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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian McCreey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian McCreey has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Liddel
vs
McCreey

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
24
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian McCreey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCreey misses with a head kick.
McCreey tries to clinch but Liddel is having none of it.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Liddel lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCreey doesn't seem phased though.
McCreey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCreey wants to clinch up but Liddel keeps it at a distance.
McCreey moves in looking to clinch but Liddel pushes him off.
McCreey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCreey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCreey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCreey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddel lands with a straight right. McCreey didn't see that one coming.
McCreey moves in looking to clinch but Liddel pushes him off.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCreey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCreey tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
McCreey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCreey tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCreey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCreey looks gassed!
McCreey is looking to clinch.
Liddel keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liddel blocks a head kick by McCreey.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCreey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddel.
McCreey is looking to clinch.
McCreey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCreey misses with a head kick.
Liddel sizes up McCreey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCreey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCreey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCreey takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel lands an overhand right.
A left lands for Liddel.
Liddel misses with a wild combination.
Liddel lands a head shot.
Liddel throws a series of punches but McCreey avoids them all with ease.
Liddel swinging wildly here.
Liddel cracks McCreey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liddel connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCreey. McCreey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCreey takes one on the button.
Liddel connects with a jab.
Liddel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCreey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liddel misses with a wild combination.
McCreey is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddel throws a combination. McCreey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab lands there for Liddel.
Liddel lands a jab.
Liddel connects with a looping right hand.
McCreey takes one to the side of the head.
McCreey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liddel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liddel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCreey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brian McCreey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Liddel.
Liddel throws a series of punches but McCreey avoids them all with ease.
Liddel throws a right hand that McCreey ducks under and follows up with a left that McCreey also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCreey.
Liddel throws a combination. McCreey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddel lands an overhand right.
Liddel clobbers McCreey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddel lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but McCreey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddel scores with a three punch combo!
Liddel misses with a few strikes there.
Liddel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCreey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Liddel finds it's target.
McCreey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCreey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liddel swats away the attempt to clinch by McCreey.
Liddel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Liddel 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.

Liddel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddel is working the combinations to good effect here.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCreey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCreey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCreey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCreey is looking to clinch but Liddel is avoiding it.
McCreey tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but McCreey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCreey tries to clinch but Liddel moves out of range.
McCreey doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddel circles away.
McCreey tries to clinch there but Liddel circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCreey fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCreey tries to clinch but Liddel is having none of it.
Liddel keeps the fight on the outside.
McCreey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCreey is breathing heavily.
Liddel lands an overhand right.
Liddel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCreey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCreey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddel scores with a one two! McCreey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liddel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liddel lands a two punch combo.
McCreey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCreey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liddel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Liddel catches McCreey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Liddel connects with a crisp jab.
Liddel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Liddel misses with a two punch combination.
McCreey moves forwards but Liddel connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Liddel.
Liddel misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liddel duly obliges.
Liddel lands with a cross.
Liddel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCreey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McCreey wants to clinch
and Liddel counters with a series of strikes. McCreey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddel throws a series of strikes that have McCreey backpedaling.
Liddel misses with the combination.
Liddel lands a glancing blow to the side of McCreey'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!
Liddel throws a one two combo.
Liddel connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Liddel does no damage.
McCreey tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCreey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liddel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCreey circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Liddel.
Liddel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCreey has time to react.
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Markus Liddel is winning the standup battle so far.
McCreey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from McCreey.
Liddel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liddel scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liddel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCreey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddel tries to bum rush McCreey with a series of wild strikes but McCreey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddel throws a series of punches but McCreey moves out of range.
Liddel misses with the combination.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but McCreey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liddel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCreey.
Liddel throws a right hand that McCreey ducks under and follows up with a left that McCreey also avoids with ease.
Liddel scores with a one two! McCreey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Liddel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McCreey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Liddel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCreey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCreey tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
McCreey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCreey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddel counters with a straight right hand.
McCreey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddel cracks McCreey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Liddel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddel misses with a double jab.
Liddel lands a two punch combo.
Liddel moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCreey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddel.
Liddel lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel lands a glancing blow to the side of McCreey's head.
Liddel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but McCreey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddel.
Liddel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddel with a nice cross.
A right-left combo lands from Liddel.
Liddel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCreey's head backwards.
Liddel scores with a sloppy right hand. McCreey should have avoided that one.
Liddel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddel connects with a crisp jab.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but McCreey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddel scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel lands with a hook. McCreey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCreey tries to clinch
and Liddel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddel lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddel scores with a hook.
A jab from Liddel finds it's way through McCreey's defenses.
McCreey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Liddel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Liddel.
McCreey clinches but Liddel breaks the clinch
and Liddel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddel lands with a right hand.
Liddel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCreey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCreey wants to clinch up but Liddel keeps it at a distance.
Liddel avoids the head kick by McCreey.
Markus Liddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liddel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCreey takes one on the button.
Liddel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddel cracks McCreey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Liddel does no damage.
Liddel with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liddel!
McCreey tries to clinch but Liddel moves away
enabling Liddel to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but McCreey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCreey throws a head kick that misses.
McCreey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddel connects with a right hand. McCreey shakes it off.
Liddel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice combination there by Liddel.
McCreey misses with a double jab
and Liddel counters with a series of strikes. McCreey will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCreey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Liddel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian McCreey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCreey slips a jab and a cross from Liddel.
Liddel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liddel lands with a cross.
Liddel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCreey momentarily.
McCreey throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a nice uppercut.
Markus Liddel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danga de danga de dang - Liddel scores with a four punch combination!
Liddel throws a good cross that connects.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Liddel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lipman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mark stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lipman
vs
stevens

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Lipman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, mark stevens!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lipman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on stevens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lipman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
stevens gets back to half guard.
Lipman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lipman throwing shots but stevens is blocking nicely.
stevens trying to hold on to Lipman's head to control him but Lipman postures up.
Lipman wants to take a breather but stevens is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipman wants to stand but his hand is trapped. stevens uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Lipman trying to move into half guard but instead stevens has managed to sweep!
stevens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lipman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for stevens on the ground.
stevens pushing down on Lipman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lipman trying to hold on to stevens's head to control him but stevens postures up.
stevens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
I looks like stevens might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
stevens is looking to take a break and control but Lipman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lipman is looking for a sweep. stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
stevens is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lipman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Lipman has his feet on stevens's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Lipman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. stevens sprawls well initially but Lipman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lipman trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevens is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lipman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lipman's back!
stevens misses with a punch to the head.
stevens missing with strikes from the back.
Lipman controlling stevens 's hands.
Lipman tries to escape but stevens has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
stevens is looking to control Lipman but Lipman is wriggling around and keeping busy.

stevens tightening his grip on Lipman, looking for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stevens wants to control but Lipman manages to buck him off and is now in stevens's guard! Nice work there by Lipman!
Lipman trying to control the position from guard on top but stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lipman stands up from stevens's guard - Lipman perhaps looking for a knockout.

stevens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lipman was covering up waiting for the punch and stevens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but mark stevens will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lipman shoots and misses

so stevens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
stevens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
stevens wants to control from the top but Lipman keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
stevens pushing down on Lipman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

stevens postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lipman to stand up.

Lipman clinches up with stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Lipman landing knees to the body.

Lipman breaks from the clinch.

Lipman moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
stevens misses with some punches.

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

stevens shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stevens throwing shots but Lipman is blocking nicely.
stevens wants to control but Lipman is keeping him busy.
mark stevens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lipman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. stevens is working away from the top position though.
stevens passes the guard and advances to mount!
stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
stevens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lipman is looking to escape.
stevens controlling his opponent.
stevens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
stevens wants to control the pace but Lipman is squirming around nicely.

stevens is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lipman is surviving well by controlling stevens's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevens looking to control but Lipman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
stevens thowing shots but they're missing.
Lipman tries to improve his position but instead stevens has taken his back!
stevens throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Even with his hooks in, stevens manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lipman manages to reverse the position and now he's in stevens's guard. Nice work there by Lipman.
stevens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
stevens punching from mount but Lipman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
stevens controlling the pace for now.
Lipman is squirming around, avoiding stevens's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mark stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

stevens throws a shot from downtown. Lipman moves away and avoids it.
Lipman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lipman wants to clinch up but stevens keeps it at a distance.
stevens shoots and misses

and Lipman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
stevens is trying to control but Lipman passes into side control!
stevens is looking for a sweep.

Lipman stands up and beckons stevens to his feet.
stevens blocks a head kick by Lipman.
stevens shoots and misses

and Lipman counters by moving into the clinch.

Lipman drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipman working a defensive guard but stevens manages to pass into side control anyway.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
stevens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lipman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lipman keeps working.

stevens has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
mark stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and stevens counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by stevens.
stevens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
stevens trying to control but Lipman is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and stevens is now in half guard.
stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lipman keeps working.

stevens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lipman wants to get back to full guard but stevens has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevens sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lipman wants to control but stevens is having none of it.
stevens content just to control the position here.
Lipman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as stevens tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lipman tries to improve his position but instead stevens has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Will stevens go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
stevens biding his time, controlling Lipman.
stevens missing with strikes.
Tony Lipman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
stevens has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lipman's body.

stevens has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Lipman is defending well but eventually stevens manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Lipman has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). mark stevens!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SKY MANA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MANA's entrance music is satisfy my soul. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

MANA
vs
Lawson

182 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, SKY MANA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Lawson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MANA closes the distance and clinches up with Lawson, looking for a takedown. MANA pushes Lawson against the cage but Lawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MANA.
Lawson misses with a body kick.
Lawson misses with a head kick.
Lawson shoots in looking for a takedown. MANA tries to sprawl out of it but Lawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MANA manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lawson misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MANA doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
Lawson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SKY MANA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
MANA throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Lawson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lawson shoots for a takedown but MANA saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
John Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson tries to clinch but MANA is having none of it.
Lawson dives in and grabs MANA's left leg, looking for a takedown. MANA pushes down on Lawson's head and hops out.
Lawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lawson tries to clinch up.
MANA lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawson circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MANA closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lawson circles away.
MANA shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawson pinned against the cage. Lawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MANA avoids it really well and circles away.
Lawson looks gassed!
Lawson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lawson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No luck for Lawson with that takedown attempt.
MANA shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lawson sprawls well. Lawson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MANA gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MANA paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MANA.
MANA shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawson as he jumps to the side.
MANA misses with a jab, cross combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by MANA.
MANA working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MANA controlling the position from side mount.
MANA 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.
MANA works to advance to full mount. Lawson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MANA controlling the position easily from mount.

MANA jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lawson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

MANA closes the distance and clinches.
Lawson tries to break free but MANA pushes him back against the cage.

MANA drags the fight down to the ground.
Lawson being controlled here momentarily.
MANA has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lawson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MANA has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
MANA is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lawson is controlling him.
Lawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
MANA wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
MANA is pulling down on Lawson's head to control his posture.

MANA wriggles free and stands up.
MANA closes the distance and clinches up with Lawson, looking for a takedown. MANA pushes Lawson against the cage but Lawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MANA shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawson but Lawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
MANA throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lawson's waist but Lawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing MANA off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SKY MANA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MANA misses with a combination
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawson tries to clinch up.
MANA tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawson swivels and escapes.
MANA fails to land with a series of punches.
MANA misses with a takedown attempt - Lawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
MANA is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MANA.
MANA closes the distance and clinches up with Lawson, looking for a takedown. MANA pushes Lawson against the cage but Lawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
SKY MANA is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MANA will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lawson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MANA checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
MANA misses with a two punch combination.
Lawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MANA fails with a takedown attempt.
MANA swinging wildly here.
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 SKY MANA will probably get the nod.
That's time! MANA's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MANA fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawson has his takedown stuffed

and MANA counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MANA.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but MANA has him pressed against the cage.
Lawson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
MANA keeps control of Lawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
MANA has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MANA.
Lawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. MANA just stands there and leans against the cage.
SKY MANA has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lawson.
Lawson tries to break the clinch but MANA is controlling the position.

MANA pulls guard successfully.
MANA is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawson throwing strikes but missing.
MANA keeping moving, preventing Lawson from controlling successfully.
MANA manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
MANA controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, MANA has taken his back.

MANA working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Lawson is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and MANA has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Lawson taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). SKY MANA!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Frank Mir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mir
vs
Emelienko

186 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
221 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelienko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelienko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mir throws a series of punches but Emelienko avoids them all with ease.
Mir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mir wants it to stay on the feet.
Mir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelienko shoots in looking for a takedown. Mir tries to sprawl out of it but Emelienko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelienko.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Emelienko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelienko dives in and grabs Mir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes down on Emelienko's head and hops out.
Emelienko 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.

Mir bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Emelienko! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Fedor Emelienko has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelienko has a closed guard, preventing Mir from standing up.

Emelienko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mir defends it easily.
Emelienko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mir would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Emelienko is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mir has his hands clasped together but Emelienko extends an breaks Mir's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Emelienko.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Emelienko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Reddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Reddington
vs
Love

180 cm
20
134 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Reddington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love shoots in and drives through. Reddington sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Love.
Reddington has his takedown stuffed

and Love counters with a takedown into side control.

Love goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reddington has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Love but great work by Reddington.
Love prevents Reddington from moving into mount.
Reddington wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.
Love is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reddington off and has taken his back!

Love working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Reddington defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Love's arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reddington is really stuck here.

Love looking for the choke but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddington trying to control the hands but Love breaks the grip.

Love is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Reddington has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Love looks gassed!
Reddington breaks Love's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Reddington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reddington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Love swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Love keeping moving, preventing Reddington from controlling successfully.

Love looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reddington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Love's head.
Reddington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Love is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reddington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Reddington stands and steps away. Love gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reddington wants to clinch

and Love counters by clinching up.

Reddington drags the fight down to the ground.

Love thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reddington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Love manages to get himself to full guard.
Reddington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Love working for a triangle but Reddington defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Love has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reddington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reddington chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Love has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Reddington is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Love.

Reddington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Love is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reddington works to advance to full mount. Love defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Love is looking to improve his position but Reddington isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Reddington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Reddington is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Love defends it well.
Love is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reddington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reddington's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reddington trying to control the action but Love just sinks the hooks in.

Love has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Reddington! Can he survive? No! He's out! Love gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dude Love!
Dude Love is the new lightweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Ride The Lightning - Metallica as his entrance music. David Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Corpuz
vs
Jones

177 cm
21
174 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

177 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs
[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jasper Corpuz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpuz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corpuz throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.

Jones gets caught flat footed, as Corpuz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Corpuz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corpuz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Corpuz throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones is trying to control the position but Corpuz postures up.
Corpuz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to stand up but Corpuz is controlling him.
Corpuz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Corpuz.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Jasper Corpuz has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corpuz shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corpuz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Corpuz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Corpuz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Corpuz keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones tries to stand but Corpuz is controlling from the bottom.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Corpuz 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.
Jones preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Corpuz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones throws a series of punches but Corpuz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Corpuz shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Corpuz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Corpuz won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Corpuz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Corpuz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking to control.
Jones keeping full guard, as Corpuz tries to pass.

Corpuz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Corpuz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Corpuz in his half guard.

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

Corpuz wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Corpuz is breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Corpuz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Corpuz is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jasper Corpuz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jasper Corpuz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Corpuz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Corpuz slips a jab from Jones.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Corpuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
David Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Corpuz's head but Corpuz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corpuz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws a hook but Corpuz avoids it easily.

Corpuz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Corpuz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Corpuz is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corpuz throwing strikes but missing.

Corpuz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Corpuz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand up but Corpuz is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Corpuz trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Corpuz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Corpuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Corpuz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Corpuz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Corpuz looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.

Corpuz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
Corpuz being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Corpuz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Corpuz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Corpuz lands a couple of digs.
Corpuz postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Corpuz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corpuz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Corpuz controls the pace.

Corpuz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Corpuz won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jasper Corpuz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Corpuz'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.

No luck for Corpuz with that takedown attempt.
Corpuz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Corpuz shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Corpuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Corpuz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Corpuz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Corpuz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Corpuz throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corpuz's guard. Nice move by Jones!

Jones stands up from Corpuz's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corpuz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Corpuz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Corpuz has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Corpuz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Corpuz has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Corpuz working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corpuz trying to control but Jones is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to hold on but Corpuz pushes him away.
Jasper Corpuz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Corpuz working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.

Corpuz quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Corpuz but it's paid off an Jones is forced to tap! Nice work by Corpuz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jasper Corpuz!
Jasper Corpuz is the new welterweight champion!