XCFC 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doug Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CLB Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. CLB Christian has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Doug Brown's chin.

Brown
vs
Christian

175 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Doug Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CLB Christian!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a right hand that Christian ducks under and follows up with a left that Christian also avoids with ease.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Christian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown throws a series of punches but Christian avoids them all with ease.
Christian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown swinging wilding here.

Christian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Christian controls the position from side control.
Christian works to advance to full mount. Brown defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brown trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Christian looking to secure an arm triangle but Brown defends it well.
Christian with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Christian gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a series of punches but Christian avoids them all with ease.
Christian slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Christian lands with a slapping head kick.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Christian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Christian moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Christian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christian wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.

Christian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to stand back up but Christian counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Brown.
Brown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Christian wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Christian lands a big elbow.

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.

Brown is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Christian locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Brown is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CLB Christian!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between dan thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Pearson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

thomas
vs
Pearson

183 cm
22
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dan thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
thomas thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pearson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pearson is in a horrible position here. thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

thomas swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pearson is now in thomas's guard. A big mistake from thomas there, giving up the dominant position!
thomas wants to control but Pearson passes easily into half guard.

thomas actively working from the bottom here.
Pearson is pressing down on thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. thomas is holding on for now.
Pearson trying to control from half guard but thomas is working away.
thomas tries to roll over but Pearson keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson not doing much here.
thomas wants to improve his position but Pearson is controlling well.
Pearson wants to pass the guard but thomas is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pearson clinches up with thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
thomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pearson pulls his leg out and moves away.
thomas avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from thomas.
Pearson stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No luck for thomas with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dan thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like dan thomas has been cut.
Pearson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
thomas throwing shots but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Pearson is not content to let thomas control the position.
Pearson is looking to control thomas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pearson avoid being mounted?
thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
thomas is looking to advance position but Pearson won't allow it.
thomas trying to control from Pearson's half guard. Pearson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
thomas throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearson stuffs the takedown attempt from thomas. thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
thomas is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Pearson or perhaps it was just good defense by thomas which made him look bad.

Pearson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pearson showed some decent athleticism there.
thomas wants to get back to full guard but Pearson has mounted him!

Pearson has control of thomas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and thomas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pearson prevents thomas from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to control the pace but thomas is squirming around nicely.
thomas is trying to escape the mount.
thomas is working hard here to advance position.
thomas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pearson looking to control but thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Pearson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on dan thomas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

thomas gets the takedown into side control.

thomas tries for a kimura but Pearson is defending well.
Pearson dodges the ground and pound from thomas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
thomas working the ground and pound from side control.
Pearson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
thomas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

thomas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pearson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for thomas but great work by Pearson.
thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson misses with the ground and pound.
Pearson wants to control but thomas is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Pearson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pearson scores with a leg kick.

Pearson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
thomas is trying to improve his position.
Pearson tries to stand but thomas is controlling his head.
Pearson is staying tight to thomas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
thomas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pearson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pearson trying to control the action but thomas is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
thomas is trying to get back to full guard.

thomas actively working from the bottom here.
thomas manages to get to full guard.
thomas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
thomas is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pearson reverses the position - he's now on top in thomas's guard.
thomas pulls Pearson in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson preventing the sweep.
thomas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
dan thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
thomas 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.
thomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearson's guard.
Pearson controls thomas momentarily but thomas frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
thomas passes into half guard.
thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pearson won't allow thomas to pass to mount.
Pearson is refusing to be controlled, as thomas sits in half guard.
thomas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
thomas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pearson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, thomas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

thomas is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pearson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dan thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on dan thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pearson clinches up with thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
thomas is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from thomas.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pearson wants a takedown.
thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
thomas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pearson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dan thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
thomas jumps guard but Pearson stands there with thomas around his waist. thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from thomas.
thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pearson manages to pull guard.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst thomas is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
thomas trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearson has wrist control.
thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pearson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
thomas wants to control from the top but Pearson keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
thomas misses with a takedown

and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearson gets underhooks to prevent thomas's takedown attempt.

Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
thomas shoots and misses

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

Pearson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed thomas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pearson is looking to control thomas but thomas is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
thomas breaks Pearson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
thomas distracts Pearson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pearson is controlling thomas's posture.
thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
thomas passes Pearson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
thomas working over Pearson with some ground and pound. Pearson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pearson is looking for a sweep. thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
thomas controlling the action here.
thomas wants to pass the guard but Pearson is defending well.

thomas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pearson is just riding it out for now. thomas eventually gives up the hold.
thomas trying to control from half guard but Pearson is working away.

thomas is looking for a kimura here.

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.
Pearson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. thomas is working away from the top position though.
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. thomas connects with a nice short shot to Pearson's temple.
Pearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
thomas passes to full mount!
thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.

thomas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pearson has worked his arm free - good work by Pearson!
thomas working the body and head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Pearson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pearson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Pearson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choio Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Undead. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Grande
vs
Allen

190 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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, Choio Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Allen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Grande closes the distance and clinches up with Allen, looking for a takedown. Grande pushes Allen against the cage but Allen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Grande scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Grande wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Allen is looking to control Grande's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Allen avoid being mounted?
Grande scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grande stalling away here and it's allowed Allen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Grande stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grande working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grande passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Allen is looking to reverse the position.
Grande scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Allen to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Grande drags him back down.
Allen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Grande tries for a kimura but Allen is defending well.
Grande grinds an elbow into Allen's temple.
Grande passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Allen!
Grande lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Allen hang on?
Grande scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Allen is looking to get to half guard.
Grande punishing his opponent with strikes.
Allen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grande. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen is in a horrible position here. Grande smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Allen looks gassed!
Grande is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Allen is rocked!
Allen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Allen is still in real trouble! Can Grande finish him?

Grande throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Allen has his hands clasped together but Grande breaks the hold and Allen is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Grande!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Choio Grande!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zltian Ltians (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by 509-E - Oitavo Anjo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodrigues
vs
Ltians

193 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Rodrigues!
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, Zltian Ltians!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodrigues looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ltians throws a hook to the side of Rodrigues's head but Rodrigues sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodrigues uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ltians.
Rodrigues scores with a one two! Ltians had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodrigues tries to bum rush Ltians with a series of wild strikes but Ltians uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ltians lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodrigues off the cage and back into rage.
Nice takedown defense from Ltians. No joy for Rodrigues on that attempt.
Ltians tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Ltians.

Rodrigues is rocked!
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Rodrigues is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ltians misses with a few strikes there.
Ltians throws a monster overhand right that drops Rodrigues! Ltians follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zltian Ltians!

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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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demien Omen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McDougal
vs
Omen

200 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McDougal!
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, Demien Omen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Omen pushes McDougal up against the cage in a clinch.
Omen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McDougal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McDougal tries to grapple but his opponent circles

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

McDougal manages to break the clinch.
Omen shoots in for a takedown but McDougal shows good takedown defense.
McDougal throws a series of punches but Omen moves out of range.
Omen looks for a takedown but McDougal sprawls well.
Trevor McDougal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demien Omen.
A nice combination there by McDougal.
McDougal darts in trying to clinch

and Omen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Omen.
With the fighters up against the cage, McDougal throws an elbow but misses.
McDougal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Omen.

McDougal has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Omen regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omen wants to sweep but no luck.
Omen pulls McDougal in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal wants to pass the guard but Omen is keeping the position.
Omen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McDougal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Omen pushes a forearm under McDougal's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McDougal is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demien Omen!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Kane

225 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

200 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Kane!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kane. No joy for White on that attempt.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt

and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Kane.
White stays in close to Kane's body and controls the position.
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but White puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kane trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.
Kane missing with punches from the bottom.
Kane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Kane working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
White would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White pushing down on Kane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kane tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.

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.
White blocks the strikes from Kane.
White works his foot free and advances to mount.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kane can't escape the position.
Kane is controlling an arm, preventing White from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
White controlling the position easily from mount.
Kane is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White controlling his opponent.
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
Kane looks gassed!
Kane gets back to half guard.
Kane wants to get back to full guard but White has passed into side control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kane reaches up to try and control the position but White seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kane rolls and tries to escape and now White has his back!
White scores with punches and elbows.
Kane manages to reverse the position and now he's in White's guard. Nice work there by Kane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kane postures up.
White wants to get back to his feet but Kane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kane throws and elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kane's guard. Nice move by White!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
White passes Kane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kane throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
White would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kane fails with the takedown
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
White is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.

White takes the fight into the clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barry White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Kane.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to stand but Kane has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
White with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

White wants to work for an arm triangle but Kane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kane is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Kane is pressing down on White's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kane looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White advances to half guard.

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.
White seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kane wants to control but White is keeping busy.
Kane connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Kane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ground and pound from Kane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
White wants to improve his position but Kane is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
White holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
White is looking to control Kane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
Kane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kane working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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.
White wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White motions for Kane to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kane counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kane.

Kane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kane with a nice head shot there.
White trying to control the position here.
Kane slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barry White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

White stuffs the takedown attempt from Kane. Kane gets slowly back to his feet.
White closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barry White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
White is pressing down on Kane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kane trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but White manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White is stalling in the full guard.
White trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.

Kane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
White slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White trying to control the action but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane tries to regain full guard. Instead though, White has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
White content just to control the position here.
Kane tries to improve his position but instead White has taken his back!
White lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane just trying to survive but White is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kane tries to escape the position.
White is punishing Kane with strikes - can he finish him?!

Kane is trying to defend against the choke here but White has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. White Tightens the hold and Kane taps out furiously! White displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Barry White!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by We Gon Rock. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Black
vs
Richmond

190 cm
22
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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, Dana Black!
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, John Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black works his foot free and advances to mount.
Black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richmond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Richmond is rocked!
Black unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Richmond wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Black celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dana Black!