UCLA 79 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden has chosen From Hell by Faces Of Mars as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Parkinson
vs
Fadden

174 cm
31
157 lbs
13 - 12 - 2

170 cm
31
156 lbs
16 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Parkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fadden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkinson throws a right hand that Fadden ducks under and follows up with a left that Fadden also avoids with ease.
Fadden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parkinson sizes up Fadden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fadden has a takedown stuffed.
Parkinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parkinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parkinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fadden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fadden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parkinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teddy Parkinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fadden.
Fadden shoots in and drives through. Parkinson sprawls well.
Parkinson throws a shot to the body.
Fadden gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Parkinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fadden looks gassed!
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!
Parkinson scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Jack Fadden has been cut.
Parkinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parkinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Parkinson there.
Fadden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parkinson counters with a nice body shot.
Teddy Parkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fadden wants to clinch up but Parkinson keeps it at a distance.
Parkinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fadden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parkinson stuns Fadden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parkinson is looking to wear down Fadden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parkinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice jab there from Parkinson.
Parkinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Parkinson.
Parkinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parkinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Fadden is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson connects with a single shot there.
Fadden is still on wobbly legs! Can Parkinson finish him?
Parkinson cracks Fadden's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Fadden slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Parkinson can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teddy Parkinson!

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energy
A | B

hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Storm Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aurelius
vs
Rolla

177 cm
28
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
144 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Storm Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolla throws a right and a left that Aurelius avoids nicely.
Rolla tries to clinch there but Aurelius circles away.
Rolla tries to clinch up.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rolla moves into the clinch.
Aurelius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rolla's efforts to push away.
Rolla avoiding damage.
Rolla tries to pull guard but Aurelius won't allow it.
Rolla drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rolla is working for takedown but Aurelius is calmly controlling the position for now.
Storm Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolla.

Aurelius is trying to trip Rolla. He has hold of a leg but Rolla is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Aurelius persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Aurelius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aurelius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rolla manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Aurelius pushes Rolla off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aurelius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rolla is fending him off so far but Aurelius persists. Nope, Rolla circles away and we're back to standing.
Rolla fails with the takedown.
Rolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rolla throws a series of punches but Aurelius moves out of range.
Rolla fails to land with a series of punches.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aurelius seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rolla is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Storm Aurelius!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody A Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Stanfield
vs
A Miller

178 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody A Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stanfield as he avoids it easily.
Stanfield jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stanfield lands a jab to the head.
Stanfield throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up but Stanfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Stanfield lands with a good body shot.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller lands a high kick!
Stanfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stanfield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stanfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller moves to clinch but Stanfield breaks away
and Stanfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanfield lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Cody A Miller has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Stanfield does it's job there.

Miller is rocked!
Cody A Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanfield sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Miller's defenses. It connects perfectly with Miller's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miles Stanfield!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Trainor
vs
Guevara

175 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
21
135 lbs
1 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Guevara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Trainor rushes Guevara and presses him up against the cage.
Trainor with a knee to the head.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ernesto Guevara has been cut.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor landing knees to the body.
Guevara takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Trainor connects with a knee to the head.
Trainor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trainor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guevara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guevara looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trainor obliges.
Trainor crunches a lovely knee into Guevara's ribcage.
Guevara looks gassed!
Trainor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trainor with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Guevara blocks with his arms.

Trainor pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Trainor working a defensive guard here.
Guevara tries to free his leg and advance position but Trainor is retaining full guard.
Trainor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Trainor is looking to sweep but instead, Guevara has passed into half guard.
Guevara is keen to just control but Trainor is a slippery customer.

Trainor actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is trying to maintain the position but Guevara is very close to passing his half guard.
Trainor is controlling Guevara's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Guevara blocks the strikes from Trainor.
Trainor is trying to get back to full guard.
Trainor wants to control but Guevara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guevara winds up and cracks Trainor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trainor works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is trying to keep Guevara in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

We're going to have a standup here because Lawrence Trainor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Guevara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trainor circles away quickly and effectively.
Guevara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Trainor shoots in and bounces Guevara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Trainor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara misses with a double jab.
Guevara throws a right hand that Trainor ducks under and follows up with a left that Trainor also avoids with ease.

Trainor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trainor scores with a knee to the head.
Trainor lands a good knee to the midsection. Guevara won't want to take too many of those.
Trainor scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trainor connects with a knee to the head.
Trainor lands a knee to the body.
Trainor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guevara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
Trainor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trainor scores with a knee to the head.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Trainor lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Trainor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Guevara's cut.
That's time! Trainor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Guevara throws a combination that misses

and Trainor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Guevara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trainor throwing shots but Guevara is blocking nicely.

Trainor decides to stand up.
Lawrence Trainor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guevara scores with a three punch combo!
Guevara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guevara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trainor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Trainor darts in and clinches Guevara up against the cage.
Trainor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Guevara is breathing heavily.
Trainor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guevara backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trainor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor landing knees to the head.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Trainor decides to pull guard.

Trainor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Guevara throws a right hand that Trainor ducks under and follows up with a left that Trainor also avoids with ease.
Guevara fails to land with a series of punches.
Guevara throws a combination that misses

and Trainor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guevara's guard now.
Trainor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lawrence Trainor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trainor passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trainor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trainor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Guevara is not content to let Trainor control the position.
Trainor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor prevents Guevara from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trainor is looking to advance position but Guevara won't allow it.

Guevara kicks Trainor off and gets back to his feet.
Guevara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trainor circles away quickly and effectively.
Guevara throws a series of punches but Trainor moves out of range.
Guevara throws a right hand that Trainor ducks under and follows up with a left that Trainor also avoids with ease.

Trainor gets a takedown into half guard.
Trainor trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor uses his free foot to push down on Guevara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guevara.
Trainor content just to control the position here.
Trainor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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.
Trainor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Trainor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Guevara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Guevara gets tackled into the cage by Trainor. Trainor maintains the clinch.
Guevara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trainor walks away with a smile on his face. Guevara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guevara throws a combination that misses

and Trainor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Trainor is looking for submissions but instead, Guevara has regained full guard.
Trainor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trainor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guevara on the ground.
Trainor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guevara swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara keeping moving, preventing Trainor from controlling successfully.
Guevara has a closed guard, preventing Trainor from standing up.

Guevara is working an open guard so Trainor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Guevara throws a left and a right that both miss

and Trainor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guevara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guevara controls Trainor momentarily but Trainor frees himself.
Trainor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Trainor advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guevara is in trouble now - Trainor has advanced to mount!
Trainor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trainor avoids the attempt from Guevara to control.
Guevara is looking to improve his position but Trainor isn't that keen on the idea.
Trainor content just to control the position here.
Trainor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guevara can do to turn this around?
Trainor landing shots from mount.
Guevara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trainor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trainor unloads with some shots from mount but Guevara bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor working the ground and pound effectively.
Guevara is desperately trying to improve his position but Trainor has a good base and remains in mount.
Trainor controlling his opponent.

Trainor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Guevara has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Guevara!
Ernesto Guevara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence Trainor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trainor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Trainor!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Drapeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen Can't Tell Me Nothing as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drapeau
vs
Henderson

171 cm
23
154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

169 cm
19
147 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Drapeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drapeau misses with a few strikes there.

Drapeau closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Henderson quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drapeau slows the pace down in half guard.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
Drapeau stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Drapeau.
Drapeau tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Drapeau blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Drapeau shoots in but no luck this time.
Drapeau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drapeau connects with a single shot there.

Drapeau clinches up against the cage.
Drapeau lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jamie Henderson has been cut.

Drapeau breaks the clinch.
Drapeau changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Drapeau manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drapeau shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Drapeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Drapeau closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drapeau lands an elbow just above Henderson 's eye.
Drapeau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drapeau drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drapeau displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henderson up against the cage.
Drapeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Drapeau has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Henderson regains guard immediately.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drapeau landing with the ground and pound.
Drapeau controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drapeau seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henderson for as long as he can get away with.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Drapeau is having none of it.
Drapeau engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Drapeau is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Drapeau wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Drapeau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Drapeau manages to break the clinch.

Drapeau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drapeau displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henderson up against the cage.

Drapeau breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Drapeau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Drapeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Henderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Henderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drapeau to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Drapeau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drapeau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drapeau stays in close to Henderson's body and controls the position.
Drapeau cracks Henderson with a solid left hand.
Drapeau is stalling in the full guard.
Drapeau is in close to Henderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drapeau is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drapeau postures up and lands a big shot to Henderson's brow.
Drapeau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drapeau stops Henderson from standing up.
Henderson is breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel Drapeau just wasn't active enough.
Drapeau throws a combination that misses
and Henderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Drapeau shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Drapeau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drapeau looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drapeau 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Daniel Drapeau has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Drapeau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drapeau lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Drapeau landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drapeau takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drapeau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drapeau seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Drapeau is trying for a kimura here. Henderson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Drapeau wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Drapeau!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Takata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Diary of a Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Takata
vs
Hawkins

170 cm
30
143 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

170 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shinya Takata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Takata moves out of range.
Takata connects with a body shot that sends Hawkins's belly button to the back.
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Takata.
Takata throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Takata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takata walks into a jab.
Takata throws a lazy right hand but Hawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawkins misses with a two punch combination.

Takata gets a double leg takedown into Hawkins's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Takata decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hawkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shinya Takata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins throws a looping overhand right but Takata ducks down to avoid it.
Takata throws a right hand that misses
and Hawkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawkins slips a straight right by Takata.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawkins lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawkins at a distance.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Hawkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takatas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Takata. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Hawkins connects with a jab.
Takata throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Takata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawkins backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takata throws a leg kick but Hawkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clay Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
Takata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Takata is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling him.

Takata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Takata eats them both and turns towards Hawkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Takata keeps the fight on the outside.
Takata scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Takata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takata throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Hawkins throws a head kick but Takata moves out of range.
Hawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Takata's head.
Takata digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Hawkins looks gassed!
Takata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Takata's head but Takata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takata dodges the punch combination from Hawkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takata scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Takata's shoulder, as Takata tries to avoid the shot.
Takata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takata somewhat.
Takata slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Takata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takata lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takata was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Takata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Takata. Those never looked like landing.
Takata shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins shows good takedown defense.
Takata misses with a straight left.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins throws a front kick aimed at Takata's knee but Takata avoids it well.
Takata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Takata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takata closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkins circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takata swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Takata looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hawkins!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hawkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takata thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hawkins is looking to escape.
Hawkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Takata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hawkins moves into the clinch.

Takata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takata slips under a jab.
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takata is looking to chop away at Hawkins's legs.
Hawkins looks to land a combination but Takata avoids it well.

Hawkins has closed the distance and engaged Takata in a clinch.
Hawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins prevents Takata from breaking the clinch.
Hawkins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takata has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkins prevents Takata from breaking the clinch.
Hawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.

Takata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takata scores with a jab.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins tries to bum rush Takata with a series of wild strikes but Takata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Takata.
Takata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Takata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinya Takata is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawkins tries to bum rush Takata with a series of wild strikes but Takata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Hawkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takata.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Takata circles away.
Hawkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Takata there.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Takata thuds his right hand into Hawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takata lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Takata fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takata.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takata. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Takata moves out of range.
Takata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins lands with a straight right. Takata didn't see that one coming.

Hawkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Takata tries to break free but Hawkins pushes him back against the cage.
Takata is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling him.

Hawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takata swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takata throws an overhand right that lands on Hawkins's shoulder, as Hawkins tries to avoid the shot.
Takata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takata throws a hook but Hawkins blocks it.
Takata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Takata.

Takata looking to score a takedown here. Hawkins is defending well but Takata drives through and ends up in Hawkins's guard.
Takata has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Takata is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takata is positioning himself well to prevent Hawkins advancing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins wants to stand up but Takata is controlling the position.

Takata kicks off Hawkins and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins checks a low kick from Takata.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takata misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Takata dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hawkins misses the jab.
Takata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.
Takata scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takata.
Takata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Takata lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawkins's head.

Takata scores with a takedown into Hawkins's guard.
Takata won't allow Hawkins to get back to his feet.
Takata wants to get up but he can't break Hawkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Takata trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Takata is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Takata throwing strikes but missing.
Shinya Takata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Takata tries to pass.
Takata prevents Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Takata throws a big right hand that misses.
Takata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takata with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins working a defensive guard here.
Takata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takata trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takata is standing up over Hawkins. Hawkins looks to escape but Takata dives into side control.
Hawkins taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins sneaks out the side door and pushes Takata away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nice defenses there by Takata.
Takata shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawkins pinned against the cage. Hawkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Clay Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Good leg kick by Takata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takata. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Hawkins.
Takata throws a shot to the body.
Takata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takata gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a body kick.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Takata tenderised Hawkins's leg. Hawkins is trying to keep his angry face on.

Takata fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hawkins sprawls well initially but Takata persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawkins is looking for a sweep. Takata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takata scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hawkins moves into full guard.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Takata from controlling successfully.
Takata scoring with some ground and pound.
Shinya Takata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawkins wants to stand up but Takata is controlling him.

Takata stands and steps away. Hawkins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hawkins enables Takata to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hawkins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takata trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takata won't allow Hawkins to sweep him here.

Hawkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Takata gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Takata slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawkins tries to bench press Takata off him but Takata keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takata is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hawkins will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinya Takata!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boot Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Pacquiao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boot Head's chin.

Pacquiao
vs
Head

175 cm
22
150 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

180 cm
28
150 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boot Head!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Pacquiao gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Pacquiao 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pacquiao is trying to work for a kimura but Head is defending well.
Pacquiao keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pacquiao escapes and gets back to his feet.

Pacquiao closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pacquiao lands in his opponent's guard.
Head controls Pacquiao momentarily but Pacquiao frees himself.
Pacquiao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pacquiao lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao controlling from the top position.
Pacquiao stopping the sweep attempt from Head.
Pacquiao postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Manny Pacquiao wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pacquiao checks a low kick from Head.
Head looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Pacquiao drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pacquiao controls the position from side control.

Head is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pacquiao's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Pacquiao! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Head has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manny Pacquiao!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eberhart has chosen South Side as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sato
vs
Eberhart

181 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Eberhart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Sato is defending against the submission attempts here by Eberhart.
Sato tries to get to full guard but Eberhart has control of the leg.
Eberhart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.

Eberhart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Eberhart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eberhart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sato slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sato doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sato trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Sato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eberhart defends it easily.
Sato will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Eberhart postures up.
Sato wants to sweep here but Eberhart controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberhart stands up over Sato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Eberhart from controlling successfully.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Eberhart from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrew Eberhart hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Eberhart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sato cracks Eberhart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Eberhart scores with a takedown into Sato's guard.
Eberhart thows a big elbow that misses.
Eberhart 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.

Sato has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Eberhart should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sato has tightened it up now! Eberhart should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kobe Sato!

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heisenberg comes to the cage accompanied by Merchant of Death. Mitch Heisenberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Heisenberg
vs
Alves

167 cm
23
157 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Heisenberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Alves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves blocks a head kick by Heisenberg.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg is looking to land body kicks.
Heisenberg connects with a solid leg kick.
Heisenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Heisenberg throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Alves avoids the body shot from Heisenberg.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Heisenberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Hector Alves has been cut.

Alves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heisenberg is keeping the position for now.
Alves trying to control but Heisenberg is working from the bottom.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heisenberg keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Alves wants to control from the top but Heisenberg keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heisenberg is keeping the position for now.
Heisenberg keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Heisenberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Heisenberg, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves is fighting to break Heisenberg's control of his arms but Heisenberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Heisenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
A solid body kick from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heisenberg swivels and escapes.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heisenberg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alves looks gassed!
Heisenberg and Alves are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Heisenberg throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Alves into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Heisenberg knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mitch Heisenberg!
Mitch Heisenberg retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Mitch Heisenberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Da (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph T O Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Callahan has chosen More human than human - White Zombie as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Da
vs
T O Callahan

190 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

198 cm
26
218 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atilla Da!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph T O Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Callahan rushes Da and presses him up against the cage.
O Callahan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Callahan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Da goes for a takedown attempt but O Callahan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

O Callahan moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Da.
O Callahan lands an elbow that stopped Da in his tracks for a moment.
O Callahan misses with an elbow over the top.
O Callahan lands a damaging elbow.
O Callahan tries for a takedown but Da manages to get underhooks.
Da stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Callahan throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Callahan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Da on the inside.
A shot in the inside from O Callahan.
Da prevents the takedown attempt.
O Callahan is trying to force a seperation but Da has the dominant position.
O Callahan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Callahan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Da is trying to work for a single leg takedown but O Callahan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Callahan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Da wants the takedown. O Callahan is fighting it off but Da persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in O Callahan's guard against the cage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
O Callahan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Callahan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Da is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da throws a strike but O Callahan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Da looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Callahan is one step ahead there.
Da controls O Callahan momentarily but O Callahan frees himself.
Da 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 three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Atilla Da just wasn't active enough.
Da shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atilla Da. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Callahan is looking to clinch.
O Callahan moves in looking to clinch but Da pushes him off.
O Callahan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Callahan tries to clinch up but Da circles away and keeps his distance.
Da looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Callahan is fending him off so far but Da persists. Nope, O Callahan circles away and we're back to standing.
O Callahan checks a leg kick.
Da walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Callahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da blocks a head kick by O Callahan.
Da circles away from the clinch attempt
and Da counters with a solid body kick.
Nice sprawl there from O Callahan as Da shoots in.
O Callahan avoids the head kick by Da.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Callahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Callahan wants to clinch up but Da keeps it at a distance.
O Callahan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Da will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph T O Callahan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Callahan wants to clinch.
Da throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O Callahan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Callahan tries to clinch up
and Da counters with a good low kick that O Callahan was not able to check.
O Callahan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

O Callahan has managed to clinch.
O Callahan throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Callahan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da's brow.
O Callahan misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Callahan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da's brow.
O Callahan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da is defending well for now.
Da blocks an elbow strike from O Callahan.

O Callahan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Da clinches with his opponent.
Da avoids a wild elbow strike from O Callahan.
O Callahan misses with an elbow strike.
Da has O Callahan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Callahan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Da has O Callahan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Da pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending O Callahan tumbling to the mat - Da dives into O Callahan's guard.
Da pushes down on O Callahan's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Da looks to land a strike but O Callahan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Callahan keeping full guard, as Da tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da trying to control but O Callahan is working from the bottom.
Da throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan wants to sweep here but Da controlling him for the moment.
Da wants to control from the top but O Callahan keeps moving.
Da missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Da throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Callahan keeping full guard, as Da tries to pass.
Da trying to control but O Callahan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Callahan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Atilla Da wasn't doing enough on the ground.
O Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph T O Callahan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Callahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Da scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Da connects with a nice short shot to O Callahan's temple.
Da takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
O Callahan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Da dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Da lands with a kick to the ribs.
O Callahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da swats away the attempt to clinch by O Callahan.

Da fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Callahan, pushing him back against the cage.
O Callahan can't break the clinch.
Da misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Callahan throws an elbow but it misses.
Da has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Callahan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Da avoids a wild elbow strike from O Callahan.
Da changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Callahan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Da lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da scoring well with a low kick there.

O Callahan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da, pushing him back against the cage.
Da avoids a wild elbow strike from O Callahan.

Da has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but O Callahan regains guard immediately.
Da controls from within his opponent's guard.
Da postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan wants to stand and escape but Da is having none of it.
Atilla Da overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Callahan keeping moving, preventing Da from controlling successfully.
Da postures up in O Callahan's guard and throws a big left but O Callahan blocks it.
O Callahan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Da missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Da is looking to work some ground and pound but O Callahan has wrist control.
Da trying to control but O Callahan is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da tries to free his leg and advance position but O Callahan is retaining full guard.

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

Da forces O Callahan back against the cage and clinches.
O Callahan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Da is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Da blocks an elbow strike.
Joseph T O Callahan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Callahan looking to stall.
O Callahan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atilla Da. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Callahan throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Callahan.
O Callahan lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Da blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Da lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Da tries to pass to full mount but O Callahan defends it.
Da is trying to control the action in half guard but O Callahan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da not doing much here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atilla Da clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Da fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from O Callahan.
O Callahan thumps Da with a low kick.

Da moves into the clinch successfully.
Da has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Callahan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
O Callahan misses with an elbow over the top.
O Callahan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da avoids it.
Da blocks an uppercut.
Da is trying to drag O Callahan to the mat but O Callahan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atilla Da. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da fails to land the takedown.
O Callahan wants to clinch
and Da counters with a thumping low kick.
O Callahan throws a head kick but Da moves out of range.
O Callahan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from O Callahan.

Da shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Callahan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Da.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Callahan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Callahan wants to get back to his feet but Da is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Da trying to control but O Callahan is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan wants to get back to his feet but Da is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Da trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Callahan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da throws a strike but O Callahan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Da managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Atilla Da has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Da dives in and grabs O Callahan's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Callahan pushes down on Da's head and hops out.
Da changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Callahan tries to avoid it but Da manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Callahan to the ground. O Callahan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Callahan throws a leg kick but Da moved away.
O Callahan checks a leg kick.
O Callahan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Callahan scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Callahan fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Callahan misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Joseph T O Callahan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Da closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Callahan's guard.
Da chips away with some ground and pound.
Da pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Callahan is keeping the position for now.
Da stops O Callahan from standing up.
Da 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.
Da wants to control from the top but O Callahan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da lands a couple of elbows.
Da slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Atilla Da just wasn't active enough.
O Callahan misses with a straight left.
O Callahan stuffs the takedown attempt from Da. Da gets slowly back to his feet.
Da tries a head kick but it misses.
O Callahan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Da.
O Callahan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Da counters with a head kick. That will keep O Callahan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Callahan looks to land a body kick but Da moved away.
O Callahan tries to clinch but Da moves out of range.
Da looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Callahan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Da decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Callahan's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Callahan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Da.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Callahan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Da trying to control but O Callahan is working from the bottom.
Da trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Callahan's head.
Da looking to sit in guard and control but O Callahan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Callahan stands and steps away. Da gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Da closes the distance and clinches.
O Callahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atilla Da showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Da 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atilla Da!
Atilla Da retains his light heavyweight title!