GFC 11: Gordon vs. McGee PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Ware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Nixan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ware comes to the cage accompanied by Put on. Nixan has chosen thats why as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ware
vs
Nixan

183 cm
27
178 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

194 cm
21
174 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demarcus Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Nixan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixan with a poor takedown

and Ware counters with a shoot takedown. Nixan fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ware trying to control but Nixan is working from the bottom.
Ware sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nixan's guard.
Ware looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Ware 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.
Ware is trying to control the action in half guard but Nixan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Ware is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nixan sees it coming and defends easily.
Ware not doing much 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!

Ware wants to work for an arm triangle but Nixan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixan wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nixan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ware is pressing down on Nixan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nixan is holding on for now.
Ware is working hard here to advance position.
Nixan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ware. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ware postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nixan to stand up.
Ware swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixan.
Ware misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware throws a sloppy head kick and Nixan moves out of range easily.
Ware tries a head kick but it misses.
Ware swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nixan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ware misses with a body kick.
Nixan tries to clinch up.
Ware shoots in looking for a takedown but Nixan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ware's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nixan has his takedown stuffed

so Ware counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ware sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nixan's guard.
Nixan trying to control but Ware postures up.

Ware is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nixan wants to get back to full guard but Ware has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ware working Nixan over with strikes here.

Ware working for a guillotine from mount but Nixan is in no mood to give up.
Ware moves to back control.

Ware looking to break Nixan's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Nixan remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ware will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ware is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Nixan taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Ware.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demarcus Ware!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Xenakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Davis
vs
Xenakis

185 cm
24
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Xenakis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Xenakis. Xenakis gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Xenakis swivels and escapes.
Xenakis shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Xenakis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Xenakis as Davis shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xenakis avoids the head kick by Davis.
Xenakis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xenakis but Xenakis pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Xenakis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Xenakis showed some decent athleticism there.
Davis tries to roll over but Xenakis keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davis is trying to control but can't.
Xenakis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Xenakis is looking for a kimura here.
Xenakis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Xenakis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davis?
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenakis lands a heavy elbow.

It looks like Chris Davis has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenakis unloading with bombs!
Xenakis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davis?
Xenakis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Xenakis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis is breathing heavily.

Xenakis working for a submission but Davis is keeping him at bay.
The referee warns Davis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Davis is rocked!

Chris Davis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Xenakis unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Davis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Xenakis celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titus Xenakis!
Titus Xenakis thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toberticus Kelltonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelltonville might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hero. 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.

Kelltonville
vs
Peterson

191 cm
30
224 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

200 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toberticus Kelltonville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Kelltonville.
Kelltonville fakes the leg kick and cracks Peterson in the body.
Kelltonville connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelltonville shoots for a double leg takedown but Peterson sprawls well. He's pushed Kelltonville's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kelltonville tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelltonville falls off balance throwing a combination

and Peterson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kelltonville's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Peterson trying to control but Kelltonville is working from the bottom.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Kelltonville wants to stand and escape but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson trying to control but Kelltonville is working from the bottom.

Peterson stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kelltonville throws up his legs and catches Peterson in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Peterson tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kelltonville! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Toberticus Kelltonville!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan has chosen Devildriver - Devils Son as his entrance music. James Logan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Montgomery
vs
Logan

190 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
29
202 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Logan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montgomery takes the fight into the clinch.
Montgomery working aggressively here.
Montgomery can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
Logan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Logan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Logan gets through Montgomery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Logan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Walter Montgomery has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montgomery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Logan scores with a shoulder strike.
Logan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Logan.

Montgomery is rocked!
Logan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh Montgomery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montgomery is breathing heavily.

Logan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Montgomery can't fight it off and eventually Logan manages to take the fight to the floor. Montgomery looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Logan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Montgomery seems to have got his legs back now.
Logan advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Logan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Logan is keen to just control but Montgomery is a slippery customer.
Logan controlling the action here.

Logan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Montgomery could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Logan has cracked it and Montgomery is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Logan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Logan!
James Logan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry! for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barde Mopsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuffs comes into the arena with Korn Blind blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Trevor Tuffs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Trevor Tuffs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tuffs
vs
Mopsi

180 cm
31
190 lbs
16 - 24 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Tuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barde Mopsi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuffs with a poor takedown
and Mopsi counters with a body kick.
Tuffs swats away the attempt to clinch by Mopsi.
Tuffs misses with a takedown attempt
and Mopsi counters with a body kick that stops Tuffs in his tracks momentarily.
Mopsi throws a head kick that misses.
Mopsi feints and then cracks Tuffs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tuffs down.
Tuffs shoots and misses
and Mopsi counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Tuffs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mopsi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tuffs will feel that in the morning.
Tuffs has his takedown stuffed
and Mopsi counters with a nice body kick.
Tuffs is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Mopsi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuffs misses with a takedown attempt
and Mopsi counters with an inside leg kick.
Mopsi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tuffs momentarily.

Mopsi clinches.
Mopsi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tuffs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mopsi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mopsi connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Mopsi tenderised Tuffs's leg. Tuffs is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mopsi.
Tuffs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mopsi counters with a nice body shot.
Mopsi lands a head kick!
Mopsi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mopsi lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Mopsi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mopsi.
Mopsi lands with a slapping head kick.
Mopsi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuffs. That did some damage!
A left and a right from Mopsi both land. Nice combination.
Mopsi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tuffs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mopsi.
Mopsi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tuffs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mopsi scores with a leg kick.
Tuffs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mopsi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mopsi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mopsi is looking to slow Tuffs down with leg kicks.
Mopsi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Mopsi moves into range and clinches up with Tuffs.
Mopsi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mopsi lands an elbow just above Tuffs 's eye.
Tuffs misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tuffs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mopsi lands a good knee to the midsection. Tuffs won't want to take too many of those.
Mopsi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mopsi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tuffs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Barde Mopsi.
Mopsi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mopsi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mopsi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tuffs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mopsi lands a leg kick that knocks Tuffs off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tuffs tries to keep at a distance but Mopsi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mopsi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mopsi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Trevor Tuffs has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mopsi is working Tuffs over against the cage.
Mopsi lands a nice elbow.
Mopsi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tuffs's defenses.

Tuffs is rocked!
Mopsi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tuffs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mopsi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Tuffs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mopsi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mopsi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mopsi creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Tuffs! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Mopsi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barde Mopsi!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

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

Wesson
vs
Arkley

188 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
221 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wesson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Arkley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wesson.
Wesson moves in looking to clinch but Arkley pushes him off.
Arkley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Wesson blocks the low kick.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Wesson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wesson misses with a straight left.
Wesson connects with a body shot that sends Arkley's belly button to the back.
Wesson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arkley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Arkley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wesson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wesson swings for the body but Arkley moves out of range.
Arkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
Some wild striking there from Wesson.
Arkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wesson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson checks the leg kick.
Arkley misses with the combination.
Arkley misses with a body shot.
Arkley tries to land a front kick but Wesson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wesson throws a good cross that connects.
Arkley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wesson swings for the body but Arkley moves out of range.
Arkley connects with a body shot.
Arkley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wesson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arkley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wesson swinging wildly here.

Arkley drops Wesson with a left right combo! Arkley follows him down to the ground into side control.

Wesson is rocked!

It looks like John Wesson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wesson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Arkley's best efforts.
Arkley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arkley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arkley trying to control the pace.
Wesson manages to get to full guard.
Wesson being controlled here, momentarily.
Arkley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson is looking to stand up but Arkley isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arkley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Arkley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arkley.
Arkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Arkley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wesson tries to clinch up but Arkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Arkley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wesson rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wesson in his tracks.
Arkley throws a leg kick which misses Wesson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wesson tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arkley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arkley shoots in for a double leg but Wesson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Wesson forces Arkley back against the cage and clinches.
Wesson throws a head punch that misses.
Wesson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arkley's elbow.

Arkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wesson is out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arkley blocks a body shot from Wesson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Arkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Arkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wesson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arkley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice shot lands for Wesson.
Arkley with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wesson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Wesson.
Wesson struggles to land a body shot inside as Arkley controls his hands.
Wesson taking a breather.
Arkley presses Wesson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wesson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arkley's elbow.
Wesson tries to work over Arkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wesson working aggressively here.
Wesson tries a body shot but Arkley blocks it.

Arkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesson is looking to clinch but Arkley is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Arkley.
Arkley throws a sloppy head kick and Wesson moves out of range easily.
Arkley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesson misses with a hook.
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arkley.
Wesson digs a good body shot into Arkley's ribs.
James Arkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wesson looks to land a left hand but Arkley moved out of range nicely.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wesson tries to clinch up.
Wesson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arkley counters with a nice body kick.
Arkley thumps Wesson with a low kick.
Wesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John Wesson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wesson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arkley at a distance.
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!
Wesson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkley fakes the leg kick and cracks Wesson in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arkley misses with a takedown attempt - Wesson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Arkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arkley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wesson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wesson throws an off balance right hand
and Arkley counters with an outside leg kick.
Arkley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wesson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Wesson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Arkley.
Arkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Arkley is just out of range.
Wesson tries to clinch but Arkley is having none of it.
Wesson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arkley counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wesson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wesson wants to clinch up but Arkley keeps it at a distance.
Wesson is looking to clinch.
Arkley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wesson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arkleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wesson misses with a jab to the body
and Arkley counters with a head kick. That will keep Wesson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arkley throws a head kick that misses.
Arkley scores with a head kick.
Arkley keeps the fight on the outside.
Wesson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Wesson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arkley swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Wesson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arkley on the side of the head.
Arkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesson throws a right hand that Arkley ducks under and follows up with a left that Arkley also avoids with ease.
Arkley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arkley connects with an inside leg kick.
Wesson connects with a looping right hand.
Wesson closes the distance but Arkley moves to the side
and Arkley counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arkley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arkley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wesson scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Wesson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Wesson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Arkley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wesson avoids it really well and circles away.
Arkley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Wesson clinches.
Wesson wants to break free but Arkley has control.
Wesson misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wesson.
Arkley blocks a body shot from Wesson.
Wesson tries to break free but Arkley pushes him back against the cage.
Arkley has had enough of the clinch but Wesson keeps him there for the moment.
Wesson misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wesson fails to land.
Wesson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arkley has him pressed against the cage.
Wesson struggles to land a body shot inside as Arkley controls his hands.
Arkley lands a nice shot to the body.
Arkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wesson tries to work over Arkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Arkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arkley slips a straight right by Wesson.
Arkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wesson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wesson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arkley feints and then cracks Wesson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wesson down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arkley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arkley thows a body kick. Wesson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arkley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arkley lands with an overhand left.
Arkley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wesson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arkley's head.
Arkley misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Arkley is out of range.
A jab from Wesson misses.
Arkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arkley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesson throws a shot from downtown. Arkley moves away and avoids it.
Wesson misses with a straight right.
Arkley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arkley throws a head kick that misses.
Wesson throws a lazy uppercut
and Arkley counters with a good, hard body kick but Wesson shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley connects with a high kick.
Arkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Arkley.
Wesson tries to clinch up but Arkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arkley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wesson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arkley.
Arkley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arkley lands with a kick to the temple. Wesson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arkley misses the shot to the body.
Wesson wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wesson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arkley - the referee stops the clock and Wesson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arkley. Wesson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Arkley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wesson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arkley lands a jab to the nose.
Arkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arkley throws a hook to the side of Wesson's head but Wesson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arkley misses with a body shot.
Arkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesson.
Wesson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wesson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Wesson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arkley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wesson's head.
Wesson dips to his left and cracks Arkley with an uppercut!
Arkley blocks a jab.
Wesson misses with an uppercut
and Arkley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arkley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Arkley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wesson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arkley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesson throws a right hand that Arkley ducks under and follows up with a left that Arkley also avoids with ease.
Wesson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wesson scores with a jab. Arkley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Arkley circles away.
Wesson moves in looking to clinch but Arkley pushes him off.

Wesson darts in and clinches Arkley up against the cage.
Wesson tries to throw a body punch but Arkley avoids it by throwing Wesson back against the cage.
Arkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesson has double underhooks.
Wesson lands a body punch.
Wesson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wesson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson working aggressively here.
Arkley lands with a short shot to the head.
Wesson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wesson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arkley prevents a body shot from Wesson.
Wesson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wesson has a couple of punches blocked by Arkley.
Wesson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wesson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arkley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wesson backwards.
Arkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wesson throws a punch but it's blocked by Arkley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arkley.
Wesson tries a body shot but Arkley blocks it.

Arkley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wesson regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wesson has an active guard here but Arkley has managed to pass into half guard.
Wesson pushes Arkley off looking to stand but Arkley dives back in and keeps control.
Arkley works his way into side control.
Wesson is pushing Arkley's head away, looking to escape. Arkley manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Check out the look on Arkley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Arkley happy to just control the position for now.
Wesson is not content to let Arkley control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesson stops Arkley from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Wesson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Wesson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wesson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arkley defending well as Wesson loads up on a big left hand.
Arkley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arkley throws the kick towards the body but Wesson avoids it.
Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Arkley circles away.
Wesson wants to clinch.
Arkley slips under a jab from Wesson.
A head kick misses from Arkley.
Wesson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesson moves away.
Wesson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a hook to the body
and Arkley counters with a head kick. That will keep Wesson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wesson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arkley is looking to land body kicks.
Arkley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Arkley circles away.
Wesson tries to clinch up.
Wesson tries to clinch but Arkley is having none of it.
Wesson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arkley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arkley throws a series of punches but Wesson avoids them all with ease.
Wesson with a nice cross.
Arkley misses with a body punch
and Wesson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Wesson.
Arkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.
Wesson lands with a cross.
Arkley throws a jab when Wesson was well out of range.
Arkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Wesson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arkley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arkley sizes up Wesson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Arkley circles away.
A jab lands there for Wesson.
Wesson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arkley throws a series of punches but Wesson avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wesson manages to avoid it.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arkley.
Arkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Arkley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Wesson takes one on the button.

Wesson clinches up with Arkley and pushes him back against the cage.
Arkley lands a right hand.
Wesson can't find room to land a body shot as Arkley controls the action.
Arkley misses with a knee to the head.
Wesson is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson blocks a body shot from Arkley.
Wesson tries a body shot but Arkley blocks it.
Wesson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arkley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wesson trying to stall but Arkley improves his position.
Wesson is trying to break the clinch but Arkley has him pressed against the cage.
Arkley is trying to force a seperation but Wesson has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arkley lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arkley.
Arkley tries to land knees in the clinch but Wesson avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Wesson.
I think Wesson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for James Arkley!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for James Arkley!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for James Arkley!

James Arkley wins by unanimous decision! James Arkley retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Arkley made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Digger Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mcgee's choice of entrance music: Carmina Burana. 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.

Gordon
vs
Mcgee

165 cm
31
167 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

179 cm
29
169 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digger Mcgee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcgee lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gordon.
Gordon is looking to control Mcgee's arms but Mcgee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gordon has his back to the cage.
Mcgee tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcgee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Gordon trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gordon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcgee backwards.
Gordon tries a body shot but Mcgee blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcgee.
Mcgee is trying to push Gordon away but Gordon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcgee is looking to break free of the clinch but Gordon has double underhooks.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Digger Mcgee has been cut.
Mcgee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mcgee manages to break the clinch.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
Mcgee blocks a head kick by Gordon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mcgee.
Gordon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

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

Mcgee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Mcgee 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.
Gordon wants to improve his position but Mcgee is controlling well.
Mcgee is trying to control. Gordon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gordon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mcgee pulls his head out easily.

Mcgee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mcgee uses his free foot to push down on Gordon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gordon.
Mcgee trying to control but Gordon is having none of it.
Gordon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcgee fails to advance to Gordon's back.
Gordon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgee wants to take Gordon's back here but Gordon is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcgee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gordon is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gordon and Mcgee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gordon tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon is not content to let Mcgee control the position.
Gordon is trying to control Mcgee's posture but Mcgee avoids it.
Gordon is looking to regain half guard here but Mcgee keeps moving and retains side control.
Gordon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mcgee off and has taken his back!
Gordon lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gordon cracks Mcgee with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Mcgee from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Mcgee is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gordon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mcgee is still in real trouble! Can Gordon finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgee tries to break free.
Mcgee turns into Gordon and is now in his guard.

Gordon looking for a guillotine here but Mcgee defends easily.
Gordon is breathing heavily.

Mcgee drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Mcgee off! Mcgee jumps back into Gordon's guard.
Mcgee postures up.
Mcgee seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcgee pushing down on Gordon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gordon is holding on to half guard well.

Mcgee is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gordon is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Digger Mcgee! Digger Mcgee retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Digger Mcgee waved his t-shirt featuring Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry!'s logo in front of the cameras.