Insanity 19: Nightmare PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dee BJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Philips
vs
Dee BJ

170 cm
26
180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

175 cm
26
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Dee BJ!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips defending well as BJ loads up on a big left hand.
BJ wants to clinch up but Philips keeps it at a distance.
BJ tries to clinch up

and Philips counters by moving into the clinch.

BJ lands a takedown into guard.
Philips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Philips keeping moving, preventing BJ from controlling successfully.
Philips knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for BJ on the ground.
Philips can't keep his opponent in guard - BJ advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Philips is in trouble now - BJ has advanced to mount!
BJ has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Philips's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BJ scoring with strikes but Philips is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by BJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BJ postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Philips looks a forlorn figure.
A big strike lands for BJ! That's really hurt Philips and he's turned his back - BJ keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! BJ jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Dee BJ!
In his post fight interview, Jay Dee BJ gave a big smile as he said 'I would like to give a shout out to all my loyal fans, and all my sensational coaches at Weed Nation. Thank you all for your support, you guys were wonderful! I have learnt much from my opponent and this fight, I have done well today, and I will come back even better.'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Van Winkle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Dragon's chin.

Dragon
vs
Van Winkle

175 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
24
162 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Winkle avoids it really well and circles away.
Dragon slips under a jab.
Van Winkle misses with a straight left.
Van Winkle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragon.
Van Winkle misses with a straight left.
Dragon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Winkle circles away.
A jab lands there for Van Winkle.
Van Winkle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Van Winkle misses.
Dragon shoots for a takedown but Van Winkle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Winkle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Dragon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Dragon is working for a kimura but Van Winkle is defending it quite comfortably.
Dragon is looking to take a break and control but Van Winkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Winkle is trying to maintain the position but Dragon is very close to passing his half guard.
Dragon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Winkle is trying to stand up here but Dragon is controlling him well.

Dragon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Winkle sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Winkle is just riding it out for now. Dragon eventually gives up the hold.
Dragon is trying to control. Van Winkle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Winkle is trying is best to control the position here.
Dragon moves nicely into side control.
Dragon advances to full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Van Winkle has left one of his arms exposed and Dragon doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Van Winkle screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Dragon!
Peter Dragon thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guardian Of Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Laws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Laws struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jacob Laws is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Of Cloud
vs
Laws

178 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
167 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guardian Of Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Laws!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Of Cloud gets the takedown into side control.
Laws can't do much from the bottom here.

Of Cloud stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Of Cloud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laws is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Of Cloud pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laws goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Laws breaks the clinch.
Laws has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Of Cloud is landing a low percentage of strikes.

A jab-cross combination lands for Of Cloud and sends Laws crashing to the mat! Of Cloud follows him down to the mat - Laws regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Jacob Laws has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laws works his way to full guard. Good work.
Laws preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Of Cloud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Of Cloud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laws works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Of Cloud has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Of Cloud with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laws wants to sweep here but Of Cloud controlling him for the moment.
Of Cloud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Of Cloud throwing strikes from guard but Laws blocks nicely.
Of Cloud has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Of Cloud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Of Cloud content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Of Cloud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Of Cloud throws an elbow that misses. Laws uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Of Cloud's guard. Nice move by Laws!
Laws content to stall in guard here.
Of Cloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Cloud wants to get back to his feet but Laws is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laws with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laws won't allow Of Cloud to get back to his feet.

Laws drops back looking for a leg! Of Cloud is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Of Cloud manages to kick Laws off! Laws jumps back into Of Cloud's guard.
Of Cloud 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laws prevents Of Cloud from getting back to his feet.
Laws wants to control from the top but Of Cloud keeps moving.
Laws is looking to stand up but Of Cloud won't let him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Of Cloud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laws trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jacob Laws hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Of Cloud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Laws closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Laws decides to stand up, so the ref orders Of Cloud to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laws fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laws falls off balance throwing a combination

and Of Cloud counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Laws down! Of Cloud is looking to finish but Laws is intelligently defending himself.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Cloud with a nice head shot there.

Laws is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laws looks winded!
Of Cloud looking to sit in guard and control but Laws gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guardian Of Cloud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Laws's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Of Cloud rushes Laws and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laws is trying to pull guard but Of Cloud has him pressed against the cage.
Laws wants a takedown but no success here.
Laws looking for a takedown.
Guardian Of Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Laws.
Laws gets underhooks to prevent Of Cloud's takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Of Cloud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Of Cloud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Of Cloud looks to land a combination but Laws avoids it well.
Of Cloud misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Cloud shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Of Cloud fails with the takedown
and Laws counters with a three punch combo that has Of Cloud backing up. Of Cloud nods at Laws to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of Cloud throws a series of punches but Laws moves out of range.
Of Cloud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laws.
Laws gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Of Cloud.
Some wild striking there from Of Cloud.
Of Cloud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Of Cloud lands a jab-cross combination.
Laws shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Of Cloud swats away the attempt to clinch by Laws.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laws darts in looking for a takedown but Of Cloud gets double underhooks and turns Laws into the cage.
Laws is trying to drag Of Cloud to the mat but Of Cloud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Of Cloud turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Of Cloud manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Cloud prevents Laws from escaping the position.
Of Cloud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Of Cloud lands some shots froms side control.
Of Cloud controls the position.
Of Cloud working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laws regains half guard.
Of Cloud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Laws taking some punishment here, with Of Cloud in his half guard.
Of Cloud working over Laws with some ground and pound. Laws looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Of Cloud looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laws with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Of Cloud wants to control but Laws is keeping him busy.

Of Cloud is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Of Cloud seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laws does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Cloud with the ground and pound but Laws uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Guardian Of Cloud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laws controls Of Cloud momentarily but Of Cloud frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laws keeping full guard, as Of Cloud tries to pass.
Of Cloud wants to stand but Laws is controlling his posture from full guard.
Laws tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Laws has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Of Cloud is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Of Cloud goes for a takedown attempt but Laws pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laws dodges the punch combination from Of Cloud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guardian Of Cloud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Laws's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Laws clinches.

Of Cloud is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Laws can't fight it off and eventually Of Cloud manages to take the fight to the floor. Laws looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Of Cloud throws a strike but Laws rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Of Cloud trying to keep a closed guard but Laws is proving a slippery customer.
Laws trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Cloud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Cloud on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of Cloud tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laws controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Jacob Laws has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Of Cloud closes the distance and clinches up with Laws, looking for a takedown. Of Cloud pushes Laws against the cage but Laws circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Of Cloud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Of Cloud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laws displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Of Cloud.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guardian Of Cloud. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laws will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Of Cloud shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Of Cloud was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Laws is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Of Cloud has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Laws sneaks back into half guard.
Of Cloud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Laws manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Laws looking for a guillotine here but Of Cloud defends easily.
Of Cloud throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Cloud trying to control but Laws is working from the bottom.
Of Cloud knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laws on the ground.
Laws wants to sweep but no luck.
Of Cloud throws a big right hand that misses.
Of Cloud lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laws is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Laws looking for a guillotine here but Of Cloud defends easily.
Of Cloud stopping the sweep attempt from Laws.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Cloud landing some decent shots from guard.
Laws utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Of Cloud wants to stand and escape but instead Laws has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Laws being controlled here momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laws wants to control from the top but Of Cloud keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Laws.
Well Of Cloud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guardian Of Cloud!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Juarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Juarez
vs
Hendricks

182 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Namunamu Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Johny Hendricks has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hendricks.

Hendricks ducks straight into an uppercut from Juarez and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Hendricks manages to regain guard straight away.

Hendricks is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hendricks can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juarez passes into half guard.
Juarez blocks the strikes from Hendricks.
Hendricks looks winded!
Juarez is looking to advance position but Hendricks won't allow it.
Juarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Juarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hendricks trying to hold on to Juarez's head to control him but Juarez postures up.
Juarez wants to control but Hendricks is keeping him busy.
Juarez passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez is looking to take a break and control but Hendricks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendricks dodges the ground and pound from Juarez.
Juarez is looking to take a break and control but Hendricks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Juarez tries to stand but Hendricks is controlling his head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juarez wants to control but Hendricks is keeping him busy.
Hendricks is trying to control Juarez's posture but Juarez avoids it.

Juarez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hendricks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Juarez cracks Hendricks with a big right hand but Hendricks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Juarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juarez wants to control but Hendricks is keeping him busy.
Hendricks is looking to regain half guard here but Juarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Juarez controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is trying to improve his position.
Juarez wants to control but Hendricks is keeping him busy.
Juarez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Juarez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hendricks will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hendricks stops Juarez from passing to mount.
Hendricks tries to control but Juarez manages to take his back.
Hendricks looking very determined here, making life difficult for Juarez.
Juarez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hendricks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Juarez wants to control but Hendricks is keeping busy.
Hendricks is trying to remain composed but Juarez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hendricks felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Juarez is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
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!
Hendricks trying to control the action but Juarez just sinks the hooks in.

Juarez working for a choke but Hendricks is defending well.

Hendricks is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Will Juarez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Juarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Hendricks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hendricks needs to keep his hands up - Juarez had a free shot at his head there.
Juarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Juarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hendricks dodges the punch combination from Juarez.

Juarez scores with a takedown into Hendricks's guard.
Juarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hendricks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hendricks keeping moving, preventing Juarez from controlling successfully.
Juarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juarez advances position into side control!
Hendricks is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez trying to control the position but Hendricks is working away.
Juarez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hendricks!
Hendricks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Juarez has his foot on Hendricks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hendricks works his way back into a safe position though.
Hendricks is fighting to break Juarez's control of his arms but Juarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hendricks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juarez is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendricks can do to turn this around?
Juarez is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Juarez misses with the combination.

Juarez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hendricks on his heels. He'll look to pass Hendricks's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hendricks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hendricks keeping full guard, as Juarez tries to pass.
Jason Juarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Juarez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Juarez connects with a right hand. Hendricks shakes it off.
Juarez lands a nice hook to Hendricks's body. Hendricks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendricks needs to keep his hands up - Juarez had a free shot at his head there.
Jason Juarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hendricks is still on wobbly legs! Can Juarez finish him?

Juarez shoots in and bounces Hendricks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Juarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendricks is keeping the position for now.
Juarez stands up over Hendricks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Juarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Juarez passes Hendricks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Juarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendricks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Juarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Juarez wants to take a breather but Hendricks is having none of it.
Juarez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juarez wants to control the pace but Hendricks is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Juarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johny Hendricks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Juarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hendricks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hendricks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Juarez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hendricks looks calm but he's in trouble here. Juarez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hendricks is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Juarez lets go of the hold and Hendricks can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Juarez!
A very excited looking Jason Juarez 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.

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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 Ming Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ling
vs
Maxwell

170 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ling drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ling pushing down on Maxwell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ling wants to take a breather but Maxwell is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ling uses his free foot to push down on Maxwell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maxwell.
Maxwell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Ling is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maxwell is surviving well by controlling Ling's body position as best he can.
Maxwell is trying desperately to improve position.
Ling tries to control but Maxwell wriggling away.

Ling is working for a guillotine from mount but Maxwell frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxwell is in all sorts of trouble here.

Ling working for a submission but Maxwell is keeping him at bay.
Maxwell is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ling swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ming Ling!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Peak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peak comes to the cage accompanied by Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden. Ricardo Oliveira struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Eddie Peak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peak
vs
Oliveira

187 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Peak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peak misses the shot to the body.
Peak throws a series of punches but Oliveira moves out of range.
Peak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.

Peak drives through and clinches with Oliveira against the cage.
Peak misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Peak fails to land.
Peak avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peak avoids a wild elbow strike from Oliveira.
Peak is working Oliveira over against the cage.
Peak misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Peak's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Peak.
Oliveira looks winded!

Peak manages to break the clinch.
Peak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Ricardo Oliveira has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira misses with a low kick.

Peak closes the distance and clinches.
Peak throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Peak managing to block the knees to the body from Oliveira.

Peak manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Peak throws a right and a left that Oliveira avoids nicely.

Oliveira clinches.
Peak misses with some punches.
Peak tries to stall but Oliveira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Peak.

Peak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peak connects with a crisp jab.
Oliveira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
and Peak counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Oliveira! He's just covering up as Peak starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Peak!
After the fight, Eddie Peak 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Grover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grover comes into the arena with Ran-D & Zatox - Hectic blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bitters's choice of entrance music: Maybe. Gary Bitters has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcelo Grover's chin.

Grover
vs
Bitters

170 cm
21
151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

171 cm
24
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Grover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Bitters!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitters misses with a series of wild punches.
Grover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bitters uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bitters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grover under the eye.
Grover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bitters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bitters throws a sloppy head kick and Grover moves out of range easily.
Bitters looks to land a left hand but Grover moved out of range nicely.
Bitters lands a jab.
Grover throws a right and a left that Bitters avoids nicely.
Bitters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grover under the eye.
A good leg kick by Bitters.
Grover misses with a double jab.
Grover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitters lands a really nice looking cross but Grover seems unphased.
Bitters lands a head kick. Grover smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grover has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grover takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grover takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bitters slips a jab from Grover.
Bitters scores with a decent looking hook.
Bitters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitters throws a nice looking combination but Grover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grover looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bitters's coach down at HILITE Fighting Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bitters's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bitters throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grover doesn't manage to clinch there - Bitters circles away.
Bitters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bitters!
Grover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bitters connects with an inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Bitters both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bitters throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Grover is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Grover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grover misses with a looping right.
Bitters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grover seems to have got his legs back now.
Grover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bitters.
Bitters is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grover had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice straight punches there by Bitters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bitters.
Bitters scores with a leg kick.
Bitters bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bitters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Bitters as Grover shoots in.
Bitters connects with a body shot.
Bitters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grover misses the shot to the body.
Bitters stuns Grover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bitters works the jab nicely.
Bitters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bitters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bitters lands a big head kick that sends Grover to the canvas! Bitters follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Bitters!
After winning the bout, Gary Bitters thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craven Moorehead could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Beast's chin.

Moorehead
vs
Beast

175 cm
21
217 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
211 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craven Moorehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Beast!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moorehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Moorehead misses its intended target.
Moorehead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beast scores with a jab to the head.
Moorehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Beast throws a sloppy head kick and Moorehead moves out of range easily.
Beast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moorehead moves away.
Beast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moorehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Beast.
Beast lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast tries to score with a low kick but Moorehead moves his leg out of the way.
Beast slips under a jab from Moorehead.
Moorehead staying out of range there.
Beast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beast just misses with a punch to the body.
Moorehead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moorehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
The crowd cheers as Beast lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moorehead doesn't seem phased though.
Beast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Moorehead misses.
Beast fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moorehead on the side of the head.
Beast swings for the body but Moorehead moves out of range.
Moorehead misses the shot to the body.
Moorehead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beast throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beast connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast digs a good hook to Moorehead's body.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beast throws a front kick that sends Moorehead stumbling back into the cage.
Moorehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beast is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Beast is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moorehead is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beast. That's going to slow Moorehead down.
Beast looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Billy Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moorehead. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moorehead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Moorehead lands.
Moorehead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Moorehead is rocked!
Moorehead throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Beast.
Beast connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beast moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Moorehead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moorehead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters with a huge left! Moorehead is in big trouble! He's backing up but Beast isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Moorehead from any more damage. A dominating finish by Beast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Beast!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rouch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can I. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Myers
vs
Rouch

184 cm
27
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Myers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Rouch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rouch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've been told by Myers's head coaches at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rouch is looking to clinch.
Myers darts in looking for a takedown but Rouch gets double underhooks and turns Myers into the cage.
Myers wants a takedown but no success here.
Rouch tries a knee to the head but Myers blocks it.
Rouch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rouch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Devin Myers has been cut.
Myers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rouch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Myers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rouch looking to throw knees to the head but Myers is blocking nicely.
Rouch lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rouch crunches a lovely knee into Myers's ribcage.
Rouch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rouch scores a nice knee to the body.
Rouch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Myers is breathing heavily.
Rouch landing knees to the head.
Rouch scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rouch.

Devin Myers's cut is getting worse.
Rouch crunches a lovely knee into Myers's ribcage.
Rouch lands an elbow inside.
Rouch with a knee to the head.

Devin Myers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Myers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rouch lands a good knee to the midsection. Myers won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rouch drops Myers with a big knee straight up the middle! Myers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Myers is rocked!
Devin Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Rouch throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Myers is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chase Rouch! Chase Rouch retains his light heavyweight title!
Chase Rouch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.