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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sanchez
vs
Staunton

180 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staunton lands a slapping body shot.
Staunton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Staunton keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Staunton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Staunton trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Staunton wants to hit a switch here but Sanchez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Staunton there!

Sanchez gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Staunton is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Staunton's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Staunton wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Staunton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Staunton wants to get back to his feet.
Staunton is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Staunton is defending well.
Staunton is doing well to control the position and prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.

Staunton actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Staunton sprawls well. Staunton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.

Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Staunton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Staunton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Staunton is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez throwing shots but Staunton is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Staunton defends it well.
Staunton keeping hold of Sanchez's head, controlling as best he can.
Sanchez is trying to control. Staunton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Staunton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Staunton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Staunton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Staunton trying to control the position.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Staunton keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Staunton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staunton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Staunton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Staunton shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Staunton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Staunton clinches with his opponent.
Staunton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diego Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Staunton.
Staunton tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sanchez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Staunton is trying to keep an underhook but Sanchez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Staunton is looking to improve his position.
Staunton is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Staunton is having none of it.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Staunton dodges it nicely.
Sanchez wants to advance to full mount but Staunton doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Staunton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Staunton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Staunton controlling the position.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Staunton has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Staunton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Staunton looking to control.
Staunton keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staunton trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Staunton's head.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Staunton trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton is trying to control but can't.
Staunton wants to get back to his feet.
Staunton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Staunton defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diego Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Staunton as Sanchez shoots in.
Staunton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Staunton has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and Staunton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Staunton drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Staunton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Staunton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Staunton tries to buck Sanchez off but Sanchez is having none of it.
Staunton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Staunton is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sanchez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice uppercut lands for Staunton. That snapped Sanchez's head back.

Sanchez feints and as Staunton raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez wants to control but Staunton is keeping him busy.

Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staunton keeps working.
Staunton gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Staunton missing with punches from the bottom.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Sanchez 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.
Staunton keeping hold of Sanchez's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanchez clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Staunton shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.

Staunton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sanchez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez has control of Staunton's left arm, preventing Staunton from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staunton defends well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Staunton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Staunton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Diego Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanchez scores with a takedown into Staunton's guard.
Staunton keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez won't allow Staunton to get back to his feet.

Staunton kicks Sanchez off and gets to his feet.
Staunton tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staunton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Staunton has managed to clinch.

Staunton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Staunton to the mat. Staunton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Staunton keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Staunton's guard.
Staunton is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Staunton gets back to full guard.
Staunton keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Staunton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Staunton trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Staunton.
Staunton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staunton is keeping the position 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, due to lack of action by Steve Staunton.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Staunton.
Diego Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Staunton.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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 Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Staunton shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Staunton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sanchez gets a double leg takedown into Staunton's guard.
Staunton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Staunton's brow.
Sanchez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Staunton working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Staunton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staunton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diego Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez shoots in but Staunton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Staunton on that attempt.
Staunton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Staunton off to one side.
Diego Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Staunton.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Staunton in a clinch.
Staunton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sanchez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sanchez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Staunton stops Sanchez from standing up.
Staunton scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Staunton passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Staunton keeps him under control.
Sanchez trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Staunton connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Staunton controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton blocks the strikes from Sanchez.
Staunton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.

Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Staunton defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is working an open guard so Staunton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Staunton moves into the clinch successfully.
Staunton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Staunton jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Staunton around his waist. Staunton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Staunton has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Staunton gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Steve Staunton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Staunton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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 Diego Sanchez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez retains his welterweight title!
Diego Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mookie Hamfist is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bonnar
vs
Hamfist

190 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bonnar scores with a takedown into Hamfist's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hamfist is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bonnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Bonnar postures up.
Hamfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamfist looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamfist, not yet.
Bonnar stops Hamfist from standing up.
Hamfist wants to sweep here but Bonnar controlling him for the moment.
Bonnar wants to control from the top but Hamfist keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamfist shoots in but no luck this time.
Hamfist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonnar.
Hamfist shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonnar tries to sprawl out of it but Hamfist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonnar wants it to stay on the feet.
Steffan Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mookie Hamfist.
Hamfist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonnar's waist but Bonnar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamfist off to one side.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown but Hamfist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonnar lands a slapping body shot.
Bonnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamfist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonnar defends it nicely.
Hamfist looks gassed!
Hamfist swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonnar.
Bonnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hamfist doesn't seem bothered though.
Hamfist throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonnar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist shoots in but Bonnar avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bonnar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hamfist is trying to defend but Bonnar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bonnar trying to control the action but Hamfist is working from the bottom.
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!
Hamfist flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bonnar throwing shots but Hamfist is blocking nicely.
Hamfist has hold of Bonnar's hands but Bonnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hamfist trying to hold on to Bonnar's head to control him but Bonnar postures up.
Bonnar is keen to just control but Hamfist is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar content to control rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hamfist is looking to improve his position.
Bonnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hamfist can do anything to dispel that myth.

Steffan Bonnar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hamfist is looking to clinch but Bonnar is avoiding it.
Hamfist 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.
Bonnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamfist circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar throws a head kick but Hamfist moves out of range.
Hamfist wants to clinch.

Hamfist has managed to clinch.
Bonnar prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonnar is pressed up against the cage. Hamfist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonnar down to the mat. Bonnar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bonnar shoots in and drives through. Hamfist sprawls well.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown but Hamfist shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hamfist closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonnar is trying to break the clinch but Hamfist has him pressed against the cage.
Hamfist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bonnar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steffan Bonnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hamfist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonnar as he jumps to the side.

Hamfist scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hamfist scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hamfist frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonnar tries to hold on but Hamfist pushes him away.
Bonnar regains half guard.
Bonnar moves into full guard.
Bonnar has momentary wrist control but Hamfist slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamfist is working Bonnar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bonnar 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist looking to sit in guard and control but Bonnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hamfist is breathing heavily.
Bonnar stands and throws Hamfist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Bonnar stalls from top position.
Hamfist wants to control but Bonnar postures up.
Hamfist tries to bench press Bonnar off him but Bonnar keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bonnar decides to stand back up.
Hamfist doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonnar circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Hamfist. No joy for Bonnar on that attempt.
Hamfist moves in looking to clinch but Bonnar pushes him off.

Hamfist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonnar can't escape the position.
Hamfist trying to control but Bonnar is having none of it.
Hamfist avoids the attempt from Bonnar to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hamfist raining down shots from the mount!
Hamfist cracks Bonnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hamfist connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bonnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bonnar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hamfist tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hamfist scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bonnar?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist landing punches.
Hamfist looking to ground and pound but Bonnar is blocking nicely.
Bonnar tries to hold on but Hamfist postures up.
Hamfist with a couple of short strikes.
Bonnar regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamfist.
Bonnar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hamfist works over Bonnar with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Hamfist is posturing up here but Bonnar has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hamfist tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hamfist has to tap! Slick submission there by Bonnar!

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gauthier Lambert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthony Johnson's chin.

Johnson
vs
Lambert

188 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
189 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Lambert!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson leaves Lambert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Lambert pushes him off.
Lambert slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Gauthier Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lambert somewhat.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Lambert.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lambert.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lambert leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lambert being controlled for a moment.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Lambert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lambert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Lambert is defending well.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lambert keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson trying to control the position but Lambert is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Lambert is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson landing strikes.
A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Johnson.
Lambert works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson slips under a jab.

Lambert closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lambert won't want to take too many of those.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Lambert in a clinch.
Lambert lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Lambert improves position.
Lambert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Lambert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lambert.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Lambert.

Lambert moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Johnson goes down! Can Lambert finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Lambert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert throwing strikes but missing.
Lambert slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lambert won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.

Johnson has his foot on Lambert's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lambert works his way back into a safe position though.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lambert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lambert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lambert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lambert stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson wants to stand up but Lambert has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Lambert is working from the bottom.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is stalling here. Lambert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lambert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lambert won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lambert sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson wants to advance to full mount but Lambert doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Lambert keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Lambert had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier Lambert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lambert closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Lambert cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lambert in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lambert working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Lambert working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lambert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambert is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lambert not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.

Lambert postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Johnson to stand up.
Lambert wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Johnson is rocked!

Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lambert's guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Lambert manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lambert raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambert in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anthony Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lambert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lambert trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Lambert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lambert lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Lambert lands a nice shot to the head.
Lambert punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lambert lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Lambert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lambert tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Johnson wants to control but Lambert is having none of it.
Lambert controlling from the full mount.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lambert controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lambert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Lambert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lambert landing punches.
Lambert scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Lambert breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lambert trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Lambert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lambert has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Lambert!
In his post fight interview, Gauthier Lambert started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Beavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kevin Beavis enters the cage!

Cantwell
vs
Beavis

187 cm
25
191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Cantwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Beavis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beavis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cantwell's waist but Cantwell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beavis off to one side.
Cantwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Beavis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beavis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Beavis or perhaps it was just good defense by Cantwell which made him look bad.
Cantwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beavis circles away.
Beavis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cantwell swivels and escapes.
Steve Cantwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Beavis.
Cantwell circles away from the clinch attempt.

Beavis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cantwell to the mat! Cantwell manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beavis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cantwell is proving hard to escape from.
Beavis looking to pass the guard.
Beavis throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwell wants to stand but Beavis is controlling the position.
Beavis is looking to advance position but Cantwell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cantwell working Beavis over with strikes here.
Cantwell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beavis is looking to escape.
Beavis wants to hold on but Cantwell pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beavis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cantwell.
Cantwell tries to control but Beavis wriggling away.

Cantwell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Beavis throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cantwell. What's that going to do exactly?
Beavis is bucking up trying to escape but Cantwell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cantwell controlling his opponent.
Cantwell 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.
Beavis tries to hold on but Cantwell postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Beavis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beavis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cantwell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beavis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cantwell controlling from the full mount.
Beavis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell landing strikes, looking to finish!

Cantwell has hold of Beavis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Beavis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cantwell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beavis's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beavis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cantwell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cantwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantwell leaves Beavis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cantwell fails with a takedown attempt.
Cantwell shoots in for a takedown but Beavis shows good takedown defense.
Cantwell stuffs the takedown attempt from Beavis. Beavis gets slowly back to his feet.
Beavis tries to clinch but Cantwell moves out of range.
Steve Cantwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Beavis clinches up with Cantwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Beavis goes for a takedown attempt but Cantwell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steve Cantwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Beavis.
Cantwell slips a jab from Beavis.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beavis gets tackled into the cage by Cantwell. Cantwell maintains the clinch.
Cantwell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beavis.
Beavis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beavis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cantwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Beavis manages to pull guard.
Cantwell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beavis keeping moving, preventing Cantwell from controlling successfully.
Cantwell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beavis's head.
Cantwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Beavis is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cantwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Beavis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Beavis looking for a guillotine here but Cantwell defends easily.
Beavis is breathing heavily.
Cantwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Beavis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Beavis throws a few punches from the bottom. Cantwell seems unphased and he's got hold of a leg now - he's dropped back for a heel hook! He's got it! This fight is aaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Steve Cantwell!
A victorious Steve Cantwell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

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

Jones
vs
McCarthy

191 cm
25
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Swoop McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
McCarthy lands a jab to the nose.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.

McCarthy forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCarthy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but McCarthy won't allow it.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones wants to stand but McCarthy is controlling the position.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McCarthy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCarthy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
McCarthy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
McCarthy lands a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCarthy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCarthy sprawls well. McCarthy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is breathing heavily.

McCarthy clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.

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

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McCarthy was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.

McCarthy scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCarthy gets a clinch.

McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCarthy counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at McCarthy to acknowledge the strikes.
McCarthy thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCarthy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards McCarthy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

McCarthy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCarthy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swoop McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

McCarthy clinches.

McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones wants to clinch up but McCarthy keeps it at a distance.
McCarthy scores with a nice strike.

McCarthy moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McCarthy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones tries to work over McCarthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones tries to break the clinch but McCarthy is controlling the position.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McCarthy clinches with his opponent.
Jones has McCarthy pressed against the cage, preventing McCarthy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCarthy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCarthy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McCarthy is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McCarthy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones wants to take a breather but McCarthy is having none of it.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
McCarthy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McCarthy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Jon Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
McCarthy connects with a single shot there.

McCarthy clinches with his opponent.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCarthy to keep the fight standing.
McCarthy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy missing with knees to the body.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.

McCarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.

McCarthy moves into the clinch successfully.

McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCarthy circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones walks into a left hand.
McCarthy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by McCarthy. McCarthy maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McCarthy as Jones tries to tie him up.
McCarthy tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swoop McCarthy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCarthy is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCarthy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McCarthy scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCarthy.
A frustrated look appears on McCarthy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCarthy wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses the body punch
and McCarthy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCarthy on his heels. He'll look to pass McCarthy's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones works over McCarthy with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but McCarthy is keeping the position.
Jones wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
McCarthy trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McCarthy clinches with his opponent.
McCarthy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones keeps control of McCarthy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
McCarthy keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

McCarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy avoids it really well and circles away.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by McCarthy.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCarthy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by McCarthy. McCarthy maintains the clinch.

McCarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones dives in and grabs McCarthy's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCarthy pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCarthy lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCarthy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCarthy lands a jab-cross combination.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

McCarthy has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - McCarthy had a free shot at his head there.
McCarthy throws a good cross that connects.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

McCarthy closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.

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

McCarthy pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.

McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but McCarthy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice cross by McCarthy.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
McCarthy lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCarthy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCarthy's efforts to push away.
McCarthy crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
McCarthy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCarthy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

McCarthy breaks the clinch.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swoop McCarthy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

McCarthy instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Swoop McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCarthy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swoop McCarthy!
Swoop McCarthy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markinton Reefo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Dudley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reefo
vs
Dudley

190 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

165 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markinton Reefo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spike Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reefo.
Reefo throws a right hand that Dudley ducks under and follows up with a left that Dudley also avoids with ease.
Dudley slips a jab and a cross from Reefo.
Reefo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dudley back to the cage. Reefo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Dudley shoots in and gets a takedown into Reefo's guard.
Dudley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dudley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reefo wants to stand up but Dudley is controlling him.
Dudley tries to stand but Reefo is controlling from the bottom.
Reefo keeping full guard, as Dudley tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reefo is looking to stand up but Dudley isn't so interested in that idea.
Dudley trying to control but Reefo is working from the bottom.
Dudley looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Spike Dudley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reefo blocks a head kick by Dudley.
Reefo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dudley.
Reefo misses with a combination

and Dudley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reefo wants to stand but Dudley is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley wants to control from the top but Reefo keeps moving.
Dudley prevents Reefo from getting back to his feet.
Dudley looking to pass the guard.
Dudley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dudley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sloppy strikes from Reefo. Those never looked like landing.
Dudley dodges the punch combination from Reefo.

Dudley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reefo manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Dudley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dudley showed some decent athleticism there.
Dudley looks gassed!
Dudley prevents Reefo from standing back up.
Reefo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Dudley is working for a submission of some sort.
Reefo is trying to stand back up but Dudley is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dudley decides to return to a standing position.

Dudley forces Reefo back against the cage and clinches.
Reefo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reefo is trying to break the clinch but Dudley has him pressed against the cage.

Dudley is trying to trip Reefo. He has hold of a leg but Reefo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dudley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reefo wants to stand up but Dudley is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reefo pushes Dudley off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Dudley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dudley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reefo tries to bum rush Dudley with a series of wild strikes but Dudley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reefo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

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

Dudley wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Reefo's closed guard. He's half up but Reefo has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Reefo pivots and extends the arm, Dudley falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Reefo! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Markinton Reefo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Washington Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Willis
vs
Moses

150 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
18
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Washington Moses!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moses misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis misses with a leg kick.

Moses drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moses is looking to take a break and control but Willis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moses throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Moses looking to control but instead Willis has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Moses is looking to advance position but Willis won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is looking to escape.
Moses is controlling the pace.
Willis is not content to let Moses control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis won't allow Moses to pass to mount.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Washington Moses wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moses displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Willis.
Willis slaps away a takedown attempt from Moses, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moses throws a right hand that misses
and Willis counters with a one-two to the body.
Willis throws a right hand that Moses ducks under and follows up with a left that Moses also avoids with ease.
Willis tries a low kick but Moses avoids it.
Moses misses with a looping right.

Moses looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Willis keeping full guard, as Moses tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses looking to pass the guard.
Moses would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moses is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Washington Moses.
Moses slaps away a takedown attempt from Willis, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moses closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moses tries to pass to full mount but Willis defends it.
Willis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moses.
Willis won't allow Moses to pass to mount.
Moses moves into full mount! Willis won't be happy about that!
Moses trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Washington Moses dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Willis or perhaps it was just good defense by Moses which made him look bad.
Willis stuffs the takedown attempt from Moses. Moses gets slowly back to his feet.
Moses looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moses closes the distance and clinches up with Willis, looking for a takedown. Moses pushes Willis against the cage but Willis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Herman Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Washington Moses.
Willis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moses swivels and escapes.
Moses keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Washington Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willis.
Moses throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moses changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Willis tries to avoid it but Moses manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Willis to the ground. Willis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Moses gets a takedown into half guard.
Moses looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moses.
Moses passes to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Moses there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Moses landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moses trying to control but Willis is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Willis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moses can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Willis is looking to escape.
Moses lands a nice shot to the head.
Moses throwing strikes here but Willis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Moses content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Willis really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses dominating with strikes here.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moses thowing shots but they're missing.
Moses misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Moses thowing shots but they're missing.
Willis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Willis blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses punching from mount but Willis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Moses wants to control the pace but Willis is squirming around nicely.
Moses landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moses throws some wild stikes that Willis manages to avoid easily.

Moses is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Willis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Willis shrugs it off.
Moses sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Washington Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Willis blocks a low kick nicely.
Willis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moses.
Willis shoots in looking for a takedown. Moses tries to sprawl out of it but Willis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moses manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Moses shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Willis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Willis is not content to let Moses control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moses is trying to ground and pound but Willis uses the momentary lack of control by Moses to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses trying to mount his opponent but Willis defends it.
Moses missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moses throws a strike but Willis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Moses stands up from Willis's guard - Moses perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Willis gets caught napping as Moses dives in and scores a takedown. Willis manages to retain guard.
Moses pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willis is keeping the position for now.
Moses with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moses stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Willis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moses works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moses landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Moses is looking to advance position but Willis won't allow it.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Herman Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moses trying to pass the guard but Willis defending well.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Willis defending well though.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses is keen to just control but Willis is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Moses.
Willis is not content to let Moses control the position.

Moses is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses works his way into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Washington Moses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moses winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Washington Moses!
Our winner, Washington Moses, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.