Junkie Ultimate Fighter 2 Ep.5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between shinshi uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uno comes to the cage accompanied by Aqui a tristeza pula de alegria. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sane's choice of entrance music: More Human Than Human by White Zombie. Justin Sane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

uno
vs
Sane

174 cm
22
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shinshi uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Sane!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for uno!
uno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sane is landing with some decent strikes but uno is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sane unloading with bombs!
Sane landing strikes from the mount.
Sane lands a big shot there that rocks uno but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Sane punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sane blocks uno's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sane lands a big shot to the head and uno winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Justin Sane!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Blade
vs
Chow

180 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Blade!
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, Steven Chow!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blade closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blade lands in his opponent's guard.
Blade sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blade manages to get himself to full guard.
Blade controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blade could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Blade pulls Chow in close to prevent any damage.
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chow on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jackson Blade just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Chow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blade tries to land a knee to the head but Chow blocks with his arms.

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.
Chow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blade lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Blade.
Nice elbow from Blade.
Blade creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blade with a knee to the head.
Chow looks gassed!
Blade managing to block the knees to the body from Chow.
Chow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blade with a knee to the head.
Blade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blade closes the distance and clinches up with Chow, looking for a takedown. Blade pushes Chow against the cage but Chow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Blade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chow is looking to clinch.
Chow throws a head kick that misses.
Chow tries to clinch up.

Blade closes the distance and clinches.

Blade jumps guard.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chow manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Blade!
Blade really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blade is looking to escape.
Blade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blade is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Chow wants to take his opponent's back but Blade doesn't allow it.
Blade can't escape the position.
Chow trying to control but Blade is having none of it.
Blade working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chow is looking to clinch but Blade is avoiding it.

Blade rushes Chow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chow crunches a lovely knee into Blade's ribcage.
Chow tries to land knees in the clinch but Blade avoids the damage to the body.
Chow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blade.
Chow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blade fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Blade.
Blade jumps guard but Chow stands there with Blade around his waist. Blade gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chow's defenses.
Blade lands an elbow inside.
Chow tries to land knees in the clinch but Blade avoids the damage to the body.
Chow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blade scores with a knee to the head.

Blade gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chow regains guard.
Blade trying to control the position from guard on top but Chow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chow is working an open guard so Blade takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Blade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blade.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chow.

Blade turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blade manages to end up in side control.
Blade tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Blade is staying tight to Chow's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chow is looking to regain half guard here but Blade keeps moving and retains side control.
Blade working away.

Blade stands up.
Jackson Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to clinch up
and Blade counters with a nice body shot.
Blade circles away from the clinch attempt

and Blade counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chow trying to control here.
Blade controlling the pace.
Chow gets full guard.
Chow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chow keeping moving, preventing Blade from controlling successfully.
Chow trying to keep a closed guard but Blade is proving a slippery customer.
Chow tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blade controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blade has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blade shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chow but Chow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Blade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chow darts in trying to clinch

and Blade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Blade dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blade misses with a knee to the head.
Blade tries a knee to the head but Chow blocks it.
Chow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blade lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chow lands a nice elbow.
Chow lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jackson Blade has been cut.
Chow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blade misses with a knee strike.

Blade drags the fight down to the ground.
Chow wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
Chow wants to pass the guard but Blade is keeping the position.
Chow pushing down on Blade's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blade is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chow is working for a submission of some sort.
Blade has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chow is working away from the top position though.
Chow trying to control from half guard but Blade is working away.
Chow is pressing down on Blade's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blade is holding on for now.

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.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Blade.
Chow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blade wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow trying to hold on to Blade's head to control him but Blade postures up.
Chow is looking for a sweep. Blade is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blade controlling the action here.
Chow moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blade trying to control but Chow is working from the bottom.
Chow managing to control the position.
Steven Chow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blade!
Jackson Blade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Chow is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blade can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Chow.
I think Blade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Blade!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Commie Sutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Stull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal Technique - Golpe de Estado. Stull has chosen Numb/Encore by Linkin Park & Jay-Z as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sutra
vs
Stull

177 cm
19
156 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

177 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Commie Sutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Stull!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stull fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sutra, pushing him back against the cage.
Stull lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Commie Sutra has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sutra missing with knees to the body.
Stull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Stull manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Stull.
Stull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Stull or perhaps it was just good defense by Sutra which made him look bad.
Sutra shoots in looking for a takedown. Stull tries to sprawl out of it but Sutra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stull manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sutra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrew Stull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stull clinches up with Sutra and pushes him back against the cage.
Sutra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sutra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sutra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stull holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stull with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sutra gets underhooks to prevent Stull's takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Stull.
Stull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sutra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Stull pulls guard.
Stull wants to get back to his feet but Sutra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stull pulls Sutra in close to his closed guard and prevents Sutra from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sutra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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

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.
Sutra tries to stand but Stull is controlling from the bottom.

Stull had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sutra is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stull Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sutra's back instead.
Stull looks gassed!
Sutra wants to get back to his feet.
Stull is riding his opponent, not letting Sutra buck him off.
Sutra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stull on the ground.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Stull's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stull is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sutra knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sutra for a finish.
Stull has the hooks in. Sutra is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Stull has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Stull missing with strikes.
Stull gets his hands free as Sutra looks to control.
Sutra is trying to get back to his feet but Stull has full control of the position and if anything, Sutra has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Stull looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stull connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sutra to escape the position.
Sutra rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stull prevents Sutra from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Stull.
Stull passes to full mount!
Sutra tries to reverse the position but Stull maintains control.
Stull controlling from the full mount.
Stull with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Stull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Commie Sutra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stull throws a head kick that misses.
Stull scores with a head kick.
Sutra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stull shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sutra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stull shoots in looking for a takedown. Sutra tries to sprawl out of it but Stull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sutra manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stull tries to close the distance and clinch but Sutra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stull swings for the body but Sutra moves out of range.

Sutra closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Stull's face as Sutra controls the position.

Sutra decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Sutra rushes Stull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sutra backwards.
Stull throws a knee to the head but misses.

Sutra breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Sutra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stull wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sutra wants to control the pace but Stull is squirming around nicely.
Stull is working to get back to half guard.
Sutra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stull is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stull is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sutra looking to control but Stull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stull is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stull regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stull actively working from the bottom here.
Sutra wants to take a breather but Stull is having none of it.
Stull trying to control but Sutra postures up.
Sutra seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stull is holding on to half guard well.

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.

Stull has one foot on Sutra's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Stull moves into range and clinches up with Sutra.
Sutra letting Stull take a breather here.
Stull using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sutra tries to break the clinch but Stull is controlling the position.
Stull looking to throw knees to the head but Sutra is blocking nicely.
Stull tries a knee to the head but Sutra blocks it.
Stull throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Stull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sutra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Stull 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.
Stull stands and throws Sutra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sutra is trying to buck Stull off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andrew Stull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Commie Sutra's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sutra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sutra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stull is fending him off so far but Sutra persists. Nope, Stull circles away and we're back to standing.
Sutra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sutra scores with a nice body kick.
Sutra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Commie Sutra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sutra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick by Stull misses

and Sutra counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stull!
Stull slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Stull kicks Sutra off and gets back to his feet.
Stull is looking to clinch but Sutra is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Stull.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stull looks to land a combination but Sutra avoids it well.
Stull misses with a series of wild punches.

Sutra rushes Stull and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stull manages to break the clinch.
Stull closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sutra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stull thinking.
Stull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sutra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sutra.

Sutra drives through and clinches with Stull against the cage.
Sutra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stull tries a knee to the head but Sutra blocks it.
Stull throws an elbow but it misses.
Stull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stull managing to block the knees to the body from Sutra.
Sutra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Stull.
Sutra is trying to break the clinch but Stull has him pressed against the cage.
Stull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stull creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sutra's defenses.
Sutra takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two 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.
Sutra can't break the clinch.
Stull creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sutra's defenses.
Stull pushes Sutra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sutra is looking to break free of the clinch but Stull has double underhooks.
Stull using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sutra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sutra can't break the clinch.
Sutra tries to break the clinch but Stull is controlling the position.
Stull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sutra's brow.
Stull connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sutra's face.
Sutra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sutra blocks an elbow strike from Stull.
Stull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stull connects with a knee to the head.

Sutra breaks from the clinch.
Stull lands with a hook. Sutra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sutra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sutra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sutra as he avoids it easily.
Sutra tries to clinch up but Stull circles away and keeps his distance.
Stull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stull wants to clinch but Sutra slips to the side
and Sutra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sutra tries to land a front kick but Stull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sutra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Andrew Stull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sutra throws out the jab.
Sutra stuffs the takedown.
Commie Sutra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Stull.
A head kick by Stull misses

and Sutra moves into the clinch.
Stull looking to throw knees to the head but Sutra is blocking nicely.
Sutra wants to get back to striking at distance but Stull won't allow it.
Sutra tries to land knees in the clinch but Stull avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Stull.
Stull wants a takedown.
Sutra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stull has him pressed against the cage.
Stull looking to throw knees to the head but Sutra is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stull avoiding damage as Sutra throws knees to the body.
Stull lands an elbow inside.
Sutra wants to get back to striking at distance but Stull won't allow it.
Stull controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stull.
Sutra is looking to break free of the clinch but Stull has double underhooks.
Stull using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sutra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stull lands an elbow inside that Sutra shrugs off.
Stull tries to land a knee to the head but Sutra blocks with his arms.
Sutra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Commie Sutra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stull misses with a knee to the head.
Stull with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sutra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stull connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Commie Sutra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrew Stull!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaleb Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Parker has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Forrest
vs
Parker

198 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Forrest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Forrest gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Forrest throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Forrest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forrest trying to control the position.
Forrest 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.
Forrest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Forrest's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to control from the top but Forrest keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Forrest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Forrest shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but Forrest keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaleb Forrest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Parker drives through and clinches with Forrest against the cage.
Parker tries to pull guard but Forrest holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Parker tries to pull guard but Forrest holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.

Parker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Parker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Forrest trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Forrest missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrest controlling from the top position.
Forrest trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forrest throws a big right hand that misses.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Forrest from controlling successfully.
Forrest forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Parker is refusing to be controlled, as Forrest sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Forrest fails to land the takedown.
Forrest tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Forrest throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker tries for a takedown but Forrest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaleb Forrest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Parker.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Forrest counters with a shoot takedown. Parker fights it but they end up in guard.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Forrest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Forrest is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker controlling Forrest's posture.
Forrest trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Forrest pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Parker 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.
Parker trying to control the position.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaleb Forrest dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Parker is looking to clinch but Forrest is avoiding it.
Forrest tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Forrest backs up against the cage.

It looks like Kaleb Forrest has been cut.
Forrest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker throws a wild body kick that Forrest sees coming a mile off.

Forrest shoots in and bounces Parker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Forrest postures up.

Parker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Forrest has passed into half guard!
Ground and pound from Forrest.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest is trying to control the action in half guard but Parker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Forrest is pressing down on Parker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Parker is holding on for now.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
Forrest is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Forrest trying to control but Parker is having none of it.
Parker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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.
Parker tries to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
Forrest thowing shots but they're missing.
Parker tries to hold on but Forrest postures up.
Forrest lands a nice shot to the head.
Parker is working to get back to half guard.
Parker wants to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Forrest looking to control but Parker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Parker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Parker wants to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
Parker working to try and regain half guard.
Parker has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Forrest's lack of action.
Parker trying to hold on to Forrest's head to control him but Forrest postures up.

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.

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

Parker pushes Forrest up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Parker drives through and clinches with Forrest against the cage.
Parker fails to pull guard.
Parker prevents Forrest from breaking the clinch.
Parker gets underhooks to prevent Forrest's takedown attempt.

Parker is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Forrest can't fight it off and eventually Parker manages to take the fight to the floor. Forrest looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Forrest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaleb Forrest'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Parker shoots in for a takedown but Forrest shows good takedown defense.
Forrest throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker counters with a left and a right that stings Forrest.
Nice takedown defense from Forrest. No joy for Parker on that attempt.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forrest.
Parker tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Forrest counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Parker wants to sweep here but Forrest controlling him for the moment.

Forrest gets to his feet. Parker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Parker misses with a leg kick

and Forrest counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forrest trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Forrest really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parker holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest preventing the sweep.
Parker keeping full guard, as Forrest tries to pass.
Forrest tries to stand but Parker is controlling from the bottom.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.
Forrest pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up with Forrest, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes Forrest against the cage but Forrest circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaleb Forrest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Parker.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Forrest shows good takedown defense.
Forrest attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Forrest tries to avoid it but Parker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Forrest to the ground. Forrest escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Forrest falls off balance throwing a combination

and Parker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Forrest's guard now.
Forrest looking for a sweep. Not yet Forrest, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Parker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parker pushes down on Forrest's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Forrest has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parker is working away from the top position though.
Forrest wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Forrest wants to get back to full guard.
Forrest manages to get to full guard.
Parker wants to stand but Forrest is controlling his posture from full guard.
Parker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker wanted to stand there but Forrest had control of the position.
Forrest trying to control the position here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaleb Forrest!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuele Oren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oren
vs
Thompson

180 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Firebird Designs
The Red Eye

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuele Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ty Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oren is controlling Thompson's trapped leg to prevent Thompson from advancing to side control.
It looks like Thompson is going to stand back up.
Oren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Oren.
Oren is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Oren trying to control here.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Oren fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Oren persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thompson pushes Oren off looking to stand but Oren dives back in and keeps control.

Oren is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Oren is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oren trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson is trying to stand.
Thompson strikes from the bottom but Oren uses the opportunity to move to side control.

Oren tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oren is breathing heavily.
Thompson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

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.
Thompson gets back to half guard.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oren wants to take a breather but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.

Oren is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thompson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oren.
Thompson tries to kick Oren off but Oren keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren wants to pass to mount but Thompson is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Thompson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thompson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oren can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Oren that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren wants to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and Oren is in trouble!
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oren wants to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
Oren tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oren really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Thompson 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.

Thompson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Oren's hands, connecting with Oren's forehead.
Thompson trying to control the action but Oren is working from the bottom.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Oren wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oren keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Oren is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Oren circles away easily

so Oren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oren manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but instead Oren has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oren trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oren stops Thompson from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.

Thompson pushes Oren off and scrambles back to his feet.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Oren sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Oren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oren wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Oren tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren prevents Thompson from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Oren tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thompson wants to control but Oren postures up.
Thompson is not content to let Oren control the position.
Thompson connects with an elbow from the bottom.
Thompson is trying to buck Oren off.

Oren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Oren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thompson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.

Thompson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oren keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Oren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Oren keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Oren trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson won't allow Oren to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson works over Oren with some ground and pound from guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thompson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

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

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

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

Thompson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Oren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oren can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Oren is controlling the position.
Thompson can't break the clinch.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Oren pushes him off.
Samuele Oren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Oren tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuele Oren. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thompson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oren is proving hard to escape from.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Oren is keeping the position.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Oren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oren is proving hard to escape from.

Oren looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thompson passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Oren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oren throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's four 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.

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

Thompson 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.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Oren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oren's head.
Oren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Oren from controlling successfully.

Thompson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Oren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thompson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Thompson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yallen Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by Like Light to the Flies - Trivium. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Maro Santos enters the cage!

Silver
vs
Santos

167 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
173 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yallen Silver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Santos tries to clinch up but Silver circles away and keeps his distance.

Santos feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silver wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.

Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silver, up you get!
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Santos is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver misses with the combination.

Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Silver has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silver uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Santos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santos is trying to stand up.
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos looks gassed!
Silver trying to control but Santos is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silver with good strikes from the mount here!
Silver 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.
Silver content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silver cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silver is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver with shots to the head and body - Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to improve his position but Silver isn't that keen on the idea.
Silver has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Santos tries to hold on but Silver postures up.
Silver lands with some strikes.
Silver controlling the pace for now.
Silver lands a heavy elbow.
Silver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santos looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silver landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Silver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silver tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silver trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yallen Silver 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.

Santos throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.

Santos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silver sprawls well initially but Santos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Silver gets back to full guard.
Santos preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is working hard here to advance position.
Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silver's guard.
Silver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Santos taking shots to the head.
Silver lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silver with the ground and pound from mount.
Yallen Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silver working Santos over with strikes here.
Santos can't escape the position.
Silver cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silver punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
Silver controlling the position easily from mount.
Silver cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Silver.
Santos wants to control but Silver is having none of it.
Silver landing punches.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.
Santos wants to hold on but Silver pushes him away.
Silver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Santos?
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Silver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silver avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Silver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Santos is rocked!
Silver lands a heavy elbow.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Silver finish him?
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Silver has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos tries to buck Silver off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silver dominating with strikes here.
Silver lands with some strikes.
Santos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silver landing punches.
Silver scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Silver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silver with the ground and pound from mount.
Silver looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silver gets a takedown into half guard.
Silver prevents Santos from standing back up.
Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santos wants to stand but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos has momentary wrist control but Silver slips an elbow through the middle.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Silver working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver advances to half guard.

Santos has one foot on Silver's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silver showed some decent athleticism there.
Silver wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Santos tries to kick Silver off but Silver keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos tries to kick Silver off but Silver keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silver sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maro Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver with a hook.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Silver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silver swings away with a body shot that misses

and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Silver prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silver.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yallen Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silver tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Silver is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Silver into the cage.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santos stops a takedown attempt from Silver.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Silver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

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.
Silver takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!
Silver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santos slips a straight right by Silver.
Santos feints and then cracks Silver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver down.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Silver shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos's guard.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Silver is having none of it.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Silver passes into half guard.
Silver works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silver scoring with strikes but Santos is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yallen Silver clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos misses with a takedown

and Silver counters with a single leg into guard. Santos didn't expect that.
Silver scoring with some ground and pound.
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver passes into half guard.
Santos wants to improve his position but Silver is controlling well.

Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Silver is nestled in close to Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silver is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silver trying to control the pace.
Silver uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Silver cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Silver lands a big elbow.
Silver working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Silver maintains control.
Silver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Silver's attempts to control the action.
Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silver working the ground and pound effectively.
Silver landing shots from mount.
Silver breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silver lands with a punch from 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. Silver connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
Silver tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silver lands strikes from half guard.
Silver trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Silver working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Silver is controlling him well.
Silver wants to take a breather but Santos is having none of it.
Silver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver lands a big shot there that rocks Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yallen Silver had his way with Maro Santos in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silver shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silver was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Silver's attempts to control the action.
Silver lands a big elbow.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Silver's attempts to control the action.
Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Santos wants to control but Silver is having none of it.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Silver maintains control.
Santos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silver wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
Santos wants to control but Silver is having none of it.
Silver landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
Silver looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Silver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silver trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Silver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silver content just to control the position here.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silver landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silver tries to control but Santos wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silver prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silver lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silver controlling from mount.
Silver tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Maro Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Silver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silver is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos tries to reverse the position but Silver maintains control.
Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Santos is bucking up trying to escape but Silver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silver landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver raining down shots from the mount!
Silver blocks Santos's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:43
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:43
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yallen Silver!
Yallen Silver retains his welterweight title!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maku Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eza Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hiro
vs
Nahka

180 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

No Shit Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maku Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eza Nahka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nahka swivels and escapes.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nahka.
Hiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Nahka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hiro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hiro tries to get to full guard but Nahka has control of the leg.
Hiro is pressing down on Nahka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nahka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nahka stopping the sweep attempt from Hiro.
Nahka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hiro 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.
Hiro tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nahka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nahka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maku Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nahka.

Nahka gets caught flat footed, as Hiro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nahka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hiro content to stall in guard here.
Hiro pushing down on Nahka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro trying to control the action but Nahka is working from the bottom.
Hiro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nahka is looking to improve his position.
Hiro trying to control from half guard but Nahka is working away.
Nahka trying to control but Hiro postures up.
Nahka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hiro.
Nahka won't allow Hiro to pass to mount.
Hiro is tying to control. Nahka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nahka's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hiro scores with a push kick.
Hiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Nahka counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maku Hiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nahka keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiro misses with a hook. Nahka ducked under it nicely.
Hiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nahka.
Hiro misses with the body kick
and Nahka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hiro throws the left hand but Nahka avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Nahka blocks the leg kick.
Hiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nahka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nahka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiro misses the target.
Hiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nahka counter with a right hand.

Nahka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hiro is pressing down on Nahka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nahka is one step ahead there.
Hiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hiro lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Hiro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nahka is pushing down on Hiro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hiro is fighting to maintain full guard but Nahka has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hiro is looking to clinch.
Nahka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hiro tries to avoid it but Nahka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hiro to the ground. Hiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nahka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nahka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hiro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nahka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hiro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hiro winds up and cracks Nahka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nahka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nahka tries to get to full guard but Hiro has control of the leg.
Hiro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Nahka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka tries to get to full guard but Hiro has control of the leg.
Hiro wants to take a breather but Nahka is having none of it.
Nahka is breathing heavily.
Nahka has hold of Hiro's hands but Hiro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hiro working the head and body with strikes.
Hiro working over Nahka with some ground and pound. Nahka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hiro lands a nice short elbow.
Hiro tries to pass to full mount but Nahka defends it.
Hiro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hiro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nahka tries to reverse the position but Hiro maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahka is in a horrible position here. Hiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hiro dominating with strikes here.
Hiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nahka wants to get back to his feet.
Nahka is in a horrible position here. Hiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hiro working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiro lands a heavy elbow.
Hiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nahka is looking to escape.
Hiro lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Nahka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hiro cracks Nahka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hiro landing strikes from the mount.
Hiro is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Nahka is rocked!
The referee warns Nahka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nahka is still in real trouble! Can Hiro finish him?
Hiro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nahka seems to have recovered his senses.
Hiro breaks from Nahka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nahka?
Nahka is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro dominating with strikes here.
Hiro working the ground and pound effectively.
Nahka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nahka wants to hold on but Hiro pushes him away.
Hiro lands a big elbow.
Hiro with a couple of short strikes.
Hiro wants to control the pace but Nahka is squirming around nicely.
Hiro working Nahka over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nahka is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maku Hiro dominated that second round.
That's time! Hiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hiro looks to throw a body kick

and Nahka counters with a single leg into guard. Hiro didn't expect that.
Hiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hiro will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nahka stopping the sweep attempt from Hiro.
Hiro trying to control the position.

Nahka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nahka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hiro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nahka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hiro is nestled in close to Nahka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hiro works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nahka can't escape the position.
Hiro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nahka looks a forlorn figure.
Nahka is bucking up trying to escape but Hiro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hiro landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahka tries to lock up and control but Hiro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hiro looking to control but Nahka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hiro is landing with some decent strikes but Nahka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hiro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hiro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hiro.
A big strike lands for Hiro! That's really hurt Nahka and he's turned his back - Hiro keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hiro Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maku Hiro!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bross comes to the cage accompanied by Gangstarr - Who Got Gunz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bross
vs
Davis

180 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Davis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis gets a takedown into half guard.
Bross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
Davis is keen to just control but Bross is a slippery customer.
Davis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bross knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bross works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Bross is retaining full guard.
Bross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bross controlling the position for now.
Davis is pressing down on Bross's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bross is holding on for now.
Davis is keen to just control but Bross is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bross is defending against the submission attempts here by Davis.
Bross gets back to full guard.
Bross lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Bross looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
Bross fails to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bross tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bross takes Davis's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Davis is in trouble.
Bross trying to control momentarily.
Bross keeps control of the position easily here as Davis tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis just trying to survive but Bross is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bross trying to control momentarily.
Davis wants to control his opponent's hands but Bross gets his hands free.

Davis defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bross's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Bross is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Davis is defending well though. Bross let's go of the attempt for now.
Bross is breathing heavily.
Good control from Bross.

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.
Davis is really stuck here.
Bross tries to get the hooks in deep but Davis pushed the leg off.
Bross is trying to stick to Davis's back but Davis is turning into Bross. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bross's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Davis.
Bross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.

Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Bross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Bross.
Bross misses with a few strikes there.
Bross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bross thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a lazy head kick
and Bross counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis wants to clinch
and Bross counters with a nice body kick.
Bross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dan Bross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bross lands with a nice body kick.
Bross throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bross counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Bross ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bross.
Bross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bross lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bross thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bross looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Bross.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Jab by Bross.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and Bross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Bross.
Jab from Bross.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Bross lands a jab-cross combination.
Bross lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bross scores with a head kick.
Bross lands a head kick!
Bross throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bross connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Bross.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bross.
Bross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bross throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Bross counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Davis is rocked!

Bross gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bross connects with a knee to the head.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bross finish him?
Bross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
Bross throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Bross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Bross connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Bross has double underhooks.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from Bross.
Bross lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Bross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries for a takedown but Bross manages to get underhooks.
Dan Bross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Davis.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bross throws an elbow but misses.
Bross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Bross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Bross unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bross with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bross.
Bross looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Bross.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis avoiding damage as Bross throws knees to the body.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bross blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Bross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bross prevents the takedown attempt.
Bross unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Bross keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Bross.
Bross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Bross, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Bross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Bross is blocking nicely.
Bross connects with a knee to the head.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis is trying to break free.
Bross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bross dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis scores with the left hand. Bross knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Dan Bross has been cut.
Bross scores with a jab.
Davis shoots and misses
and Bross counters with a low kick, right behind Davis 's knee.
Mickey Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Bross blocks the low kick.
Bross thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
Bross goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bross goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bross lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Davis throws a lazy body kick
letting Bross counter with a right hand.
Bross lands a head kick!
Bross scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bross goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bross throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Bross lands a high kick!
Bross cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Bross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bross scores with a nice body kick.
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bross counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Dan Bross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis walks into a jab.
Bross lands with a slapping head kick.
Bross digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Bross throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bross connects with a single shot there.
Bross scores with a jab.
Bross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Bross thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
Bross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bross scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bross scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bross scores with a three punch combo!
Bross scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bross lands a front kick.
Bross lands a nice looking body kick.
Bross stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bross connects with a jab.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Bross counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bross can pounce on him.
Bross scores with a jab to the body.
Dan Bross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bross scores with a sloppy right hand. Davis should have avoided that one.
Dan Bross is winning the standup battle so far.
Bross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bross lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davis tries to move into range but Bross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bross throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bross counters with a one-two to the body.
Bross throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bross's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bross duly obliges.
Mickey Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bross lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Bross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bross lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bross scores with a kick to the body.
Bross jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Bross throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Bross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bross 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Bross!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGraw comes to the cage accompanied by Born Winner (Wrecth 32). Rection has chosen Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth as his entrance music. Jerome McGraw has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

McGraw
vs
G Rection

166 cm
23
240 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome McGraw!
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, Hugh G Rection!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rection moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rection lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab from Rection.
Rection keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rection goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rection throws a nice looking combination but McGraw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rection fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGraw on the side of the head.
McGraw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Rection scores with a four punch combination!
Jerome McGraw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGraw needs to keep his hands up - Rection had a free shot at his head there.
Rection scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rection throws a nice looking combination but McGraw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rection scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome McGraw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rection lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - McGraw can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rection and McGraw drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rection.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh G Rection!

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hype
A | B

pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore's entrance music is Funeral Thirst. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Moore
vs
Edwards

163 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Moore!
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, Glenn Edwards!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Moore fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards misses with a wild combination.

Moore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards won't allow Moore to pass to mount.
Edwards is looking to control Moore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edwards avoid being mounted?
Edwards is not content to let Moore control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Edwards!
Moore lands a big elbow.
Moore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Edwards is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moore unloading with bombs!
Moore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edwards hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.
Moore is landing with some decent strikes but Edwards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Moore working for a submission but Edwards is keeping him at bay.
Moore with shots to the head and body - Edwards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moore lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Edwards that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edwards hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore working the ground and pound effectively.
Edwards tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edwards tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edwards sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Moore prevents Edwards from standing back up.
Moore works his way into full mount!
Moore is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moore cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edwards is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Moore looking to control but Edwards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moore cracks Edwards with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Edwards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moore 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.

Moore is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Edwards has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edwards circles away.
Edwards fails with the takedown

and Moore counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edwards's guard now.
Moore wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Moore advances to half guard.
Edwards pushes Moore off looking to stand but Moore dives back in and keeps control.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edwards pushes Moore off looking to stand but Moore dives back in and keeps control.
Billy Moore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moore is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edwards keeps working.
Moore tries to pass to full mount but Edwards defends it.
Edwards tries to kick Moore off but Moore keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Moore trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Moore works his foot free and advances to mount.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
Edwards takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moore landing punches.
Edwards is trying to stand up.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Moore trying to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards is trying desperately to improve position.
Moore has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Edwards's face.
Edwards is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moore raining down shots from the mount!
Moore with shots to the head and body - Edwards looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edwards is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Moore wants to control the pace but Edwards is squirming around nicely.
Edwards is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moore content just to control the position here.

Moore wants to finish this one by submission but Edwards is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Moore.
Moore looking to control but Edwards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore won't let Edwards get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Moore tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.

Edwards defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moore.
Moore landing strikes from the mount.
Edwards wants to try and get back to his feet.
Edwards is trying to escape the mount.
Moore with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moore dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edwards counters with a head kick. That will keep Moore thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Edwards tries to clinch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Edwards changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moore sneaks back into half guard.
Moore manages to get to full guard.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards won't allow Moore to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edwards's guard.
Edwards working a defensive guard here.
Edwards is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Moore forces his way into 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. Moore connects with a nice short shot to Edwards's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Moore trying to mount his opponent but Edwards defends it.
Moore stops Edwards from getting back to his feet.
Moore working Edwards over with strikes.
Moore is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to control the action in half guard but Edwards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moore wants to pass to mount but Edwards is defending the position.
Moore winds up and cracks Edwards with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moore looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edwards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edwards moves into full guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore stops Edwards from standing up.

Edwards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moore works over Edwards with some ground and pound from guard.
Moore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moore chips away with some ground and pound.
Glenn Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore with a nice head shot there.
Edwards is looking to stand up but Moore isn't so interested in that idea.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moore rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moore wants to control but Edwards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Billy Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Edwards!
Moore controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Moore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Moore!
Billy Moore retains his lightweight title!