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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jarmane tumulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tumulak has chosen bebot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. jarmane tumulak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rain
vs
tumulak

166 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Hellbent, Inc.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rain!
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, jarmane tumulak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before tumulak has time to react.
Rain throws a series of punches but tumulak avoids them all with ease.
Rain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
tumulak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rain as he jumps to the side.
tumulak looks gassed!
tumulak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rain tries to avoid it but tumulak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rain to the ground. Rain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
tumulak throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Rain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rain.
Rain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Rain misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Rain scores with a four punch combination!
Rain thuds a left hand into tumulak's body.
A left and a right from Rain both land. Nice combination.
Rain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
tumulak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rain.

tumulak is rocked!
Rain lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. tumulak is looking to close the distance but Rain sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! tumulak crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope tumulak is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Johnny Rain!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikola Tesla has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Grant's chin.

Grant
vs
Tesla

185 cm
23
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tesla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Tesla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Tesla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tesla is stalling here. Grant is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tesla seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grant has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tesla tries to improve position but can't.
Grant scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant working away.

Grant stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tesla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grant.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Grant.

Grant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tesla has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tesla prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Tesla changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marcus Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikola Tesla.
Tesla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Grant feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tesla is working an open guard so Grant takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tesla swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Danga de danga de dang - Grant scores with a four punch combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tesla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tesla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant avoids the head kick by Tesla.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tesla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
No luck for Tesla with that takedown attempt.
Tesla looks gassed!
Grant looks to land a combination but Tesla avoids it well.
Tesla tries for a takedown but Grant circles away easily

and Grant counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tesla!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to control the pace but Tesla is squirming around nicely.
Grant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tesla is looking to improve his position but Grant isn't that keen on the idea.
Grant controlling the pace for now.

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.
Grant wants to control the pace but Tesla is squirming around nicely.
Grant controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Grant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant throws a right and a left that Tesla avoids nicely.
Tesla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant connects with a single shot there.
Grant swinging wilding here.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tesla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tesla tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tesla has his takedown stuffed
and Grant counters with a one-two to the body.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tesla avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a body shot.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tesla tries a head kick but it misses.

Grant drives through with a takedown into guard.

Grant stands up and waves to Tesla to follow him.
No luck for Grant with that takedown attempt.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcus Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Tesla.

Grant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tesla has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Grant's lack of action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is nestled in close to Tesla, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grant is trying to control the action in half guard but Tesla is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grant tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tesla.

Grant decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Tesla walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Grant tries to clinch but Tesla is having none of it.
Tesla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Grant clinches up against the cage.

Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tesla swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Tesla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tesla misses with the combination.
Tesla moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.

Tesla clinches up with Grant and pushes him back against the cage.
Grant tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Tesla has him pressed against the cage.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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

Grant moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla wants a takedown.
Tesla is breathing heavily.
Grant is looking to break free of the clinch but Tesla has double underhooks.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tesla prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Grant wants to break free but Tesla has control.

Grant breaks from the clinch.
Tesla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tesla with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marcus Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikola Tesla.
Tesla misses with a takedown
and Grant finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tesla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grant throws a series of strikes that have Tesla backpedaling.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Tesla should have avoided that one.
Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
Tesla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grant checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tesla fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grant is out of range.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Grant dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Grant lands a two punch combo.

Tesla is rocked!
Tesla dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Tesla is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Tesla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Tesla seems to have recovered his senses.
Tesla throws a combination that misses

and Grant counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tesla's guard now.

Tesla throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grant escapes and throws Tesla's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Grant decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tesla to his feet.
Tesla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Grant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grant decides to stand back up.
Grant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tesla misses with a double jab

so Grant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Grant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tesla, up you get!
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tesla.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tesla closes the distance and clinches up with Grant, looking for a takedown. Tesla pushes Grant against the cage but Grant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tesla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tesla backs up against the cage.
Grant looks to land a combination but Tesla avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tesla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tesla counters with an outside leg kick.
Tesla avoids a punch combination nicely.

Grant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Grant stalling away here and it's allowed Tesla to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Grant gets to his feet. Tesla looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tesla throws a head kick that misses
letting Grant counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.

Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Grant wants to break free but Tesla has control.

Grant breaks from the clinch.
Marcus Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Tesla tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant slips a jab from Tesla.
Tesla with a poor takedown

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

Grant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tesla, up you get!
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tesla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant wants to clinch.
Tesla tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.

Grant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Grant stands up out of the half guard.
Grant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tesla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grant is fending him off so far but Tesla persists. Nope, Grant circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikola Tesla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant is looking to clinch but Tesla is avoiding it.
Grant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tesla counters with a good low kick that Grant was not able to check.
Tesla slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
The crowd cheers as Grant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tesla doesn't seem phased though.
Tesla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grant.
Grant looks to land a combination but Tesla avoids it well.
Grant moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Grant pushes Tesla up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Tesla is controlling the position.
Nikola Tesla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tesla tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Tesla back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grant 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 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Grant!

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FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tanner
vs
Smith

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachary Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanner throws a good cross that connects.
Tanner connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tanner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Tanner swinging wilding here.
Tanner misses with the combination.
Tanner scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tanner's calf.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Tanner is defending the position.
Smith throwing shots but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tanner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tanner is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Tanner is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Tanner is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tanner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tanner to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Smith drives through and clinches with Tanner against the cage.
Tanner wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanner works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tanner wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith keeps control of Tanner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tanner is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Tanner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Tanner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Tanner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanner misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith is looking to control Tanner's arms but Tanner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Smith scores with a takedown into Tanner's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tanner's guard.
Smith passes to side control.
Tanner is not content to let Smith control the position.

Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tanner, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tanner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to advance to mount but Tanner denies him.

Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tanner kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tanner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanner throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanner throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Tanner, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Tanner against the cage but Tanner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zachary Smith 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!

Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Smith tries for a takedown but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith tries to clinch but Tanner is having none of it.
Ethan Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Tanner.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
Ethan Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith trying to control the action but Tanner is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Smith is looking for a kimura but Tanner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanner tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Tanner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops Tanner from getting back to his feet.
Smith works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tanner's face as Smith controls the position.

Smith has hold of Tanner's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tanner tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Smith cranks the arm and Tanner screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tanner, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zachary Smith!

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Don't Forget Me as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawson
vs
Daniel

179 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Hellbent, Inc.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel misses with a few strikes there.
Daniel tries to bum rush Dawson with a series of wild strikes but Dawson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Dawson. No joy for Daniel on that attempt.
Daniel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawson is fending him off so far but Daniel persists. Nope, Dawson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Dawson as Daniel shoots in.
Ryan Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Daniel.
Dawson tries to clinch but Daniel moves out of range.
Dawson wants to clinch.
Daniel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dawson pinned against the cage. Dawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel moves forwards but Dawson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Riley Daniel has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Daniel takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Dawson cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Dawson!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Finisher
vs
Collins

185 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Finisher!
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, Rob Collins!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Collins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finisher sprawls well initially but Collins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Finisher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Collins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Collins's back!
Finisher tries to keep control of the position but Collins is staying busy.
Finisher controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finisher tries to get the hooks in deep but Collins pushed the leg off.
Finisher loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Collins hold on?
Collins holding both Finisher 's hands and preventing any damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Finisher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Collins is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Collins just trying to survive but Finisher is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Collins takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Finisher connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Collins to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Finisher lands a shot to the body.
Finisher connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Collins to escape the position.
Finisher controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finisher scores with punches from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Finisher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Finisher lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Collins.
Collins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finisher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Finisher is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Collins trying to control the position but Finisher manages to sink in the hooks.
Finisher struggling to keep hold of the position.
Finisher 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.
Collins tries to roll but Finisher sticks to his back.
Collins prevents Finisher from getting a body triangle.
Collins tries to roll but Finisher sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Finisher tries to get the hooks in deep but Collins pushed the leg off.

The referee stands the fighters back up. The Finisher just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Collins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finisher.
Collins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Finisher.
Collins looks gassed!
Finisher missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finisher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Finisher throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.

Collins feints and as Finisher raises his hands in defense, Collins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finisher is trying to keep Collins in close.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.

Finisher looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Finisher has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Finisher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Finisher working for submissions but it's allowed Collins to get to half guard.
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. Collins connects with a nice short shot to Finisher's temple.
Collins working the head and body with strikes.
Collins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Finisher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finisher trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins stands up over Finisher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Collins wants to stand but Finisher is controlling his posture from full guard.
Finisher is looking to stand up but Collins isn't so interested in that idea.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Finisher blocks nicely.
Finisher lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Collins!
Finisher landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collins is looking to escape.
Finisher controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Collins throws a series of punches but Finisher moves out of range.

Collins has managed to clinch.

Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Finisher really felt that one!
Finisher swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Collins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Finisher digs a good body shot into Collins's ribs.
Finisher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Rob Collins has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finisher throws a shot to the body.
Finisher scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Finisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finisher.
Finisher misses with a two punch combination.
Finisher digs a good hook to Collins's body.
Finisher lands a slapping body shot.
Finisher cracks Collins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finisher throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Finisher.
Finisher thuds a left hand into Collins's body.
Finisher throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
A big left from Finisher misses.
Finisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.

Collins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Finisher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Finisher tries to improve position but can't.

Collins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Finisher misses with the combination.
Finisher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Finisher scores with a four punch combination!

Finisher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Collins looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Finisher blocks nicely.
Collins preventing the sweep.
Finisher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Collins can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Finisher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Finisher is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Collins has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collins is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to improve his position but Finisher isn't that keen on the idea.
Finisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collins is looking to escape.
Finisher is really struggling to control Collins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Collins stops Finisher from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Collins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Finisher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Finisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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.
Collins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Finisher content just to control the position here.
Collins is trying desperately to improve position.
Finisher takes Collins's back.
Collins tries to break free.
Finisher lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Collins hold on?!
Finisher has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Collins.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins rolls, trying to escape but Finisher keeps control of the position.
Collins looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Finisher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Collins's cut.
That's time! Finisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Finisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Finisher misses with an uppercut. Collins saw that one coming.
Finisher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Collins on the side of the head.
Collins checks a leg kick.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finisher.
Finisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Collins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finisher misses with a low kick.
Finisher thows a leg kick but Collins checks it

and Collins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Finisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finisher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Collins's guard.
Collins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finisher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Collins's guard.
Finisher works his foot free and advances to mount.
Collins is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finisher controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finisher with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Collins is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Collins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Collins is squirming around, avoiding Finisher's attempts to control the action.
Collins is working to get back to half guard.
Finisher dominating with strikes here.

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.
Finisher wants to control the pace but Collins is squirming around nicely.
Finisher moves to the back.
Finisher wants to control but Collins is keeping busy.
Collins holding both Finisher 's hands and preventing any damage.
Collins is really stuck here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Finisher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Finisher has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Collins.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Finisher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Collins is trying to get back to his feet but Finisher has full control of the position and if anything, Collins has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finisher is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Finisher connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Collins to escape the position.
Finisher looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Finisher lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Collins covers up after that shot from Finisher.
Finisher trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Collins takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Finisher has the hooks in. Collins is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Finisher landing with strikes.
Finisher is landing with strikes from the back.

Finisher working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Collins is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Finisher has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Collins taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The Finisher!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hardy
vs
Dash

184 cm
21
204 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Hellbent, Inc.

Hellbent, Inc.
SCP Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AC Hardy!
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, Jim Dash!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.

Dash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dash wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy trying to strike off his back.
Dash throws and elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dash's guard. Nice move by Hardy!

Dash has an active guard here but Hardy has managed to pass into half guard.
Dash is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardy wants to stand but Dash has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dash is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Dash manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Dash is keeping the position.

Dash had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hardy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dash Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hardy's back instead.

Dash patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Dash has his arm under Hardy's chin here. Game over son! Dash squeezes tightly and Hardy is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jim Dash!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Jaques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Chuck Liddell. Jaques has chosen Ride The Lightning by Metallica as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Liddell
vs
Jaques

188 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Blitzkrieg Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Jaques!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaques misses with a looping left.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell.
Liddell swings for the body but Jaques moves out of range.
Liddell throws a jab when Jaques was well out of range.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Jaques.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell catches Jaques with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaques.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaques shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaques.
Liddell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaques misses with a double jab.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaques tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddell tries to clinch but Jaques is having none of it.
Jaques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Jaques shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jaques.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Jaques.
Liddell lunges at Jaques with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaques's hand.
Jaques misses with a takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a leg kick.
Jaques looks gassed!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Liddell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Liddell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Liddell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaques.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaques pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.

It looks like Cole Jaques has been cut.
Liddell misses the jab.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Liddell shoots in but no luck this time.
Liddell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaques shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Jaques keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Jaques avoids it well.
Cole Jaques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liddell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Liddell catches Jaques right on the button with a cross.
Jaques takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaques stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Jaques moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Jaques counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liddell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jaques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaques throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jaques swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell has a takedown stuffed.
Jaques fails to land the takedown.
Nice cross by Jaques.
Jaques is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jaques.

Liddell moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaques wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddell wants a takedown but no success here.
Jaques wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaques wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Liddell pulls Jaques into guard.
Liddell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Liddell has a closed guard, preventing Jaques from standing up.
Liddell punching from the bottom.
Jaques wants to stand but Liddell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Liddell 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell has a closed guard, preventing Jaques from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Jaques's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jaques misses with a looping right.
Liddell shoots in for a double leg but Jaques sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Jaques misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jaques.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Chuck Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Jaques circles away.
Jaques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell.
Jaques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaques has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a nice body kick.
Jaques staying out of range there.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell swinging wilding here.
Jaques misses with a double jab

and Liddell counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is standing up over Jaques. Jaques looks to escape but Liddell dives into side control.

Liddell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jaques to his feet.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Jaques misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaques throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Jaques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Jaques keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Jaques.
Liddell shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaques goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liddell scores with a one two! Jaques had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liddell tries to clinch but Jaques moves out of range.
Liddell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Jaques.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Jaques counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Jaques looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Jaques persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Jaques looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Jaques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaques's waist but Jaques gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddell off to one side.
Jaques displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab lands there for Jaques.
Liddell walks into a stiff left hand from Jaques.
Liddell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jaques misses with a wild combination.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Jaques pushes him off.
Jaques misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Liddell tries to clinch but Jaques moves out of range.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaques lands a jab-cross combination.
Jaques misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaques takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liddell scores with a nice head shot.
Jaques uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Jaques.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Jaques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Jaques misses with a combination
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaques stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddell. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaques scores with the left hand. Liddell knows he should have avoided that one.
Jaques lands the left hand.
A cross from Liddell lands.
Jaques throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaques.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaques misses with the combination.
Jaques takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Jaques.
Jaques misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaques stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddell. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Liddell has Jaques up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaques tries to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling the position.
Liddell keeps control of Jaques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jaques manages to break the clinch.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches up with Jaques, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes Jaques against the cage but Jaques circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jaques throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jaques off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jaques is out of range.
Jaques changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Jaques manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jaques throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaques shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Jaques.
Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaques throws out the jab.
Liddell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jaques looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaques as he avoids it easily.
Jaques fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell scores with a nice right hand.
Jaques tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Jaques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaques fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tests Jaques's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Jaques gets a takedown into half guard.
Jaques tries to stand and escape but Liddell is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell manages to get to full guard.
Liddell looking for a sweep. Not yet Liddell, not yet.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaques trying to stand up but can't free himself from Liddell's guard.
Jaques is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Liddell has his feet on Jaques's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaques can do to turn this around?
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Jaques misses with a combination
and Jaques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.

Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaques keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaques shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Jaques keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaques misses with a double jab.
Liddell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaques is fending him off so far but Liddell persists. Nope, Jaques circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell throws the left hand but Jaques avoids the punch easily.
Liddell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jaques throws a combination that misses

and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
Jaques is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.
Jaques can't break the clinch.
Liddell keeps control of Jaques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jaques misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Jaques will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Jaques misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Jaques.
Jaques throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a big head kick but Jaques shrugs it off.
Jaques fails to land the takedown.
Donk. Liddell catches Jaques right on the button with a cross.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Jaques.
Liddell shoots in and drives through. Jaques sprawls well.
A jab from Liddell misses.
Jaques lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jaques misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaques manages to avoid it.
Jaques throws a series of strikes that have Liddell backpedaling.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jaques looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaques will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jaques's head backwards.
Jaques takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jaques ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Good exchange - Jaques coming out on top.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jaques is out of range.
Jaques has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jaques misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell shoots in and drives through. Jaques sprawls well.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaques falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaques looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Jaques.

Liddell gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaques wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Jaques tries to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling the position.
Jaques wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.

Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell throws a combination. Jaques tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jaques throws a left and a right that both miss

and Liddell counters with a shoot takedown. Jaques fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell stops Jaques from standing up.
Jaques really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liddell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jaques utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Jaques pushes Liddell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaques swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaques!
Liddell throws a hook but Jaques avoids it easily.
Liddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaques swivels and escapes.
Jaques tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Liddell.
Jaques paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Jaques.
Jaques keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaques throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

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.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Jaques shows good takedown defense.
Jaques fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jaques throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Jaques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Jaques shoots in.
Jaques takes one to the chin there.
Jaques lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddell throws a hook but Jaques blocks it.
Liddell cracks Jaques with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jaques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Jaques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Jaques misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liddell shoots in but no luck this time.
A right-left combo lands from Jaques.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell had his way with Cole Jaques in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Jaques swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Liddell throws a series of strikes that have Jaques backpedaling.
Jaques doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaques's waist but Jaques gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddell off to one side.
Jaques shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaques shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Jaques keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Jaques.
Liddell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Liddell gets a takedown into half guard.
Liddell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell prevents Jaques from standing back up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Liddell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jaques misses the shot to the body.
Jaques falls off balance throwing a combination

and Liddell counters with a single leg into guard. Jaques didn't expect that.
Chuck Liddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell wants to stand but Jaques has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Jaques pushes Liddell off and gets back to his feet.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaques comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Jaques is out of range.
Jaques fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaques shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaques dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Jaques throws a series of strikes that have Liddell backpedaling.
Jaques takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaques falls off balance throwing a combination

and Liddell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaques won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaques is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jaques seems a little lost for a moment, as Liddell dominates the positioning.
Jaques is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell working the head and body with strikes.

Liddell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jaques to his feet.
Jaques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Jaques scores with a three punch combo!
Liddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jaques.
Jaques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liddell throws a right hand that Jaques ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaques also avoids with ease.
Jaques misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Liddell feints and as Jaques raises his hands in defense, Liddell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jaques wants to stand and escape but Liddell is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Liddell stands and steps away. Jaques gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Liddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaques lands a right hook to the body.
Jaques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell is the new light heavyweight champion!