CEFC 147 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Longo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Allen
vs
Longo

185 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zach Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leroy Longo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Longo drops Allen with a left right combo! Longo follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Zach Allen has been cut.
Longo tries to stand but Allen is controlling his head.

Longo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Allen is looking to clinch.

Longo shoots in and gets a takedown into Allen's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longo is looking to stand up but Allen won't let him.
Allen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Longo wants to get up but he can't break Allen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longo wants to get up but he can't break Allen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Allen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Allen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Longo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Longo avoids the body shot from Allen.
Longo shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Longo looks to move away, Allen throws a big counter combo bu Longo just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Leroy Longo has been cut.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Longo looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.

Allen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Allen manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Longo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Allen sprawls well initially but Longo persists and gets the takedown into half 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!
It looks like Longo is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen trying to hold on to Longo's head to control him but Longo postures up.
Allen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longo wants to stand but Allen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Longo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Longo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Allen's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Longo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Allen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Longo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Allen trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longo wants to stand but Allen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Longo is going to stand back up.

Allen has one foot on Longo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Longo has a takedown stuffed.
Longo throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Allen wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to clinch up
and Longo counters with a three punch combo that has Allen backing up. Allen nods at Longo to acknowledge the strikes.
Longo's coach down at Werewolf's cave was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Longo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Longo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Allen avoids it really well and circles away.
Zach Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Longo.
Longo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Longo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allen circles away.

Allen gets a clinch.
Longo avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Longo blocks a body shot from Allen.
Longo gets underhooks to prevent Allen's takedown attempt.
Longo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leroy Longo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Longo gets a double leg takedown into Allen's guard.

Allen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Longo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Longo shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Longo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Longo looks to move away, Allen throws a big counter combo bu Longo just gets out of the way.
Longo connects with a leg kick. Allen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Longo.
Longo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Longo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longo tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Longo circles away.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Longo shoots in looking for a takedown but Allen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Longo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zach Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Longo.

Longo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Allen pushes Longo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Longo scores with a three punch combo!
Leroy Longo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longo is breathing heavily.
Longo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Longo throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Allen counters by moving into the clinch.
Longo is trying to pull guard but Allen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Allen with a knee to the head.
Allen slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Allen has Longo pressed against the cage, preventing Longo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longo managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.

Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Longo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Longo stuffs the takedown.
Longo misses with a jab, cross combination.

Longo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Allen manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Longo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control the position but instead, Longo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Allen into the cage.
Allen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Longo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longo blocks it with crossed arms.
Allen is pushing Longo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Longo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longo tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Longo avoids the damage to the body.
Allen missing with knees to the body.

Allen manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Longo misses.
Allen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Longo defends it nicely.

Longo drops Allen with a nice combination! Longo dives into Allen's guard, looking to finish!

Allen is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leroy Longo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Allen loses concentration momentarily and Longo pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Allen crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Longo finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leroy Longo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Socket Extender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Extender
vs
Hunt

185 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

211 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Socket Extender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Extender throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Extender tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Extender manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Extender sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Extender moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Michal Hunt has been cut.
Hunt closes the distance but Extender moves to the side
and Extender counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt dives in for a single leg takedown but Extender sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Socket Extender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Hunt.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Extender keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Extender counters with a straight right hand.

Extender clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Extender lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Extender lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Michal Hunt's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Extender.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Extender creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Extender lands a nice uppercut.
Extender stalling in the clinch.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Extender throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Hunt is rocked!
Extender throws a front kick that sends Hunt stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Extender finish him?
Extender looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Extender tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Extender stalks Hunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunt's face. Hunt staggers backwards, shaken.

The cut above Michal Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Look low, kick high! Extender uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hunt tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Extender is absolutely delighted - when Hunt wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Socket Extender!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Anstey
vs
Benjamin

195 cm
43
218 lbs
30 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
217 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition

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 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Byron Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey tries for a takedown but Benjamin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Anstey closes the distance and clinches.
Anstey leaning against his opponent.
Anstey blocking some punches.

Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benjamin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anstey manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anstey or perhaps it was just good defense by Benjamin, which made it look bad.

Anstey closes the distance and pushes Benjamin back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Benjamin throws an elbow but misses.
Anstey scores with a hook to the body.
Benjamin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anstey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benjamin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anstey pulls guard effortlessly.
Benjamin is looking to stand up but Anstey won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anstey is on top in guard.

Anstey forces his way into half guard.
Anstey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anstey is pressing down on Benjamin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benjamin is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anstey.
Anstey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Anstey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Benjamin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benjamin is trying to stand.
Anstey controlling the action here.
Benjamin has hold of Anstey's hands but Anstey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is taking a breather. Benjamin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Anstey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anstey lands with a punch from half guard.
Anstey controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin is trying to stand.
Anstey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anstey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anstey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Benjamin!
Anstey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Anstey looking for a guillotine from mount but Benjamin is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benjamin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anstey shoots in for a takedown but Benjamin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benjamin misses with a shot to the body
and Anstey counters with a right hand to the body.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Anstey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anstey working the head with strikes.
Benjamin is trying to buck Anstey off.
Anstey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anstey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Benjamin's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin seems a little lost for a moment, as Anstey dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anstey controlling his opponent.
Benjamin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anstey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anstey cracks Benjamin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Benjamin is rocked!
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anstey has isolated one of Benjamin's arms. Benjamin looking to fight him off but Anstey twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Corwin Anstey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier comes into the arena with Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song blaring out of the sound system. Mcracken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Onra - I Wanna Go Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Xavier
vs
Mcracken

180 cm
43
184 lbs
35 - 33 - 0

187 cm
38
187 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sportsmanship Ltd.

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 35 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Xavier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Xavier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mcracken is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xavier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xavier's back!
Xavier just trying to survive but Mcracken is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Xavier is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Xavier is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Xavier's body.
Xavier tries to roll but Mcracken sticks to his back.
Xavier trying to control the action but Mcracken just sinks the hooks in.
Xavier is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken seems like he's trying to stand.
Mcracken has good solid back control here.

Mcracken has Xavier's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcracken changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xavier looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Xavier is looking for a sweep.
Mcracken wants to stand but Xavier is controlling his arm.
Xavier is looking to reverse the position.
Xavier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mcracken off and has taken his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mcracken is in bad spot here.
Mcracken keeps trying to improve his position.

Xavier looking to break Mcracken's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mcracken remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Xavier will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mcracken tries to escape the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Xavier trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Xavier lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xavier is landing with some decent strikes but Mcracken is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xavier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcracken?
Mcracken is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mcracken flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Xavier lands a big elbow.
Mcracken really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mcracken is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mcracken stops Xavier from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcracken swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Xavier cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Xavier has hold of Mcracken's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mcracken manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Xavier trying to control but Mcracken is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mcracken fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Xavier to the ground. Mcracken is now in Xavier's guard.

Xavier isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mcracken stacks Xavier on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mcracken!
Xavier is trying to get back to half guard.
Xavier is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mcracken is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier wants to control but Mcracken is having none of it.
Xavier is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken wants to get back to his feet but Xavier is holding on tight.
Mcracken sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Xavier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Xavier wants to control but Mcracken is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xavier tries to reverse the position but Mcracken maintains control.
Mcracken tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Mcracken prevents Xavier from getting the reversal.
Mcracken is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Mcracken controlling from the full mount.

Mcracken get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Xavier tries to sprawl but Mcracken drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mcracken prevents Xavier from improving his position.
Xavier makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Xavier.
Mcracken would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mcracken won't allow Xavier to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is looking to regain half guard here but Mcracken keeps moving and retains side control.
Phil Mcracken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xavier regains half guard.

Xavier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mcracken wants to stand up but Xavier is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Mcracken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Xavier enables Mcracken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xavier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mcracken wants to stand but Xavier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Xavier working a defensive guard but Mcracken manages to pass into side control anyway.
Xavier manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Xavier is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier wants to get back to full guard but Mcracken has mounted him!
Mcracken prevents Xavier from getting the reversal.
Mcracken wants to get back to his feet but Xavier is holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Xavier is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mcracken content just to control the position here.
Xavier is trying to escape the mount.
Xavier gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken wants to stand but Xavier has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Xavier wants to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Xavier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Xavier actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xavier is looking to improve his position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Mcracken closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Xavier to the mat! Xavier manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier trying to control the position.
Mcracken wants to stand but Xavier is controlling his posture from full guard.

Xavier isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mcracken stacks Xavier on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mcracken!
Xavier is looking to regain half guard here but Mcracken keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xavier wants to control but Mcracken postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Mcracken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcracken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Mcracken!
A less than humble Phil Mcracken misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.