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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jellybelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Jellybelly's chin.

Gracie
vs
Jellybelly

190 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jellybelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Jellybelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Jellybelly scores with a head kick.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Jellybelly.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Jellybelly connects with a high kick.
Jellybelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jellybelly lands with a nice body kick.
Jellybelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Crunch! Jellybelly slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jellybelly stuffs the takedown.
Jack Jellybelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jellybelly thows a body kick. Gracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Jellybelly thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Jellybelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Jellybelly takes the fight into the clinch.

Jellybelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jellybelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jellybelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jellybelly performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jellybelly trying to control the pace.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jack Jellybelly just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Jellybelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jellybelly sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jellybelly lands a front kick.
Jellybelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Jellybelly lands with a slapping head kick.
Jellybelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
Jellybelly lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jellybelly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jellybelly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Jellybelly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jellybelly can pounce on him.

Jellybelly moves into the clinch.
Gracie is trying to drag Jellybelly to the mat but Jellybelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jellybelly is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jellybelly down to the mat. Jellybelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice combination there by Jellybelly.
Jellybelly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Gracie is rocked!
Jellybelly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jellybelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jellybelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circle, before Jellybelly throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gracie's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jellybelly lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jack Jellybelly!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between batista haight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lizard Tichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). haight comes to the cage accompanied by Forgot About Dre - Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

haight
vs
Tichols

169 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, batista haight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lizard Tichols!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
haight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
haight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
haight shoots in but Tichols avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Tichols closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tichols is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

haight actively working from the bottom here.

Tichols gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tichols lands a glancing blow to the side of haight's head.
haight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
haight pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tichols closes the distance and clinches.
haight goes for a takedown attempt but Tichols pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
haight is breathing heavily.
haight tries a head kick but it misses.
Tichols throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tichols clinches up against the cage.

Tichols breaks the clinch.

Tichols has taken the fight to the clinch.

Tichols manages to break the clinch.

Tichols looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for haight!
haight is desperately trying to improve his position but Tichols has a good base and remains in mount.

Tichols is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Tichols shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Tichols is going olschool here, as he tries to force haight to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so haight shrugs it off.
Tichols with the ground and pound from mount.
Tichols controlling from mount.
Tichols wants to control the pace but haight is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tichols is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. haight can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tichols working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tichols lands a nice shot to the head.
Tichols content just to control the position here.

Tichols looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tichols content just to control the position here.
Tichols moves to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
haight is trying to break free.

haight is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
haight trying to get back to his feet but Tichols is in full control for now.
Tichols trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure haight doesn't escape.

haight defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tichols's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
haight is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lizard Tichols!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alice Wonderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Wonderland

150 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alice Wonderland!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonderland throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Wonderland or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wonderland throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
A shot to de liver by Wonderland. Beautiful body shot.
Wonderland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wonderland is able to avoid easily.
Wonderland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonderland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wonderland looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wonderland scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wonderland. Wonderland obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wonderland just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonderland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Wonderland cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Wonderland.
Wonderland tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Wonderland throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Wonderland lands a with a good body shot.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wonderland is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Wonderland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Jimmy Johnson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonderland cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Wonderland scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wonderland scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Wonderland catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Wonderland misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wonderland is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Wonderland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wonderland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Wonderland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wonderland looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wonderland lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Wonderland.
Johnson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wonderland cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Wonderland scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wonderland moves into range and connects with a jab.

Jimmy Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Wonderland scores with a body shot.
Wonderland moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wonderland is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wonderland digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Wonderland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wonderland doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Wonderland cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wonderland!
Wonderland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonderland tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wonderland to score with a decent uppercut.

Jimmy Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wonderland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Wonderland lands an overhand right.
Wonderland fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Wonderland cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.

Jeez, Jimmy Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wonderland scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wonderland scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Johnson is rocked!
A punch combination from Wonderland misses.
Wonderland lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Wonderland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alice Wonderland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonderland lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alice Wonderland!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baba Ganoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ganoosh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the Name Of-Rage Against The Machine. Moses Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ganoosh
vs
Black

183 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baba Ganoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Black!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black thuds a left hand into Ganoosh's body.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ganoosh tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganoosh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ganoosh drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ganoosh backs up against the cage.

It looks like Baba Ganoosh has been cut.
Ganoosh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ganoosh off to one side.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Black moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ganoosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Ganoosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ganoosh gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Black gets control of Ganoosh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Black will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ganoosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black is trying to control the position but Ganoosh postures up.
Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ganoosh is controlling him.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Ganoosh throws a big right hand that misses.

Black is looking for a triangle but Ganoosh pushes his legs off easily.

Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ganoosh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black looks gassed!
Ganoosh slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ganoosh stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Black to get to his feet.

Black tries to keep at a distance but Ganoosh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black stops a takedown attempt from Ganoosh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baba Ganoosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black misses with a body punch.
Ganoosh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ganoosh misses with an elbow over the top.
Ganoosh is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Ganoosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganoosh fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black gets underhooks to prevent Ganoosh's takedown attempt.

Ganoosh is trying to trip Black. He has hold of a leg but Black is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ganoosh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ganoosh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black is trying to control the position but Ganoosh postures up.
Black is striking off his back. Ganoosh thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Ganoosh tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ganoosh passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baba Ganoosh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ganoosh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baba Ganoosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganoosh shoots in but no luck this time.
Ganoosh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ganoosh moves away.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Ganoosh moves out of range easily.
Ganoosh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Black.

Black 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.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganoosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ganoosh is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganoosh trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ganoosh controls the pace.
Ganoosh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Black for as long as he can get away with.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Ganoosh is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ganoosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ganoosh passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Ganoosh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Black is not content to let Ganoosh control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black gets back to full guard.
Ganoosh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Black is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ganoosh trying to control from half guard but Black is working away.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ganoosh is controlling the pace.
Black trying to hold on to Ganoosh's head to control him but Ganoosh postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ganoosh is nestled in close to Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Moses Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Baba Ganoosh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ganoosh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ganoosh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Black can't escape the position.
Ganoosh moves to the back position.
Ganoosh lands a shot to the body.
Ganoosh trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ganoosh lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ganoosh scores with strikes from the back.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganoosh biding his time, controlling Black.
Black is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Baba Ganoosh just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ganoosh has his takedown stuffed

and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Ganoosh fights it but they end up in guard.

Ganoosh pushes Black off and gets back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Ganoosh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganoosh keeps the fight on the outside.
Black throws a body punch but Ganoosh moves out of range.

Ganoosh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Black wants to hold on but Ganoosh pushes him away.
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Ganoosh has a good base and remains in mount.
Ganoosh breaks from Black's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ganoosh looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
Ganoosh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Black?
Ganoosh breaks from Black's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ganoosh jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Black manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baba Ganoosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ganoosh stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ganoosh lands a with a good body shot.
Ganoosh wants to clinch
and Black counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ganoosh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ganoosh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ganoosh controlling his opponent.
Ganoosh lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ganoosh controlling the pace for now.
Baba Ganoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moses Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ganoosh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baba Ganoosh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Moses Black!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lee
vs
Johnson

175 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnson has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryu Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Lee 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.

Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee is trying to break free.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Lee wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.

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

Lee forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Johnson loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.

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.

Johnson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lee has worked his arm free - good work by Lee!
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Lee 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!

Johnson tries to clinch up.
Lee closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a combination

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Johnson stops Lee from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two 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.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes 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.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to land a body kick

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryu Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryu Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Jason Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Lee keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Lee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

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

Tariq
vs
Andereson

200 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Tariq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haoa Andereson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andereson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tariq misses with an uppercut. Andereson saw that one coming.
A big left from Tariq misses.

Andereson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Andereson decides to stand back up.
Some wild striking there from Tariq.
Andereson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tariq was well out of range. Poor timing from Andereson.
Andereson slips under a jab.
Andereson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tariq.
Andereson moves out of range as Tariq strikes.
Tariq looks to land a left hand but Andereson moved out of range nicely.
Tariq looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tariq misses with a straight right.
Andereson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Rashad Tariq has been cut.
Tariq lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Andereson sprawling to the canvas. Tariq follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Andereson hang on?

It looks like Haoa Andereson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andereson is pressing down on Tariq's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andereson wants to stand up but Tariq is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tariq throws a strike but Andereson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tariq is working an open guard so Andereson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andereson slips a jab from Tariq.

Tariq gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tariq is breathing heavily.
Tariq throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tariq wants to sweep but no luck.

Andereson 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.
Andereson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tariq.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andereson trying to control the action but Tariq is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tariq missing with punches from the bottom.
Andereson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tariq missing with punches from the bottom.
Andereson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Andereson moves into full mount! Tariq won't be happy about that!
Andereson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tariq knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andereson on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tariq is in a horrible position here. Andereson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Andereson blocks Tariq's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tariq regains half guard.
Tariq is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Tariq throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Andereson controlling from mount.

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.
Tariq throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Andereson controlling from mount.
Tariq can't escape the position.
Andereson content just to control the position here.
Andereson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tariq looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andereson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haoa Andereson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tariq throws a shot from downtown. Andereson moves away and avoids it.
Tariq misses with an uppercut. Andereson saw that one coming.
Andereson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andereson ducks under a wild hook from Tariq.
Tariq misses with an uppercut. Andereson saw that one coming.
Tariq throws a hook to the side of Andereson's head but Andereson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tariq throws a jab when Andereson was well out of range.
Tariq misses with a double jab

so Andereson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andereson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andereson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Andereson landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tariq throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tariq trying to strike off his back.
Andereson advances position into side control!
Andereson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tariq keeps working.
Andereson taking a breather here.
Tariq misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Andereson in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tariq is trying to work for a sweep but Andereson has mounted him!
Andereson with a couple of short strikes.

Tariq defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Andereson.
Tariq swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tariq flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tariq swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Andereson trying to control but Tariq is having none of it.
Tariq swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andereson working for a guillotine from mount but Tariq is in no mood to give up.
Tariq throwing hammer fists to the chest of Andereson. What's that going to do exactly?
Tariq flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Andereson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tariq is looking to get to half guard.
Andereson blocks Tariq's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tariq tries to reverse the position but Andereson maintains control.
Andereson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andereson blocks Tariq's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tariq throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tariq is working to get back to half guard.
Andereson blocks Tariq's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tariq is trying desperately to improve position.
Andereson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Andereson blocks Tariq's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haoa Andereson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tariq moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Andereson misses.
Tariq misses with a series of wild punches.
Tariq throws a jab but it's blocked by Andereson.

Andereson moves into the clinch.
Tariq tries to break the clinch but Andereson is controlling the position.
Andereson prevents Tariq from breaking the clinch.

Andereson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tariq throws a combination that misses

and Andereson moves into the clinch.
Andereson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tariq lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Andereson has Tariq pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Andereson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tariq tumbling to the mat - Andereson dives into Tariq's guard.
Andereson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andereson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andereson gets to his feet - Tariq follows without any prompting.
Tariq is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Andereson gets the takedown into side control.
Tariq striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Andereson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tariq some visible discomfort.
Tariq is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tariq wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Tariq tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andereson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andereson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tariq is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Andereson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Andereson wants to control the pace but Tariq is squirming around nicely.
Tariq throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tariq throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tariq is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tariq throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tariq regains half guard.
Haoa Andereson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tariq flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andereson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tariq regains half guard.

Andereson stands up from half guard.
Haoa Andereson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tariq thuds his right hand into Andereson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Andereson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Andereson staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tariq throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Tariq tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andereson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tariq looking for a sweep but Andereson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Andereson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tariq throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Andereson looking to control but Tariq is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rashad Tariq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andereson controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haoa Andereson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andereson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haoa Andereson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damion Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Wrinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrinkles has chosen Overcome as his entrance music. The key to victory for Damion Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Black
vs
Wrinkles

164 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Bad Newz Kennelz Supplementz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damion Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Wrinkles!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black rushes Wrinkles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wrinkles wants a takedown.
Wrinkles struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Wrinkles leaning against his opponent.
Wrinkles can't get the takedown.
Black can't break the clinch.
Wrinkles wants a takedown but no success here.
Damion Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Wrinkles.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wrinkles has him pressed against the cage.
Wrinkles wants a takedown but no success here.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wrinkles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wrinkles tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black is trying to break free.

Wrinkles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrinkles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Black.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrinkles tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrinkles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Wrinkles shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Black's guard.
Wrinkles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Wrinkles throws and elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wrinkles's guard. Nice move by Black!
Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wrinkles wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Wrinkles looks gassed!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wrinkles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Black moves into range and clinches up with Wrinkles.
Black is pressed up against the cage. Wrinkles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Wrinkles shoots in.
Black lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Wrinkles gets caught flat footed, as Black shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black is stalling in the full guard.

Black decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkles swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Wrinkles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Black gets the takedown into side control.
Black content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wrinkles trying to control but Black flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Black controlling from the back.

Black looking to break Wrinkles's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wrinkles remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Black will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wrinkles trying to control the position but Black manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkles wants to escape the position.
Good control from Black.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrinkles is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wrinkles misses with a takedown
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wrinkles shoots and misses
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wrinkles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damion Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Wrinkles.
Wrinkles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black lands with a right hand.

Black feints and as Wrinkles raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Black stands up and waves to Wrinkles to follow him.
Wrinkles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrinkles has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Damion Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Black is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Black.

Black clinches with his opponent.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wrinkles is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wrinkles has his back to the cage.
Black wants to break free but Wrinkles has control.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Black manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Black decides to stand and escape the position.
Black tries for a takedown but Wrinkles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wrinkles tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrinkles.
Wrinkles with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Black is looking to clinch but Wrinkles is avoiding it.
Black wants to clinch.

Wrinkles bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Black sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Wrinkles is keeping busy.
Wrinkles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wrinkles wants to take a breather but Black is having none of it.
Black is looking to escape.
Black is not content to let Wrinkles control the position.
Wrinkles thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wrinkles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkles is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Black thows a huge punch but Wrinkles dodges it nicely.
Black is pressing down on Wrinkles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wrinkles is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrinkles preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wrinkles tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wrinkles doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Wrinkles backing up. Wrinkles nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Wrinkles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wrinkles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Black darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Black decides to stand and escape the position.
Black fails with the takedown

and Wrinkles moves into the clinch.
Wrinkles tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
Damion Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Wrinkles.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Wrinkles won't allow it.
Wrinkles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrinkles goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rich Wrinkles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wrinkles wants to get back to his feet but Black drags him back down.
Black working away.

Black decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wrinkles to his feet.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Wrinkles shows good takedown defense.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrinkles shoots and misses
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wrinkles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wrinkles.
Black is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wrinkles is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Wrinkles are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wrinkles is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wrinkles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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

Black manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wrinkles changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wrinkles working the body and head with strikes.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Wrinkles drags him back down.
Black striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Black wants to control but Wrinkles postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Wrinkles keeps moving and retains side control.
Wrinkles throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Black taking a bit of punishment here - Wrinkles scoring with strikes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wrinkles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Wrinkles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wrinkles showed some decent athleticism there.
Rich Wrinkles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wrinkles looks to land a strike but Black avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

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 Damion Black.
Well Black 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion Black!

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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kino no Tabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepe Rojas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

no Tabi
vs
Rojas

150 cm
19
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
144 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Demonic Clothing
Monster MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kino no Tabi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pepe Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. no Tabi tries to avoid it but Rojas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag no Tabi to the ground. no Tabi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
no Tabi throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.

Rojas moves into the clinch.
Rojas tries to pull guard but no Tabi won't allow it.
Rojas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. no Tabi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kino no Tabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Rojas.

no Tabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
no Tabi lands a head kick. Rojas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

no Tabi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
no Tabi is looking to stand up but Rojas won't let him.
no Tabi controlling from the top position.
no Tabi preventing the sweep.
no Tabi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
no Tabi controls from within his opponent's guard.
no Tabi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rojas's guard.
no Tabi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas working a defensive guard here.
no Tabi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rojas is proving hard to escape from.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from no Tabi misses.

Rojas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
no Tabi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rojas on the ground.
Rojas throws some wild stikes that no Tabi manages to avoid easily.
Rojas wants to control the pace but no Tabi is squirming around nicely.
no Tabi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rojas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
no Tabi tries to lock up and control but Rojas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rojas fails to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi wants to hold on but Rojas pushes him away.
no Tabi regains half guard.
Rojas prevents no Tabi from standing back up.
Rojas is keen to just control but no Tabi is a slippery customer.
Rojas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for no Tabi!

Rojas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
no Tabi tries to buck Rojas off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rojas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rojas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rojas looks gassed!
Rojas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can no Tabi hang on?
no Tabi tries to buck Rojas off but he can't manage it.
Rojas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
no Tabi is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Rojas has taken his back!
no Tabi is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
no Tabi holding both Rojas 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
no Tabi staying busy and making it hard for Rojas to control.
no Tabi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
no Tabi tries to break free.
Rojas tries to get the hooks in deep but no Tabi pushed the leg off.
no Tabi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A lull in the action here.
no Tabi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kino no Tabi dominated that round.
That's time! no Tabi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

no Tabi throws a series of punches but Rojas moves out of range.
no Tabi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojas doesn't seem bothered though.
no Tabi lands with a right hand.
Rojas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
no Tabi swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so no Tabi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
no Tabi stopping the sweep attempt from Rojas.
no Tabi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rojas is breathing heavily.

no Tabi gets to his feet. Rojas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
no Tabi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rojas's head backwards.
Pepe Rojas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
no Tabi misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no Tabi moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Good exchange - no Tabi coming out on top.
no Tabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
no Tabi takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
no Tabi looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
no Tabi moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Kino no Tabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
no Tabi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
no Tabi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
no Tabi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from no Tabi.
no Tabi misses with a low kick.
no Tabi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rojas.

Rojas scores with a takedown into no Tabi's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi wants to sweep here but Rojas controlling him for the moment.
no Tabi is looking to stand up but Rojas isn't so interested in that idea.

no Tabi has his feet on Rojas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
no Tabi throws a hook but Rojas blocks it.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
no Tabi looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rojas with a poor takedown
and no Tabi counters with a good low kick that Rojas was not able to check.
Kino no Tabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Rojas.
Rojas closes the distance and clinches up with no Tabi, looking for a takedown. Rojas pushes no Tabi against the cage but no Tabi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
no Tabi lands a nice shot that snaps Rojas's head back.
Rojas blocks a jab.
no Tabi scores with a leg kick.

no Tabi closes the distance and clinches.

no Tabi pulls guard successfully.
Rojas wants to control from the top but no Tabi keeps moving.
no Tabi keeping full guard, as Rojas tries to pass.
no Tabi wants to stand and escape but Rojas is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas stopping the sweep attempt from no Tabi.
Rojas looking to pass the guard.
Rojas preventing the sweep.

no Tabi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - no Tabi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas closes the distance and clinches up with no Tabi, looking for a takedown. Rojas pushes no Tabi against the cage but no Tabi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
no Tabi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rojas moves out of range as no Tabi strikes.
Rojas misses with a takedown attempt
and no Tabi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
no Tabi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kino no Tabi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

no Tabi throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
no Tabi scores with a punch to the head.
no Tabi loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
no Tabi digs a good body shot into Rojas's ribs.
Rojas closes the distance and clinches up with no Tabi, looking for a takedown. Rojas pushes no Tabi against the cage but no Tabi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

no Tabi scores a takedown into full mount!
no Tabi controlling from mount.
Rojas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no Tabi prevents Rojas from getting the reversal.
no Tabi controlling from the full mount.
Rojas can't escape the position.
no Tabi controlling from mount.

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

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kino no Tabi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
no Tabi jabs at Rojas's body.
Rojas moves in looking to clinch but no Tabi pushes him off.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
no Tabi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with no Tabi but no Tabi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
no Tabi throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
no Tabi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
no Tabi scores with a jab. Rojas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - no Tabi scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi fails to land with a series of punches.
no Tabi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
no Tabi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Decent striking displayed by no Tabi there.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
no Tabi tries to clinch but Rojas moves away

so Rojas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
no Tabi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

no Tabi pushes Rojas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rojas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rojas slips a straight right by no Tabi.

Rojas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. no Tabi sprawls well initially but Rojas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas prevents no Tabi from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rojas is working for a submission of some sort.
no Tabi is trying to stand up here but Rojas is controlling him well.
Rojas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Rojas is trying to work for a kimura but no Tabi is defending well.
no Tabi tries to kick Rojas off but Rojas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pepe Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rojas tries to move into range but no Tabi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kino no Tabi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
no Tabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kino no Tabi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well no Tabi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kino no Tabi!
Kino no Tabi is the new bantamweight champion!