TMMA 5: Juggernaut vs The Rock PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Gatto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zygi Lofs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Gatto had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gatto
vs
Lofs

178 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Gatto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zygi Lofs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lofs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gatto!
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.

Lofs swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gatto is now in Lofs's guard. A big mistake from Lofs there, giving up the dominant position!
Gatto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lofs pulls Gatto in close to prevent any damage.
Gatto wants to stand and escape but instead Lofs has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lofs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lofs content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lofs drops back looking for a leg! Gatto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gatto manages to kick Lofs off! Lofs jumps back into Gatto's guard.
Lofs throws a big elbow that misses.

Lofs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lofs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Gatto is working an open guard so Lofs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rocky Gatto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatto throws a right hand that Lofs ducks under and follows up with a left that Lofs also avoids with ease.
Gatto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatto throws a right hand that Lofs ducks under and follows up with a left that Lofs also avoids with ease.

Lofs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gatto could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Lofs is looking for a kimura here.
Gatto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lofs.
Gatto is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lofs is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Lofs has hold of Gatto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gatto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lofs is working for a guillotine from mount but Gatto frees his head quite easily.
Gatto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lofs on the ground.
Lofs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lofs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gatto because Lofs loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lofs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Lofs throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Gatto has his hands clasped together but Lofs breaks the hold and Gatto is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Lofs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zygi Lofs!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Villia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Villia
vs
Stevens

190 cm
28
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Villia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Stevens!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Villia with that takedown attempt.

Villia darts in and clinches Stevens up against the ropes.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villia avoids it.

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

Villia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the ropes.

Villia works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Stevens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Villia is controlling him.
Villia advances position into side control!
The referee asks Villia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Villia prefers to stall for the moment though.

Villia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stevens is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Villia asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stevens has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens stops Villia from passing to mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Villia.
Stevens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Villia is controlling him well.

Villia swings around for an armbar but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Villia's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Stevens gets to his feet. Villia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Villia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Stevens throws a head kick but Villia moves out of range.

Villia clinches with his opponent.
Villia wants to break free but Stevens has control.
Stevens has Villia pressed against the ropes, preventing Villia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villia controlling the action here for a moment.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Villia avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Villia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villia avoids it.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but Villia blocks with his arms.
Villia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Villia gets control of Stevens's arms and successfully pulls guard. Villia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Villia is controlling Stevens's posture.
Stevens trying to stand up but can't free himself from Villia's guard.
Stevens passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Villia is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villia keeping hold of Stevens's head, controlling as best he can.
Villia wants to improve his position but Stevens is controlling well.
Stevens seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Villia holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Villia wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Villia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stevens napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Villia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stevens is trying to defend but Villia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Villia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevens is just riding it out for now. Villia eventually gives up the hold.
Stevens is trying to stand up here but Villia is controlling him well.
Villia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Villia stops Stevens from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stevens is trying to stand up here but Villia is controlling him well.

Villia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Villia controlling the action here.
Stevens looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Villia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stevens has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Villia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stevens is looking to escape.
Villia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Villia lands strikes from half guard.

Villia stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Villia blocks a head kick by Stevens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Stevens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villia.
Villia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Villia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stevens as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Villia pushes Stevens up against the ropes in a clinch.
Villia avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Villia.
Stevens throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villia blocks it with crossed arms.
Villia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villia's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Villia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevens manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Villia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stevens leaves Villia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Villia misses with a kick to the body.
Villia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Villia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Villia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the ropes.
Villia avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Villia wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Villia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villia avoids it.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Villia.
Villia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villia has Stevens pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Villia pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Stevens tumbling to the mat - Villia dives into Stevens's guard.
Stevens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anthony Villia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Stevens is working an open guard so Villia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stevens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jack Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Villia closes the distance and clinches.
Stevens misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villia jumps guard and drags Stevens to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Villia has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stevens has passed into side control.
Villia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villia controlling the position for now.
Stevens is thwarting Villia's attempts to control the position.
Stevens wants to stand but Villia has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villia is controlling Stevens's trapped leg to prevent Stevens from advancing to side control.
Stevens tries to stand but can't do so whilst Villia controls his leg.

Villia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stevens wants to stand up but Villia has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Villia is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Villia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Villia kicks off Stevens and gets to his feet.

Villia has closed the distance and engaged Stevens in a clinch.
Villia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Villia jumps into guard, dragging Stevens to the mat.

Villia manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jack Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Villia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevens pinned against the ropes. Stevens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Villia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Villia!

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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Paulo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paulo Dias
vs
Gray

175 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Paulo Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Gray!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gray to score with a decent uppercut.
Dias slips a jab and a cross from Gray.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dias enables Gray to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dias manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gray trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Gray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Dias is retaining full guard.
Dias is looking to stand up but Gray isn't so interested in that idea.
Gray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dias. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gray trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Gray.
Gray throws a series of punches but Dias moves out of range.
Dias takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Gray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dias sprawls well initially but Gray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dias blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gray.
Gray throws a strike but Dias avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dias keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
Gray might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dias kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a big right hand that misses.
Gray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dias is keeping the position for now.
Gray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray stays in close to Dias's body and controls the position.
Gray throws an elbow that misses. Dias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gray's guard. Nice move by Dias!
Dias stopping the sweep attempt from Gray.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray controls Dias momentarily but Dias frees himself.
Dias is looking to advance position but Gray has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gray landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gray raining down shots from the mount!
Gray controlling from mount.
Gray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray lands a heavy elbow.

Dias is rocked!
Dias is breathing heavily.
Gray wants to control the pace but Dias is squirming around nicely.
Gray looking to finish Dias with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dias!
Oh Dias is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gray scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dias?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray looking to control but Dias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dias seems to have got his legs back now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Gray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gray moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Gray lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dias gets full guard.
Grayis looking to pass into half guard but Dias pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dias is in guard.
Gray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dias!
Dias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gray landing strikes from the mount and Dias is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Gray is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dias is surviving well by controlling Gray's body position as best he can.
Gray lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gray landing punches.
Dias tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gray working for a guillotine from mount but Dias is in no mood to give up.
Gray scoring with strikes but Dias is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gray.
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!
Gray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gray breaks from Dias's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gray working Dias over with strikes here.
Gray unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gray has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dias's face.
Dias is squirming around, avoiding Gray's attempts to control the action.
Gray with a couple of short strikes.
Gray in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gray punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray lands a big shot there that rocks Dias but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gray working the ground and pound effectively.
Gray connects with a bit shot that sees Dias covering up! More strikes from Gray and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gray is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Gray!

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45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Szmyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Szmyt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luke Plouman's chin.

Plouman
vs
Szmyt

185 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Szmyt!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plouman takes the fight into the clinch.
Plouman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Plouman.
Szmyt is trying to pull guard but Plouman turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Plouman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Plouman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plouman scores with a head kick. Szmyt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Plouman.
Luke Plouman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plouman.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plouman, right into the meat.
Plouman throws a leg kick which misses Szmyt's front leg but catches the back leg as Szmyt tries to avoid it.
Plouman thumps Szmyt with a low kick.
Szmyt looks gassed!

Plouman forces Szmyt back against the ropes and clinches.
Szmyt wants a takedown but no success here.

Plouman breaks from the clinch.
Plouman throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szmyt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Plouman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Szmyt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Plouman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szmyt in his tracks.
Plouman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plouman scoring well with a low kick there.
Plouman throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Plouman with a knee to the head.

Plouman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szmyt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Plouman.
Plouman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Szmyt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plouman tests Szmyt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Plouman throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman thumps Szmyt with a low kick.
Plouman cracks the inside of Szmyt's front leg.
Szmyt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luke Plouman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plouman keeps Szmyt at a distance using the push kick.
Plouman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plouman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Szmyt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plouman can pounce on him.
Plouman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Plouman lands an overhand right.
Plouman connects with an inside leg kick.
Plouman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plouman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Szmyt backs up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Plouman.
Szmyt takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Szmyt is rocked!
Plouman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szmyt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szmyt is still on wobbly legs! Can Plouman finish him?
Plouman cracks the inside of Szmyt's front leg.
Szmyt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plouman. Plouman obviously looking to wear him down.
Szmyt seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab from Plouman.
Plouman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Szmyt at a distance.
Szmyt walks into a left hand.
Plouman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Plouman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plouman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szmyt. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plouman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plouman. That's going to slow Szmyt down.
Plouman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Szmyt gets tackled into the ropes by Plouman. Plouman maintains the clinch.

Plouman breaks from the clinch.
Szmyt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plouman lands with a shot to the body.
Szmyt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plouman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Plouman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Szmyt, pushing him back against the ropes.
Szmyt takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Plouman moves into range and clinches up with Szmyt.
A knee to the head by Plouman.
Szmyt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Plouman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Szmyt's defenses.
Plouman lands a good knee to the midsection. Szmyt won't want to take too many of those.
Szmyt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Plouman lands a nice knee to the body.

Plouman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plouman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szmyt's sensitive parts.
Plouman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Plouman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Plouman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szmyt tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Plouman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szmyt is breathing heavily.
Plouman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plouman lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Plouman with a hook.
Szmyt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Plouman has managed to clinch.
Plouman avoiding damage.
Szmyt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Plouman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Szmyt's face.
Plouman with a knee to the head.
Szmyt takes a knee to the side of the body.

Plouman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szmyt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luke Plouman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Szmyt.

Plouman drives through and clinches with Szmyt against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman scores a nice knee to the body.
Plouman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Plouman.

Plouman breaks from the clinch.
Plouman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plouman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plouman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Plouman lands with a cross.
Plouman scores with a shot to the body.
Plouman scoring well with a low kick there.
Szmyt wants to clinch
and Plouman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szmyt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Szmyt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plouman scores with a spinning back kick!
Plouman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Szmyt doesn't seem bothered though.
Plouman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plouman lands a leg kick that knocks Szmyt off balance momentarily.
Plouman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szmyt's sensitive parts.
Plouman lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Plouman. Those never looked like landing.
Plouman thuds his right hand into Szmyt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Plouman.
Luke Plouman is winning the standup battle so far.
Plouman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luke Plouman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plouman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Plouman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szmyt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Szmyt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plouman smiles and moves away.

Szmyt tries to keep at a distance but Plouman has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Plouman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Plouman dominated that second round.
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!

Plouman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Szmyt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Plouman is looking for a sweep. Szmyt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Plouman is defending against the submission attempts here by Szmyt.
Plouman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Szmyt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luke Plouman.
Plouman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Szmyt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plouman cracks Szmyt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Plouman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Szmyt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Plouman, right into the meat.
Plouman connects with an inside leg kick.
Plouman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Szmyt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szmyt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Plouman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Szmyt.

Plouman has managed to clinch.
Plouman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Plouman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Plouman.

Plouman closes the distance and clinches.
Plouman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plouman slowing the pace effectively.
Plouman crunches a lovely knee into Szmyt's ribcage.

Plouman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plouman throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Plouman scoring well with a low kick there.
Plouman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szmyt. That did some damage!
Robert Szmyt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szmyt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Plouman lands with a cross.
Szmyt misses with a left hand
and Plouman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Szmyt's knee momentarily.
Plouman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Plouman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Szmyt under the eye.

Plouman pushes Szmyt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Plouman lands a nice knee to the body.
Plouman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Plouman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luke Plouman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plouman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Plouman tenderised Szmyt's leg. Szmyt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Szmyt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plouman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Szmyt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plouman lands a body shot.
Plouman jabs at Szmyt's body.
Plouman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szmyt tries to clinch but Plouman moves away
and Plouman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Szmyt fails to land with a series of punches.
Robert Szmyt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plouman scores with a head kick. Szmyt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Plouman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plouman, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Plouman!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Plouman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotrek Pawel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Turner had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Piotrek Pawel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Turner
vs
Pawel

190 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotrek Pawel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pawel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Turner as he jumps to the side.
Pawel moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.

Pawel gets caught flat footed, as Turner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Pawel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Turner 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.

Pawel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turner trying to control but Pawel is working from the bottom.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner stands and throws Pawel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pawel is not content to let Turner control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pawel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Turner stands up and beckons Pawel to his feet.

Turner clinches up against the ropes.
Turner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pawel up against the ropes.
Turner lands an elbow just above Pawel 's eye.

It looks like Piotrek Pawel has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pawel is trying to pull guard but Turner has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands an elbow inside.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pawel closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner counters with a leg kick.
Pawel tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Turner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Turner breaks from the clinch.

Turner forces Pawel back against the ropes and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pawel tries to pull guard but Turner holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pawel drops back down to his feet.
Eric Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotrek Pawel.
Pawel looks gassed!

Turner breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Turner gets the takedown into side control.

Turner stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Turner closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pawel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turner.
Pawel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turner after a bit of a struggle.

Turner successfully pulls guard.

Turner is looking for a triangle but Pawel pushes his legs off easily.
Turner has a closed guard, preventing Pawel from standing up.
Turner wants to stand but Pawel is controlling the position.
Turner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner is looking for a triangle but Pawel pushes his legs off easily.
Pawel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Turner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Turner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotrek Pawel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Turner clinches with his opponent.
Pawel tries to pull guard but Turner holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pawel drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Turner.
Pawel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Pawel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pawel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turner's waist but Turner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pawel off to one side.
Eric Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotrek Pawel.

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

Turner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Pawel has wrist control.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pawel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pawel is breathing heavily.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawel can't keep his opponent in guard - Turner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pawel is staying active underneath Turner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eric Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Turner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pawel is just riding it out for now. Turner eventually gives up the hold.
Turner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Turner is trying to work for a kimura but Pawel is defending well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throwing shots but Pawel is blocking nicely.

Turner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pawel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turner.
Turner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pawel is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.
Pawel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Turner seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turner 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.
Pawel is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pawel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.

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

Pawel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawel is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pawel avoid being mounted?
Turner trying to control from half guard but Pawel is working away.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pawel defending well though.

Turner seems to be working for a kimura but Pawel defends the submission attempt.

Turner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Piotrek Pawel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Turner closes the distance and clinches.

Turner pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piotrek Pawel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pawel enables Turner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pawel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pawel can't keep his opponent in guard - Turner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pawel moves into full guard.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pawel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Pawel is keeping the position.
Turner postures up.
Turner tries to stand but Pawel is controlling from the bottom.

Turner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pawel, up you get!
Pawel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Turner.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner decides to stand back up.
Pawel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

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

Turner jumps guard.
Turner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Turner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pawel!
Turner throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pawel because Turner loaded up on that one.

Turner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pawel has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Turner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Turner punching from mount but Pawel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Turner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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!
Pawel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Turner.
Turner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Turner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pawel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pawel blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Turner.
Turner looking to ground and pound but Pawel is blocking nicely.

Turner working for a guillotine from mount but Pawel is in no mood to give up.

Turner is working for a guillotine from mount but Pawel frees his head quite easily.

Turner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pawel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Turner avoids the attempt from Pawel to control.
Eric Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner content just to control the position here.
Pawel is trying to escape the mount.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Piotrek Pawel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Turner get's back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Turner!
A relieved looking Eric Turner 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
53%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez's entrance music is Since the Flood- "Valor and Vengeance. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Velazquez
vs
Marchegiano

190 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
27
192 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Velazquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velazquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marchegiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Velazquez.
A jab lands there for Velazquez.
Velazquez cracks Marchegiano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velazquez jabs Marchegiano right on the nose. Marchegiano blinks but takes it well.
Velazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marchegiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marchegiano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Velazquez on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velazquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez swinging wildly here.
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velazquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Marchegiano misses the target.
Marchegiano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velazquez throws out the jab.
A combination from Velazquez does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchegiano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marchegiano digs a good hook to Velazquez's body.
Velazquez misses the shot to the body.
Velazquez misses with a two punch combination.
Marchegiano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Velazquez moves away from the strike by Marchegiano.
Velazquez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marchegiano momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velazquez. Marchegiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marchegiano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marchegiano looks to land a right hand but Velazquez moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Velazquez.
Nice straight punches there by Velazquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Velazquez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez walks into a straight right hand from Marchegiano.
Velazquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Velazquez avoids them all with ease.
Velazquez misses with a double jab.
Velazquez throws an off balance right hand
and Marchegiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Velazquez.
Velazquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Velazquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velazquez ducks under a wild hook from Marchegiano.
Velazquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Velazquez misses its intended target.
Marchegiano misses with a hook. Velazquez ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Velazquez scores with a four punch combination!
Marchegiano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Velazquez slips a jab from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano jabs Velazquez right on the nose. Velazquez blinks but takes it well.
Velazquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Velazquez.
Velazquez lands with a cross.
A jab from Marchegiano misses.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marchegiano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Velazquez throws out the jab.
Velazquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez lands with a straight right. Marchegiano didn't see that one coming.
Velazquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Velazquez, as that shot connected.
Velazquez scores with a punch to the head.
Marchegiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Velazquez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marchegiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Velazquez misses with a few strikes there.
Marchegiano throws a hook to the side of Velazquez's head but Velazquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juan Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velazquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velazquez misses with a combination
and Marchegiano counters with a nice uppercut.
Velazquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velazquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velazquez scores with a punch to the head.
Marchegiano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Velazquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marchegiano.
Velazquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velazquez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Velazquez throws a right and a left that Marchegiano avoids nicely.
Marchegiano moves out of range of the strikes.
Marchegiano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Velazquez misses with a hook. Marchegiano ducked under it nicely.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marchegiano scores with a jab.
Marchegiano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Velazquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marchegiano counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marchegiano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Velazquez has got the better of the exchanges.
Marchegiano misses with a looping right.
Marchegiano slips under a jab from Velazquez.
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marchegiano moves away.
Marchegiano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velazquez moves away.
Velazquez misses with the combination.
Velazquez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marchegiano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marchegiano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velazquez.
Velazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marchegiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marchegiano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velazquez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Velazquez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Velazquez slips a straight right by Marchegiano.
Velazquez throws a hook but Marchegiano blocks it.
Velazquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velazquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marchegiano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velazquez.
Velazquez looks to throw the jab but Marchegiano is out of range.
A big right from Velazquez misses.
Velazquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marchegiano moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Velazquez. That snapped Marchegiano's head back.
Velazquez lunges at Marchegiano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marchegiano's hand.
Velazquez misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano misses with a hook. Velazquez ducked under it nicely.
Marchegiano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velazquez.
Velazquez lunges at Marchegiano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marchegiano's hand.
Marchegiano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marchegiano drops his hands momentarily and Velazquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Velazquez misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Velazquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Velazquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marchegiano ducks under a wild hook from Velazquez.
Velazquez lands a slapping body shot.
Velazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marchegiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marchegiano misses with a wild combination.
Marchegiano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marchegiano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marchegiano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marchegiano misses with a straight right.
Velazquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marchegiano can do to turn this around?
Velazquez cracks Marchegiano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marchegiano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velazquez.
Juan Velazquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Marchegiano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velazquez.
Marchegiano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marchegiano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velazquez swings for the body but Marchegiano moves out of range.
Velazquez lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Velazquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Marchegiano's head.
Velazquez misses with a few strikes there.
Velazquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Velazquez. Marchegiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velazquez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Marchegiano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Velazquez misses with a two punch combination.
Marchegiano throws the left hand but Velazquez avoids the punch easily.
Marchegiano lands a really nice looking cross but Velazquez seems unphased.
Marchegiano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Velazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marchegiano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velazquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marchegiano.
Marchegiano avoids the body shot from Velazquez.
Velazquez misses with a double jab.
Marchegiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Velazquez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Velazquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Velazquez.
Marchegiano staying out of range there.
Velazquez missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Velazquez misses
and Marchegiano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marchegiano. Velazquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marchegiano throws a hook but Velazquez avoids it easily.
Marchegiano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Velazquez swinging wildly here.
Velazquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marchegiano tries to bum rush Velazquez with a series of wild strikes but Velazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Velazquez scores with a jab to the body.
Velazquez clobbers Marchegiano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez cracks Marchegiano with an open hand slap.
Marchegiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Velazquez throws the left hand but Marchegiano avoids the punch easily.
Marchegiano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velazquez.
Velazquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velazquez throws out a loose jab but Marchegiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marchegiano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Velazquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marchegiano's head.
Juan Velazquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velazquez connects with a body shot that sends Marchegiano's belly button to the back.
Velazquez ducks under a wild hook from Marchegiano.
Velazquez throws an overhand right that lands on Marchegiano's shoulder, as Marchegiano tries to avoid the shot.
Velazquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marchegiano circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Velazquez.
Velazquez throws a big shot that misses.
Velazquez looks to land a right hand but Marchegiano moved out of range.
Rocco Marchegiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Velazquez avoids them all with ease.
Velazquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marchegiano.
Velazquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marchegiano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velazquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Marchegiano.
Velazquez loads up on a big right hand but Marchegiano slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velazquez lands a slapping body shot.
Marchegiano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velazquez throws a series of punches but Marchegiano moves out of range.
Marchegiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marchegiano moves out of range of the strikes.
Velazquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marchegiano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Velazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velazquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marchegiano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez looks to throw the jab but Marchegiano is out of range.
Marchegiano throws a series of strikes that have Velazquez backpedaling.
Marchegiano ducks right into an uppercut from Velazquez.
Velazquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velazquez lands with a good body shot.
Velazquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marchegiano. Marchegiano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Velazquez tests Marchegiano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Velazquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velazquez misses with a wild combination.
Velazquez throws a right hand that misses
letting Marchegiano counter with a right hand.
Velazquez loads up on a big right hand but Marchegiano slips the punch.
Velazquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez with a hook.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Velazquez moves out of range.
Marchegiano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marchegiano staying out of range there.
Marchegiano slips a jab and a cross from Velazquez.
Velazquez misses with a looping right.
Velazquez swings for the body but Marchegiano moves out of range.
A big right from Velazquez misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velazquez throws a nice looking combination but Marchegiano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velazquez misses with a straight left.
Marchegiano defending well as Velazquez loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Velazquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velazquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Velazquez!
Juan Velazquez is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Juan Velazquez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.