BFE:Sunday Scraps 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mir
vs
Montii

191 cm
23
250 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

170 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Montii!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montii displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Montii stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir lands with a nice combination. Montii backs away looking to recover.
Montii tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Montii stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montii throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Montii looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Montii shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Montii sprawls well. Montii wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Montii stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Montii swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Montii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Montii.
A jab from Montii misses.
Montii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Montii wants it to stay on the feet.
Montii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Montii clinches up against the cage.
Montii avoiding damage.

Mir has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Montii uses from the top position.
Montii is stalling in the full guard.

Mir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Montii defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Montii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Montii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montii looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Mir!

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FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Poon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jerk It Out-Caesars. Lonnie Poon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Poon
vs
Baxter

190 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Poon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baxter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poon.
Baxter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poon lands the left hand.
Poon dances in with a quick combination. Baxter is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Poon snaps Baxter's head back. Baxter stumbles backwards against the cage. Poon steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Baxter's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Baxter just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lonnie Poon!
After the fight, Lonnie Poon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tingtong Tunay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Patrelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tingtong Tunay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tunay
vs
Patrelli

160 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tingtong Tunay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Patrelli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patrelli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tunay sprawls well initially but Patrelli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Tunay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patrelli pulls his head out easily.
Patrelli wants to pass the guard but Tunay is defending well.

Tunay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tunay is staying active underneath Patrelli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Tunay looking for subs from the bottom but Patrelli mounts him!
Tunay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Patrelli looking to ground and pound but Tunay is blocking nicely.
Tunay working to try and regain half guard.
Patrelli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Patrelli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tunay looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Tunay is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrelli controlling from the back.
Patrelli controlling well, preventing Tunay from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrelli is riding his opponent, not letting Tunay buck him off.

Patrelli is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tunay tries to roll but Patrelli sticks to his back.

Tunay fending off the submission attempt from Patrelli.
I really don't envy Tunay right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tunay prevents Patrelli from getting a body triangle.
Tunay avoids the strikes from Patrelli.
Patrelli missing with strikes from the back.

Patrelli is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
You can see the frustration on Tunay's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Patrelli is riding his opponent, not letting Tunay buck him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunay looking very determined here, making life difficult for Patrelli.
Tunay tries to break free.

Patrelli working for the choke.
Tunay is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrelli lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Patrelli has the hooks in. Tunay is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrelli lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Patrelli is persistently looking for the submission but Tunay is defending it well.
Patrelli keeps control of the position as Tunay tries to break free.

Patrelli is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tunay is defending well though. Patrelli let's go of the attempt for now.
Patrelli tries to keep control of the position but Tunay is staying busy.
Patrelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrelli controls the position.
Tunay can't escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Patrelli has the hooks in. Tunay is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Patrelli controls the action.
Patrelli is working the ground and pound. Can Tunay escape?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Patrelli is persistently looking for the submission but Tunay is defending it well.
Patrelli struggling to keep hold of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tunay is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Tunay preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Patrelli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patrelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Patrelli bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Leonardo Patrelli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tunay tries to buck Patrelli off but Patrelli is having none of it.
Patrelli tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tunay's legs.
Patrelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tunay keeps working.
Patrelli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tunay will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tunay is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrelli fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tunay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Patrelli off and has taken his back!
Patrelli is in bad spot here.

Tunay looking for the choke from the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tunay not allowing Patrelli to control his hands.

Patrelli defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tunay's arms.
Tunay doesn't have the hooks in and Patrelli manages to turn into his guard.
Patrelli has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tunay is proving hard to escape from.
Patrelli trying to control but Tunay is working from the bottom.
Patrelli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Tunay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Leonardo Patrelli hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Patrelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrelli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tunay's head.

Tunay looking for subs from the bottom but Patrelli mounts him!
Patrelli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrelli thowing shots but they're missing.
Tunay is in a horrible position here. Patrelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Patrelli controlling from mount.
Tunay blocking the ground and pound.
Patrelli controlling his opponent.
Patrelli throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tunay because Patrelli loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunay is looking to get to half guard.

Tunay defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Patrelli.
Patrelli controlling from mount.
Patrelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunay gets back to half guard.

Tunay looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patrelli throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tunay was covering up waiting for the punch and Patrelli finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Tunay has an active guard here but Patrelli has managed to pass into half guard.
Patrelli wants to stand but Tunay has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Patrelli trying to mount his opponent but Tunay defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tunay is refusing to be controlled, as Patrelli sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patrelli 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.
Tunay is staying active underneath Patrelli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Tunay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patrelli pulls his head out easily.
Patrelli trying to control the pace.
Patrelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Tunay looking for subs from the bottom but Patrelli mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrelli tries to control but Tunay wriggling away.
Patrelli tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Patrelli is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patrelli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patrelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tunay is trying to escape the mount.
Patrelli tries to control but Tunay wriggling away.
Tunay tries to improve his position but instead Patrelli has taken his back!

Patrelli tightening his grip on Tunay, looking for the choke.
Patrelli just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patrelli is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tunay defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tunay wants to escape the position.

Patrelli is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Patrelli working for a choke but Tunay is defending well.
Patrelli biding his time, controlling Tunay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunay turns into Patrelli and is now in his guard.

Tunay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Patrelli looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Patrelli looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Patrelli!
Tunay is looking to regain half guard here but Patrelli keeps moving and retains side control.
Patrelli is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Patrelli works to advance to full mount. Tunay defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tingtong Tunay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonardo Patrelli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrelli trying to control but Tunay is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Patrelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patrelli 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Patrelli!

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FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Scorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duarte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dragon ball GT. Ryan Scorn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Duarte
vs
Scorn

177 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diogo Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Scorn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duarte tries to clinch there but Scorn circles away.
Scorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duarte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scorn sprawls well. Scorn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duarte gets slowly back to his feet.
Scorn shoots in but no luck this time.
Duarte shoots for a double leg takedown but Scorn sprawls well. He's pushed Duarte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte leaves Scorn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown but Scorn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duarte.
Scorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Duarte shoots in looking for a takedown but Scorn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duarte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorn. That's going to slow Duarte down.
Duarte fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duarte. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is looking to clinch.
Scorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duarte.
Scorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Duarte.
Duarte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scorn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Duarte darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Duarte wants to stand up but Scorn is controlling the position.

Scorn is defending against the submission attempts here by Duarte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scorn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Scorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duarte won't allow Scorn to sweep him here.
Scorn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ryan Scorn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Duarte clinches up with Scorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Duarte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scorn to keep the fight standing.
Duarte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scorn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Scorn. No joy for Duarte on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Duarte 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.

Duarte looks to land a combination but Scorn avoids it well.
Duarte is looking to clinch.

Scorn clinches with his opponent.

Duarte breaks the clinch.

Duarte rushes Scorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Scorn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Scorn keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scorn is pulling down on Duarte's head to control his posture.
Duarte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Diogo Duarte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duarte connects with a right hand. Scorn shakes it off.

Duarte clinches up with Scorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Duarte tries to pull guard but Scorn won't allow it.

Duarte manages to break the clinch.
Duarte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scorn defends it nicely.
Duarte doesn't manage to clinch there - Scorn circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorn leaves Duarte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte closes the distance and clinches up with Scorn, looking for a takedown. Duarte pushes Scorn against the cage but Scorn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duarte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duarte moves to clinch but Scorn breaks away
and Scorn counters with a thumping low kick.
Duarte shoots in but no luck this time.
Duarte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scorn counters with a three punch combo that has Duarte backing up. Duarte nods at Scorn to acknowledge the strikes.
Duarte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scorn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duarte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scorn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duarte somewhat.
Diogo Duarte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorn looks for a takedown but Duarte sprawls well.

Duarte shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Duarte was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Duarte trying to control the position but Scorn is working away.
Scorn wants to get back to his feet but Duarte drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control the action but Scorn is working from the bottom.
Scorn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Scorn controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Duarte is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte trying to control from half guard but Scorn is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Duarte dominated that second round.
That's time! Duarte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Duarte has closed the distance and engaged Scorn in a clinch.

Scorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duarte moves in looking to clinch but Scorn pushes him off.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scorn as he avoids it easily.
Duarte fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Scorn lands but Duarte takes it in his stride.
Scorn looks to clinch

and Duarte counters by clinching up.
Duarte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scorn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duarte trying to stall but Scorn improves his position.
Scorn misses with an elbow strike.

Duarte lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Scorn gets full guard.
Scorn is looking to stand up but Duarte isn't so interested in that idea.
Scorn is adopting a defensive guard.
Diogo Duarte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Scorn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Scorn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Duarte off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Duarte misses its intended target.
Scorn is looking to slow Duarte down with leg kicks.
Scorn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Duarte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scorn wants to clinch up but Duarte keeps it at a distance.
Scorn is looking to slow Duarte down with leg kicks.
Scorn dives in and grabs Duarte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duarte pushes down on Scorn's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duarte's calf.
Scorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Duarte rushes Scorn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Duarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte stuffs the takedown attempt from Scorn. Scorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Duarte shoots in and drives through. Scorn sprawls well.
Scorn scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duarte.
Ryan Scorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diogo Duarte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diogo Duarte is winning the standup battle so far.

Duarte tries to sprawl but Scorn drives through with a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Scorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duarte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Duarte!

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hype
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goran Krajnc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krajnc
vs
Bryan

185 cm
22
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goran Krajnc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan throws a head kick but Krajnc moves out of range.

Bryan closes the distance and clinches.
Bryan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krajnc walks away with a smile on his face. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bryan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Goran Krajnc!
Post fight, Goran Krajnc took to the microphone: 'There's no one that can stop me, im the most vicious fighter theres ever been, I want his heart, I want to eat his children!'.

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47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Cherry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cherry
vs
Grecko

160 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear
Hellbent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Grecko counter with a right hand.
Cherry with a poor takedown
and Grecko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cherry thinking.
Cherry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grecko counters with a good low kick that Cherry was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cherry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grecko finds it's way round the side to connect with Cherry's head.
Grecko lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Cherry goes down and covers up as Grecko starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Grecko!

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59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Odorisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Odorisio
vs
Holmes

180 cm
24
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Odorisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Odorisio or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Odorisio tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Holmes counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Odorisio's brow.
Odorisio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Odorisio avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Holmes is pushing Odorisio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.
Holmes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Odorisio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Odorisio can't break the clinch.
Odorisio is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Holmes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odorisio misses with an elbow over the top.
Odorisio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Odorisio dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.

Odorisio breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odorisio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odorisio is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Odorisio wants to clinch

and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holmes.
Odorisio throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Holmes.
Odorisio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.
Odorisio dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.

Odorisio breaks from the clinch.
Odorisio throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Odorisio.
Odorisio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holmes but Holmes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Odorisio pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odorisio throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Odorisio lands but Holmes takes it in his stride.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Odorisio.
Alex Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odorisio moves to clinch but Holmes breaks away

and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch.
Odorisio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odorisio is trying to break free.
Odorisio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Odorisio throws an elbow that misses.
Odorisio takes an elbow to the temple.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holmes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.
Odorisio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Odorisio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odorisio.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Odorisio throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odorisio.
A frustrated look appears on Odorisio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Odorisio can't break the clinch.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
Odorisio tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Odorisio looking to stall.
Odorisio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odorisio is defending well for now.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odorisio's efforts to push away.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
Odorisio wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Odorisio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Odorisio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Odorisio blocks an elbow strike.
Odorisio misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odorisio dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.

Odorisio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odorisio tries to clinch up

and Holmes moves into the clinch.

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

Odorisio moves into the clinch.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Odorisio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Odorisio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
Odorisio misses with a knee strike.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Odorisio's defenses.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Odorisio letting Holmes take a breather here.
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 Chad Odorisio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Odorisio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Odorisio tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Odorisio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Odorisio on that attempt.
Odorisio tries a head kick but it misses.
Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odorisio tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odorisio is defending well for now.

Odorisio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odorisio tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odorisio looks to clinch

and Holmes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Odorisio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Odorisio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Odorisio tries to pull guard but Holmes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holmes pushes off an throws an elbow but Odorisio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
Holmes lands an elbow that stopped Odorisio in his tracks for a moment.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Odorisio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.

Odorisio manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Holmes as Odorisio shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Odorisio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Odorisio.
Odorisio tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Odorisio clinches.
Holmes pushes off an throws an elbow but Odorisio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odorisio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Odorisio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmes's brow.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Odorisio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Odorisio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Odorisio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes is trying to stall.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Odorisio avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odorisio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Odorisio's brow.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holmes prevents the takedown attempt.

Odorisio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Odorisio.
Odorisio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odorisio misses with a head kick.
Odorisio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Odorisio doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Odorisio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Odorisio somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odorisio tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Odorisio pushes him off.
Odorisio throws a head kick that half lands.
Odorisio shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmes tries to sprawl out of it but Odorisio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Odorisio misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odorisio misses with a head kick.
Odorisio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Odorisio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Odorisio wants to clinch

and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Alex Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Odorisio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Odorisio takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmes.
Odorisio lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Odorisio blocks the elbow strike.
Odorisio tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes is trying to stall.
Holmes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
Odorisio throws an elbow that misses.
Odorisio is trying to break free.
Odorisio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.

Odorisio manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odorisio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odorisio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holmes.
Odorisio doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.

Odorisio closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Odorisio avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Holmes prevents Odorisio from breaking the clinch.
Odorisio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Odorisio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odorisio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Odorisio moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Chad Odorisio is winning the standup battle so far.
Odorisio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odorisio closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side

and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch.
Odorisio avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Odorisio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odorisio dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Odorisio shrugs off.
Odorisio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odorisio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odorisio blocks the elbow strike.
Odorisio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes just leaning against Odorisio, taking a breather.
Holmes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Odorisio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Odorisio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odorisio avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Odorisio is trying to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling him.

Odorisio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odorisio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Odorisio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Odorisio misses

and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Odorisio shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes pushes off an throws an elbow but Odorisio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Odorisio.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
Odorisio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odorisio throws a head kick that half lands.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Odorisio circles away.
Odorisio is looking to clinch.
Alex Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Odorisio. Odorisio maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Odorisio is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.
Holmes pushes off an throws an elbow but Odorisio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Odorisio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odorisio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chad Odorisio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Odorisio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Odorisio!
Chad Odorisio took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshal Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alvarez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killa Sharks. Law has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Mike Alvarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Alvarez
vs
Law

180 cm
23
167 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Crippler\'s Corner
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshal Law!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to control but Law is keeping him busy.

Alvarez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Law is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Alvarez yanks on the arm and Law is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Alvarez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Alvarez!
Mike Alvarez thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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48%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mitchell's choice of entrance music: Wax Simulacra. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hatake
vs
Mitchell

175 cm
27
145 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

176 cm
30
146 lbs
20 - 13 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Powerful

Pirates Powder

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uruhara Hatake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hatake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mitchell to the ground. Hatake is now in Mitchell's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hatake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hatake trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Hatake wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Hatake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hatake is trying to control. Mitchell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hatake stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Hatake from controlling successfully.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hatake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mitchell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mitchell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mitchell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hatake defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatake stays in close to Mitchell's body and controls the position.
Hatake slips nicely into half guard.
Mitchell trying to hold on to Hatake's head to control him but Hatake postures up.
Hatake prevents Mitchell from improving his position.
Hatake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hatake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatake prevents Mitchell from improving his position.
Mitchell manages to get to full guard.
Hatake looking to pass the guard.

Mitchell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hatake escapes and throws Mitchell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
Hatake scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatake cracks Mitchell with a big right hand but Mitchell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hatake trying to control the position but Mitchell is working away.
Hatake throws a strike aimed at the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell avoids it well.

Hatake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mitchell tries to improve position but can't.
Hatake trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Mitchell wants to control but Hatake postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatake is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uruhara Hatake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hatake tries a head kick but it misses.

Hatake gets a double leg takedown into Mitchell's guard.

Mitchell looking for a triangle here. Hatake is fighting it but it looks tight! Mitchell pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hatake is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Billy Mitchell!
Billy Mitchell is the new bantamweight champion!
Billy Mitchell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.