Junkie Ultimate Fighter Ep. 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GLK Ino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Ino

182 cm
22
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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, Maro Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, GLK Ino!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks for a takedown but Ino sprawls well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ino gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.

Santos jumps into guard, dragging Ino to the mat.
Ino trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Ino is proving a slippery customer.

Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Santos is looking for a triangle but Ino pushes his legs off easily.

Santos working for a triangle but Ino defends it easily.
Ino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ino wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Ino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maro Santos!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drestin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tora Ropez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropez has chosen Ambrosia 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!

Black
vs
Ropez

180 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drestin Black!
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, Tora Ropez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.
Ropez tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Ropez blocks a head kick by Black.
Ropez tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Ropez tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ropez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ropez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Ropez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ropez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ropez moves out of range of the leg kick from Black.
Ropez wants to clinch.
Ropez swinging wilding here.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ropez moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ropez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ropez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ropez works over Black's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ropez misses with a wild combination.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black fails with the takedown.
A left and a right from Ropez both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Ropez misses.
Ropez jabs Black right on the nose. Black blinks but takes it well.

Black is rocked!
A nice combination there by Ropez.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ropez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Ropez stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drestin Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Ropez which made him look bad.
Ropez moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Ropez shows good takedown defense.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ropez rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Ropez won't allow it.
Ropez looking for a takedown.
Ropez tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Ropez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ropez is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ropez smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black.
Black misses with a double jab
and Ropez counters with a straight right hand.
Ropez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ropez is looking to clinch.
Ropez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ropez!
Ropez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Black scores with a push kick.
Ropez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Ropez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ropez wants to clinch.
Black connects with a body shot.
Tora Ropez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Ropez clinches with his opponent.
Ropez tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ropez is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.

Black drags the fight down to the ground.

Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ropez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Black swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ropez is now in Black's guard. A big mistake from Black there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tora Ropez 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.

Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ropez counters with a right hand to the body.
Ropez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Ropez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Ropez.
Ropez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ropez dodges the punch combination from Black.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ropez tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black looks to land a right hand but Ropez moved out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ropez.
Ropez misses with a wild combination.
Drestin Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a combination
and Ropez counters with a nice uppercut.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Ropez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ropez stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Black misses with a body kick.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ropez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ropez lands the left hand.
Black is looking to wear down Ropez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Ropez.

Ropez has managed to clinch.
Ropez tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Ropez is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Ropez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Black jumps into guard, dragging Ropez to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black controls Ropez momentarily but Ropez frees himself.
Ropez preventing the sweep.

Ropez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ropez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to sweep here but Ropez controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ropez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black slow jab from Ropez misses its intended target.
Ropez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black misses with a combination
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ropez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ropez.

Ropez clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.

Black breaks the clinch.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Ropez tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Ropez scores with a four punch combination!
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ropez finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Ropez with a hook.

Ropez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Ropez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ropez tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Ropez is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.

Ropez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black looks to land a body kick but Ropez moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tora Ropez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ropez counters with a left and a right that stings Black.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ropez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Black misses.
Ropez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Ropez clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
Ropez is trying to break free.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ropez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ropez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ropez blocks a jab.
Ropez scores with a nice strike.
Black is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Black's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Black drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Black prevents Ropez from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Ropez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is really struggling to control Ropez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ropez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drestin Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ropez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ropez is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Ropez circles away and we're back to standing.
Ropez throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ropez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Black throws a head kick but Ropez moves out of range.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Ropez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ropez tries to avoid it.
Ropez ducks right into an uppercut from Black.

Ropez is rocked!
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ropez lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Black can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ropez and Black drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ropez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tora Ropez!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is More Human Than Human by White Zombie. Justin Sane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carson Patrick's chin.

Sane
vs
Patrick

186 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Sane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carson Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patrick's head.
Sane thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Patrick to regain full guard.
Sane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patrick keeping full guard, as Sane tries to pass.
Patrick has a closed guard, preventing Sane from standing up.
Patrick trying to control the position.
Sane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Sane circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a takedown

and Sane counters with a shoot takedown. Patrick fights it but they end up in guard.
Patrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sane is one step ahead there.
Sane is fighting to break Patrick's control of his arms but Patrick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Patrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sane manages to get himself to full guard.
Sane wants to stand but Patrick is controlling the position.
Sane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane 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.
Sane is breathing heavily.
Patrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patrick won't allow Sane to sweep him here.
Patrick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Patrick trying to control but Sane is working from the bottom.
Patrick controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Patrick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrick trying to control the action but Sane is working from the bottom.
Patrick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sane kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sane tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sane is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Patrick is controlling him well.
Patrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sane keeps working.
Sane misses with a strike from the bottom.
Patrick wants to control but Sane is keeping him busy.
Sane is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patrick shoots and misses
and Sane counters with a stiff right hand.

Sane closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sane lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patrick slips a jab from Sane.
Sane looks for a takedown but Patrick sprawls well.
Sane just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patrick as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Sane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrick shoots and misses

and Sane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick tries to pull guard but Sane holds him up against the cage and eventually Patrick drops back down to his feet.
Patrick wants a takedown but no success here.
Patrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patrick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patrick jumps guard but Sane stands there with Patrick around his waist. Patrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sane has Patrick pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sane pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Patrick tumbling to the mat - Sane dives into Patrick's guard.
Patrick trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane wants to stand and escape but instead Patrick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Patrick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patrick forces his way into half guard.
Patrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sane tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane pushes Patrick off looking to stand but Patrick dives back in and keeps control.
Patrick trying to control the action but Sane is working from the bottom.
Sane misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sane wants to get back to full guard.
Sane wants to get back to full guard but Patrick has passed into side control.
Sane is working to get back to half guard.
Patrick tries to control but Sane wriggling away.
Patrick prevents Sane from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sane tries to buck Patrick off but he can't manage it.
Sane is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sane is working hard here to advance position.
Patrick 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 thankful this round is nearly over.
Sane slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Sane dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sane shoots in and drives through. Patrick sprawls well.
Sane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Sane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Patrick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sane is fighting to break Patrick's control of his arms but Patrick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sane throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sane wants to get up but he can't break Patrick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick trying to keep a closed guard but Sane is proving a slippery customer.
Sane looking to pass the guard.
Patrick is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patrick has his takedown stuffed

so Sane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane thows a big elbow that misses.
Sane distracts Patrick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sane postures up in Patrick's guard and throws a big left but Patrick blocks it.
Patrick keeping full guard, as Sane tries to pass.
Sane is working Patrick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Sane from controlling successfully.
Sane makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane throwing strikes but missing.
Patrick trying to keep a closed guard but Sane is proving a slippery customer.
Sane postures up and lands a big shot to Patrick's brow.

Sane is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Patrick is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Patrick has escaped and now he's on top!
Sane looking for a sweep. Not yet Sane, not yet.

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.
Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Sane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sane wants to hit a switch here but Patrick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sane there!
Sane is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Sane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sane 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Sane!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlo Fuschini will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Forrest
vs
Fuschini

198 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Forrest!
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, Carlo Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fuschini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fuschini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fuschini wants to improve his position but instead Forrest has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuschini blocking the ground and pound attempt from Forrest.
Fuschini has a hand on Forrest's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Forrest takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
You get the feeling that Fuschini really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Forrest tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Forrest has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Forrest looking to ground and pound but Fuschini is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Forrest cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest trying to control but Fuschini is having none of it.
Fuschini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fuschini wants to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
Forrest will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fuschini is wriggling around trying to escape.
Forrest throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Forrest controlling the pace for now.
Fuschini is looking to improve his position but Forrest isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Forrest tries to control but Fuschini wriggling away.
Forrest 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.
Fuschini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Forrest controlling his opponent.
Forrest landing shots from mount.
Fuschini tries to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
Forrest won't let Fuschini get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Forrest sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest tries to control but Fuschini wriggling away.
Forrest throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Forrest wants to control the pace but Fuschini is squirming around nicely.
Fuschini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fuschini wants to control but Forrest is having none of it.
Forrest throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fuschini is trying to escape the mount.

That's four 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.
Forrest tries to control but Fuschini wriggling away.
Forrest controlling his opponent.
Forrest sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fuschini is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuschini is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaleb Forrest dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A choreographed right hand from Fuschini misses the target.

Forrest closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Forrest lands in his opponent's guard.
Forrest trying to control but Fuschini is working from the bottom.
Forrest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Forrest accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Forrest wants to control from the top but Fuschini keeps moving.
Fuschini wants to sweep but no luck.

Fuschini pushes Forrest off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fuschini sizes up Forrest with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini misses with a hook.
Carlo Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forrest scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuschini with a lazy takedown attempt
and Forrest counters with a three punch combo that has Fuschini backing up. Fuschini nods at Forrest to acknowledge the strikes.
Fuschini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Forrest is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Forrest finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fuschini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Forrest.
Fuschini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Forrest scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fuschini to see if he's OK.

Forrest decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini misses with a takedown attempt

and Forrest counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Forrest.
Forrest letting Fuschini take a breather here.
Forrest taking a breather.
Forrest wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fuschini has him pressed against the cage.

Fuschini breaks the clinch.
Forrest shoots in but Fuschini avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fuschini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Forrest! Fuschini is backing up but he can't get away as Forrest lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Fuschini and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaleb Forrest!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braddock Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Casey
vs
Hemingway

180 cm
22
264 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Casey!
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, Braddock Hemingway!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hemingway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hemingway doesn't manage to clinch there - Casey circles away.
Hemingway wants to clinch but Casey slips to the side

and Casey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemingway trying to control the position.
Hemingway trying to control the position here.
Hemingway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casey is one step ahead there.
Casey postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemingway wants to improve his position but instead Casey has moved into half guard.
Casey really is a fat lump.
Hemingway is refusing to be controlled, as Casey sits in half guard.
Hemingway has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Casey is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hemingway stuffs the takedown.
Casey clinches but Hemingway breaks the clinch

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway wants to stand and escape but instead Casey has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Casey is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casey trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemingway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Casey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hemingway trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey stopping the sweep attempt from Hemingway.
Hemingway keeping full guard, as Casey tries to pass.
Hemingway is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

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.
Casey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hemingway has his takedown stuffed

and Casey counters with a takedown into side control.
Hemingway is being controlled here.
Hemingway trying to control but Casey flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Casey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hemingway on the ground.
Hemingway looks gassed!
Hemingway rolls, trying to escape but Casey keeps control of the position.
Casey doesn't have the hooks in and Hemingway manages to turn into his guard.
Casey has a closed guard, preventing Hemingway from standing up.
Hemingway trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Casey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Casey throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Hemingway catches Casey right on the button with a cross.
Hemingway moves in looking to clinch but Casey pushes him off.
Casey wants to clinch.

Casey closes the distance and clinches.
Hemingway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Casey prevents Hemingway from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemingway is trying to break the clinch but Casey has him pressed against the cage.
Casey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Casey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casey wants to clinch

and Hemingway holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Casey breaks from the clinch.

Casey takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Casey.
Hemingway is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Casey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Casey prevents Hemingway from breaking the clinch.
Hemingway is breathing heavily.
Hemingway has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Casey stops a takedown attempt from Hemingway.
Casey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hemingway smiles and moves away.
Casey darts in trying to clinch

and Hemingway moves into the clinch.
Hemingway has had enough of the clinch but Casey keeps him there for the moment.
Hemingway prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Casey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hemingway takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Braddock Hemingway has been cut.
Casey tries to pull guard but Hemingway holds him up against the cage and eventually Casey drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemingway fails to pull guard.
Casey is pressed up against the cage. Hemingway has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Casey down to the mat. Casey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good leg kick by Casey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Casey wants to clinch up but Hemingway keeps it at a distance.
Casey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casey closes the distance but Hemingway moves to the side

and Hemingway counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Hemingway from controlling successfully.
Hemingway controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Casey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hemingway would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hemingway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hemingway tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Casey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Casey stops Hemingway from standing up.
Hemingway trying to keep a closed guard but Casey is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Casey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braddock Hemingway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Hemingway forces Casey back against the cage and clinches.
Casey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Hemingway pulls guard effortlessly.
Casey postures up.
Casey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemingway is looking to sweep but instead, Casey has passed into half guard.
Hemingway tries to get to full guard but Casey has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemingway has hold of Casey's hands but Casey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hemingway gets full guard.
Hemingway lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Casey!
Hemingway can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Casey is looking to escape.

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.
Hemingway thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Casey is squirming around, avoiding Hemingway's attempts to control the action.
Hemingway pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Casey blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway tries to control but Casey wriggling away.
Casey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hemingway lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hemingway trying to control but Casey is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casey is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Braddock Hemingway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Casey 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Casey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Vincible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vincible
vs
Reaper

190 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Vincible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincible stuffs the takedown attempt from Reaper. Reaper gets slowly back to his feet.
Reaper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vincible swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reaper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vincible swivels and escapes.
Justin Vincible has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Reaper.
Vincible misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reaper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vincible. Vincible obviously looking to wear him down.
Reaper shoots for a takedown but Vincible saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Justin Vincible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vincible stuffs the takedown.
Vincible throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vincible throws a nice head kick!

Reaper is rocked!

It looks like Bobby Reaper has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincible throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reaper.
Reaper is still on wobbly legs! Can Vincible finish him?
Vincible lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Reaper falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Vincible!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack In The Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

In The Box
vs
Silva

180 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack In The Box!
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, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a wild body kick that In The Box sees coming a mile off.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva tries to bum rush In The Box with a series of wild strikes but In The Box uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but In The Box moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

In The Box shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
In The Box is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
In The Box cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
In The Box pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.

In The Box gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
In The Box avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
In The Box tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
In The Box wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
In The Box throws a head kick that half lands.
Mike Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
In The Box fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
In The Box shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but In The Box keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. In The Box darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
In The Box fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva looks to clinch
and In The Box counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.

In The Box decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
In The Box works his way into full mount!

In The Box looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
In The Box lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
In The Box takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
In The Box trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
In The Box moves to back control.

In The Box working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
In The Box 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
In The Box is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.
In The Box scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

In The Box is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Silva won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips In The Box off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack In The Box!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Cross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cross
vs
Wiley

180 cm
18
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Wiley!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiley gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wiley manages to break the clinch.

Wiley clinches.
Wiley misses with an elbow strike.
Wiley can't get the takedown.

Wiley pulls guard effortlessly.
Cross looking to pass the guard.
Wiley tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Wiley has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cross doesn't defend quickly enough and Wiley has managed to lock this one up! Can Cross escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wiley on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonathan Wiley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calros Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yallen Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver has chosen Like Light to the Flies - Trivium as his entrance music. Calros Vasquez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vasquez
vs
Silver

188 cm
19
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Las Vegas, Calros Vasquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yallen Silver!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a body shot.

Silver scores with a takedown into Vasquez's guard.

Silver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silver postures up and lands a big shot to Vasquez's brow.
Silver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Vasquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silver lands a couple of elbows.

Vasquez is rocked!
Vasquez has momentary wrist control but Silver slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Vasquez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasquez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silver lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vasquez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silver's guard.
Vasquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
Silver wants to sweep here but Vasquez controlling him for the moment.
Silver is trying to control the position but Vasquez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Vasquez seems to have got his legs back now.
Silver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vasquez!
Silver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silver landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A big strike lands for Silver! That's really hurt Vasquez and he's turned his back - Silver keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Silver Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yallen Silver!
Yallen Silver is the new welterweight champion!