rushes Rivera and presses him up against the cage.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Alexander lands a nice knee to the body.

Alexander has Rivera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alexander pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rivera tumbling to the mat - Alexander dives into Rivera's guard.
Rivera is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Alexander dives into side control.
Alexander scoring with punches and elbows.
Alexander working away.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera bucks up and tries to throw Alexander off but instead Alexander has got his back!

Alexander is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rivera has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexander is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rivera defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Alexander working for a choke but Rivera is defending well.
Alexander controlling from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rivera to escape the position.
Rivera tries to break free.
Alexander scores with punches to the body.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Alexander manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Alexander is looking for the choke from the back position but Rivera is controlling his hands well.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Alexander controlling the positon.
Rivera is covering up but some of the strikes from Alexander are getting through and doing damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rivera. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Alexander lands strikes to the head.
Can Rivera hold on?! Alexander is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Alexander lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rivera.
Alexander connects with a big shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Alexander biding his time, controlling Rivera.
Michael Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rivera is looking for a way out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexander 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Alexander!

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hype
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pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stretch Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morbid has chosen The Fight song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nguyen
vs
Morbid

170 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Hell's Balls Fightwear

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 Las Vegas, Scotty Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stretch Morbid!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Nguyen.
Nice takedown defense from Nguyen. No joy for Morbid on that attempt.
Nguyen misses with a head kick.
Morbid wants to clinch up but Nguyen keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morbid counters with a head kick. That will keep Nguyen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Morbid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut

and Morbid moves into the clinch.
Morbid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nguyen.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morbid landing knees to the body.

Morbid breaks from the clinch.
Morbid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick
and Morbid counters with a big head kick but Nguyen shrugs it off.

Nguyen is rocked!
Nguyen throws the kick towards the body but Morbid avoids it.
Oh Nguyen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Morbid moves into range and clinches up with Nguyen.
Knees to the body from Morbid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morbid misses with a knee strike.
Morbid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Morbid keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morbid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nguyen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morbid looks gassed!
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Morbid keeps him there for the moment.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the head but Nguyen blocks with his arms.

Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen looks to clinch
and Morbid counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Nguyen! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stretch Morbid!

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FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jackson
vs
Head

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Head lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donk. Jackson catches Head right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Head but Head pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Head fails to land with a series of punches.
Head has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Head swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Head on the side of the head.
Head on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Head walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson scores with a one two! Head had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Head's head back.
Jackson tries to work over Head's front leg with a kick but Head checks it.
Head tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Head prevents it.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Head tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Head blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Head misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Head is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Head throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson tries to clinch

and Head decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to stand up but Head is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Head landing some decent shots from guard.

Head stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Head takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free but Head has control.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Head smiles and moves away.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Head moves out of range easily.
Head is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Head backs up against the cage.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Head misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.

Jackson clinches up with Head and pushes him back against the cage.
Head prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Head won't allow it.

Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Head's front leg but catches the back leg as Head tries to avoid it.
Jackson shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Head tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Head counters with a nice uppercut.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Head was not able to check.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson shoots and misses

and Head moves into the clinch.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Head gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head wants to break the clinch but can't.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Head backpedaling.

Head shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Head is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is trying to hold Head in close to prevent damage but Head has managed to pass into half guard.
Jackson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Jackson 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.

Head takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Head counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Head throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson is wriggling around but Head manages to pass to half guard.
Head blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Head blocks the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.

Jackson working for a triangle but Head defends it easily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Head from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head scoring with some ground and pound.
Head wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Head trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Head is having none of it.
Head missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Head looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Head shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Head misses with a few strikes there.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Head has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Jackson clinches up with Head and pushes him back against the cage.

Head breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Head just misses with a punch to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Head.
Head has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jackson tries to buck Head off but he can't manage it.
Jackson tries to hold on but Head pushes him away.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Head won't let him.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Head lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Head prevents Jackson from standing back up.

Head gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bo Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Head lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Head counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson works Head's body with a nice hook.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Head circles away.

Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Head, pushing him back against the cage.

Head breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up

and Head counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Head wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richard Head has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Head showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Head misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Head misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good work by Head as he checks the leg kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Head but Head pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Jackson shoots in and bounces Head off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Head kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bo Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Head throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Head scores a takedown into full mount!
Jackson wants to control but Head is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Head.

Jackson is rocked!

It looks like Bo Jackson has been cut.
Head has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson tries to hold on but Head postures up.
Jackson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to hold on but Head pushes him away.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Head is having none of it.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Head avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Head isn't that keen on the idea.
Head is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Head cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Head with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Head working Jackson over with strikes here.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Head smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Head unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Head unloads with some shots from mount but Jackson bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Head gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Head looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Head. What's that going to do exactly?
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Head isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Head tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson wants to hold on but Head pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Head comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Head has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Head!

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thyre Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wilkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Combichrist - Deathbed. Terrence Tate told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Wilkins
vs
Tate

187 cm
21
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
225 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thyre Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Tate!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate avoids the head kick by Wilkins.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilkins misses the jab.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate slips a straight right by Wilkins.
Nice takedown defense from Wilkins. No joy for Tate on that attempt.
Wilkins throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Wilkins thuds a left hand into Tate's body.
Tate looks gassed!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Wilkins! Tate is backing up but he can't get away as Wilkins lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tate and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thyre Wilkins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face The Pain. Love is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by welcome to the jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Love

200 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

216 cm
18
295 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Love!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with the left hand. Love knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones tries to clinch there but Love circles away.

Jones rushes Love and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Love prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jones forces Love back against the cage and clinches.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Love shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Love landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Percy Jones has been cut.
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!
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Love dominating with strikes here.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Love lands a nice shot to the head.

Jones is rocked!

Percy Jones's cut is getting worse.
Love looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jones covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Love!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between One Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lak Risal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dude
vs
Risal

200 cm
23
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, One Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lak Risal!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude throws a head kick but Risal moves out of range.
Risal misses with a double jab.
Risal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Risal misses with a wild combination.
Dude fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dude swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dude throws a series of punches but Risal moves out of range.
Risal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Risal.

It looks like One Dude has been cut.
Risal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Risal.
Dude feints and then cracks Risal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Risal down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Risal is just out of range.
Risal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dude misses with an uppercut.
Risal misses with a low kick.
Dude cracks Risal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Risal throws a combination that misses
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dude tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Risal tries to clinch up.
Risal throws a combination that misses
and Dude counters with a nice body shot.
Risal looks gassed!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dude! Risal is backing up but he can't get away as Dude lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Risal and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). One Dude!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elan Tedroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikon Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elan Tedroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tedroni
vs
Holm

200 cm
23
261 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
260 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elan Tedroni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikon Holm!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tedroni throws a series of punches but Holm avoids them all with ease.
Holm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holm shoots in for a double leg but Tedroni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tedroni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Holm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holm trying to mount his opponent but Tedroni defends it.
Holm prevents Tedroni from improving his position.

Holm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tedroni is just riding it out for now. Holm eventually gives up the hold.
Holm is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tedroni is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tedroni is working hard here to advance position.
Holm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Holm lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tedroni hang on?
Tedroni is squirming around, avoiding Holm's attempts to control the action.
Tedroni is trying desperately to improve position.
Holm lands a nice shot to the head.
Holm wants to control the pace but Tedroni is squirming around nicely.

Holm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm unloads with some shots from mount but Tedroni bucks and avoids them well.
Holm scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Holm goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tedroni turns into him and now he's in Holm's guard.
Tedroni is breathing heavily.
Tedroni won't allow Holm to sweep him here.
Holm keeping full guard, as Tedroni tries to pass.
Tedroni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tedroni trying to control the position from guard on top but Holm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Holm has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tedroni should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Holm has tightened it up now! Tedroni should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nikon Holm!
Nikon Holm is the new heavyweight champion!