NWO 103 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Mityou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mityou
vs
Diggler

175 cm
26
155 lbs
10 - 18 - 0

184 cm
21
157 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Mityou !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mityou shoots in looking for a takedown. Diggler tries to sprawl out of it but Mityou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diggler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mityou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mityou changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diggler tries to avoid it but Mityou manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diggler to the ground. Diggler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mityou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diggler pinned against the cage. Diggler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Mityou . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mityou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diggler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mityou fails to land the takedown.
Mityou stuffs the takedown attempt from Diggler. Diggler gets slowly back to his feet.
Diggler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mityou .
Nice straight punches there by Diggler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diggler.
Mityou misses with a head kick.

Mityou manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diggler on his heels. He'll look to pass Diggler's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diggler is trying to keep Mityou in close.
Mityou content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mityou prevents Diggler from getting back to his feet.
Diggler managing to control the position.

Derk Diggler has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diggler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mityou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Mityou as Diggler shoots in.
Diggler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mityou shoots for a double leg takedown but Diggler sprawls well. He's pushed Mityou 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diggler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mityou swivels and escapes.

Diggler tries to keep at a distance but Mityou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diggler tries to pull guard but Mityou forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mityou has Diggler pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diggler manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diggler tries to pull guard but Mityou won't allow it.

Mityou pulls guard.
Mityou is controlling Diggler's posture.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Mityou keeps moving.
Diggler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Diggler wants to control from the top but Mityou keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggler throws a strike but Mityou rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diggler is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Derk Diggler.
Diggler closes the distance and clinches up with Mityou , looking for a takedown. Diggler pushes Mityou against the cage but Mityou circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mityou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diggler sprawls well. Diggler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mityou gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Sub Mityou will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mityou drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diggler keeping moving, preventing Mityou from controlling successfully.
Diggler is wriggling around but Mityou manages to pass to half guard.
Mityou is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diggler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mityou is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mityou is controlling the pace.
Mityou is trying to control. Diggler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sub Mityou .
Diggler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mityou 's head.

Mityou gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler struggling a bit here.
Diggler tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Mityou is trying to get an arm triangle but Diggler is defending well.
Mityou trying to control the action but Diggler is working from the bottom.
Mityou laying and praying for a moment but Diggler takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mityou is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mityou prevents Diggler from getting the reversal.
Mityou throws some wild stikes that Diggler manages to avoid easily.
Mityou controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler tries to hold on but Mityou pushes him away.
Mityou misses with a head shot.
Diggler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diggler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mityou thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mityou punching from mount but Diggler doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Mityou dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Diggler with a poor takedown

and Mityou counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diggler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mityou .
Diggler tries to kick Mityou off but Mityou keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Mityou decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Diggler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mityou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Mityou closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diggler to the mat! Diggler manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mityou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mityou is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mityou controls from within his opponent's guard.
Diggler wants to stand but Mityou is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sub Mityou .
Mityou misses with a head kick.

Mityou scores with a takedown into Diggler's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mityou wants to get up but he can't break Diggler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Diggler pushes Mityou off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mityou throws a left and a right that both miss

and Diggler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggler won't allow Mityou to sweep him here.
Diggler is looking to work some ground and pound but Mityou has wrist control.
Diggler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diggler trying to control but Mityou is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diggler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mityou looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mityou looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mityou !
Diggler wants to control but Mityou postures up.

Mityou thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diggler prevents Mityou from improving position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mityou working away.
Diggler wants to get back to his feet but Mityou drags him back down.
Diggler wants to control but Mityou postures up.
Derk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggler tries to improve position but can't.
Sub Mityou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mityou controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Mityou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mityou 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Mityou !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes into the arena with Sexy Boy blaring out of the sound system. 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 Joe Dirt was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Michaels
vs
Dirt

174 cm
25
135 lbs
30 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
136 lbs
4 - 19 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Brute
New World Order Clothing

New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Dirt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dirt back to the cage. Michaels follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.

Michaels gets a double leg takedown into Dirt's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Michaels pushing down on Dirt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Michaels is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dirt defends it well.
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!

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

Michaels is looking for a kimura here.

Michaels seems to be looking for submissions.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michaels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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

Michaels is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dirt defends it well.

Michaels is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dirt has managed to free his arm - good work.

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!

Michaels seems to be working for a kimura but Dirt defends the submission attempt.
Dirt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michaels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Michaels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dirt sees it coming and defends easily.

Michaels in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dirt tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Michaels!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels made sure to mention his sponsor, New World Order Clothing in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. rage against the machine,,cypress hill how i just kill a man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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?

Hall
vs
Ricardo

189 cm
18
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Dragon

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ricardo's waist but Ricardo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Ricardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Ricardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hall.
Ricardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ricardo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hall gets underhooks to prevent Ricardo's takedown attempt.
Ricardo looking to stall.
Hall is pressed up against the cage. Ricardo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hall down to the mat. Hall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tito Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Ricardo.
Hall shoots in but Ricardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ricardo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Ricardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall working the ground and pound but Ricardo is defending the strikes.
Ricardo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!
Ricardo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Ricardo is persistently looking for the submission but Hall is defending it well.

Ricardo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ricardo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ricardo looking for the choke but no joy.

Ricardo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hall is defending well though. Ricardo let's go of the attempt for now.
A lull in the action here.

Ricardo has managed to slip his arm under Hall's chin. This could be all over... yep, Hall is tapping out! Submission win for Ricardo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricky Ricardo!
Post fight, Ricky Ricardo stared into the camera and said 'thankin my training partners at dudes gym...oh and the first ten ladies 2 my after party at RED HOT PUSSYLIQURS lounge gets the free cable hookup'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totally Stink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Stink

180 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Totally Stink!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stink closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to control but Stink is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Stink wants to get up but he can't break Sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stink is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Stink has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stink wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stink trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Stink working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stink's guard.
Sanchez is trying to control. Stink wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Stink keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to control from Stink's half guard. Stink has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Stink working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Stink is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is pushing down on Stink's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stink is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Stink defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stink looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Stink is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stink missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stink.
Stink is trying to stand.
Sanchez not doing much here.
Sanchez prevents Stink from standing back up.

Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stink doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stink tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sanchez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between County Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cold comes to the cage accompanied by Cold As Ice. 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 Peter Jacobs was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cold
vs
Jacobs

168 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, County Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jacobs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cold wants to clinch but Jacobs slips to the side
and Jacobs counters with a three punch combo that has Cold backing up. Cold nods at Jacobs to acknowledge the strikes.

Jacobs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jacobs avoiding damage.

Jacobs breaks the clinch.
Jacobs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jacobs closes the distance but Cold moves to the side

and Cold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Jacobs controlling Cold's posture.
Cold content to stall in guard here.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Cold from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jacobs pushes Cold off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Cold pushes him off.
Cold tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Cold closes the distance but Jacobs moves to the side
and Jacobs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobs misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs cracks Cold with a good jab.
Jacobs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cold backs up against the cage.
Jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cold walks into a straight right hand from Jacobs.
Jacobs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cold avoids it really well and circles away.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Cold from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cold seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jacobs for as long as he can get away with.
Cold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because County Cold wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cold moves to clinch but Jacobs breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold moves to clinch but Jacobs breaks away
and Jacobs counters with a right hand to the body.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Cold pushes him off.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cold sprawls well. Cold wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.
County Cold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jacobs.
Jacobs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jacobs lands with a nice combination. Cold backs away looking to recover.
Cold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jacobs counters with a two punch combo.
Cold is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Cold misses with a hook to the body
and Jacobs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cold really felt that one!
Jacobs fails with the takedown.
Jacobs lands a glancing blow to the side of Cold's head.
Jacobs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Cold moves out of range.
Cold tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jacobs swivels and escapes.

Jacobs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cold's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs wants to pass to mount but Cold is defending the position.

Jacobs decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs leaves Cold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jacobs throws a nice looking combination but Cold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Jacobs 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.

Cold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Cold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Cold doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
A combination from Jacobs does no damage.
Jacobs works over Cold's head and body with a nice combination.
Jacobs tries for a takedown but Cold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cold doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a jab to the head.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Cold moves out of range.
Cold slips a jab and a cross from Jacobs.
Cold closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jacobs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cold doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.

Jacobs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cold did well to prevent Jacobs getting side control.
Jacobs tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cold controls his leg.
Jacobs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacobs prevents Cold from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Jacobs decides to stand up.
Peter Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches up with Cold, looking for a takedown. Jacobs pushes Cold against the cage but Cold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that both miss.

Jacobs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cold's guard.
Jacobs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cold wants to stand up but Jacobs is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cold keeping full guard, as Jacobs tries to pass.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Cold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Jacobs was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cold swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.

Jacobs clinches with his opponent.
Jacobs can't break the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jacobs sprawls well. Jacobs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cold gets slowly back to his feet.

Cold tries to keep at a distance but Jacobs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jacobs tries to break free but Cold pushes him back against the cage.
Jacobs pushes Cold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jacobs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jacobs has closed the distance and engaged Cold in a clinch.

Jacobs breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cold in his tracks.
Jacobs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cold tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
Cold is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.

Jacobs gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

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

Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jacobs is fending him off so far but Cold persists. Nope, Jacobs circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Cold pushes him off.
Cold moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
Cold is looking to clinch.

Jacobs clinches up with Cold and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Jacobs manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Cold misses its intended target.
Cold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown attempt from Cold. Cold gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for County Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jacobs counters with a series of strikes. Cold will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cold darts in and clinches Jacobs up against the cage.

Jacobs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cold avoids it really well and circles away.
Cold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jacobs lands a right hook to the body.
Jacobs lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs looks to land a combination but Cold avoids it well.
Jacobs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jacobs wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobs. Those never looked like landing.
Jacobs throws a low kick, looking for Cold's leg but Cold calmly moves out of range.
Jacobs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jacobs but Jacobs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cold stuffs the takedown.
Cold is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jacobs drives through and clinches with Cold against the cage.
Cold tries for a takedown but Jacobs manages to get underhooks.
Jacobs stops a takedown attempt from Cold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jacobs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Jacobs's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold missing with knees to the body.

Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cold just misses with a punch to the body.
Cold shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobs tries to sprawl out of it but Cold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jacobs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Jacobs.
Jacobs shoots for a double leg takedown but Cold sprawls well. He's pushed Jacobs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
County Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Jacobs does no damage.
Cold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cold sprawls well. Cold wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacobs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cold eats them both and turns towards Jacobs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cold wants to clinch but Jacobs slips to the side
and Jacobs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cold looks to land a right hand but Jacobs moved out of range.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Cold avoids them all with ease.

Jacobs tries to keep at a distance but Cold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jacobs tries to circle away but Cold has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cold wants a takedown.
Peter Jacobs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jacobs pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Jacobs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jacobs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Jacobs!
An out of breath Peter Jacobs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aj Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aj Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aj Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Smith
vs
Pettis

188 cm
29
145 lbs
14 - 14 - 1

178 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aj Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith blocks a head kick by Pettis.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Pettis stuffs the takedown.

Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pettis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smith just content to control the position.
Smith landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pettis wants to control but Smith postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith controls the position.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Pettis's head but Pettis avoids it well.
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pettis is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Pettis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.

Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is putting a hurting on Pettis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pettis is looking to reverse the position.
Smith controls the position from side control.
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pettis some visible discomfort.
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pettis!

Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith looking to finish Pettis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pettis!

Smith looking to secure an arm triangle but Pettis defends it well.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount and Pettis is in trouble!
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pettis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pettis?
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aj Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pettis for as long as he can get away with.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Aj Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pettis as he jumps to the side.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pettis enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pettis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettis can do to turn this around?
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith winds up and cracks Pettis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pettis wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Pettis is defending well.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aj Smith.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pettis swivels and escapes.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Pettis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aj Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Smith scores with a takedown into Pettis's guard.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aj Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith drives through with a takedown into Pettis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Pettis is retaining full guard.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aj Smith.
Pettis throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Jake Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith taking a breather here.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is letting Smith control him for a moment.
Pettis isn't going anywhere.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Pettis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Pettis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith slows the pace down.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face as Smith controls the position.
Pettis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith just content to control the position.

Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pettis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pettis parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pettis to escape.
Pettis is being controlled here.
Pettis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Pettis is being controlled here.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Smith in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pettis is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aj Smith!
Aj Smith retains his featherweight title!

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FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pol Cuaresma Iiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cuaresma Iiii
vs
Griffin

160 cm
20
140 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
142 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cuaresma Iiii to the mat! Cuaresma Iiii manages to get full guard.

Cuaresma Iiii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Cuaresma Iiii keeps moving.
Cuaresma Iiii trying to strike off his back.
Griffin stands and throws Cuaresma Iiii's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Cuaresma Iiii on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cuaresma Iiii tries to get out of the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Griffin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin laying and praying for a moment but Cuaresma Iiii takes advantage and regains half guard.
Cuaresma Iiii slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Griffin trying to control but Cuaresma Iiii is working from the bottom.
Cuaresma Iiii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cuaresma Iiii is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffin trying to control but Cuaresma Iiii is working from the bottom.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses. Cuaresma Iiii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Cuaresma Iiii!
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Cuaresma Iiii is having none of it.
Cuaresma Iiii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cuaresma Iiii gets to his feet - Griffin follows without any prompting.
Cuaresma Iiii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Cuaresma Iiii working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cuaresma Iiii trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Cuaresma Iiii is adopting a defensive guard.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses. Cuaresma Iiii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Cuaresma Iiii!
Cuaresma Iiii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin 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.

A close round but Chris Griffin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cuaresma Iiii tries to avoid it but Griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cuaresma Iiii to the ground. Cuaresma Iiii escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Cuaresma Iiii in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin stalling the fight.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii is pressed up against the cage. Griffin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cuaresma Iiii down to the mat. Cuaresma Iiii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Griffin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Cuaresma Iiii has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Griffin controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cuaresma Iiii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griffin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii avoiding damage as Griffin throws knees to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii is leaning against Griffin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuaresma Iiii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii digs a right hand underneath Griffin's ribcage. Griffin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuaresma Iiii works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Griffin controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a left to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a nice uppercut.

Griffin is rocked!
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuaresma Iiii finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
A frustrated look appears on Griffin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Griffin seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii digs a right hand into Griffin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griffin's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma Iiii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a big uppercut that drops Griffin! More strikes from Cuaresma Iiii and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Griffin lies dazed against the cage as Cuaresma Iiii celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
Pol Cuaresma Iiii retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Pol Cuaresma Iiii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lynyrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama. Wood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 1 hitta quitta 3 6 mafia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Foster
vs
Wood

182 cm
27
200 lbs
26 - 5 - 0

185 cm
31
218 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Foster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster moves away from the strike by Wood.
Foster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Caleb Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Wood.
Wood throws a push kick but Foster slaps the foot to one side.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Foster manages to break the clinch.
Foster shoots in for a double leg but Wood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Foster forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
Foster wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wood's efforts to push away.
Wood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
Wood stops a takedown attempt from Foster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foster's elbow.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Foster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Wood.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wood tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.

Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wood connects with a body shot that sends Foster's belly button to the back.
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!
Foster on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wood throws a combination. Foster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood scores with a spinning back kick!
Foster is breathing heavily.
Wood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foster's sensitive parts.
Foster needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Wood.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Foster looks to clinch
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Foster walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a leg kick but Foster checks it.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bayden Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Wood - just one landing.
Wood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Wood throws a leg kick but Foster moved away.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Foster forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.

Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood drops his hands momentarily and Foster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Wood has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination

and Foster counters by clinching up.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Foster tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood throws a leg kick but Foster checks it.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wood lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Foster can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Wood and Foster drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Wood.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bayden Wood!
Bayden Wood is the new light heavyweight champion!
Bayden Wood made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'thats wat hard training will do for you,,,if he wants a rematch lets do it...id like to thank all my fans and my camp an dudes gym.'.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
91%

Main event

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

Hendo
vs
Staunton

180 cm
23
190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

168 cm
30
197 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Staunton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Staunton sprawls well initially but Hendo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Staunton trying to control from the bottom.
Hendo is nestled in close to Staunton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hendo drops an elbow to the side of Staunton's head.

Hendo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Hendo clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staunton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hendo walks away with a smile on his face. Staunton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hendo misses with a head kick.
Hendo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hendo lands with a big left! Staunton is wobbled badly! Hendo comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Staunton to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Danny Hendo!
Danny Hendo retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Hendo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.