CCF Midweek Mayhem 112 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Disaster
vs
SemteXXXotika

188 cm
28
184 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

195 cm
34
170 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beautiful Disaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius SemteXXXotika!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disaster looks to score with a jab to the body but SemteXXXotika is just out of range.
SemteXXXotika is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Disaster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch combination from SemteXXXotika misses.
Disaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by SemteXXXotika.
Disaster tries to clinch up.
SemteXXXotika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Disaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
SemteXXXotika thuds a left hand into Disaster's body.
Disaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Disaster seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Disaster takes the fight into the clinch.
Disaster misses with the head strike.
Disaster misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Disaster.
SemteXXXotika misses with a body punch.
A short right from Disaster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SemteXXXotika blocks a body shot from Disaster.
SemteXXXotika blocks an uppercut.
SemteXXXotika is trying to push Disaster away but Disaster has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
SemteXXXotika wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disaster lands a right hand.
SemteXXXotika prevents a body shot from Disaster.
SemteXXXotika wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Disaster throws a punch but it's blocked by SemteXXXotika.
Disaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Disaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
SemteXXXotika wants to get back to striking at distance but Disaster won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by SemteXXXotika.
Disaster throws a punch but it's blocked by SemteXXXotika.
SemteXXXotika is trying to break the clinch but Disaster has him pressed against the cage.
SemteXXXotika can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Disaster - that landed with a thud.
Disaster lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from SemteXXXotika.
A left hand lands to the body for Disaster.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SemteXXXotika throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Disaster.
Nice body punch from Disaster.
SemteXXXotika looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Disaster.
Disaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Disaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Disaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Disaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
SemteXXXotika is looking to break free of the clinch but Disaster has double underhooks.
Disaster working some nice short punches in the clinch.

SemteXXXotika is rocked!
Disaster creates a bit of space for himself and rocks SemteXXXotika with a big uppercut! SemteXXXotika tries to clinch up but Disaster pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples SemteXXXotika to the mat! SemteXXXotika covers up and Disaster unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Beautiful Disaster!
An intense looking Beautiful Disaster took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I train too hard man. Holla at everyone from weed nation...we stoned & training!'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Noffsinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, War Music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Keller
vs
Noffsinger

184 cm
25
197 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

179 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percival Noffsinger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noffsinger takes one to the chin there.
Keller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noffsinger's sensitive parts.
Keller connects with a body shot that sends Noffsinger's belly button to the back.
Noffsinger lands a high kick!
Noffsinger with a poor takedown
and Keller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noffsinger throws an off balance right hand
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noffsinger tries to clinch
enabling Keller to counter with a crisp jab.
Noffsinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Noffsinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keller is fending him off so far but Noffsinger persists. Nope, Keller circles away and we're back to standing.
Virgil Keller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percival Noffsinger.
Noffsinger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keller lands with a right hand.
Keller lands a body shot.
Keller lands a nice hook to Noffsinger's body. Noffsinger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noffsinger dives in and grabs Keller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Keller pushes down on Noffsinger's head and hops out.
Virgil Keller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Noffsinger looks winded!
Keller connects with a body shot that sends Noffsinger's belly button to the back.
Noffsinger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keller.
Noffsinger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Keller lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noffsinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Keller lands a really nice looking cross but Noffsinger seems unphased.
Noffsinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keller lands with a right hand.
A low kick from Noffsinger misses
and Keller counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller cracks Noffsinger with a good jab.

Noffsinger is rocked!

Keller cracks Noffsinger with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Noffsinger looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Keller finish him?
Noffsinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Keller finish him?
Noffsinger with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keller rattles Noffsinger with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Noffsinger tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Keller dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Noffsinger stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Virgil Keller!
A very excited looking Virgil Keller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

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

Gonzalez
vs
Gael Roman

170 cm
31
150 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

183 cm
25
130 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Gael Roman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Roman.
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Roman.
Roman throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Gonzalez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Roman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gonzalez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gonzalez is fighting to break Roman's control of his arms but Roman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Gonzalez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Roman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonzalez has Roman in his guard.
Gonzalez controls Roman momentarily but Roman frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman controlling from the top position.
Roman wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman with a nice head shot there.
Roman stops Gonzalez from standing up.
Roman 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.

Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Roman defends easily.
Roman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dante Gael Roman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Roman throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.

Gonzalez darts in and clinches Roman up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Roman.

Gonzalez pulls Roman into guard.
Roman stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
I've been told that Roman has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Roman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.

Gonzalez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gonzalez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is not content to let Roman control the position.

Roman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.
Roman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Gonzalez goes for a double leg but Roman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Roman continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gonzalez up against the cage.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roman.
Roman tries to pull guard but Gonzalez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roman is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Roman stalling against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to stall but Roman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman is looking for a takedown.
Roman wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gonzalez clinches.
Roman is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Gonzalez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gonzalez manages to end up in side control.
Gonzalez is putting a hurting on Roman here, landing some big shots from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roman holding on.

Gonzalez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman gets back to full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Roman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Gonzalez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roman has escaped and now he's on top!
Roman controlling from the top position.
Roman prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Roman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Roman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roman defends it easily.

Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Roman defends easily.
Roman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roman chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gonzalez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roman trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roman is one step ahead there.
Roman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez wants to stand and escape but Roman is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Roman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Roman controls the pace.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Roman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez working for a triangle but Roman defends it easily.
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzalez is looking to sweep but instead, Roman has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Gonzalez 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.

Gonzalez defending well as Roman loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
That kick from Roman tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roman but Roman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roman throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roman shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl out of it but Roman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Roman misses.
Roman tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.

Roman shoots in and bounces Gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roman passes Gonzalez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dante Gael Roman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Roman is trying to control. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Gonzalez pushes Roman off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Roman.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzalez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Roman shoots in and gets a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roman tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Roman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dante Gael Roman.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Roman closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
Roman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roman is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez has Roman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Roman tumbling to the mat - Gonzalez dives into Roman's guard.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Roman working a defensive guard here.
Gonzalez being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Roman is keeping the position.
Gonzalez being controlled here momentarily.

Juan Gonzalez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Roman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roman thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez motions for Roman to come forward. Gonzalez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Gael Roman really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roman throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up with Roman, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes Roman against the cage but Roman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Roman shows good takedown defense.
Roman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Roman catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.

Roman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Roman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gonzalez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roman is keeping the position for now.

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

We're going to have a standup here because Juan Gonzalez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Roman scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roman's waist but Roman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Roman cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Roman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez is trying to defend but Roman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Roman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

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.
Roman works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez is trying to stand.
Roman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.
Gonzalez working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roman trying to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.

Dante Gael Roman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.

Roman pulls guard successfully.
Roman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzalez is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roman holds on and takes a little breather.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gonzalez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Gael Roman dominated that fourth 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt
and Roman counters with a solid body kick.
Dante Gael Roman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Roman had a free shot at his head there.
Roman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown
and Roman counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Roman scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.

Nice combo by Roman! Oh, that's hurt him - Gonzalez falls to the canvas and Roman follows him into side control.

Gonzalez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Roman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Oh Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roman takes a little break here. Gonzalez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Roman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Roman takes a little break here. Gonzalez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dante Gael Roman.

Roman tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzalez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gonzalez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roman cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roman throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzalez is defended easily by Roman.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown but Roman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzalez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roman misses the jab.
Roman looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Roman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Roman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Roman misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Roman counters by moving into the clinch.
Roman is looking for a takedown.
Roman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzalez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Roman.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Roman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Dante Gael Roman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roman misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Roman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Roman finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Juan Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Dante Gael Roman!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Dante Gael Roman!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Dante Gael Roman!

Dante Gael Roman wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crank That-Soulja Boy. Stevens is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't Hold Us. Victor Stevens has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan McCarthy's chin.

McCarthy
vs
Stevens

175 cm
25
158 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
135 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevens tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
Stevens throws a right and a left that McCarthy avoids nicely.
McCarthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
McCarthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevens.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCarthy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevens throws a head kick but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCarthy misses with a jab to the body

and Stevens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
McCarthy throws a leg kick but Stevens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stevens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Stevens.
Stevens looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy misses with a looping left.
Stevens tries to clinch up but McCarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevens throws a series of punches but McCarthy moves out of range.
Stevens throws a right and a left that McCarthy avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and McCarthy counters with a nice body kick.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevens lands a slapping body shot.
Stevens misses with a hook.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCarthy throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCarthy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Stevens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCarthy counters with a nice leg kick.
Stevens is looking to clinch but McCarthy is avoiding it.
Stevens with a poor takedown
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a big head kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
McCarthy throws an overhand right that lands on Stevens's shoulder, as Stevens tries to avoid the shot.
Stevens misses with a right hand
and Stevens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
enabling McCarthy to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevens misses with a head kick.
Stevens stalks McCarthy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCarthy's face. McCarthy staggers backwards, shaken.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens tries to clinch but McCarthy is having none of it.
Stevens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCarthy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevens wants to clinch.
A head kick from McCarthy lands but Stevens takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
McCarthy ducks right into an uppercut from Stevens.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and McCarthy moves out of range easily.
McCarthy feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

McCarthy gets tackled into the cage by Stevens. Stevens maintains the clinch.
Stevens crunches a lovely knee into McCarthy's ribcage.
Stevens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCarthy tries to move into range but Stevens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Stevens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McCarthy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

McCarthy is rocked!
Stevens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh McCarthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCarthy doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevens throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
Stevens misses with a hook.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Stevens throws an absolute beast of a head kick! McCarthy is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Victor Stevens!
Victor Stevens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Wordsworth Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Fresh
vs
Wordsworth Ward

185 cm
31
215 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

179 cm
30
218 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederick Wordsworth Ward!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh cracks Wordsworth Ward with an open hand slap.
Wordsworth Ward misses with a few strikes there.
Fresh swinging wildly here.
Fresh swinging wildly here.
Fresh lands a really nice looking cross but Wordsworth Ward seems unphased.
Wordsworth Ward uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fresh.
Fresh slips a jab from Wordsworth Ward.
Fresh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wordsworth Ward slips a jab and a cross from Fresh.
Wordsworth Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Fresh's head coaches at Full Affliction Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fresh slips a jab and a cross from Wordsworth Ward.
Decent striking displayed by Fresh there.
A combination from Wordsworth Ward does no damage.
Wordsworth Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Fresh misses.
Fresh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a two punch combo.
Fresh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wordsworth Ward at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fresh. Wordsworth Ward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fresh ducks under a wild hook from Wordsworth Ward.
Fresh misses with a wild combination.
Fresh slips a jab and a cross from Wordsworth Ward.
Vlad Fresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fresh drops his hands momentarily and Wordsworth Ward takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Fresh coming out on top.
Fresh misses with a series of wild punches.
Fresh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fresh misses with a wild body shot.
Fresh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wordsworth Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fresh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wordsworth Ward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Wordsworth Ward does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wordsworth Ward. Those never looked like landing.
Wordsworth Ward on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wordsworth Ward misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh misses with a two punch combination.
Fresh throws a series of punches but Wordsworth Ward avoids them all with ease.
Fresh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wordsworth Ward will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fresh throws a body punch but Wordsworth Ward moves out of range.
Fresh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wordsworth Ward fails to land with a series of punches.
Fresh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fresh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wordsworth Ward swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fresh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wordsworth Ward ducks under a wild hook from Fresh.
Wordsworth Ward feints a jab promting Fresh to slip. Wordsworth Ward then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fresh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fresh slips a jab and a cross from Wordsworth Ward.
Wordsworth Ward slips a straight right by Fresh.
Fresh missing with a left hand there. Wordsworth Ward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fresh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fresh lands a jab-cross combination.
Fresh misses with an uppercut
and Wordsworth Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fresh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Wordsworth Ward.
Wordsworth Ward walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fresh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wordsworth Ward moves out of range of the strikes.
Fresh works Wordsworth Ward's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fresh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wordsworth Ward.
Fresh throws a series of punches but Wordsworth Ward moves out of range.
Fresh misses with a left hand
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fresh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wordsworth Ward's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wordsworth Ward duly obliges.
Fresh feints a jab promting Wordsworth Ward to slip. Fresh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wordsworth Ward slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fresh throws out a loose jab but Wordsworth Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wordsworth Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fresh throws a looping overhand right but Wordsworth Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Fresh works the jab nicely.
Fresh misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fresh fails to land with a series of punches.
Fresh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wordsworth Ward misses with the combination.
A combination from Fresh does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Fresh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wordsworth Ward defending well as Fresh loads up on a big left hand.
Wordsworth Ward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fresh.
Wordsworth Ward ducks under a wild hook from Fresh.
Fresh takes one to the chin there.
Vlad Fresh is winning the standup battle so far.
Fresh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fresh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wordsworth Ward walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fresh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fresh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Fresh.
A jab from Fresh misses.
Fresh misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a straight right hand.
Wordsworth Ward walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fresh misses with a combination
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a series of strikes. Fresh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fresh misses with a lunging right hand
and Wordsworth Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh misses with a two punch combination.
Fresh just misses with a punch to the body.
Fresh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fresh throws a wild hook but Wordsworth Ward just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Fresh gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Wordsworth Ward raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederick Wordsworth Ward!
A victorious Frederick Wordsworth Ward thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aron Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Despicable Oh Dae Su (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oh Dae Su is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chan
vs
Oh Dae Su

180 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
35
165 lbs
27 - 11 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aron Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Despicable Oh Dae Su!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh Dae Su throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh Dae Su.

Chan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chan lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Oh Dae Su has wrist control.
Chan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Dae Su working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chan.

Oh Dae Su has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oh Dae Su is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oh Dae Su wants to sweep but no luck.
Chan tries to stand but Oh Dae Su is controlling from the bottom.
Oh Dae Su is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throwing strikes from guard but Oh Dae Su blocks nicely.
Chan 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.
Chan with a nice head shot there.
Chan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Dae Su is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oh Dae Su is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oh Dae Su trying to control from half guard but Chan is working away.
Chan works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan wants to sweep here but Oh Dae Su controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chan is working hard here to advance position.

Chan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oh Dae Su is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oh Dae Su is aware though and is defending well.
Oh Dae Su stopping the sweep attempt from Chan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oh Dae Su's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Dae Su advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su prevents Chan from improving his position.
Oh Dae Su is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chan is pressing down on Oh Dae Su's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oh Dae Su trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chan has an active guard here but Oh Dae Su has managed to pass into half guard.
Chan tries to get to full guard but Oh Dae Su has control of the leg.

Chan actively working from the bottom here.
Oh Dae Su working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su uses his free foot to push down on Chan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chan.
Oh Dae Su postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chan looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Oh Dae Su punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chan is desperately trying to improve his position but Oh Dae Su has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh Dae Su landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chan regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Despicable Oh Dae Su will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chan thows a body shot but no joy.
Oh Dae Su swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Dae Su showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chan.
Oh Dae Su avoids the head kick by Chan.
A head kick misses from Chan.
Nice takedown defense from Oh Dae Su. No joy for Chan on that attempt.
Chan looks for the body kick but Oh Dae Su saw that one coming.

Oh Dae Su has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Oh Dae Su working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Oh Dae Su tightens his grip and picks Chan up, before dumping him to the ground. Chan manages to land in guard.
Oh Dae Su landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su landing some decent shots from guard.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Chan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oh Dae Su!
The referee warns Oh Dae Su that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Dae Su is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Dae Su has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Chan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Oh Dae Su has worked his arm free - good work by Oh Dae Su!

Chan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Oh Dae Su rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chan's guard! Nice work there by Oh Dae Su!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Chan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chan looking for a sweep. Not yet Chan, not yet.
Oh Dae Su postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh Dae Su wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.

Chan working for submissions but it's allowed Oh Dae Su to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oh Dae Su is trying to work for a kimura but Chan is defending well.
Oh Dae Su throwing shots but Chan is blocking nicely.
Despicable Oh Dae Su has got the better of the ground game so far.

Chan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oh Dae Su pulls his head out easily.
Chan wants to improve his position but Oh Dae Su is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oh Dae Su pulls his head out easily.
Oh Dae Su scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is not content to let Oh Dae Su control the position.
Chan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chan pushes Oh Dae Su off looking to stand but Oh Dae Su dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan is staying active underneath Oh Dae Su, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oh Dae Su throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oh Dae Su seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Despicable Oh Dae Su showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Dae Su misses with a low kick.
Oh Dae Su lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice sprawl there from Oh Dae Su as Chan shoots in.
Oh Dae Su checks a leg kick.
Chan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Dae Su displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh Dae Su comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chan sizes up Oh Dae Su with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oh Dae Su circles away.
Oh Dae Su scores with a body shot.
Chan with a poor takedown
and Oh Dae Su counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh Dae Su dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chan. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Dae Su throws a head kick that Chan semi-blocks.
Oh Dae Su works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Oh Dae Su works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Aron Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oh Dae Su tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oh Dae Su to the ground. Oh Dae Su escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Dae Su connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Oh Dae Su.
Nice jab there from Oh Dae Su.
Chan misses with a combination
and Oh Dae Su counters with a low kick, right behind Chan 's knee.
Oh Dae Su connects with a body shot.

Oh Dae Su moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Dae Su lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su lands with a right to the head.
Oh Dae Su lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
A short right from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su is leaning against Chan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Dae Su scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Dae Su can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Oh Dae Su misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Dae Su misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su lands a body punch in the clinch.

Oh Dae Su is trying to trip Chan. He has hold of a leg but Chan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oh Dae Su persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Oh Dae Su is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Dae Su preventing the sweep.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Dae Su scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chan to see if he's OK.
Oh Dae Su lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Dae Su staying calm.
Chan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oh Dae Su wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Dae Su is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su cracks Chan with a big right hand but Chan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chan is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh Dae Su taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Despicable Oh Dae Su really 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.

Oh Dae Su cracks the inside of Chan's front leg.
Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oh Dae Su at a distance.
Chan shoots and misses
and Oh Dae Su counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oh Dae Su counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Dae Su tries to clinch up.
Chan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oh Dae Su counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh Dae Su lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Oh Dae Su shoots in and bounces Chan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh Dae Su postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oh Dae Su scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Dae Su trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Dae Su working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chan is pressing down on Oh Dae Su's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oh Dae Su is holding on for now.
Oh Dae Su wants to control but Chan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan working over Oh Dae Su with some ground and pound. Oh Dae Su looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Dae Su is looking to improve his position.

Chan seems to be working for a kimura but Oh Dae Su defends the submission attempt.
Oh Dae Su wants to get back to his feet.
Chan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oh Dae Su defending well though.
Chan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh Dae Su is trying to stand back up but Chan is controlling him

Chan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Oh Dae Su kicks off Chan and gets to his feet.
Oh Dae Su has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Oh Dae Su counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oh Dae Su prevents it.
Chan blocks a body shot from Oh Dae Su.
Chan looking for a takedown.
Oh Dae Su lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Dae Su can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Oh Dae Su digs a right hand into Chan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chan's gas tank.
Oh Dae Su goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oh Dae Su walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh Dae Su scores with a shot to the body.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Oh Dae Su's head but Oh Dae Su sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Dae Su throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su thows a body kick. Chan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oh Dae Su displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chan.
Oh Dae Su is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chan rather than just go for the knockout.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Chan throws a head kick but Oh Dae Su moves out of range.
Oh Dae Su uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chan has time to react.

Chan 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oh Dae Su is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Oh Dae Su working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Despicable Oh Dae Su dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Oh Dae Su misses with a leg kick
and Chan counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Dae Su lands a jab to Chan's midsection.
Oh Dae Su tried to score with a low kick but Chan checks it.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt
and Oh Dae Su counters with a right hand to the body.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oh Dae Su swivels and escapes.
Oh Dae Su throws a low kick but Chan moves out of range easily.
Oh Dae Su thumps Chan with a low kick.
Chan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oh Dae Su defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Chan.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Oh Dae Su scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan swings for the body but Oh Dae Su moves out of range.
Despicable Oh Dae Su seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Oh Dae Su lands.
Chan tries to land a front kick but Oh Dae Su steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chan needs to keep his hands up - Oh Dae Su had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Dae Su scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Dae Su shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chan scores with a jab to the body.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Oh Dae Su moves out of range easily.
Chan avoids the head kick by Oh Dae Su.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Dae Su ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su slaps away a takedown attempt from Chan, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Chan gets tackled into the cage by Oh Dae Su. Oh Dae Su maintains the clinch.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oh Dae Su prevents it.
Chan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oh Dae Su after a bit of a struggle.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oh Dae Su.
Oh Dae Su tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Oh Dae Su lands a body punch.
Oh Dae Su scores with a shoulder strike.
Chan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oh Dae Su is defending well.
Oh Dae Su lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chan or not.
Oh Dae Su lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Oh Dae Su.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh Dae Su scores with a nice hook to the head.

Oh Dae Su gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Oh Dae Su lands a couple of digs.
Oh Dae Su trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Oh Dae Su stacks Chan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Oh Dae Su!
Chan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oh Dae Su wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Dae Su controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is pushing Oh Dae Su's head away, looking to escape. Oh Dae Su manages to hold on to the position though.
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!
Oh Dae Su landing a few strikes.
Oh Dae Su in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Dae Su tries to advance to mount but Chan denies him.
Chan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan manages to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Despicable Oh Dae Su comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oh Dae Su 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Despicable Oh Dae Su!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Despicable Oh Dae Su!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Despicable Oh Dae Su!

Despicable Oh Dae Su wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Despicable Oh Dae Su thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Kallio
vs
Evans

193 cm
27
272 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
250 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mika Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.

Evans shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kallio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kallio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evans throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Evans postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Evans working away.
Kallio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kallio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Evans's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Evans's back!
Kallio wants to control the position but Evans frees himself and scrambles - Kallio manages to regain control in side control.

Kallio stands up and beckons Evans to his feet.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio thuds his shin into the meat of Evans's side.
Kallio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evans. Evans obviously looking to wear him down.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans thows a leg kick but Kallio checks it

and Kallio counters by clinching up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kallio is looking to break free of the clinch but Evans has double underhooks.
Kallio wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Evans prevents Kallio from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kallio.

Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans lands a nice shot that snaps Kallio's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Evans, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Evans thows a leg kick but Kallio checks it

and Kallio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kallio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans has his feet on Kallio's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Evans wants to land a leg kick but Kallio is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Evans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Evans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kallio tries to bench press Evans off him but Evans keeps the position.
Evans works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kallio is trying to work for a sweep but Evans has mounted him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallio is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans working Kallio over with strikes here.
Kallio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kallio is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rob Evans will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kallio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kallio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kallio with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.

Evans dives in and scores a takedown into Kallio's guard.
Evans throws a strike but Kallio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kallio is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Evans is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Evans. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kallio wants to stand and escape but instead Evans has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Kallio looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working Kallio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans is in close to Kallio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kallio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kallio wants to stand up but Evans manages to regain full guard.
Evans is looking to stand up but Kallio isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Evans is proving hard to escape from.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
Evans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Evans is working an open guard so Kallio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans tries to land a front kick but Kallio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kallio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kallio throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with an inside leg kick.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Evans 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!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kallio.
Kallio misses with a body kick.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans scoring well with a low kick there.
Evans connects with a right hand. Kallio shakes it off.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kallio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kallio throws out a leg kick but Evans moves out of range and Kallio only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kallio's guard.

Kallio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Evans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kallio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is in close to Kallio's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans stands up over Kallio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Kallio is rocked!
Evans loads up on a big left hand. Kallio felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Evans looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kallio can't hide his disappointment, as Evans celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Evans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jess Liaudin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liaudin has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. The key to victory for Raymond Whittaker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Whittaker
vs
Liaudin

172 cm
27
150 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

175 cm
31
155 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jess Liaudin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Whittaker there.

Whittaker forces Liaudin back against the cage and clinches.
Liaudin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whittaker walks away with a smile on his face. Liaudin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whittaker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liaudin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liaudin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whittaker throws a nice looking combination but Liaudin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Whittaker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liaudin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Liaudin manages to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whittaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liaudin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Liaudin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whittaker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whittaker postures up in Liaudin's guard and throws a big left but Liaudin blocks it.
Whittaker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whittaker throwing strikes from guard but Liaudin blocks nicely.
Whittaker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Liaudin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Liaudin can't keep his opponent in guard - Whittaker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaudin wants to get back to his feet.
Liaudin is not content to let Whittaker control the position.
Nice strikes from Whittaker there.

Whittaker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liaudin sees it coming and defends easily.
Liaudin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whittaker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Liaudin manages to get to full guard.
Whittaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whittaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whittaker throwing strikes from guard but Liaudin blocks nicely.
Whittaker wants to control from the top but Liaudin keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker is in close to Liaudin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whittaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liaudin's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whittaker won't allow Liaudin to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whittaker landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liaudin is on top in guard.
Whittaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whittaker tries to get out of the position.
Whittaker has his hands on Liaudin's head, controlling the position.
Liaudin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whittaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liaudin is one step ahead there.
Whittaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liaudin.
Whittaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Whittaker, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker keeping moving, preventing Liaudin from controlling successfully.
Liaudin won't allow Whittaker to sweep him here.
Liaudin throws a big elbow that misses.
Liaudin lands a couple of digs.
Liaudin with a nice head shot there.
Liaudin is looking to work some ground and pound but Whittaker has wrist control.
Liaudin trying to control but Whittaker is working from the bottom.
Liaudin throws a big elbow that misses.
Whittaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liaudin is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liaudin wants to control from the top but Whittaker keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liaudin throws an elbow that misses. Whittaker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Liaudin's guard. Nice move by Whittaker!

Liaudin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whittaker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whittaker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Liaudin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittaker trying to control but Liaudin is working from the bottom.

Whittaker is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Liaudin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Whittaker is looking to defend but Liaudin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Whittaker! Liaudin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Whittaker taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jess Liaudin!
Jess Liaudin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'If you wanna be the best you gonna take out the best(me).'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Johnson
vs
Gomez

174 cm
24
183 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

178 cm
31
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Johnson!
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, Alfredo Gomez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomez off to one side.
Johnson defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez lands the left hand.
Gomez cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Gomez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gomez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez slows down the pace here.
Johnson tries to stall but Gomez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gomez scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.

Gomez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Gomez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gomez prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gomez working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomez trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson trying to control here.
Gomez working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is in trouble now - Gomez has advanced to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson can't escape the position.
Gomez postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Johnson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gomez around the waist but Gomez pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gomez is the winner by TKO! Gomez jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Gomez!