RBL 13 Rebirth PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren G Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sarbanes Oxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benz comes to the cage accompanied by Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

G Benz
vs
Sarbanes Oxley

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 New York, Warren G Benz!
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, Robert Sarbanes Oxley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a series of wild punches.
Benz swings for the body but Sarbanes Oxley moves out of range.
Benz throws a shot from downtown. Sarbanes Oxley moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Benz misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Benz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarbanes Oxley manages to avoid it.
Benz tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarbanes Oxley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benz scores with a decent looking hook.
Warren G Benz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benz!
Sarbanes Oxley ducks under a wild hook from Benz.
Benz scores with a jab. Sarbanes Oxley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Benz lands.
Sarbanes Oxley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benz.
Sloppy strikes from Benz. Those never looked like landing.
Warren G Benz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarbanes Oxley staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Benz.
Benz throws a lazy uppercut

and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Benz!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarbanes Oxley wants to control but Benz is keeping him busy.
Benz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benz tries to get out of the position.
Sarbanes Oxley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Benz is avoiding damage well.
Sarbanes Oxley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sarbanes Oxley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with the ground and pound.
Sarbanes Oxley tries to score with some ground and pound. Benz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sarbanes Oxley is trying to ground and pound but Benz uses the momentary lack of control by Sarbanes Oxley to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sarbanes Oxley throwing shots but Benz is blocking nicely.
Sarbanes Oxley wants to control but Benz is keeping him busy.
Sarbanes Oxley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sarbanes Oxley.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a strike but Benz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sarbanes Oxley forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sarbanes Oxley trying to control the action but Benz is working from the bottom.
Sarbanes Oxley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sarbanes Oxley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sarbanes Oxley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarbanes Oxley thows a huge punch but Benz dodges it nicely.
Benz is refusing to be controlled, as Sarbanes Oxley sits in half guard.
Sarbanes Oxley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benz defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Sarbanes Oxley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benz throws a lazy uppercut

and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Benz's guard now.
Sarbanes Oxley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sarbanes Oxley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sarbanes Oxley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sarbanes Oxley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sarbanes Oxley pushing down on Benz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sarbanes Oxley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sarbanes Oxley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sarbanes Oxley trying to control the action but Benz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sarbanes Oxley wants to control but Benz is keeping him busy.
Sarbanes Oxley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sarbanes Oxley.
Sarbanes Oxley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Sarbanes Oxley there.
Sarbanes Oxley passes to full mount!
Sarbanes Oxley unloads with some shots from mount but Benz bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Sarbanes Oxley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sarbanes Oxley wants to control the pace but Benz is squirming around nicely.
Sarbanes Oxley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a head shot.
Sarbanes Oxley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sarbanes Oxley thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley looking to finish with strikes here!
Sarbanes Oxley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sarbanes Oxley throwing strikes but Benz recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Sarbanes Oxley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sarbanes Oxley throwing strikes here but Benz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Benz suckers Sarbanes Oxley into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Benz is now in Sarbanes Oxley's guard!
Sarbanes Oxley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benz manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benz wants to get back to his feet but Sarbanes Oxley passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Sarbanes Oxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sarbanes Oxley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benz misses with a hook
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes.
Benz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a right and a left that Benz avoids nicely.
Benz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Benz misses
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benz misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbanes Oxley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benz misses with an uppercut
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Benz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Warren G Benz is winning the standup battle so far.
Benz throws a lazy head kick
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sarbanes Oxley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benz.
Sarbanes Oxley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benz.
Benz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benz throws a jab when Sarbanes Oxley was well out of range.
Sarbanes Oxley closes the distance and clinches up with Benz, looking for a takedown. Sarbanes Oxley pushes Benz against the cage but Benz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarbanes Oxley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benz.
Benz misses with an uppercut
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a one-two to the body.
Benz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sarbanes Oxley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benz throws a series of punches but Sarbanes Oxley moves out of range.
Sarbanes Oxley throws a right and a left that Benz avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz lands with an uppercut that bounces Sarbanes Oxley off the cage and back into range.
Benz throws an off balance right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a straight right hand.
Benz misses the body punch
letting Sarbanes Oxley counter with a right hand.
Benz throws an off balance right hand
and Sarbanes Oxley counters with a three punch combo that has Benz backing up. Benz nods at Sarbanes Oxley to acknowledge the strikes.
Robert Sarbanes Oxley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sarbanes Oxley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benz pinned against the cage. Benz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benz throws a poor cross that misses

so Sarbanes Oxley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sarbanes Oxley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Benz keeping moving, preventing Sarbanes Oxley from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sarbanes Oxley is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarbanes Oxley trying to control but Benz is working from the bottom.
Warren G Benz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Robert Sarbanes Oxley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sarbanes Oxley misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Sarbanes Oxley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sarbanes Oxley 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Sarbanes Oxley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Rance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kyle
vs
Rance

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Rance!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle dives in and grabs Rance's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rance pushes down on Kyle's head and hops out.
Rance tries to clinch but Kyle moves out of range.
Rance tries to clinch up but Kyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rance tries to clinch but Kyle is having none of it.

Kyle darts in and clinches Rance up against the cage.
Kyle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rance is keeping busy.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rance as Kyle tries to tie him up.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Kyle blocks with his arms.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rance working Kyle over with knees to the body.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyle.
Rance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kyle is defending well for now.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Kyle blocks with his arms.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kyle is blocking nicely.
Rance landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kyle is trying to break the clinch but Rance has him pressed against the cage.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Rance keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kyle's efforts to push away.
Kyle is trying to stall.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Kyle blocks with his arms.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Kyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
Rance looks winded!
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kyle is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyle avoids the damage to the body.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kyle avoids it.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kyle is trying to break the clinch but Rance has him pressed against the cage.
Rance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rance tries to clinch there but Kyle circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rance fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kyle has Rance up against the cage in a clinch.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Kyle working hard to break the clinch.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kyle is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Rance.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Kyle blocks with his arms.
Rance missing with knees to the body.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Kyle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Kyle blocks with his arms.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kyle is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kyle is defending well for now.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
Rance is breathing heavily.
Kyle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyle avoiding damage as Rance throws knees to the body.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kyle is blocking nicely.
Rance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyle.
Kyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kyle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyle.
Kyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duke Rance seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle looking to stall.
Rance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Rance working Kyle over with knees to the body.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Kyle looking to stall.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
Rance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kyle avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle tries to circle away but Rance has him pinned against the cage.
Kyle is trying to maintain a safe position but Rance gets an underhook and turns Kyle into the cage.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyle is trying to break free.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kyle avoids it.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle trying to control the position but instead, Rance has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyle into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Rance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kyle.
Kyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Rance gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kyle wants to stall.
Kyle avoiding damage as Rance throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kyle looking to stall.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rance missing with knees to the body.
Kyle tries to stall but Rance uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kyle seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Rance is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance scores a nice knee to the body.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Kyle is blocking nicely.
Kyle wants to stall.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rance crunches a lovely knee into Kyle's ribcage.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rance keeps control of Kyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.

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

Kyle clinches.
Kyle avoiding damage as Rance throws knees to the body.

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

Kyle darts in and clinches Rance up against the cage.
Kyle managing to block the knees to the body from Rance.
Kyle is looking to control Rance's arms but Rance gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kyle has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance trying to land knees to the body.
Kyle tries to stall but Rance uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kyle can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nathan Kyle.
Kyle misses with a takedown attempt - Rance sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Kyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyle fails with the takedown.

Rance instigates a clinch.
Nathan Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke Rance is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duke Rance.
I've got Rance 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 Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Rance!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Subdollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Bergasmarchi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Subdollah
vs
Bergasmarchi

185 cm
25
181 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

181 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Subdollah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subdollah is looking to land body kicks.
Subdollah misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Subdollah. Bergasmarchi shrugs it off though.
Amir Subdollah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Subdollah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Subdollah.
Bergasmarchi moves out of range as Subdollah throws a body kick.
Bergasmarchi throws a combination that misses
and Subdollah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Subdollah tries to clinch but Bergasmarchi is having none of it.
Subdollah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Subdollah moves into the clinch.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Subdollah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subdollah misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subdollah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Subdollah.
Subdollah misses with the head strike.
Bergasmarchi tries to pull guard but Subdollah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Subdollah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bergasmarchi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Subdollah lands with a light punch inside.
Bergasmarchi avoids the elbow strike from Subdollah, against the cage.
Subdollah has a couple of punches blocked by Bergasmarchi.
Subdollah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Subdollah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bergasmarchi's face.
Subdollah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bergasmarchi blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.

Bergasmarchi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bergasmarchi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Subdollah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bergasmarchi trying to control from half guard but Subdollah is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Subdollah trying to control but Bergasmarchi postures up.

Bergasmarchi is working for a kimura but Subdollah is defending it quite comfortably.
Subdollah is controlling Bergasmarchi's trapped leg to prevent Bergasmarchi from advancing to side control.
Bergasmarchi stops Subdollah from getting back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi is keen to just control but Subdollah is a slippery customer.
Bergasmarchi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bergasmarchi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Subdollah is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah is controlling Bergasmarchi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bergasmarchi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Subdollah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Subdollah tries to roll over but Bergasmarchi keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Subdollah trying to hold on to Bergasmarchi's head to control him but Bergasmarchi postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Amir Subdollah wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Subdollah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergasmarchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Subdollah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Subdollah moves in looking to clinch but Bergasmarchi pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Subdollah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Subdollah gets a clinch.
Subdollah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bergasmarchi's defenses.
Bergasmarchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bergasmarchi blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bergasmarchi tightens his grip and picks Subdollah up, before dumping him to the ground. Subdollah manages to land in guard.
Bergasmarchi won't allow Subdollah to sweep him here.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Subdollah is working from the bottom.
Bergasmarchi advances to half guard.
Subdollah is looking to control Bergasmarchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Subdollah avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergasmarchi moves into full mount! Subdollah won't be happy about that!
Subdollah is desperately trying to improve his position but Bergasmarchi has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Subdollah 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.

Bergasmarchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Bergasmarchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Subdollah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Subdollah rushes Bergasmarchi and presses him up against the cage.
Subdollah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Subdollah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subdollah.
Bergasmarchi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Subdollah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bergasmarchi backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Bergasmarchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Subdollah scores with a shot to the side of Bergasmarchi's head.
Subdollah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Gabriel Bergasmarchi has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subdollah lands a nice elbow.
Bergasmarchi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Subdollah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Subdollah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Subdollah wants it to stay on the feet.
Subdollah tries a head kick but it misses.
Subdollah connects with a body shot that sends Bergasmarchi's belly button to the back.
Amir Subdollah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Bergasmarchi. Those never looked like landing.
Subdollah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Subdollah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergasmarchi manages to avoid it.
Subdollah looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi dives in and grabs Subdollah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Subdollah pushes down on Bergasmarchi's head and hops out.
Amir Subdollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Bergasmarchi.

Subdollah clinches.
Subdollah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Subdollah lands a good knee to the midsection. Bergasmarchi won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Subdollah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bergasmarchi is defending well for now.
Subdollah misses with an elbow over the top.
Subdollah missing with knees to the body.
Subdollah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Subdollah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bergasmarchi blocks an elbow strike.
Subdollah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Subdollah lands an elbow just above Bergasmarchi 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah lands a good knee to the midsection. Bergasmarchi won't want to take too many of those.
Bergasmarchi blocks the elbow strike.
Subdollah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bergasmarchi's defenses.
Bergasmarchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Subdollah lands an elbow that stopped Bergasmarchi in his tracks for a moment.
Subdollah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bergasmarchi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Subdollah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Subdollah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Subdollah misses with a knee strike.
Subdollah lands an elbow just above Bergasmarchi 's eye.
Bergasmarchi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Subdollah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Subdollah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Subdollah scores with a shoulder strike.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Subdollah connects with a knee to the head.
Subdollah lands an elbow inside that Bergasmarchi shrugs off.
Bergasmarchi wants to stall.
Subdollah struggles to land a body shot inside as Bergasmarchi controls his hands.
Subdollah throws an elbow but it misses.
Subdollah lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Subdollah as Bergasmarchi tries to tie him up.
Subdollah misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Subdollah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Bergasmarchi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bergasmarchi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Subdollah swivels and escapes.
Subdollah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergasmarchi avoids a kick to the body.
Subdollah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergasmarchi. That did some damage!
Bergasmarchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bergasmarchi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Subdollah is looking to slow Bergasmarchi down with leg kicks.
Subdollah throws a chopping leg kick but Bergasmarchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Subdollah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergasmarchi can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Subdollah.
Subdollah throws a chopping leg kick but Bergasmarchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Subdollah lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi looks to land a combination but Subdollah avoids it well.
Subdollah tries a low kick but Bergasmarchi avoids it.

Subdollah pushes Bergasmarchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Bergasmarchi blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Subdollah.
Bergasmarchi managing to block the knees to the body from Subdollah.
Bergasmarchi blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Bergasmarchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bergasmarchi blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Bergasmarchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Subdollah landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah pushes off an throws an elbow but Bergasmarchi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bergasmarchi is looking to control Subdollah's arms but Subdollah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bergasmarchi has his back to the cage.
Subdollah misses with a punch to the body.
Subdollah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Subdollah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Subdollah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Subdollah working Bergasmarchi over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergasmarchi jumps guard but Subdollah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bergasmarchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Subdollah lands a knee to the body.
Bergasmarchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Subdollah.
Subdollah lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Subdollah.
Subdollah lands an elbow that stopped Bergasmarchi in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subdollah.
Subdollah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Subdollah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subdollah.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subdollah.
Amir Subdollah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Subdollah looking to throw knees to the head but Bergasmarchi is blocking nicely.
Subdollah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergasmarchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Subdollah lands an elbow just above Bergasmarchi 's eye.
Bergasmarchi blocks an elbow strike.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Subdollah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bergasmarchi's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah lands a nice elbow.
Gabriel Bergasmarchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Subdollah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subdollah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Subdollah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Subdollah lands a shoulder strike.
Bergasmarchi blocks the elbow strike.
Subdollah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amir Subdollah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bergasmarchi tries to circle away but Subdollah has him pinned against the cage.
Bergasmarchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergasmarchi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Subdollah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Amir Subdollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Bergasmarchi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Subdollah scores with a shot to the side of Bergasmarchi's head.
Subdollah connects with a knee to the head.
Bergasmarchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Subdollah scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Subdollah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Subdollah, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Subdollah!
After winning the bout, Amir Subdollah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here Comes the Boom. Colon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TRAUMATIZED-Meek Mill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brandao
vs
Colon

178 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
27
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Colon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandao wants to clinch but Colon slips to the side
letting Colon counter with a right hand.

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

Brandao is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Colon pulls his head out easily.

Colon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brandao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brandao tries to get to full guard but Colon has control of the leg.
Colon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brandao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brandao.

Brandao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brandao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Colon postures up and lands a big shot to Brandao's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Colon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Colon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Brandao working for a triangle but Colon defends it easily.

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

Brandao is looking for a triangle but Colon pushes his legs off easily.

Brandao working for a triangle but Colon defends it easily.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Colon landing with the ground and pound.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Colon throwing strikes but missing.
Colon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Colon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Colon is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandao has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colon lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Colon is in close to Brandao's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Brandao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Colon defends it easily.
Colon with a nice head shot there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brandao takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Brandao is rocked!

Colon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brandao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brandao takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Brandao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Colon! That's hurt Brandao! Will he recover? Colon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Colon!
An intense looking Roberto Colon took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I'd like to thank my sponsors Beastmode and UNTOUCHABLE Fight NUTRITION for their Support And My Gym FIGHT GONE BAD-Las Vegas all my training partners and coaches for giving me a belt to spank these kids with! And thank you RBL for supplying the kids! Fight Fans I Love Youse!'.

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
99%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Kerby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gregory Kerby was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lewis
vs
Kerby

182 cm
20
179 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Kerby!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerby misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis slips a jab from Kerby.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Kerby counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis throws a right hand that Kerby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerby also avoids with ease.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Kerby ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Kerby's head but Kerby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Kerby avoids nicely.
Lewis walks into a stiff left hand from Kerby.
Kerby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lewis finds it's way round the side to connect with Kerby's head.
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!
Kerby moves away from the strike by Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Kerby takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Lewis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lewis misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Jab, jab by Lewis - just one landing.
Kerby thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.
Kerby lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kerby throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Kerby moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kerby tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a double jab

and Kerby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerby.
Lewis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kerby's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Kerby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kerby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
Kerby throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Kerby counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Gregory Kerby has been cut.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kerby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lewis throws a jab when Kerby was well out of range.
Kerby takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kerby thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis tries to clinch but Kerby moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerby throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Kerby lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Kerby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kerby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kerby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Kerby throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lewis throws the left hand but Kerby avoids the punch easily.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Kerby ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Kerby avoids it well.
Kerby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kerby circles away.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kerby to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Kerby is out of range.
Ray Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerby throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis throws a right hand that Kerby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerby also avoids with ease.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kerby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Kerby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerby misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Kerby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kerby.
Kerby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gregory Kerby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregory Kerby's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lewis staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lewis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Kerby misses.
Lewis takes one on the button.
Lewis moves forwards but Kerby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Gregory Kerby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Kerby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerby scores with a hook.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Kerby's shoulder, as Kerby tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Kerby throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Kerby.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Kerby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerby.
Lewis throws a body punch but Kerby moves out of range.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kerby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kerby throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Kerby misses.
Kerby moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Kerby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kerby.
Kerby with a hook.
Kerby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerby.
Lewis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Kerby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerby scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Lewis.
Kerby throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerby.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
enabling Kerby to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerby is just out of range.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Kerby.
Kerby scores with a nice head shot.
Kerby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerby.
Kerby clobbers Lewis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kerby lands with a hook. Lewis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lewis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewis lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Kerby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerby ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerby throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Kerby moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Kerby sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kerby on the side of the head.

That has opened up Gregory Kerby's cut even more.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Kerby avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a hook. Kerby ducked under it nicely.
Kerby misses with a head kick.
Kerby connects with the punch.
Lewis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kerby sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kerby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Lewis clinches up with Kerby and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kerby wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewis won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Lewis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregory Kerby's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kerby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Kerby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kerby throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Kerby throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kerby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis cracks Kerby with an open hand slap.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kerby throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Kerby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kerby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerby moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Kerby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis throws a jab when Kerby was well out of range.
Kerby tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Kerby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kerby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Kerby needs to keep his hands up - Lewis had a free shot at his head there.
Kerby throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Kerby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerby misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Kerby coming out on top.
Kerby moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Kerby misses with a looping right.
Lewis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lewis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut

and Kerby counters by clinching up.

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

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

Kerby is rocked!
Kerby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kerby is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerby throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Kerby seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

The cut above Gregory Kerby's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kerby staying out of range there.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kerby at a distance.
Kerby slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerby swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Lewis tries to clinch but Kerby is having none of it.
Kerby lands a jab to the head.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kerby to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerby looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Kerby cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kerby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerby counters with a left to the body.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Kerby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis cracks Kerby with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerby lands a jab to the head.
Kerby jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Lewis!
After winning the bout, Ray Lewis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.