CEFC 57 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kovac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Kovac had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kovac
vs
Maynard

180 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
191 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Kovac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Maynard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovac with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Maynard does it's job there.
Kovac throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
Maynard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Kovac instigates a clinch.

Maynard breaks the clinch.
Kovac tries to clinch
and Maynard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovac thinking.
Maynard scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovac will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kovac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maynard manages to avoid it.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maynard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Maynard moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maynard manages to break the clinch.

Maynard gets a double leg takedown into Kovac's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kovac trying to keep a closed guard but Maynard is proving a slippery customer.
Maynard passes Kovac's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Maynard seems to be working for a kimura but Kovac defends the submission attempt.
Maynard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Maynard.
Kovac throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovac wants to get back to his feet.
Maynard tries to control but Kovac wriggling away.
Kovac is bucking up trying to escape but Maynard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maynard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kovac hang on?

It looks like Daniel Kovac has been cut.

Maynard looking to isolate an arm here. Kovac doesn't see it coming and as Maynard extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Maynard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Maynard!
Will Maynard decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alderic Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Almighty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alexander
vs
Almighty

200 cm
27
245 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

199 cm
20
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alderic Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Almighty!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Alexander scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Bruce Almighty has been cut.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almighty blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Alexander.
Almighty shoots in but Alexander avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander tries to bum rush Almighty with a series of wild strikes but Almighty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almighty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Almighty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alexander is fending him off so far but Almighty persists. Nope, Alexander circles away and we're back to standing.
Alderic Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Almighty.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almighty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander slaps away a takedown attempt from Almighty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexander tries to bum rush Almighty with a series of wild strikes but Almighty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Almighty.
Almighty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Almighty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Almighty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexander tries to break the clinch but Almighty is controlling the position.
Almighty swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almighty wants a takedown but no success here.

Alexander breaks the clinch.
Almighty shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexander tries to bum rush Almighty with a series of wild strikes but Almighty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almighty is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alexander is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Almighty.
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Almighty moves into the clinch.

Almighty has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alexander uses from the top position.
Almighty wants to sweep here but Alexander controlling him for the moment.
Almighty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alexander!
Almighty scoring with strikes but Alexander is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty unloading with bombs!
Almighty working the ground and pound effectively.
Alexander takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Almighty's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Almighty!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lime (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.

Jones
vs
Lime

191 cm
25
209 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Lime!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lime looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones avoids the head kick by Lime.
Jones sizes up Lime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lime takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Jack Lime has been cut.
Lime fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a right hand that Lime ducks under and follows up with a left that Lime also avoids with ease.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with the combination.
Lime shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jason Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Lime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones connects with the punch.
Lime takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Lime closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Lime getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lime is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lime is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Lime is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Lime is controlling him
Lime is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lime wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lime is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Lime is controlling him well.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Lime sits in half guard.
Jones is trying to stand.
Jones is staying active underneath Lime, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Lime hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lime moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Lime tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Jones.
Lime with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.

That has opened up Jack Lime's cut even more.

Jones drops Lime with a beautiful combination! Lime stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!

Lime is rocked!
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!
Jones is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Jones shuts the power down on Lime. Lights out, game over! Jones is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Jones!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

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

Hewson
vs
Scarret

172 cm
27
167 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

172 cm
32
156 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hewson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aeron Scarret!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewson throws a leg kick
letting Scarret counter with a right hand.
Hewson lands a jab-cross combination.
Scarret takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hewson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hewson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Scarret feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hewson sprawling to the canvas! Hewson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Scarret finish him?!

Hewson is rocked!
Hewson is holding his hands too far apart here. Scarret throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Hewson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aeron Scarret!
Aeron Scarret managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Firebird Designs, into his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bat Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd has chosen Meniac by Michael Sembello as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Perry
vs
Lloyd

180 cm
22
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bat Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perry's sensitive parts.
Perry tries to land a front kick but Lloyd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Perry misses with a straight left.
Lloyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Lloyd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lloyd has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Perry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Perry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lloyd.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lloyd.
Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
Lloyd jabs Perry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd misses with a wild combination.
Perry pushes Lloyd away with a front kick.
Lloyd avoids the head kick by Perry.
Bat Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lloyd.
Perry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lloyd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lloyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Perry throws a front kick aimed at Lloyd's knee but Lloyd avoids it well.
Perry slips a straight right by Lloyd.
Lloyd checks a leg kick.
Lloyd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perry needs to keep his hands up - Lloyd had a free shot at his head there.
Perry cracks the inside of Lloyd's front leg.
Lloyd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perry scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd avoids the head kick by Perry.
Perry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Perry moves away from the strike by Lloyd.
Perry misses with a leg kick
and Perry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lloyd throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws out a leg kick but Lloyd moves out of range and Perry only half commits.
Perry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Perry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lloyd.
Lloyd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lloyd swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Lloyd misses with a double jab
and Perry counters with a good, hard body kick but Lloyd shrugs it off.
Lloyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Lloyd sees coming a mile off.
Lloyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd misses with a double jab.
Perry motions for Lloyd to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd checks the leg kick.
Lloyd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lloyd checks a leg kick.
Perry 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Perry is predictable there
and Lloyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lloyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Perry lands a front kick.
Perry throws a leg kick but Lloyd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perry!
Lloyd looks winded!
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Lloyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lloyd is out of range and Perry settles back down.
Lloyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
Lloyd checks a leg kick nicely.
Perry needs to keep his hands up - Lloyd had a free shot at his head there.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd lands a body shot.
Lloyd throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lloyd throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lloyd checks a low kick from Perry.
Perry takes one on the button.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lloyd checks a leg kick.
Perry wants to slow Lloyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Lloyd throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Lloyd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Perry misses with a leg kick.
Lloyd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perry defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Lloyd throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
Perry connects with a high kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lloyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lloyd blocks the body kick.
Perry misses with a leg kick
and Lloyd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bat Perry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Perry throws a leg kick
and Lloyd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lloyd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perry. Perry obviously looking to wear him down.
Perry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perry slips under a jab from Lloyd.
A bone on bone clash there as Lloyd blocks the leg kick.
Perry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lloyd's sensitive parts.
Perry misses with a low kick as Lloyd jumps back.
A jab from Lloyd misses.
Perry throws a head kick but Lloyd moves out of range.
Lloyd connects with a crisp jab.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perry throws a leg kick that misses.
Perry misses with a leg kick.
Lloyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Perry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donk. Lloyd catches Perry right on the button with a cross.
Perry thows a leg kick but Lloyd checks it
and Lloyd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lloyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lloyd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Lloyd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bat Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Lloyd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Perry connects with a leg kick. Lloyd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lloyd moves out of range as Perry throws a body kick.
Lloyd throws a shot from downtown. Perry moves away and avoids it.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lloyd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry throws a leg kick but Lloyd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry wants to slow Lloyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Perry throws a head kick that half lands.
Perry tried to score with a low kick but Lloyd checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lloyd.
Lloyd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lloyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry throws a leg kick that misses.
Lloyd swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lloyd lands with a right hand.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Perry throws a leg kick but Lloyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perry lands a leg kick that knocks Lloyd off balance momentarily.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lloyd.
Lloyd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lloyd misses with a body shot.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perry is looking to chop away at Lloyd's legs.
Perry connects with a solid leg kick.
Perry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry thows a leg kick but Lloyd checks it
and Lloyd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lloyd feints a jab promting Perry to slip. Lloyd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lloyd lands a slapping body shot.
Lloyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Lloyd.
Lloyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Lloyd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lloyd lands with a good body shot.
Lloyd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry ducks right into an uppercut from Lloyd.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lloyd tests Perry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lloyd if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Lloyd misses its intended target.
Lloyd scores with the left hand. Perry knows he should have avoided that one.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Perry misses with a leg kick
and Lloyd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Lloyd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lloyd is out of range.
Perry moves away from the strike by Lloyd.
Good work by Lloyd as he checks the leg kick.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Lloyd as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lloyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Lloyd.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry wants to land a leg kick but Lloyd is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Lloyd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jab by Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a straight left.
Lloyd lands a jab to the head.
Lloyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Perry.
Perry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lloyd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perry thumps Lloyd with a low kick.
Perry 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.
Lloyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lloyd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lloyd connects with a jab.
Perry is looking to chop away at Lloyd's legs.
Lloyd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd throws out a loose jab but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perry misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lloyd blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry 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.
Lloyd scoring well with a low kick there.
Perry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd checks a leg kick.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lloyd cracks Perry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perry dodges the punch combination from Lloyd.
Lloyd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
Lloyd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perry. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lloyd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perry throws a leg kick
and Lloyd counters with a nice uppercut.
Perry slips a straight right by Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Perry fakes the leg kick and cracks Lloyd in the body.
Nice cross by Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Perry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lloyd checks it well.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Perry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lloyd.
Perry stuns Lloyd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lloyd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lloyd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perry back to the cage. Lloyd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lloyd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lloyd scores with the left hand. Perry knows he should have avoided that one.
Perry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lloyd moves out of range of the leg kick from Perry.
Perry avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Perry.
A leg kick checked by Lloyd.
A bone on bone clash there as Lloyd blocks the leg kick.
Lloyd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lloyd lands a jab to the head.
Perry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lloyd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lloyd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry throws a head kick but Lloyd moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry is looking to score with low kicks.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Lloyd misses with a body shot.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lloyd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Perry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lloyd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lloyd.
Perry throws a chopping leg kick but Lloyd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry throws a leg kick that misses.
Lloyd lands a nice looking body shot.
Lloyd throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Lloyd does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bat Perry.
Well Perry 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bat Perry!

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Maynard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Maynard
vs
Ronbo

186 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
38
176 lbs
20 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronbo misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maynard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ronbo, right into the meat.
Ronbo wants to land a leg kick but Maynard is out of range.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronbo.
Ronbo is looking to clinch but Maynard is avoiding it.
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ronbo tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
Maynard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ronbo can pounce on him.

Maynard darts in and clinches Ronbo up against the cage.
Ronbo has had enough of the clinch but Maynard keeps him there for the moment.
Maynard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Ronbo is trying to break the clinch but Maynard is controlling him.

Maynard manages to break the clinch.
Ronbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maynard checks it well.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maynard.
Ronbo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maynard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Donk. Maynard catches Ronbo right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronbo moves forwards but Maynard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maynard sizes up Ronbo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ronbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronbo looks to land a combination but Maynard avoids it well.
Ronbo misses with a head kick.
Ronbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maynard scores with a jab.
Ronbo throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
Maynard moves out of range as Ronbo throws a body kick.
Ronbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ronbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronbo throws a nice looking combination but Maynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ronbo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ronbo wants to sweep here but Maynard controlling him for the moment.
Ronbo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard advances to half guard.
Ronbo is looking to control Maynard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ronbo avoid being mounted?

Maynard is looking for a kimura but Ronbo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maynard to get the leverage.
Maynard passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maynard won't let Ronbo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Maynard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Maynard working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Maynard lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands with some strikes.

Ronbo is rocked!
Maynard cracks Ronbo with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Maynard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mark Maynard made sure he mentioned Blitzkrieg Formula 5000, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Requiem For A Dream. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lesnar
vs
Churchall

191 cm
24
253 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

200 cm
29
250 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Bad Man Clothing
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Churchall!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Winston Churchall has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lesnar ! Churchall is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar !
Brock Lesnar retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Brock Lesnar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sakuraba
vs
Morgan

175 cm
25
155 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

175 cm
26
158 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Ruthless Violence Clothing Association

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Naruto Sakuraba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan clinches up with Sakuraba and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Sakuraba is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Morgan can't fight it off and eventually Sakuraba manages to take the fight to the floor. Morgan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba 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.

Sakuraba drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morgan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morgan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morgan!
Morgan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Morgan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuraba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sakuraba is looking to reverse the position.

Morgan tries for a kimura but Sakuraba is defending well.

Morgan is trying to get an arm triangle but Sakuraba is defending well.
Sakuraba wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Morgan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naruto Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba wants to clinch.
Sakuraba is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Morgan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakuraba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sakuraba is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sakuraba walks into a left hand.
Sakuraba fails to land the takedown.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sakuraba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sakuraba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position here.
Sakuraba postures up.

Morgan is working an open guard so Sakuraba takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan works Sakuraba's body with a nice hook.
Kip Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Sakuraba avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakuraba throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Naruto Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan lands a head kick!
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakuraba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Sakuraba.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Sakuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba dives in for a single leg takedown but Morgan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakuraba blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakuraba leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba blocks an elbow strike.
Sakuraba is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakuraba fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naruto Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Morgan wants to clinch but Sakuraba slips to the side
and Sakuraba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Kip Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sakuraba doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan cracks Sakuraba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan lands a high kick!
Sakuraba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Sakuraba takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sakuraba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kip Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kip Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sakuraba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morgan defends it nicely.
Sakuraba goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Sakuraba tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Sakuraba back against the cage.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naruto Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan gets through Sakuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakuraba blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Morgan breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Sakuraba misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba cracks Morgan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves into full mount!

Sakuraba jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morgan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morgan and Sakuraba has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Morgan is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sakuraba.
Morgan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sakuraba asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sakuraba happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morgan parries the strikes from Sakuraba easily there. Sakuraba is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morgan to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sakuraba tries to advance to mount but Morgan instead regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naruto Sakuraba clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sakuraba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sakuraba somewhat.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sakuraba is able to avoid easily.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morgan sprawls well. Morgan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Sakuraba takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Sakuraba counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Sakuraba's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sakuraba is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morgan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Morgan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakuraba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morgan is trying to buck Sakuraba off.
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sakuraba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morgan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sakuraba content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Sakuraba trying to work for an americana but Morgan has managed to regain full guard.
Sakuraba stops Morgan from standing up.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.

Morgan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakuraba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba dodges an elbow strike from Morgan.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Sakuraba 's eye.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakuraba blocks an elbow strike from Morgan.
Kip Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naruto Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sakuraba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a solid body kick.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kip Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Morgan closes the distance and pushes Sakuraba back into the cage.
Sakuraba has Morgan pressed against the cage, preventing Morgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Sakuraba blocks the leg kick.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Sakuraba or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan which made him look bad.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Sakuraba moved away.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sakuraba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Sakuraba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Sakuraba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morgan to the ground. Sakuraba is now in Morgan's guard.
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.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sakuraba won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba stays in close to Morgan's body and controls the position.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.

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

The ref stands the fighters back up. Naruto Sakuraba wasn't doing enough on the ground.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naruto Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Naruto Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Sakuraba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Morgan scores with a head kick. Sakuraba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Sakuraba misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakuraba at a distance.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Sakuraba goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Morgan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kip Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
A left and a right from Sakuraba both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Morgan!
Kip Morgan is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Kip Morgan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.