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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between kees kaas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrne has chosen Hit Me Back by Kutt Calhoun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. kees kaas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

kaas
vs
Byrne

176 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Monster MMA ACME

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, kees kaas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne fails with a takedown attempt.
kaas slips a jab and a cross from Byrne.
Byrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

kaas rushes Byrne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byrne wants to break free but kaas has control.
Byrne tries to break free but kaas pushes him back against the cage.

kaas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Byrne uses from the top position.
kaas lands an upkick as Byrne stands over him.
kaas 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.
kaas wants to sweep but no luck.
Byrne trying to control but kaas is working from the bottom.
kaas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Byrne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
kaas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
kaas is controlling Byrne's posture.
Byrne throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
kaas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
kaas stuffs the takedown attempt from Byrne. Byrne gets slowly back to his feet.
kaas slips a jab and a cross from Byrne.
Byrne lands a two punch combo.
kaas shoots for a double leg takedown but Byrne sprawls well. He's pushed kaas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Byrne clinches but kaas breaks the clinch

and kaas counters with a takedown into side control.
Byrne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

kaas kicks Byrne off and gets back to his feet.

kaas gets the takedown into side control.
kaas is breathing heavily.
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!
kaas cracks Byrne with a big right hand but Byrne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Byrne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Byrne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kaas working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You can see the frustration on Byrne's face as kaas controls the position.
Byrne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Byrne is not content to let kaas control the position.
kaas is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Byrne lands a couple of sideways elbows.
kaas content to control rather than advance.
kaas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is pressing down on kaas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Byrne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Byrne throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Byrne striking off his back but it's not causing kaas any problems.
kaas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Byrne wants to sweep here but kaas controlling him for the moment.
kaas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Byrne throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Byrne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byrne.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a jab-cross combination.
Byrne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byrne throws a combination that misses
and kaas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byrne looks to land a body kick but kaas moved away.
kaas doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrne circles away.
Byrne throws a right hand that kaas ducks under and follows up with a left that kaas also avoids with ease.

Byrne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Byrne lands a couple of digs.
kaas is pulling down on Byrne's head. It's preventing any offense from Byrne, at least for the moment.
kaas trying to keep a closed guard but Byrne is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne with a nice head shot there.
Byrne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

kees kaas 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.

kaas shoots in and drives through. Byrne sprawls well.
Byrne stuffs the takedown attempt from kaas. kaas gets slowly back to his feet.
Byrne looks to land a combination but kaas avoids it well.
Byrne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. kaas tries to avoid it but Byrne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag kaas to the ground. kaas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
kaas moves out of range of the body kick from Byrne.
Byrne throws a series of strikes that have kaas backpedaling.
kaas throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Byrne is defended easily by kaas.
Byrne throws a right hand that kaas ducks under and follows up with a left that kaas also avoids with ease.
kaas wants to clinch but Byrne slips to the side

and Byrne counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kaas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Byrne connects with a decent elbow.
kaas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Byrne connects with a decent elbow.
Byrne throwing strikes but kaas manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
kaas trying to control the action but Byrne is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kaas gets to mount! Byrne was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Byrne throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
kaas raining down shots from the mount!
kaas blocks Byrne's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Byrne is in all sorts of trouble here.
kees kaas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
kaas working the ground and pound effectively.
Byrne is desperately trying to improve his position but kaas has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
kaas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Byrne?
kaas controlling from the full mount.
kaas dominating with strikes here.
kaas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Byrne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
kaas controlling from mount.
kaas with good strikes from the mount here!
kaas lands a big shot there that rocks Byrne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
kaas wants to control the pace but Byrne is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Byrne is squirming around, avoiding kaas's attempts to control the action.

Byrne defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from kaas.
Byrne working to try and regain half guard.
Byrne flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
kaas controlling the pace for now.
Byrne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

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.
kaas trying to control but Byrne is having none of it.
Byrne flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Byrne wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by kaas.
Byrne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Byrne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
kaas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Byrne is desperately trying to improve his position but kaas has a good base and remains in mount.
kaas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jacob Byrne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Byrne, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from kaas.

kaas moves into the clinch.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but kaas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
kaas prevents the takedown attempt.
Byrne prevents the takedown attempt.
Byrne trying to control the position but instead, kaas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Byrne into the cage.
Byrne tries to break the clinch but kaas is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from kaas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
kaas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a right hand that kaas ducks under and follows up with a left that kaas also avoids with ease.
kees kaas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
kaas tries for a takedown but Byrne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for kaas with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kees kaas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as kaas backs up against the cage.

Byrne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in kaas's guard.
Byrne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Byrne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Byrne throws a big right hand that misses.
Byrne prevents kaas from getting back to his feet.
Byrne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
kaas striking off his back but it's not causing Byrne any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kaas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Byrne is now in half guard.
kaas has hold of Byrne's hands but Byrne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Byrne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks kaas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

kaas kicks Byrne off and gets back to his feet.
kaas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Byrne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne working the head and body with strikes.
kaas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Byrne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but kaas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Byrne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
kaas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Byrne.
Byrne prevents kaas from improving his position.
Byrne prevents kaas from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Byrne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so kaas is just riding it out for now. Byrne eventually gives up the hold.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Byrne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
kaas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byrne is fending him off so far but kaas persists. Nope, Byrne circles away and we're back to standing.
Byrne throws a right and a left that kaas avoids nicely.
Byrne fails with the takedown

and kaas counters with a shoot takedown. Byrne fights it but they end up in guard.
kaas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Byrne wants to stand and escape but kaas is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kaas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
kaas stopping the sweep attempt from Byrne.

Byrne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
kaas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
kaas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Byrne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
kaas trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Byrne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Byrne with a hook.
Byrne tries to bum rush kaas with a series of wild strikes but kaas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

kaas clinches with his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Byrne.
I think Byrne 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jacob Byrne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Mean
vs
Jones

179 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Mean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mean won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Mean from controlling successfully.

Mean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mean has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Mean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mean!
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Mean is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mean because Jones loaded up on that one.
Mean is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mean holds on, trying desperately to control.
Mean is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Mean is in trouble!
Mean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mean tries to get out of the position.
Mean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mean wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Mean is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Mean just holding on.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Mean is in trouble!
Jones punching from mount but Mean doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mean avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mean wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Mean avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Mean is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mean?
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones looking to ground and pound but Mean is blocking nicely.
Jones prevents Mean from getting the reversal.
Mean regains half guard.
Mean trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Mean's hands, connecting with Mean's forehead.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mean defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mean shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Mean finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Mean has control of the leg.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mean trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to roll over but Mean keeps him under control.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mean scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mean content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Mean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mean 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.
Jones wants to improve his position but Mean is controlling well.
Mean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Mean controlling the action here.
Mean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mean sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Mean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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.
Jones wants to improve his position but Mean is controlling well.
Jones trying to hold on to Mean's head to control him but Mean postures up.
Mean is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mean working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones tries to roll over but Mean keeps him under control.
Mean is controlling the pace.
Mean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mean scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mean working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Mean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mean trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mean's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mean's back!
Jones gets his hands free as Mean looks to control.
Mean turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Mean advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mean controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Mean dominated that second round.
That's time! Mean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mean darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eugene Mean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mean is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Mean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mean!
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones prevents Mean from getting the reversal.
Mean blocking the ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes here but Mean is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones avoids the attempt from Mean to control.
Mean tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.

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.
Mean wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Mean wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Mean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mean because Jones loaded up on that one.
Mean wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mean is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mean manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Mean is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Jones is pressing down on Mean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mean is holding on for now.
Mean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones is looking to stall here but Mean recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Mean is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Mean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mean 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Mean!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Conan the Barbarian- Riddle of Steel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Riggs
vs
Wood

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Silver Dragon Pharmacies
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Wood!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riggs has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Wood tries to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling the position.
Riggs slowing the pace effectively.

Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs thuds a left hand into Wood's body.
Wood looks to clinch
and Riggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggs is looking to chop away at Wood's legs.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss

and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riggs.
Wood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Riggs stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wood has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
Wood cracks Riggs with a nice body shot.
Wood avoiding damage.
Wood prevents the takedown attempt.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood digs a right hand underneath Riggs's ribcage. Riggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wood wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wood avoids it.
Riggs working Wood over with knees to the body.
Wood tries to pull guard but Riggs holds him up against the cage and eventually Wood drops back down to his feet.
Riggs trying to land knees to the body.
Wood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wood tries to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling the position.
Riggs just leaning against Wood, taking a breather.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.

Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riggs lands an elbow that stopped Wood in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Riggs.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
Wood dodges an elbow strike from Riggs.
Riggs trying to land knees to the body.
Wood wants to break free but Riggs has control.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wood's efforts to push away.
Wood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riggs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martin Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Wood.
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wood is looking to break free of the clinch but Riggs has double underhooks.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Wood looks gassed!

Riggs pulls guard effortlessly.
Wood wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Wood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Riggs holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Wood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riggs is pulling down on Wood's head. It's preventing any offense from Wood, at least for the moment.
Wood postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
A combination from Riggs does no damage.
Riggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riggs counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Wood misses

and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Wood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riggs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggs obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Riggs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wood fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Riggs moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Riggs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riggs throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riggs backs up against the cage.
Riggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Riggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling him.
Riggs prevents a body shot from Wood.
Riggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Riggs stalls.
Wood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riggs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wood letting Riggs take a breather here.
Wood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riggs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riggs keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling him.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
Wood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood working hard to break the clinch.
Riggs looking to throw knees to the head but Wood is blocking nicely.
Riggs keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Riggs prevents Wood from breaking the clinch.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
Wood working hard to break the clinch.

Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggs.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riggs counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wood. That did some damage!
Wood walks into a stiff left hand from Riggs.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wood counters with a left to the body.

Riggs moves into the clinch.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs prevents Wood from breaking the clinch.
Wood wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
Riggs landing knees to the body.
Riggs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Riggs - that landed with a thud.
Riggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wood up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to stall.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs working Wood over with knees to the body.
Riggs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riggs crunches a lovely knee into Wood's ribcage.
Riggs has Wood pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Riggs for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Riggs lands a nice elbow.
Wood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martin Riggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wood is looking to break free of the clinch but Riggs has double underhooks.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to circle away but Riggs has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggs obliges.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riggs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wood's efforts to push away.
Riggs stalling in the clinch.
Riggs is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wood wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggs won't allow it.
Wood takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Riggs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Riggs rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riggs working Wood over with knees to the body.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs prevents the takedown attempt.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Riggs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wood's defenses.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riggs stalling the fight.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riggs.
Riggs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riggs tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Wood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Martin Riggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riggs scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wood.
Riggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riggs tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Riggs tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Riggs lands a high kick!
Wood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Riggs counters by clinching up.
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Riggs successfully pulls guard.
Riggs controlling the position.
Riggs is trying to keep Wood in close.
Wood wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Wood is fighting to break Riggs's control of his arms but Riggs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wood prevents Riggs from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to stand but Riggs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Riggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wood wants to get up but he can't break Riggs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Riggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Riggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Riggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Riggs throws an elbow that misses.
Wood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martin Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Wood.
Riggs can't get the takedown.

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.
Wood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riggs working Wood over with knees to the body.
Riggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riggs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wood up against the cage.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Riggs.
Riggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evan Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Riggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wood working hard to break the clinch.
Wood wants a takedown but no success here.
Riggs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riggs trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riggs 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Riggs!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lyle
vs
Conroy

190 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Conroy!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy is looking to clinch.
Conroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conroy misses with a hook. Lyle ducked under it nicely.
Conroy tries to clinch there but Lyle circles away.
Dylan Conroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conroy wants to clinch up but Lyle keeps it at a distance.
Conroy misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conroy wants to clinch up but Lyle keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Conroy.
Conroy tries to clinch but Lyle moves out of range.
Conroy misses with a double jab.
Lyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conroy tries to clinch there but Lyle circles away.
Conroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Lyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Lyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Lyle circles away.

Lyle lands a big head kick that sends Conroy tumbling to the mat! Lyle takes a step backwards and waves Conroy back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Conroy is rocked!

It looks like Dylan Conroy has been cut.
Lyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lyle finish him?
Conroy throws a lazy head kick

and Lyle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conroy is staying active underneath Lyle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Conroy seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lyle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conroy is looking to escape.

Lyle working for a guillotine from mount but Conroy is in no mood to give up.
Lyle thowing shots but they're missing.
Lyle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lyle looking to secure an arm triangle but Conroy defends it well.
Lyle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Conroy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lyle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Lyle.
Lyle trying to control but Conroy is having none of it.
Lyle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Conroy looks a forlorn figure.
Conroy tries to hold on but Lyle pushes him away.
Lyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle looking to finish Conroy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Conroy!
Lyle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lyle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lyle wants to control the pace but Conroy is squirming around nicely.
Lyle lands a big shot there that rocks Conroy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyle lands with some strikes.
Lyle landing punches.
Conroy looks gassed!
Lyle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Conroy?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Conroy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lyle circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lyle counters with a shoot takedown. Conroy fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jon Lyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conroy trying to control the position.
Lyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Conroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy keeping moving, preventing Lyle from controlling successfully.
Conroy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lyle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lyle trying to control but Conroy is working from the bottom.

Conroy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lyle is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Conroy.
Conroy is breathing heavily.
Lyle fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lyle moves into full mount!
Lyle landing punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conroy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Conroy is trying to escape the mount.
Lyle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Conroy hang on?
Conroy tries to hold on but Lyle postures up.
Lyle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lyle unloading with bombs!

Lyle looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lyle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Conroy is surviving well by controlling Lyle's body position as best he can.
Conroy is squirming around, avoiding Lyle's attempts to control the action.
Conroy wants to control but Lyle is having none of it.

Lyle working for a submission but Conroy is keeping him at bay.
Conroy can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conroy can do to turn this around?
The referee warns Conroy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Conroy is looking to get to half guard.
Lyle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Conroy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Lyle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Liddel

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Liddel.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Liddel gets a takedown into half guard.

Liddel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Liddel.

Liddel is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is in trouble now - Liddel has advanced to mount!

Liddel looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Liddel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liddel working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Liddel scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Liddel looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
Liddel controlling his opponent.
Liddel manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddel throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jones!

Liddel looking to break Jones's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jones remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Liddel will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jones has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Liddel connects with a big shot to the side of Jones's head.

Liddel has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Jones is defending well but eventually Liddel manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Jones has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chuck Liddel!