SPF 20 - Dogs of War PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Blackheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackheart comes into the arena with Dimmu Borgir - Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse blaring out of the sound system. Nowell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Doin Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blackheart
vs
Nowell

185 cm
24
208 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

192 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Blackheart!
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, Bradley Nowell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackheart throws a nice looking combination but Nowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nowell.
Blackheart keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackheart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nowell.
Blackheart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blackheart throws a right hand that Nowell ducks under and follows up with a left that Nowell also avoids with ease.
Blackheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowell manages to avoid it.
Blackheart throws a nice looking combination but Nowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frank Blackheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackheart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nowell.
Blackheart misses with a body shot.
Blackheart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Blackheart does no damage.
Nowell dodges the punch combination from Blackheart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackheart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowell staying out of range there.
Blackheart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackheart misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowell shoots in and drives through. Blackheart sprawls well.
A big right from Blackheart misses.
Nowell fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nowell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackheart's face.

It looks like Frank Blackheart has been cut.
Nowell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blackheart is looking to break free of the clinch but Nowell has double underhooks.
Nowell has Blackheart pressed against the cage.
Blackheart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackheart is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nowell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stalling in the clinch from Nowell.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackheart is looking to break free of the clinch but Nowell has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nowell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackheart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowell has him pressed against the cage.
Nowell just leaning against Blackheart, taking a breather.
Nowell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nowell.
Blackheart is breathing heavily.
Nowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Blackheart's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackheart's face.
Nowell taking a breather.
Nowell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blackheart tries to circle away but Nowell has him pinned against the cage.
Nowell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Nowell.
Nowell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Nowell is trying to trip Blackheart. He has hold of a leg but Blackheart is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nowell persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Blackheart wants to stand but Nowell is controlling the position.
Blackheart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blackheart tries to get out of the position.
Nowell working some strikes from top position.
Nowell 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nowell is pushing down on Blackheart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blackheart is fighting to maintain full guard but Nowell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nowell controlling the action 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nowell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nowell controlling from mount.

Nowell goes for an armbar but Blackheart turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Blackheart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Nowell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Blackheart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nowell closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Nowell.
Blackheart is trying to break the clinch but Nowell has him pressed against the cage.
Blackheart is trying to break the clinch but Nowell is controlling him.
Nowell with a knee to the head.
Come on Nowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowell scores with a knee to the head.
Nowell has Blackheart pressed against the cage.
Nowell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blackheart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blackheart is trying to force a seperation but Nowell has the dominant position.
Nowell lands an elbow inside.

Frank Blackheart's cut is getting worse.
Nowell lands a big knee! That's hurt Blackheart! Oh, he's all over the place! Nowell lands another knee that sends Blackheart to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Nowell!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Castle
vs
Asher

182 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cal Asher!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Asher.
Asher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asher slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
Crunch! Castle slams his shin into Asher's torso.
Asher looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle throws a right hand that Asher ducks under and follows up with a left that Asher also avoids with ease.
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle throws a body punch but Asher moves out of range.

Castle lands a left and a right that send Asher crashing to the mat, dazed. Castle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Cal Asher has been cut.
Asher is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Castle tests Asher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Asher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castle slips under a jab from Asher.
Castle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Castle! Asher is backing up but he can't get away as Castle lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Asher and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dean Castle!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bono Ravino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Darude - Sandstorm. Bono Ravino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Hill's chin.

Hill
vs
Ravino

191 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bono Ravino!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravino tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Ravino or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Ravino shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hill napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ravino tries to score with some ground and pound. Hill controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ravino misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ravino throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

Ravino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hill takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to improve position but can't.
Ravino postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Ravino tries for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
Ravino in side control, throwing shots but Hill defends.
Hill struggling a bit here.
Hill is trying to get back to half guard.
Ravino in side control, throwing shots but Hill defends.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ravino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ravino doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.
Dan Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bono Ravino.
Ravino looks gassed!

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.
Hill lands an elbow just above Ravino 's eye.
Hill pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ravino jumps guard but Hill stands there with Ravino around his waist. Ravino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hill stops a takedown attempt from Ravino.
Hill lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bono Ravino has been cut.

Hill breaks from the clinch.
Ravino with a poor takedown
and Hill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

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

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

Hill decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ravino to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hill moves into range and clinches up with Ravino.
Hill leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ravino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hill pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Hill feints and as Ravino raises his hands in defense, Hill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ravino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ravino, up you get!

Hill moves into the clinch.
Hill stalling the fight.
Ravino can't break the clinch.
Ravino jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hill walks away with a smile on his face. Ravino gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hill closes the distance and pushes Ravino back into the cage.
Ravino tries to pull guard but Hill holds him up against the cage and eventually Ravino drops back down to his feet.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Ravino in his tracks for a moment.

Hill breaks the clinch.

Hill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hill stands up from Ravino's guard - Hill perhaps looking for a knockout.

Hill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Ravino tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravino is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Ravino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ravino is not content to let Hill control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill throws an elbow but Ravino slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bono Ravino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ravino's defenses.

Hill successfully pulls guard.

Ravino stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ravino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hill counters with a nice body shot.

Hill scores a takedown into full mount!
Hill looking to control but Ravino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ravino throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hill unloads with some shots from mount but Ravino bucks and avoids them well.
Hill prevents Ravino from getting the reversal.
Ravino wants to control but Hill is having none of it.
Ravino is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravino is working to get back to half guard.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Ravino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Hill throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ravino wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hill.
Hill looking to control but Ravino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ravino is trying to escape the mount.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Hill looking to control but Ravino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravino controls the position.
Hill tries to control but Ravino wriggling away.
Ravino can't escape the position.
Hill trying to control but Ravino is having none of it.
Hill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hill trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dan Hill just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ravino tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Ravino misses with a takedown
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Ravino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ravino as he jumps to the side.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Ravino tries to grapple but his opponent circles

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

Ravino working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Hill wants to control from the top but Ravino keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bono Ravino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ravino shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ravino throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Ravino misses

and Hill moves into the clinch.
Hill goes for a takedown attempt but Ravino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ravino is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Ravino circles away and we're back to standing.

Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ravino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hill pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ravino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Ravino on that attempt.
Dan Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bono Ravino.

Hill gets a clinch.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Ravino wants a takedown but no success here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hill.

Ravino is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hill is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ravino to the mat. Ravino regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dan Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ravino will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ravino is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ravino keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill slips nicely into half guard.
Hill is thwarting Ravino's attempts to control the position.
Hill is trying to control the action in half guard but Ravino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ravino trying to hold on to Hill's head to control him but Hill postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ravino shoots for a double leg takedown but Hill sprawls well. He's pushed Ravino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ravino to the mat! Ravino manages to get full guard.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Ravino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill is really struggling to control Ravino but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ravino is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Ravino is trying to keep Hill in close.

Hill gets to his feet. Ravino looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hill shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ravino's guard.
Hill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ravino's guard.
Bono Ravino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hill stands up out of the half guard.
Hill looks to land a combination. Ravino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ravino keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Ravino.
Hill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ravino.

Hill rushes Ravino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Hill breaks from the clinch.

Ravino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hill wants to improve his position but Ravino is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ravino is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hill sees it coming and defends easily.
Dan Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ravino prevents Hill from standing back up.
Ravino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ravino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hill wants to control but Ravino is keeping busy.
Ravino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hill defending well though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ravino throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hill 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen has chosen The Realest Sport as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Allen

185 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
178 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Allen sprawls well. Allen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown dives in and grabs Allen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Allen misses with a combination

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is keen to just control but Allen is a slippery customer.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Allen pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Brown trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Allen is looking to escape.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Brown trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Allen can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mike Brown just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Allen but Allen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen scores with a spinning back kick!
Allen thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Good exchange - Allen coming out on top.
Allen lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Allen lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Allen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Allen scores with a four punch combination!
Allen scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Allen lands a big right hand that sends Brown crashing to the mat! Allen stays standing though and waves Brown back to his feet!

Brown is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Jab by Allen.
Nice cross by Allen.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Allen.

Allen lands a left and a right that send Brown crashing to the mat, dazed. Allen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Allen drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Allen is looking for the KO!
Allen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Allen throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Allen works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Allen swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Allen throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Brown misses.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Allen swivels and escapes.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Allen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Allen throws a one two combo.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jason Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jason Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Allen counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Mike Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Allen slips under a jab.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Allen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Allen digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Allen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown misses with a hook.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Allen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Allen.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a jab. Allen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jason Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brown slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Allen throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown closes the distance but Allen moves to the side
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Allen throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen scores with a three punch combo!
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Allen lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allen connects with a jab.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Allen backs away looking to recover.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.
Allen cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Allen.
Allen scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Allen.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Allen swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a leg kick.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Allen takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Allen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
A jab from Allen misses.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jason Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Allen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Allen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamodev Orlosanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Drazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlosanko comes to the cage accompanied by Enae Volare Mezzo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orlosanko
vs
Drazen

200 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mamodev Orlosanko!
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, Victor Drazen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Orlosanko.
Drazen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlosanko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drazen is out of range.
Orlosanko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orlosanko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Victor Drazen has been cut.
Orlosanko misses the shot to the body.
Orlosanko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drazen connects with the punch.

It looks like Mamodev Orlosanko has been cut.
Orlosanko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drazen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drazen.
Drazen scores with a hook to the body. Orlosanko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlosanko. Drazen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drazen throws a shot to the body.
Orlosanko is breathing heavily.
Orlosanko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drazen throws a right hand that Orlosanko ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlosanko also avoids with ease.
Drazen digs a good body shot into Orlosanko's ribs.

Drazen rushes Orlosanko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drazen working Orlosanko over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drazen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drazen working Orlosanko over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drazen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orlosanko's brow.
Drazen'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.
Drazen lands with a right to the head.
Drazen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drazen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drazen avoiding damage.
Drazen lands an elbow just above Orlosanko 's eye.
Drazen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Drazen.
Drazen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drazen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drazen, right into the meat.

Drazen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drazen is stalling here.
Drazen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Mamodev Orlosanko's cut is getting worse.
Drazen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drazen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drazen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drazen leaning against his opponent.
Drazen creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Orlosanko! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Drazen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Drazen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gian Matteo Ranzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gian Matteo Ranzi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Mason's chin.

Matteo Ranzi
vs
Mason

185 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gian Matteo Ranzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Mason!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ranzi tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mason tries to break free but Ranzi pushes him back against the cage.
Mason pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mason receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ranzi up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranzi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mason walks away with a smile on his face. Ranzi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mason shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mason showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mason.
Ranzi is looking for a sweep. Mason is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mason is taking a breather. Ranzi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ranzi won't allow Mason to pass to mount.
Mason with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Ranzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Mason wants to take a breather but Ranzi is having none of it.
Ranzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Ranzi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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.
Mason is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Ranzi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ranzi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mason 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.

Ranzi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mason 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 Ranzi.
Ranzi is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to advance to mount but Ranzi denies him.
A lull in the action here as Mason stalls from top position.
Ranzi looks to move to half guard but instead Mason has passed into mount! Damn!
Mason looking to control but Ranzi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mason content just to control the position here.
Ranzi working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mason content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Mason just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mason has Ranzi up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ranzi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

Ranzi looking for a guillotine here but Mason defends easily.

Ranzi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mason defends well.
Mason must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mason controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Mason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ranzi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mason has managed to get both his arms back between Ranzi's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranzi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mason controls the pace.
Mason's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Ranzi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mason has passed into half guard!
Mason wants to pass the guard but Ranzi is defending well.
Mason performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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.

Ranzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.

Ranzi with the active half guard here but Mason passes nicely into side control.
Ranzi is looking to reverse the position.
Ranzi is trying to work for a sweep but Mason has mounted him!
Mason takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ranzi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Ranzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ranzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Mason has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Mason just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mason takes the fight into the clinch.
Ranzi dodges an elbow strike from Mason.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason presses Ranzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mason takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mason is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ranzi's half guard.

Ranzi looking for submissions off his back.
Mason looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ranzi is pressing down on Mason's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ranzi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mason stacks Ranzi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mason!
Ranzi tries to buck Mason off but Mason is having none of it.
Mason controlling the position.
Gian Matteo Ranzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mason trying to control the position but Ranzi is working away.
Ranzi is looking to regain half guard here but Mason keeps moving and retains side control.
Ranzi manages to get back to half guard.

Ranzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mason is taking a breather. Ranzi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Ranzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.

Ranzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ranzi looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Mason seems content to control.

Ranzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mason pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Mason is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mark Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Mason just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mason has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Mason!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between James Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martin
vs
Juarez

182 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

189 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francisco Juarez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a one two combo.
Juarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Juarez swivels and escapes.
Juarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin throws a series of punches but Juarez avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
A left and a right from Martin both land. Nice combination.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Juarez circles away.
Juarez tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin tries to clinch but Juarez is having none of it.
Juarez stuffs the takedown.
Martin throws a head kick that half lands.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juarez. Juarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juarez fakes the leg kick and cracks Martin in the body.
Martin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juarez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez lands a high kick!

It looks like James Martin has been cut.
Crack! A monster head kick from Juarez and Martin falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Juarez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Francisco Juarez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McArthur's entrance music is London Calling. A fine choice. Norris has chosen Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

McArthur
vs
Norris

172 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Norris!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur throws a head kick but Norris moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Norris is defended easily by McArthur.
Buck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by McArthur.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from McArthur does no damage.
The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McArthur goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Norris looks gassed!
Norris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and McArthur moves out of range easily.
McArthur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McArthur connects with a crisp jab.
McArthur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris walks forward, straight into a front kick from McArthur.
McArthur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris. That did some damage!
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norris's sensitive parts.
McArthur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
McArthur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris on the side of the head.
McArthur connects with a right hand. Norris shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by McArthur there.
McArthur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McArthur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McArthur plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris walks into a left hand.

Norris is rocked!
McArthur lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Norris falls backwards - clearly groggy! McArthur dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles McArthur!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Wazesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Daniel Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wazesky
vs
Daniel Escudero

190 cm
22
191 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
196 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Wazesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Daniel Escudero!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escudero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Brandon Wazesky has been cut.
Wazesky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escudero pinned against the cage. Escudero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wazesky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escudero as he avoids it easily.
Wazesky shoots for a takedown but Escudero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Wazesky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wazesky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wazesky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escudero stuffs the takedown attempt from Wazesky. Wazesky gets slowly back to his feet.
Wazesky tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazesky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escudero's waist but Escudero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wazesky off to one side.
Wazesky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escudero but Escudero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Wazesky with that takedown attempt.
Sergio Daniel Escudero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escudero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wazesky misses with a takedown attempt - Escudero sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wazesky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Escudero lands a left and a right that send Wazesky crashing to the mat, dazed. Escudero thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wazesky is breathing heavily.
Escudero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wazesky on the side of the head.

Wazesky is rocked!
Escudero grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Wazesky takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Escudero cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergio Daniel Escudero!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus MacCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacCallum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Scotland the Brave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexander Volkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Volkov
vs
MacCallum

200 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

205 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

FNF Energy - (Sale!)

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacCallum!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov is looking to clinch.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacCallum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacCallum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
MacCallum sizes up Volkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
A shot to de liver by MacCallum. Beautiful body shot.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacCallum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from MacCallum finds it's target.
A big right followed by a crushing left from MacCallum knocks Volkov out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angus MacCallum!