FNF 12 - F'N Myd Septymber PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hamilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Jakhotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilt comes to the cage accompanied by

target=blank>System of a Down - B.Y.O.B.. Matt Hamilt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hamilt
vs
Jakhotia

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hamilt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rajesh Jakhotia!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jakhotia as he avoids it easily.
Hamilt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamilt wants to clinch.
Hamilt wants to clinch.
Jakhotia tests Hamilt 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Jakhotia.
Jakhotia lands a jab to the nose.
Hamilt shoots for a double leg takedown but Jakhotia sprawls well. He's pushed Hamilt 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hamilt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jakhotia circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hamilt . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakhotia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamilt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamilt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jakhotia as he avoids it easily.
Jakhotia connects with the punch.
Jakhotia looks to land a right hand but Hamilt moved out of range.
Hamilt fails with the takedown.
Hamilt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jakhotia tries to avoid it but Hamilt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jakhotia to the ground. Jakhotia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hamilt is breathing heavily.

Hamilt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jakhotia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakhotia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jakhotia pulls Hamilt in close to his closed guard and prevents Hamilt from doing any damage or advancing position.

Hamilt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Hamilt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jakhotia is looking for a sweep.
Jakhotia is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hamilt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hamilt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jakhotia as he jumps to the side.
Jakhotia with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Hamilt .
Hamilt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jakhotia lands a lovely overhand right.
Hamilt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jakhotia.
Jakhotia connects with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jakhotia.
Hamilt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jakhotia pinned against the cage. Jakhotia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jakhotia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Hamilt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Hamilt works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilt tries to control but Jakhotia wriggling away.
Jakhotia working to try and regain half guard.
Jakhotia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jakhotia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hamilt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hamilt landing shots from mount.
Hamilt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jakhotia wants to control but Hamilt is having none of it.
Jakhotia is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilt landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matt Hamilt will probably get the nod.
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.

Hamilt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hamilt wants to control the pace but Jakhotia is squirming around nicely.
Hamilt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hamilt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Jakhotia is rocked!
Hamilt dominating with strikes here.
Jakhotia is still in real trouble! Can Hamilt finish him?
Hamilt connects with a bit shot that sees Jakhotia covering up! More strikes from Jakhotia and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hamilt is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Hamilt !

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Asano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Boy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenshin Asano had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Kenshin Asano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Asano
vs
Boy Boy

179 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenshin Asano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Da Boy Boy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy Boy tries to clinch there but Asano circles away.

Asano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Asano showed some decent athleticism there.
Boy Boy is looking to improve his position.
Asano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy Boy on the ground.
Boy Boy moves into full guard.
Boy Boy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asano is one step ahead there.
Boy Boy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Asano!
Asano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boy Boy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Asano is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asano is working hard here to advance position.
You get the feeling that Asano really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Asano has given up his back.
A lull in the action here.

Boy Boy is looking for the choke from the back position but Asano is controlling his hands well.
Boy Boy looks gassed!
Asano is really stuck here.
Asano prevents Boy Boy from getting a body triangle.
Asano trying to control the action but Boy Boy just sinks the hooks in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asano tries to escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Boy Boy manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Asano tries to escape the position.
Boy Boy tries to get the hooks in deep but Asano pushed the leg off.

Boy Boy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.

Boy Boy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Asano has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Asano rolls, trying to escape but Boy Boy keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boy Boy is working for a rear naked choke. Asano is not defending it well and Boy Boy has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Asano refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Asano's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Da Boy Boy!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yunel Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons has chosen xx as his entrance music. Richard Simmons has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Martinez
vs
Simmons

169 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

Smoke'n Herb's Medicinal's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yunel Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simmons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily.
Simmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Nice takedown defense from Simmons. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Martinez throws out a leg kick but Simmons moves out of range and Martinez only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
Martinez swinging wilding here.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simmons is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Simmons circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunel Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martinez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Simmons moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a straight left.

Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Simmons connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Simmons manages to get to full guard.
Simmons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Simmons is controlling him
Simmons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Simmons lands strikes from half guard.
Simmons trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Simmons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez is trying to stand.
Simmons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Simmons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martinez moves into full guard.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Simmons postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
Simmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.

Martinez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Simmons as Martinez shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simmons scores with a body shot.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.
Simmons moves out of range as Martinez throws a body kick.

Martinez gets caught flat footed, as Simmons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simmons.

Martinez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Simmons.

Simmons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Martinez to the mat! Martinez manages to get full guard.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Simmons is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Simmons 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.

Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Simmons counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simmons lands a nice short elbow.
Martinez is looking to control Simmons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martinez avoid being mounted?
Simmons is tying to control. Martinez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simmons is controlling the pace.
Martinez moves into full guard.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Simmons tries to pass.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Simmons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons with a nice head shot there.
Simmons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons is in close to Martinez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Simmons postures up.
Simmons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez fails with the takedown

and Simmons counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Simmons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Simmons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simmons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Simmons controls from within his opponent's guard.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Simmons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Simmons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez is trying to control the position but Simmons postures up.

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

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

and Simmons counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Martinez!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yunel Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martinez tries to buck Simmons off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control but Simmons is having none of it.
Simmons lands with some strikes.
Martinez is trying to stand up.
Martinez is trying desperately to improve position.
Simmons looking to finish Martinez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinez!
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Simmons is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Simmons is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martinez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martinez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Martinez misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simmons lands a nice short elbow.
Simmons tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Simmons is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.
Martinez is trying to stand back up but Simmons is controlling him
Simmons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Simmons trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Simmons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Martinez misses with a combination

and Simmons counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Simmons throws a big right hand that misses.

Simmons gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Simmons.
Simmons slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simmons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Simmons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Simmons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Simmons looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons stops Martinez from standing up.
Simmons connects with a couple of short punches.
Martinez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simmons manages to get himself to full guard.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Simmons is proving hard to escape from.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Simmons pushes Martinez off and gets back to his feet.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Simmons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Simmons slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a front kick but Simmons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt

and Simmons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martinez's guard.
Simmons forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Simmons lands a nice short elbow.
Martinez is trying to stand.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Simmons in his half guard.

Martinez kicks off Simmons and gets to his feet.
Martinez misses with a combination

and Simmons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martinez's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Simmons's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simmons postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Martinez is working an open guard so Simmons takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martinez tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a double jab

and Simmons counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yunel Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Simmons's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simmons has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

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

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven LaCroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raven LaCroix is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Augustus
vs
LaCroix

180 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Deadly Venom Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven LaCroix!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus misses with a two punch combination.
LaCroix shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Augustus as he avoids it easily.
LaCroix fails with the takedown.
Augustus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck LaCroix on the side of the head.
Augustus scores with a one two! LaCroix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Augustus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Augustus lands a nice hook to LaCroix's body. LaCroix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Augustus lands with a right and another and another! LaCroix is in big trouble! Augustus lands again and this time it's lights out for LaCroix! A quality knockout there for Augustus.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Emanuel Augustus!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tono yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanders
vs
yeo

195 cm
20
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tono yeo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Sanders. No joy for yeo on that attempt.
yeo throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
yeo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
yeo throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.

yeo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sanders!
yeo unloading with bombs!
yeo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sanders is wriggling around trying to escape.
yeo tries to control but Sanders wriggling away.
Sanders is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by yeo.
Sanders is in all sorts of trouble here.
yeo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanders is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yeo landing strikes from the mount.
yeo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanders?
Sanders gets back to half guard.
yeo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
yeo works his way into full mount!
yeo working Sanders over with strikes here.
yeo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanders hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to improve his position but yeo isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanders is bucking up trying to escape but yeo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanders is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanders manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sanders works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. yeo manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanders won't allow yeo to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yeo trying to keep a closed guard but Sanders is proving a slippery customer.
yeo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
yeo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
yeo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanders is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yeo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanders's guard.
Sanders is striking off his back. yeo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sanders wants to get back to full guard.
yeo is taking a breather. Sanders says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like yeo is going to stand back up.
yeo trying to control the action but Sanders is working from the bottom.
yeo working Sanders over with strikes.
Sanders is looking to control yeo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanders avoid being mounted?

yeo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sanders has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanders flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanders shoots in for a takedown but yeo shows good takedown defense.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt

and yeo counters with a single leg into guard. Sanders didn't expect that.

yeo gets to his feet. Sanders looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from yeo.

Sanders closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming yeo to the mat! yeo manages to get full guard.
yeo wants to get back to his feet but Sanders is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
yeo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders won't allow yeo to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yeo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as yeo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

yeo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sanders wants to clinch but yeo slips to the side

and yeo counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanders is looking to regain half guard here but yeo keeps moving and retains side control.
yeo lands some shots froms side control.
yeo trying to control the action but Sanders is working from the bottom.
yeo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanders is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
yeo takes a little break here. Sanders wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
tono yeo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanders throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
yeo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders doesn't succeed with the takedown

and yeo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
yeo lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.

yeo stands and steps away. Sanders gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

yeo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of yeo backwards.
Sanders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but yeo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sanders prevents the takedown attempt.
yeo landing knees to the body.

yeo manages to pull guard.
yeo wants to stand and escape but Sanders is having none of it.
yeo is pulling down on Sanders's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanders, at least for the moment.
yeo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders landing with the ground and pound.
yeo wants to stand and escape but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanders stands up over yeo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanders preventing the sweep.
Sanders will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
yeo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
yeo wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. yeo is working away from the top position though.

yeo stands up and beckons Sanders to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tono yeo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Horrible takedown by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by yeo which made him look bad.
Sanders looks for a takedown but yeo sprawls well.

yeo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanders manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

yeo decides to stand up.
yeo throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yeo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Josh Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from yeo misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yeo throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.

yeo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.

yeo manages to break the clinch.
Sanders with a poor takedown

and yeo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanders!
yeo content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, yeo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanders regains half guard.
yeo passes to full mount!
yeo looking to finish Sanders with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanders!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yeo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanders hang on?
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but yeo has a good base and remains in mount.
yeo working the ground and pound effectively.
yeo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, yeo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanders regains half guard.

Sanders is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but yeo pulls his head out easily.
Sanders is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of yeo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take yeo's back!
Sanders lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can yeo hold on?!
Sanders not allowing yeo to control his hands.
yeo tries to escape the position.
yeo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sanders.
yeo turns into Sanders and is now in his guard.
yeo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
yeo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanders has momentary wrist control but yeo slips an elbow through the middle.

yeo gets to his feet - Sanders follows without any prompting.
Sanders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from yeo misses.
yeo throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders with a lazy takedown attempt

and yeo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanders won't be happy with that.
yeo wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Sanders gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sanders is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of yeo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take yeo's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
yeo really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Sanders's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
yeo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Josh Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

yeo is in a bad position with Sanders working for a choke. yeo manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
tono yeo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well yeo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tono yeo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikaika Konani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikaika Konani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Konani
vs
Hartin

183 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ikaika Konani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hartin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartin moves in looking to clinch but Konani pushes him off.
Hartin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Ikaika Konani has been cut.
Hartin wants to clinch.
Hartin tries to clinch but Konani moves out of range.

Konani scores a takedown into full mount!
Konani controlling the pace for now.
Konani has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
BOOM! Konani connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Konani stands up from mount. Strange move.
Konani tries to clinch but Hartin moves out of range.
Konani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hartin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Konani darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hartin is trying to stand.
Konani stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartin is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartin is pressing down on Konani's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konani forces his way into half guard.
Konani is taking a breather. Hartin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hartin wants to control but Konani is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Konani postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hartin to stand up.
Ikaika Konani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konani is breathing heavily.
Hartin swinging wilding here.
Konani clinches but Hartin breaks the clinch
and Hartin counters with a series of strikes. Konani will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hartin's head backwards.

Hartin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Konani is looking to control Hartin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Konani avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konani is not content to let Hartin control the position.
Konani controlling the position for now.
Hartin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ikaika Konani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ikaika Konani's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Konani misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Konani tries for a takedown but Hartin circles away easily
and Hartin counters with a three punch combo that has Konani backing up. Konani nods at Hartin to acknowledge the strikes.
Hartin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hartin as Konani shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikaika Konani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin lands a jab-cross combination.
Konani throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartin.
Hartin lands a two punch combo.
Hartin tries to clinch there but Konani circles away.
Hartin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hartin thuds a left hand into Konani's body.
Konani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Konani throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hartin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Konani's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konani is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hartin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Konani is keeping the position for now.
Hartin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Konani uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hartin connects with a looping right hand.
Konani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Konani misses with a takedown
and Hartin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hartin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Konani closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Konani is trying to trip Hartin. He has hold of a leg but Hartin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Konani persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Konani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Konani thows a big elbow that misses.
Konani showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin wants to sweep but no luck.
Hartin is breathing heavily.
Konani is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Konani postures up in Hartin's guard and throws a big left but Hartin blocks it.
Konani content to stall in guard here.

Konani drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Konani jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Konani stands up from Hartin's guard - Konani perhaps looking for a knockout.
Konani tries to clinch up but Hartin circles away and keeps his distance.

Hartin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hartin lands in his opponent's guard.
Hartin trying to control the position from guard on top but Konani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konani wants to sweep but no luck.
Hartin postures up.
Konani is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Konani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartin postures up.
Hartin stopping the sweep attempt from Konani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hartin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ikaika Konani's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Konani scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Konani is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hartin has hold of Konani's hands but Konani slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konani trying to control the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ikaika Konani just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hartin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Konani misses with a kick to the body
and Hartin counters with a left and a right that stings Konani.
Konani throws a leg kick
and Hartin counters with a series of strikes. Konani will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Hartin does no damage.
Hartin looks for a takedown but Konani sprawls well.
Hartin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Konani misses with a takedown attempt - Hartin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Konani misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin tries to clinch but Konani is having none of it.
Konani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartin to score with a decent uppercut.
Hartin misses with a wild combination.
Konani tries to clinch but Hartin moves out of range.
Konani throws a leg kick
and Hartin counters with a series of strikes. Konani will be more careful next time no doubt.

Konani has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hartin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konani throws a leg kick
and Hartin counters with a three punch combo that has Konani backing up. Konani nods at Hartin to acknowledge the strikes.
Konani fails with the takedown
and Hartin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hartin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Konani as he jumps to the side.
Hartin blocks a head kick by Konani.
Hartin throws a combination. Konani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konani wants to clinch up but Hartin keeps it at a distance.
Konani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikaika Konani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Konani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartin avoids the body shot from Konani.
Konani is looking to slow Hartin down with leg kicks.
Konani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Konani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hartin is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Konani.
Konani thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Konani. No joy for Hartin on that attempt.
Hartin moves in looking to clinch but Konani pushes him off.
Hartin avoids the head kick by Konani.
Hartin lands a two punch combo.
Konani wants to land a leg kick but Hartin is out of range.
Konani fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hartin clinches with his opponent.
Hartin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Konani just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hartin has Konani pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hartin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Konani tumbling to the mat - Hartin dives into Konani's guard.
Konani is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hartin wants to control from the top but Konani keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartin being controlled here momentarily.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Hartin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Ruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruger comes into the arena with Zoku by The Kodo Drummers blaring out of the sound system. Coleman has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ruger
vs
Coleman

195 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

215 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Ruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruger wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coleman.

Coleman pushes Ruger up against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman managing to block the knees to the body from Ruger.

Coleman has Ruger pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Coleman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ruger tumbling to the mat - Coleman dives into Ruger's guard.
Ruger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruger preventing the sweep.
Ruger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Ruger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruger advances position into side control!
Ruger is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ruger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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.
Ruger trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Ruger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruger.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Coleman has hold of Ruger's hands but Ruger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Ruger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coleman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ruger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Coleman!
Ruger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ruger lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruger working the ground and pound effectively.
Coleman is working to get back to half guard.

Ruger is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Coleman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ruger is breathing heavily.
Coleman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruger thows a huge punch but Coleman dodges it nicely.
Ruger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Coleman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ruger is looking to clinch.
Ruger is looking to clinch.
Ruger tries to clinch up.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.

Coleman clinches up with Ruger and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
Coleman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Coleman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ruger can't fight it off and eventually Coleman manages to take the fight to the floor. Ruger looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ruger controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Ruger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman advances position into side control!
Ruger wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Ruger gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ruger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Coleman trying to control but Ruger is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruger is on top in guard.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ruger wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Ruger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coleman is looking to clinch.

Coleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Coleman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Coleman won't allow Ruger to sweep him here.

Ruger looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruger is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruger is on top in guard.
Ruger postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Ruger tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.
Coleman trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coleman lands with a kick to the ribs.

Coleman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ruger trying to control but Coleman postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruger moves into full guard.
Ruger keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Ruger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Ruger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruger throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Coleman wants to control but Ruger is keeping busy.
Ruger working Coleman over with strikes.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruger.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ruger trying to mount his opponent but Coleman defends it.
Coleman tries to roll over but Ruger keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruger.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Ruger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Ruger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Coleman is looking to control Ruger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coleman avoid being mounted?
Ruger prevents Coleman from improving his position.
Ruger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Coleman!
Coleman tries to hold on but Ruger postures up.
Ruger landing strikes from the mount and Coleman is in trouble!
Coleman is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruger lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Ruger.
Ruger looking to finish Coleman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Coleman!
The referee warns Coleman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ruger lands a big shot there that rocks Coleman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ruger throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Coleman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman is in a horrible position here. Ruger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Coleman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ruger. What's that going to do exactly?
Ruger lands with some strikes.
Coleman working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Ruger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruger shoots in and bounces Coleman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coleman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Ruger regains half guard.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ruger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ruger to regain full guard.
Ruger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruger keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Ruger is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ruger pushes Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruger looking for a takedown.
Coleman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruger throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coleman digs a right hand underneath Ruger's ribcage. Ruger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruger has double underhooks.
Coleman digs a right hand into Ruger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruger's gas tank.
Coleman goes for a takedown attempt but Ruger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt

and Ruger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
William Ruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Coleman.
Coleman misses with a hook from the clinch.

Coleman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Coleman manages to end up in side control.
Ruger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coleman off and has taken his back!
Coleman trying to control the hands but Ruger won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trapped and Ruger is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ruger lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Coleman.
Coleman staying busy and making it hard for Ruger to control.
Ruger punishes Coleman with strikes from the back mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman is in bad spot here.

Ruger has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Coleman is in real trouble here. Ruger gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Coleman is tapping out! Ruger wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). William Ruger!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conway has chosen blood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Partridge
vs
Conway

172 cm
22
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

Smoke'n Herb's Medicinal's

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 Los Angeles, Adam Partridge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Conway!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partridge misses with a hook.
Partridge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conway's waist but Conway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Partridge off to one side.
Partridge misses with a two punch combination.
Partridge shoots in for a double leg but Conway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Partridge throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
Partridge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conway's waist but Conway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Partridge off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Partridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Partridge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conway but Conway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Partridge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Partridge or perhaps it was just good defense by Conway which made him look bad.
Conway throws a series of punches but Partridge avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Conway.

Conway goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Partridge rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Conway's guard! Nice work there by Partridge!
Conway is controlling Partridge's posture.
Conway is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Conway tries to strike from the bottom.
Partridge passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway regains full guard. Nicely done.

Conway had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Partridge is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Conway Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Partridge's back instead.
Partridge rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Conway moves nicely into side control.
Partridge is trying to improve his position.

Conway is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Partridge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Partridge manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Partridge won't allow Conway to pass to mount.
Conway slows the pace down in half guard.
Conway looks gassed!
Conway trying to control from half guard but Partridge is working away.

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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Partridge manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Partridge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Conway chips away with some ground and pound.
Conway works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Conway is looking to advance position but Partridge won't allow it.
Conway trying to control from half guard but Partridge is working away.
Partridge moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Conway dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Partridge is looking to clinch.

Partridge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Conway working to try and regain half guard.
Partridge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Partridge tries to control but Conway wriggling away.

Partridge jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Conway is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Conway and Partridge has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conway manages to get to full guard.
Conway has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Conway working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Conway has his foot on Partridge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Partridge works his way back into a safe position though.
Partridge wants to get up but he can't break Conway's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Partridge looking to pass the guard.
Conway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Partridge is one step ahead there.
Partridge trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway is trying to control the position but Partridge postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Partridge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conway counters with a nice body shot.
Partridge throws a right hand that Conway ducks under and follows up with a left that Conway also avoids with ease.
Partridge wants to clinch.
Partridge throws a front kick aimed at Conway's knee but Conway avoids it well.

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.
Partridge throws a nice looking combination but Conway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Partridge swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Conway counters with a shoot takedown. Partridge fights it but they end up in guard.
Partridge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conway controlling from the top position.
Conway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Conway thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Partridge throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Conway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Partridge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conway blocks a low kick nicely.
Partridge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Conway.
Partridge tries to clinch but Conway is having none of it.
Partridge misses with a takedown attempt

and Conway counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Conway tries to free his leg and advance position but Partridge is retaining full guard.
Conway trying to control the position from guard on top but Partridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conway is pushing down on Partridge's leg trying to pass to half guard. Partridge is fighting to maintain full guard but Conway has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge tries to get to full guard but Conway has control of the leg.
Conway is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Partridge is trying to get back to full guard.
Conway uses his free foot to push down on Partridge's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Partridge.
Partridge is looking to improve his position but Conway isn't that keen on the idea.

Conway looking to isolate an arm here. Partridge doesn't see it coming and as Conway extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Conway!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Conway!
Brandon Conway is the new welterweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Drunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ashton
vs
Drunk

178 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Demonic Drugs

Advantage XXX nutrition ($15 SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Ashton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Drunk!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ashton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Drunk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Ashton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ashton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Drunk wants to hold on but Ashton pushes him away.
Drunk is desperately trying to improve his position but Ashton has a good base and remains in mount.

Ashton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ashton throws a wild left hand from mount and Drunk manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Drunk moves into full guard.
Drunk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ashton is pushing down on Drunk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drunk is fighting to maintain full guard but Ashton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ashton is looking to advance position but Drunk won't allow it.
Drunk is trying to stand up here but Ashton is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunk manages to get to full guard.

Drunk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drunk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Drunk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ashton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drunk looks gassed!
Ashton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ashton 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.

Drunk has his foot on Ashton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ashton works his way back into a safe position though.
Ashton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Ashton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drunk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ashton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Ashton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drunk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Ashton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ashton fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ashton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ashton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Drunk manages to get back to half guard.
Drunk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ashton passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Ashton tries for a kimura but Drunk is defending well.

Ashton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drunk defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunk wants to control but Ashton postures up.

Ashton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drunk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Ashton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drunk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drunk can't do much from the bottom here.

Ashton has hold of Drunk's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Drunk seems comfortable defending it but Ashton has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Drunk is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Drunk is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ashton couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Albert Ashton!
Albert Ashton retains his middleweight title!