LAFC 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dontae Greenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

McGregor
vs
Greenberg

175 cm
23
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dontae Greenberg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor fails with the takedown

and Greenberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greenberg.

Greenberg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Greenberg is looking for a kimura but McGregor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greenberg to get the leverage.
McGregor is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Greenberg connects with a nice short shot to McGregor's temple.
Greenberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGregor's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor has hold of Greenberg's hands but Greenberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Greenberg gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Greenberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Greenberg shoots in but no luck this time.
McGregor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Greenberg sprawls and moves away.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Greenberg avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Greenberg defends well and McGregor ends up having to push Greenberg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Greenberg shoots in and gets a takedown into McGregor's guard.
Greenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGregor is trying to hold Greenberg in close to prevent damage but Greenberg has managed to pass into half guard.
McGregor is breathing heavily.

Greenberg is trying to work for a kimura but McGregor is defending well.
Greenberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greenberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greenberg gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Greenberg fails with the takedown.
No joy there for McGregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
Greenberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. McGregor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nathan McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dontae Greenberg.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greenberg shoots in but McGregor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGregor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg misses with a takedown attempt - McGregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Greenberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGregor swivels and escapes.
McGregor shoots for a takedown but Greenberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Greenberg moves out of range.
McGregor wants to slow Greenberg down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck for Greenberg with that takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Greenberg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
No luck for Greenberg with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greenberg.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greenberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Greenberg pushes him off.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greenberg.
And Greenberg tries to counter it with a takedown but McGregor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Greenberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Greenberg with that takedown attempt.
Greenberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by McGregor misses

and Greenberg counters with a shoot takedown. McGregor fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

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

McGregor has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Greenberg is on him like a limpet, forcing McGregor back against the cage.
McGregor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Greenberg.
McGregor tries to pull guard but Greenberg holds him up against the cage and eventually McGregor drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor wants to break free but Greenberg has control.
McGregor tries to break free but Greenberg pushes him back against the cage.
McGregor can't break the clinch.
McGregor fails to pull guard.
Greenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor wants to get back to striking at distance but Greenberg won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Greenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Greenberg.
McGregor lands a two punch combo.

Greenberg moves into the clinch.

Greenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greenberg sprawls well. Greenberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor falls off balance throwing a combination

so Greenberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Greenberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Greenberg drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Greenberg seems to have locked his on tight now - McGregor screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Greenberg, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dontae Greenberg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Henriques
vs
Jonas

175 cm
23
176 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nelson Henriques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Jonas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henriques shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jonas's guard.
Jonas keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henriques wants to control from the top but Jonas keeps moving.

Henriques postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jonas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Henriques, into his guard.

Jonas wants to get up but he can't break Henriques's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henriques has control of Jonas's left arm, preventing Jonas from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas wants to stand and escape but instead Henriques has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Henriques working some strikes from top position.
Henriques scoring with some ground and pound.
Jonas keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jonas wants to stand but Henriques is controlling the position.
Henriques trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henriques is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques trying to control but Jonas is working from the bottom.
Henriques chips away with some ground and pound.
Jonas keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Henriques seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Jonas tries to stand but Henriques is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas postures up.
Henriques is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henriques is looking to stand up but Jonas isn't so interested in that idea.
Henriques pulls Jonas in to control the position.
Henriques on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henriques tries to get out of the position.
Henriques wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A cross from Jonas lands.
Henriques dives in for a single leg takedown but Jonas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

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.
Jonas lands with a shot to the body.
Henriques fails with the takedown
and Henriques takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henriques.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Henriques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henriques is breathing heavily.
Jonas digs a good body shot into Henriques's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Jonas.
Jonas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jonas throws a nice head kick!

Henriques is rocked!
A cross from Jonas lands.
Oh Henriques is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonas leaves Henriques with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Jonas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jonas scores with a jab to the head.
Jonas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henriques fails to land the takedown.
Henriques seems to have got his legs back now.
A left and a right from Jonas both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Jonas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jonas fails with a takedown attempt.
Henriques takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henriques takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Henriques closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Henriques lands in his opponent's guard.
Henriques trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jonas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson Henriques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jonas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques striking from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques trying to keep a closed guard but Jonas is proving a slippery customer.
Henriques looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jonas is one step ahead there.
Jonas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henriques is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jonas tries to stand but Henriques is controlling from the bottom.
Henriques seems keen to control Jonas's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jonas wants to stand but Henriques has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Henriques changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jonas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jonas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Henriques.
Jonas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Henriques lands some shots froms side control.
Jonas gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henriques is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henriques slips a nice elbow through Jonas's hands, connecting with Jonas's forehead.
Henriques is looking to take a break and control but Jonas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Henriques is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jonas is just riding it out for now. Henriques eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jonas trying to control from the bottom.

Henriques is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jonas tries to roll over but Henriques keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henriques is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Henriques is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jonas defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Henriques dominated that second round.
That's time! Henriques's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jonas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonas, right into the meat.
Jonas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
Henriques dives in for a single leg takedown but Jonas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jonas fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonas is fending him off so far but Henriques persists. Nope, Jonas circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonas feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Henriques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonas moves in looking to clinch but Henriques pushes him off.
Jonas lands with a kick to the temple. Henriques shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jonas misses with the combination.
Henriques is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henriques. That one must have hurt.
Henriques stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jonas.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henriques fails with a takedown attempt.
Henriques on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jonas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henriques has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Big Jonas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henriques displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jonas.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henriques is defended easily by Jonas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonas lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henriques darts in looking for a takedown but Jonas gets double underhooks and turns Henriques into the cage.
Henriques closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henriques blocks a head kick by Jonas.
Jonas lands with a slapping head kick.
Jonas scores with a jab to the body.
Henriques fails with the takedown
enabling Jonas to counter with a crisp jab.
Jonas tries to clinch but Henriques is having none of it.
Henriques went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Henriques tries to keep at a distance but Jonas has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jonas's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas wants to break free but Henriques has control.
Henriques is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henriques tries for a takedown but Jonas manages to get underhooks.

Jonas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jonas fails with a takedown attempt.
Henriques swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonas.
Jonas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson Henriques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henriques fails with the takedown
and Jonas counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jonas.
Henriques takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henriques fails with the takedown
and Jonas counters with a leg kick.
Jonas is looking to clinch.
Jonas lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jonas tries to clinch but Henriques moves out of range.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jonas sprawls well. Jonas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henriques gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Jonas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Jonas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jonas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Jonas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curt Wooten is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johnson
vs
Wooten

180 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curt Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wooten pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wooten paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wooten forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson wants a takedown.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Wooten moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Wooten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooten lands a two punch combo.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooten throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Wooten shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Wooten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Wooten scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooten misses with a leg kick.
Wooten misses with the combination.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooten wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Wooten scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Wooten sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wooten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Wooten.
Curt Wooten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooten throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooten gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Wooten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wooten is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A left lands for Wooten.
Wooten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooten lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wooten, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Wooten avoids it well.
Wooten misses with a wild combination.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wooten.

Wooten takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten misses with a double jab.

Wooten has managed to clinch.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wooten smiles and moves away.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooten dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Wooten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wooten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curt Wooten 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.

Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Wooten, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Wooten against the cage but Wooten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooten dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Justin Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wooten has taken the fight to the clinch.

Wooten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swings for the body but Wooten moves out of range.
Wooten moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooten misses with a double jab.
Wooten connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Wooten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Wooten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
As Wooten looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Wooten just gets out of the way.
Johnson throws a head kick but Wooten moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooten fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooten fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Justin Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curt Wooten.
Wooten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooten fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curt Wooten seems to be getting the better of the standup.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Wooten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wooten's waist but Wooten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson tries to clinch up.

Wooten has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Wooten holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.

Wooten drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Wooten wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Wooten breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wooten off to one side.
Wooten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooten throws a right and a left that both miss.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Wooten shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooten engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wooten has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wooten stands up.
Wooten looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson feinted with a counter takedown.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wooten closes the distance and clinches.

Wooten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curt Wooten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wooten clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wooten controls his hands.

Wooten breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wooten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wooten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooten misses with a looping right.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Wooten and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson tries to counter by clinching up but Wooten breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a hook. Wooten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Wooten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooten misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Wooten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooten misses with a head kick.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.

Wooten pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Wooten closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wooten smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wooten clinches up against the cage.

Wooten breaks the clinch.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Wooten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a right hand that Wooten ducks under and follows up with a left that Wooten also avoids with ease.
Wooten stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooten works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooten scores with a jab to the head.

Wooten moves into the clinch.
Wooten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson slips under a jab.
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!
Wooten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Wooten. Wooten gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooten misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Wooten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooten throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Wooten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wooten avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooten is looking for the big counter here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Wooten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wooten 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curt Wooten!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Sauve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Living in America. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sauve
vs
Lee

177 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

167 cm
26
143 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Arcticus University: London
HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sauve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Lee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee 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.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Sauve's belly button to the back.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Sauve counters with a straight right hand.
Sauve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot by Sauve.
Jab by Sauve.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Sauve lands with a shot to the body.
Sauve throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauve throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Sauve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Sauve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sauve.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kyle Sauve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauve cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Good standup being displayed there by Sauve as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sauve pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sauve.
Sauve scores with a shoulder strike.
Sauve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sauve is defending well.

Sauve breaks from the clinch.
Sauve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sauve lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Sauve's head back.
Sauve connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauve is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Sauve clinches up against the cage.
Sauve lands with a right to the head.
Sauve misses with a punch to the body.
Sauve pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sauve breaks the clinch.
Sauve scores with a head kick.
Lee blocks a head kick by Sauve.
Lee lunges at Sauve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sauve's hand.
Sauve throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sauve moves away.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Sauve.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve avoids the body shot from Lee.
A counter left hand to the body from Sauve misses its target.
Lee takes a swing at Sauve's ribcage but misses.

Sauve instigates a clinch.
Sauve lands a nice uppercut.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Sauve slips the punch.
Sauve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Sauve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sauve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sauve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A head kick misses from Sauve.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lee 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.
Sauve scores with a body shot.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sauve rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Sauve slips the punch.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauve paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Sauve misses the target.
Sauve avoids the body shot from Lee.
Sauve lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sauve scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Sauve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sauve misses with a two punch combination.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Sauve takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sauve is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee throws a jab when Sauve was well out of range.
Sauve throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Sauve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauve swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Sauve connects with a looping right hand.
Sauve with a nice cross.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
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!
Sauve lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sauve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Sauve plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sauve.
Lee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sauve throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Sauve ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee lunges at Sauve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sauve's hand.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sauve scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle Sauve is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee misses with a hook. Sauve ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sauve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sauve.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sauve connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sauve throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
Sauve plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kyle Sauve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve with a hook.
Sauve lands a lovely overhand right.
Sauve scores with a decent looking hook.
Sauve explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Sauve.

Sauve closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Sauve.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Sauve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauve cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauve throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.

Sauve drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Sauve lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sauve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sauve is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee lands a head shot.
Kyle Sauve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sauve tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lee swings around for an armbar but Sauve sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Sauve trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Sauve drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Sauve off! Sauve jumps back into Lee's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Sauve dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee needs to keep his hands up - Sauve had a free shot at his head there.
Sauve lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee throws a right and a left that Sauve avoids nicely.
Sauve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Sauve lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Cassius Lee has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauve is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Sauve.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Sauve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sauve plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sauve misses with a series of wild punches.
Sauve misses with a two punch combination.
Sauve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sauve dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Sauve.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sauves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sauve throws a head kick that misses.
Sauve cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sauve misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee avoids the body shot from Sauve.
Lee avoids the head kick by Sauve.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sauve.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Sauve lands with a right hand.
Lee scores with a jab.
Sauve lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sauve catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sauve slips a jab and a cross from Lee.

Sauve has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sauve manages to break the clinch.
Sauve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Sauve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sauve paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Sauve.
Sauve cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sauve, as that shot connected.
Sauve moves away from the strike by Lee.
A combination from Sauve does no damage.
Lee takes a swing at Sauve's ribcage but misses.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sauve throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cassius Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Sauve lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Sauve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sauve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Sauve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sauve 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Sauve!
Kyle Sauve retains his featherweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mad Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasan Takashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hasan Takashvili struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rob
vs
Takashvili

200 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Rob!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hasan Takashvili!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob lands with a straight right. Takashvili didn't see that one coming.
Takashvili 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.
Mad Rob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takashvili looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A low kick from Takashvili is predictable there

and Rob holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rob lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Rob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rob scores with a leg kick.
Rob bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takashvili's head.
Rob throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Takashvili moves forwards but Rob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rob scores with a punch to the head.
Rob goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takashvili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rob sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takashvili somewhat.
Rob fakes the leg kick and cracks Takashvili in the body.
Takashvili takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Takashvili is rocked!
Rob listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takashvili is still on wobbly legs! Can Rob finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Rob.
Takashvili walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Takashvili limp body while Rob jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mad Rob!
Mad Rob retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Mad Rob thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.