GAMMA #48 Heatman vs Mali PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Basement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Darko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Darko
vs
Basement

195 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

207 cm
22
298 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Basement!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Basement pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnie Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Darko throws a right hand that Basement ducks under and follows up with a left that Basement also avoids with ease.
Darko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Darko fails to land the takedown.
Darko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basement moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko tries for a takedown but Basement sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darko shoots for a double leg takedown but Basement sprawls well. He's pushed Darko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Basement dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Darko throws a series of strikes that have Basement backpedaling.
Basement throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darko's waist but Darko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Basement off to one side.
Basement looks gassed!
Darko stalks Basement and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Basement's face. Basement staggers backwards, shaken.
Darko lands a body shot.
Darko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Basement is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Darko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Basement is still on wobbly legs! Can Darko finish him?
Basement slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Basement seems to have recovered his senses.
Darko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Darko duly obliges.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Basement as he jumps to the side.
Basement avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darko swinging wilding here.
Darko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Darko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Darko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Basement slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Danga de danga de dang - Darko scores with a four punch combination!
Darko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darko lands a two punch combo.
Darko throws a right and a left that Basement avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Darko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Darko scores with a four punch combination!
Horrible takedown by Darko or perhaps it was just good defense by Basement which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basement.
Darko stalks Basement and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Basement's face. Basement staggers backwards, shaken.
Darko tries for a takedown but Basement sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Basement scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darko scores with a one two! Basement had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darko shoots in and drives through. Basement sprawls well.
Darko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Basement tries to avoid it but Darko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Basement to the ground. Basement escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Basement slips a jab and a cross from Darko.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Basement has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko looks to land a combination but Basement avoids it well.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
Darko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left and a right from Darko both land. Nice combination.
Darko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Darko throws a series of punches but Basement moves out of range.
Basement misses with a two punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Darko.
Basement tries to buck Darko off but Darko is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko slows the pace down.

Darko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Basement to his feet.
Darko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Basement tries to avoid it but Darko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Basement to the ground. Basement escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darko misses with a combination
and Basement counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basement showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darko.
Darko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Basement backs up against the cage.
Darko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darko shoots for a takedown but Basement saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Darko 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.

Darko shoots in for a takedown but Basement shows good takedown defense.
Darko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Basement misses with a body shot.
Darko misses with a double jab.
Darko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko misses with a combination
and Basement counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Darko throws a series of punches but Basement moves out of range.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basement moves away.
Donnie Darko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Basement counters with a big head kick but Darko shrugs it off.
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Darko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko shoots in for a double leg but Basement sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basement throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darko.
Darko tests Basement's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donnie Darko is winning the standup battle so far.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Basement. No joy for Darko on that attempt.
Darko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basement pinned against the cage. Basement gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Darko throws out a powerful jab.
Darko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basement counters with a left and a right that stings Darko.
Basement has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Darko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Basement backs up against the cage.
Darko misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Darko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basement but Basement pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Darko.
Danga de danga de dang - Darko scores with a four punch combination!
Darko misses with a two punch combination.
Basement throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darko tests Basement's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darko misses with a combination
and Basement counters with a low kick, right behind Darko 's knee.
Darko throws a right hand that Basement ducks under and follows up with a left that Basement also avoids with ease.
Basement avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darko fails with a takedown attempt.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Basement shows good takedown defense.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basement displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Darko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Basement's guard.
Basement is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darko is controlling him.
Basement looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darko is one step ahead there.
Darko postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basement working a defensive guard but Darko manages to pass into side control anyway.
Basement is trying to get back to half guard.
Basement is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Basement will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Basement will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Darko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Basement as he avoids it easily.
Darko shoots for a takedown but Basement saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Basement wants to clinch.
Basement connects with a high kick.
Darko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Darko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basement counters with a head kick.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Darko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darko lands a nice hook to Basement's body. Basement takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Darko.
A right-left combo lands from Darko.
Darko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Darko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a right hand that Basement ducks under and follows up with a left that Basement also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Basement fails with a takedown attempt.
Darko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Basement dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Basement dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Basement is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darko.
Darko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Darko!
Darko is looking to wear down Basement with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darko misses with a few strikes there.
Basement throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Darko misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Darko both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Darko misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basement changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darko tries to avoid it but Basement manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darko to the ground. Darko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Darko misses.
Darko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basement moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Basement misses.
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Basement as Darko shoots in.
Basement stuffs the takedown attempt from Darko. Darko gets slowly back to his feet.
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Basement is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Basement circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Basement does no damage.
Darko misses with a combination
and Basement counters with a solid body kick.
Darko misses with the combination.
Darko misses with a two punch combination.
Darko avoids the head kick by Basement.
Darko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko cracks Basement with an open hand slap.
Darko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Basement is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Basement circles away and we're back to standing.
Darko throws a series of punches but Basement avoids them all with ease.
Darko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Basement swivels and escapes.
Darko fails to land with a series of punches.
Darko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Basement as Darko shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Darko or perhaps it was just good defense by Basement which made him look bad.
Darko keeps the fight on the outside.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Basement.
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Darko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

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.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Basement shows good takedown defense.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Basement as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Darko does no damage.

Basement drives through and clinches with Darko against the cage.
Darko is looking to break free of the clinch but Basement has double underhooks.
Darko keeps control of Basement as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darko wants to get back to striking at distance but Basement won't allow it.
Darko is trying to break the clinch but Basement has him pressed against the cage.

Darko manages to break the clinch.

Basement gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Basement is trying to keep Darko in close.
Basement wants to sweep here but Darko controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Darko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Darko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niise Hult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marques Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marques Ellison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hult
vs
Ellison

190 cm
21
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niise Hult!
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, Marques Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hult swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hult throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellison lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Ellison finds it's target.
Ellison moves in looking to clinch but Hult pushes him off.
Hult rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ellison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hult misses with a double jab
enabling Ellison to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Ellison.
Ellison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hult throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hult throws a series of strikes that have Ellison backpedaling.
Ellison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hult tries to avoid it but Ellison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hult to the ground. Hult escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ellison looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Ellison.
Ellison slips a jab and a cross from Hult.
Hult throws a combination that misses
and Ellison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellison.
Hult cracks Ellison with an open hand slap.
Niise Hult is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hult scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Ellison is rocked!
Hult scores with a shot to the body.
Ellison is still on wobbly legs! Can Hult finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hult knocks Ellison out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Niise Hult!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sevyn Lorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lorin
vs
Nash

185 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sevyn Lorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Nash!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorin avoids the head kick by Nash.
Nash tries to clinch there but Lorin circles away.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.

Lorin clinches up against the cage.
Lorin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nash just stands there and leans against the cage.

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

Nash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nash tries to break the clinch but Lorin is controlling the position.
Lorin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nash fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Lorin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nash is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lorin is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lorin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nash is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Nash throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sevyn Lorin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lorin is breathing heavily.
Lorin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Lorin slips a jab and a cross from Nash.

Lorin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Lorin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nash has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nash is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Lorin decides to stand back up.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Nash throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lorin on the side of the head.
Nash tries to clinch up

and Lorin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nash gets underhooks to prevent Lorin's takedown attempt.
Nash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lorin lands with a short shot to the head.
Lorin fails to pull guard.
Nash has a couple of punches blocked by Lorin.
Nash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nash tries to break the clinch but Lorin is controlling the position.
Lorin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nash gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Nash.
Nash is looking to break free of the clinch but Lorin has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorin goes for a takedown attempt but Nash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ricky Nash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nash misses with a double jab

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

Lorin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nash, up you get!

Lorin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nash looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lorin prevents Nash from escaping the position.

Lorin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nash, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nash is trying to get back to his feet.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorin trying to control the position but Nash is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lorin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash misses with the combination.

Lorin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lorin controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorin wants to take Nash's back but he can't do it this time.

Lorin has control of Nash's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nash regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sevyn Lorin 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.

A head kick misses from Nash.
Nash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nash misses with an uppercut.
Nash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lorin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lorin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nash is refusing to be controlled, as Lorin sits in half guard.

Lorin wants to work for an arm triangle but Nash is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lorin trying to pass the guard but Nash defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nash kicks Lorin off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lorin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nash looks to land a left hand but Lorin moved out of range nicely.
Nash throws a hook but Lorin blocks it.

Lorin scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lorin controlling the pace for now.

Lorin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lorin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nash is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lorin is working for a guillotine from mount but Nash frees his head quite easily.
You get the feeling that Nash really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lorin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Lorin goes for an armbar but Nash turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nash.
Lorin looking to control.

Lorin is working an open guard so Nash takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.
Nash throws a head kick but Lorin moves out of range.

Lorin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorin trying to control from half guard but Nash is working away.
Nash is trying to stand.

Lorin seems to be looking for submissions.
Nash is trying to stand up here but Lorin is controlling him well.
Lorin wants to take a breather but Nash is having none of it.
Lorin tries to pass to full mount but Nash defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.

Lorin closes the distance and clinches.
Nash is pressed up against the cage. Lorin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nash down to the mat. Nash avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nash stuffs the takedown attempt from Lorin. Lorin gets slowly back to his feet.
Lorin avoids the head kick by Nash.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lorin scores a takedown into full mount!
Nash is squirming around, avoiding Lorin's attempts to control the action.
Nash is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lorin trying to control but Nash is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sevyn Lorin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lorin looks for a takedown but Nash sprawls well.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nash tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lorin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nash is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lorin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lorin throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lorin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nash is keeping the position for now.

Nash pushes Lorin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nash closes the distance but Lorin moves to the side

and Lorin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lorin.
Nash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorin is working for takedown but Nash is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nash misses with some punches.
Lorin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nash prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sevyn Lorin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lorin backwards.
Nash working aggressively here.
Nash wants to get back to striking at distance but Lorin won't allow it.
Nash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Lorin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nash clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorin trying to control momentarily.

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

Nash is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lorin gets his way!
Will Lorin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nash wants to get back to his feet.

Lorin working for a choke but Nash is defending well.
Nash looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nash preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lorin.
Nash controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Lorin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nash has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Nash holding both Lorin 's hands and preventing any damage.

Lorin 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, Nash has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lorin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nash's body.
A lull in the action here.

Lorin looking for the choke but no joy.
Nash holding both Lorin 's hands and preventing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sevyn Lorin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lorin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sevyn Lorin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Mcclure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Mcclure is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mcclure
vs
Pendragon

196 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
253 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Mcclure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcclure tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Mcclure fails with the takedown.
Zacharius Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mcclure scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mcclure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pendragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcclure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcclure lands a nice short elbow.
Mcclure wants to stand but Pendragon has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pendragon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcclure is working away from the top position though.
Mcclure seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pendragon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mcclure looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pendragon wants to improve his position but Mcclure is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mcclure avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon fails with the takedown.
Mcclure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcclure avoids the head kick by Pendragon.
Mcclure getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mcclure lands a head kick. Pendragon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice sprawl there from Pendragon as Mcclure shoots in.
Mcclure throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pendragon.

Pendragon is rocked!

Mcclure scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pendragon is still in real trouble! Can Mcclure finish him?
Pendragon looks gassed!
Pendragon is looking to reverse the position.
Pendragon can't do much from the bottom here.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
A lull in the action here.
Pendragon taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure is looking to take a break and control but Pendragon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pendragon can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Mcclure seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pendragon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mcclure wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Mcclure fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcclure is trying to maintain a safe position but Pendragon gets an underhook and turns Mcclure into the cage.
Pendragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcclure backwards.
Mcclure trying to land knees to the body.
Mcclure tries for a takedown but Pendragon manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Mcclure. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon has Mcclure pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mcclure manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mcclure escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mcclure gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcclure drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pendragon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pendragon tries to clinch up but Mcclure circles away and keeps his distance.

Mcclure shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcclure stops Pendragon from standing up.
Mcclure is stalling in the full guard.
Pendragon wants to stand but Mcclure is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcclure controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Mcclure stands up from Pendragon's guard - Mcclure perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mcclure tries to clinch up.

Mcclure drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pendragon is looking to regain half guard here but Mcclure keeps moving and retains side control.
Pendragon is being controlled here.
Pendragon is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Mcclure 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.

Mcclure clinches with his opponent.
Pendragon stops a takedown attempt from Mcclure.

Mcclure manages to break the clinch.

Mcclure shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mcclure can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pendragon is looking to escape.

Pendragon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mcclure.
Pendragon regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pendragon tries to kick Mcclure off but Mcclure keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pendragon trying to hold on to Mcclure's head to control him but Mcclure postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon tries to get to full guard but Mcclure has control of the leg.
Mcclure is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mcclure perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pendragon is looking to get back to full guard here but Mcclure has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mcclure prevents Pendragon from getting the reversal.
Mcclure wants to control the pace but Pendragon is squirming around nicely.
Mcclure controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Mcclure connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pendragon wants to hold on but Mcclure pushes him away.
Mcclure controlling from mount.
Mcclure connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pendragon tries to hold on but Mcclure postures up.
Mcclure scoring with strikes but Pendragon is staying in there.
Pendragon is looking to improve his position but Mcclure isn't that keen on the idea.
Mcclure takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pendragon wants to control but Mcclure is having none of it.
Mcclure lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pendragon hang on?
Mcclure trying to control but Pendragon is having none of it.
Pendragon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mcclure. What's that going to do exactly?
Pendragon wants to hold on but Mcclure pushes him away.
Mcclure trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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.
Mcclure takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pendragon tries to reverse the position but Mcclure maintains control.
Pendragon wants to hold on but Mcclure pushes him away.
Mcclure trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pendragon is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcclure has a good base and remains in mount.
Pendragon wants to control but Mcclure is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Mcclure dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcclure shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcclure moves in looking to clinch but Pendragon pushes him off.

Mcclure gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mcclure has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pendragon uses from the top position.
Pendragon works over Mcclure with some ground and pound from guard.
Mcclure is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pendragon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pendragon prevents Mcclure from getting back to his feet.
Pendragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pendragon stands and steps away. Mcclure gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pendragon throws a body kick that misses.
Sean Mcclure is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcclure goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcclure scores with a head kick.

Mcclure rushes Pendragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Mcclure.
Mcclure is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pendragon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcclure throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcclure has double underhooks.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcclure taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pendragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcclure is looking to break free of the clinch but Pendragon has double underhooks.

Mcclure successfully pulls guard.
Pendragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcclure swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pendragon with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclure looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcclure, not yet.
Mcclure is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pendragon stopping the sweep attempt from Mcclure.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcclure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon wants to stand but Mcclure has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mcclure shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Mcclure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mcclure counters with a big head kick but Pendragon shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries a head kick but it misses.

Mcclure drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pendragon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcclure is controlling him.
Mcclure trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.

Pendragon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mcclure off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mcclure uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Mcclure fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mcclure decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcclure lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking to improve his position.
Pendragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pendragon wants to get back to his feet but Mcclure is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pendragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcclure trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pendragon working Mcclure over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Mcclure showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcclure 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Mcclure!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manson Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Distillers - Drain the Blood. Dick Tanner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manson Wright's chin.

Tanner
vs
Wright

190 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
235 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manson Wright!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tanner pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Wright has eaten all the pies!
Tanner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wright won't allow Tanner to sweep him here.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.

Wright stands up and waves to Tanner to follow him.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Tanner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wright.

Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Tanner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner tries to score a body lock takedown but Wright shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Tanner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wright lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tanner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tanner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Tanner is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Tanner is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
Tanner moves into full guard.
Tanner 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.
Wright wants to stand but Tanner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Wright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tanner to the mat! Tanner manages to get full guard.
Tanner keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.

Tanner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanner swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Tanner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wright looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wanted to stand there but Tanner had control of the position.

Wright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.

Tanner is looking for a triangle but Wright pushes his legs off easily.
Wright wants to get up but he can't break Tanner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tanner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tanner lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tanner controlling his opponent.
Tanner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tanner working Wright over with strikes here.
Tanner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Tanner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner lands a big shot there that rocks Wright but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tanner has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Wright is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Tanner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasmus Vinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gonzalez
vs
Vinn

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasmus Vinn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

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

Gonzalez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gonzalez controlling the position from side mount.
Vinn is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gonzalez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gonzalez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to take his opponent's back.
Vinn is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinn looks gassed!
Gonzalez looking to finish with strikes here!
Gonzalez content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzalez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gonzalez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vinn for as long as he can get away with.
Vinn prevents Gonzalez from taking his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez 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 referee stands the fighters back up. Raul Gonzalez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vinn is fending him off so far but Gonzalez persists. Nope, Vinn circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up with Vinn, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes Vinn against the cage but Vinn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gonzalez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzalez showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzalez prevents Vinn from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gonzalez thows a huge punch but Vinn dodges it nicely.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but Vinn defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez controlling the pace.
Gonzalez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gonzalez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gonzalez controlling from side mount.
Vinn dodges the ground and pound from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vinn is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinn being controlled for a moment.
Gonzalez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Raul Gonzalez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gonzalez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vinn!
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinn has given up his back here. Will Gonzalez look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Vinn trying to control the hands but Gonzalez breaks the grip.
I would not like to be Vinn right now.
Gonzalez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Raul Gonzalez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice takedown defense from Vinn. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.

Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez forces his way into half guard.
Raul Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzalez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vinn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzalez feints and as Vinn raises his hands in defense, Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vinn can't keep his opponent in guard - Gonzalez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gonzalez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gonzalez connects with a nice short shot to Vinn's temple.
Gonzalez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinn wants to get back to full guard.
Vinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gonzalez moves nicely into side control.
Vinn is trying to escape the position but Gonzalez is controlling the position.

That's two 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 referee stands the fighters back up. Raul Gonzalez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Vinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vinn tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vinn to the ground. Vinn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinn throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vinn stuffs the takedown.
Vinn tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.

Gonzalez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Raul Gonzalez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Vinn shows good takedown defense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Gonzalez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Struve has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Struve
vs
Walker

225 cm
20
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch there but Struve circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Struve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Struve with that takedown attempt.

Struve gets the takedown into side control.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Struve connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walker some visible discomfort.

Walker is rocked!
Struve works to advance to full mount. Walker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Struve finish him?
Walker is desperately trying to improve his position but Struve has a good base and remains in mount.

Struve looking for a guillotine from mount but Walker is having none of it.
Walker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve looking to control but Walker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Walker trying to control but Struve postures up.
Walker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walker punching to the body, from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Struve accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Struve stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Walker 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.
Struve shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Struve.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker wants to control from the top but Struve keeps moving.

Struve has his foot on Walker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walker works his way back into a safe position though.
Struve keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker wants to control from the top but Struve keeps moving.
Walker looks gassed!
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Struve is retaining full guard.
Struve will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.

Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker won't allow Struve to sweep him here.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Struve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Struve.
Walker wants to control from the top but Struve keeps moving.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Struve is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Walker wants to clinch up but Struve keeps it at a distance.
Struve tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Struve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struve misses with a wild body shot.

Walker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walker lands in his opponent's guard.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Struve blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struve tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.

Struve throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walker working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Struve working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Struve wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Struve dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walker tries to clinch there but Struve circles away.
Struve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Struve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Struve wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker closes the distance but Struve moves to the side
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Walker scores a takedown into full mount!
Struve is looking to get to half guard.

Walker working for a guillotine from mount but Struve is in no mood to give up.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Struve is bucking up trying to escape but Walker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Struve trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Struve regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walker landing with the ground and pound.
Struve tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Walker looks to clinch

and Struve counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
Walker trying to control the position.
Struve distracts Walker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve chips away with some ground and pound.
Walker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walker dominating with strikes here.

Walker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Struve manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Struve is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Struve regains full guard. Nicely done.
Struve keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Struve not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Struve throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Struve's head.

Struve looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alistair Struve overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Struve lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walker!
Walker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Walker can't escape the position.
Struve looking to finish Walker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walker!
Walker regains half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alistair Struve!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Betty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betty has chosen Black Better as his entrance music. The key to victory for John Rivero has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rivero
vs
Betty

184 cm
20
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

199 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rivero!
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, Black Betty!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betty tries to clinch up.
Betty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivero is fending him off so far but Betty persists. Nope, Rivero circles away and we're back to standing.
Betty fails with the takedown.
Betty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivero.
Betty misses with a takedown attempt - Rivero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Rivero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Betty.

Rivero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Betty to the mat! Betty manages to get full guard.
Betty 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.
Rivero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rivero tries to free his leg and advance position but Betty is retaining full guard.
Betty throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rivero cracks Betty with a solid left hand.
Rivero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Betty is keeping the position for now.
Rivero lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betty 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.

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

Betty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Betty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Betty looks gassed!
Rivero is working Betty over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rivero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rivero trying to control but Betty is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Betty controls Rivero momentarily but Rivero frees himself.
Rivero wants to control from the top but Betty keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Betty looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rivero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rivero landing some decent shots from guard.
Rivero trying to control the position from guard on top but Betty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rivero wants to control from the top but Betty keeps moving.
Betty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Betty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rivero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rivero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betty keeping moving, preventing Rivero from controlling successfully.
Rivero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rivero working some strikes from top position.
Rivero trying to control but Betty is working from the bottom.
Rivero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rivero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Betty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rivero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Betty is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rivero chips away with some ground and pound.
Rivero wants to control from the top but Betty keeps moving.
Rivero is working Betty over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Betty escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Betty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivero.
Rivero passes Betty's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rivero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Betty is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rivero pulls his head out easily.
Rivero drops an elbow to the side of Betty's head.
Rivero is keen to just control but Betty is a slippery customer.
Betty taking some punishment here, with Rivero in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rivero dominated that round.
That's time! Rivero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rivero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Betty's guard.
Rivero trying to control but Betty is working from the bottom.
Rivero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Betty looking for a guillotine here but Rivero defends easily.

Betty looking for a guillotine here but Rivero defends easily.
Rivero is stalling in the full guard.
Rivero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Betty is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Rivero stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Betty tries for a takedown but Rivero circles away easily
and Rivero counters with a three punch combo that has Betty backing up. Betty nods at Rivero to acknowledge the strikes.
Black Betty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivero throws a series of punches but Betty avoids them all with ease.

Rivero clinches.
Betty wants a takedown but no success here.

Rivero breaks the clinch.
A combination from Rivero does no damage.
Rivero stalks Betty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Betty's face. Betty staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rivero has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rivero manages to pull guard.
Betty wants to pass the guard but Rivero is keeping the position.
Rivero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Betty!
Rivero lands a big shot there that rocks Betty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rivero scoring with strikes but Betty is staying in there.
Rivero breaks from Betty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rivero tries to control but Betty wriggling away.

Rivero jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Betty manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivero lands an elbow.
Betty is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rivero connects with a decent elbow.
Rivero in side control lands a decent elbow.
Betty taking a bit of punishment here - Rivero scoring with strikes.
Rivero controls the position from side control.
Rivero working the ground and pound.
Betty tries to bench press Rivero off him but Rivero keeps the position.
Rivero lands an elbow.
Betty is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Betty seems a little lost for a moment, as Rivero dominates the positioning.
Rivero scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivero in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rivero advances nicely into full mount.
Rivero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Betty bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Betty tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivero is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rivero striking off his back but it's not causing Betty any problems.
Rivero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rivero throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Betty trying to control but Rivero is working from the bottom.
Betty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rivero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rivero dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rivero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rivero thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Betty to regain full guard.

Betty working for a triangle but Rivero defends it easily.
Rivero trying to control but Betty is working from the bottom.
John Rivero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Betty keeping busy on the bottom but Rivero has passed one foot through into half guard.
Betty tries to roll over but Rivero keeps him under control.
Rivero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Betty on the ground.
Rivero drops an elbow to the side of Betty's head.
Betty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rivero is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rivero wants to take a breather but Betty is having none of it.
Rivero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Betty is refusing to be controlled, as Rivero sits in half guard.

Betty is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rivero pulls his head out easily.

Rivero decides to stand up.
A left and a right from Rivero both land. Nice combination.
Rivero works over Betty's head and body with a nice combination.
Betty fails with the takedown
and Rivero counters with a three punch combo that has Betty backing up. Betty nods at Rivero to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivero misses with the combination.
Betty fails with the takedown

and Rivero moves into the clinch.

Rivero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rivero gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rivero turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rivero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Betty keeps working.
Check out the look on Rivero's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Rivero has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivero scores with a three punch combo!

Rivero scores a takedown into full mount!
Rivero with good strikes from the mount here!
Rivero landing strikes from the mount.
Betty tries to reverse the position but Rivero maintains control.
Betty is squirming around, avoiding Rivero's attempts to control the action.
Betty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rivero lands a big shot there that rocks Betty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivero lands a big shot there that rocks Betty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rivero prevents Betty from getting the reversal.
Rivero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Black Betty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivero looking to control but Betty is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rivero landing shots from mount.
Betty is trying to escape the mount.
Betty in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Rivero.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rivero looking to control but Betty is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rivero working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Rivero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivero 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 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rivero!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superstar Remix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Manny Wright is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gordon
vs
Wright

205 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

208 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Fighters. First.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Wright!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Gordon.

It looks like Manny Wright has been cut.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Wright lands with a right hand.

It looks like Bobby Gordon has been cut.
Gordon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wright pinned against the cage. Wright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Gordon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright cracks Gordon with an uppercut from hell and Gordon crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Wright's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Gordon is rocked!
Wright gets to his feet and stands over Gordon, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gordon felt that one! Wright unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gordon from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Wright!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kru Ka Mali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mali has chosen ALL! by Descendents as his entrance music. Kru Ka Mali will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Heartman
vs
Ka Mali

178 cm
23
172 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Heartman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kru Ka Mali!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mali pinned against the cage. Mali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mali tries to clinch up.
Heartman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Mali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mali has a couple of punches blocked by Heartman.
Mali misses with a knee to the head.
Mali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mali tries a knee to the head but Heartman blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mali just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heartman's brow.
Mali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mali with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mali breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heartman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Heartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heartman fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mali fails in his attempt to clinch.

Mali has closed the distance and engaged Heartman in a clinch.

Mali breaks the clinch.

Mali closes the distance and clinches.
Mali tries to land a knee to the head but Heartman blocks with his arms.
Mali misses with a knee strike.
Mali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mali misses with a knee to the head.
Mali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mali misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heartman.
Mali looks gassed!
Mali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heartman blocks it with crossed arms.
Mali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mali is pressed up against the cage. Heartman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mali down to the mat. Mali avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heartman keeps the fight on the outside.
Mali stuffs the takedown attempt from Heartman. Heartman gets slowly back to his feet.
Heartman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mali but Mali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Heartman with that takedown attempt.
Mali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heartman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heartman shoots in for a double leg but Mali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heartman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mali wants to clinch up but Heartman keeps it at a distance.
Mali is looking to clinch but Heartman is avoiding it.
Heartman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mali tries to avoid it but Heartman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mali to the ground. Mali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Heartman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kru Ka Mali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heartman tries for a takedown but Mali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mali is looking to clinch but Heartman is avoiding it.

Mali moves into range and clinches up with Heartman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mali with a knee to the head.

Heartman wants the takedown. Mali is fighting it off but Heartman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mali's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mali keeping moving, preventing Heartman from controlling successfully.
Heartman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mali is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Heartman with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heartman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heartman stays in close to Mali's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kru Ka Mali 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.

Heartman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heartman shoots for a takedown but Mali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mali stuffs the takedown attempt from Heartman. Heartman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Heartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heartman keeps the fight on the outside.
Heartman closes the distance and clinches up with Mali, looking for a takedown. Heartman pushes Mali against the cage but Mali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heartman shoots in looking for a takedown. Mali tries to sprawl out of it but Heartman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Heartman gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heartman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heartman trying to control from Mali's half guard. Mali has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Heartman has gone for a leg lock! Mali slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heartman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Heartman working for a triangle but Mali defends it easily.
Mali wants to stand and escape but instead Heartman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Heartman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mali is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mali keeping moving, preventing Heartman from controlling successfully.
Heartman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mali is keeping the position for now.
Heartman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heartman tries to free his leg and advance position but Mali is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Heartman or perhaps it was just good defense by Mali which made him look bad.

Mali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mali with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mali pushes Heartman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heartman backwards.
Mali lands a right hand.
Mali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heartman backwards.
Heartman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mali pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mali gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heartman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mali is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heartman blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kru Ka Mali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Mali wants to clinch up but Heartman keeps it at a distance.
Mali is looking to clinch.
Mali is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mali doesn't manage to clinch there - Heartman circles away.
Mali is looking to clinch but Heartman is avoiding it.
Heartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heartman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mali moves into range and clinches up with Heartman.

Mali breaks the clinch.
Mali doesn't manage to clinch there - Heartman circles away.
Mali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heartman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kru Ka Mali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman swats away the attempt to clinch by Mali.
Mali wants to clinch.
Heartman keeps the fight on the outside.

Mali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heartman blocks it with crossed arms.
Mali lands an elbow that stopped Heartman in his tracks for a moment.
Mali tries to land knees in the clinch but Heartman avoids the damage to the body.
Heartman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heartman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mali smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Heartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heartman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mali as he jumps to the side.
Heartman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mali is looking to clinch.
Heartman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mali pinned against the cage. Mali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heartman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mali as he avoids it easily.
Mali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heartman circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heartman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Heartman is tying to control. Mali wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heartman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mali's head.

Heartman is working for an americana but Mali has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Heartman was thinking about the submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heartman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Heartman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mali manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Heartman has Mali in his guard.
Heartman wants to hit a switch here but Mali passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Heartman there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heartman can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kru Ka Mali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mali winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kru Ka Mali!
Kru Ka Mali is the new welterweight champion!