QFC Tournament 784 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Smith (ranked 6688 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saketh Reddy (ranked 7054 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Reddy

171 cm
24
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saketh Reddy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Reddy!
Reddy tries to improve position but can't.

Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Reddy is defending well.
Reddy defending against the ground and pound.
Reddy is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith trying to control the action but Reddy is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith working away.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reddy to see if he's OK.
Reddy tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Reddy defends.
Reddy tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith wants to control but Reddy is keeping him busy.
Reddy is trying to control Smith 's posture but Smith avoids it.
Reddy sneaks back into half guard.
Reddy keeping control of the position.
Smith is nestled in close to Reddy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reddy tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is keen to just control but Reddy is a slippery customer.
Reddy is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Reddy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddy wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith not doing much here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith throws a hook but Reddy avoids it easily.

Reddy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reddy holds on and takes a little breather.
Reddy looking for a sweep. Not yet Reddy, not yet.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reddy trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Reddy looks winded!
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith wants to control from the top but Reddy keeps moving.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Reddy has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reddy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reddy fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reddy tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Reddy is being controlled here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reddy can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Reddy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reddy is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reddy can do to turn this around?
Reddy wants to control but Smith postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddy tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Reddy is breathing heavily.
Smith trying to control the action but Reddy is working from the bottom.
Reddy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith .
Smith cracks Reddy with a big right hand but Reddy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smith taking a breather here.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddy tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith wants to control but Reddy is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reddy defending against the ground and pound.
Smith cracks Reddy with a big elbow.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.

Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reddy, who protects the arm well.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reddy struggling a bit here.
Reddy is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith just content to control the position.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith is putting a hurting on Reddy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reddy being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Reddy for as long as he can get away with.
Smith trying to control the position but Reddy is working away.
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reddy some visible discomfort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith trying to control the position but Reddy is working away.
Reddy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith throws a hook but Reddy blocks it.
Reddy tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reddy!
Reddy is looking for a sweep.
Smith working the head with strikes.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reddy regains half guard.
Reddy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith working Reddy over with strikes.
Smith is looking to advance position but Reddy won't allow it.
Reddy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is trying to control. Reddy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith with the ground and pound but Reddy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reddy can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Reddy is defending the position.
Smith content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saketh Reddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Reddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reddy gets back to full guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reddy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smith wants to control from the top but Reddy keeps moving.
Jake Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Reddy throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith jabs Reddy right on the nose. Reddy blinks but takes it well.

Smith decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Reddy looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jake Smith !
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jake Smith !
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jake Smith !

Jake Smith wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny May (ranked 6728 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Ainsworth (ranked 6755 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

May
vs
Ainsworth

169 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Ainsworth!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainsworth misses with a takedown attempt - May sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

May clinches with his opponent.
May tries to land knees in the clinch but Ainsworth avoids the damage to the body.
May pushes Ainsworth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May working some nice short punches in the clinch.
May lands a nice uppercut.
May lands a left hand.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
May working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ainsworth is rocked!
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ainsworth is still on wobbly legs! Can May finish him?
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May misses with a hook from the clinch.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Ainsworth.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth blocks an uppercut.
May throws a head punch that misses.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May working aggressively here.
May throws a punch but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but May pulls him back up using the underhooks.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from May.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Ainsworth.
May lands a body shot.
May misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ainsworth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kenny May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Ainsworth.
Ainsworth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables May to keep the fight standing.
May tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ainsworth avoids it.
Good body shot from May.
Ainsworth looks winded!
May has a couple of punches blocked by Ainsworth.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from May.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ainsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ainsworth blocks an uppercut.
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
May working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ainsworth.
May misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from May fails to land.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May throws a punch but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ainsworth seems to have recovered his senses.
May throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ainsworths head.
May presses Ainsworth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from May.
A left hand lands to the body for May.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
May lands with a right to the head.
May creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ainsworth with a big uppercut! Ainsworth tries to clinch up but May pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ainsworth to the mat! Ainsworth covers up and May unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenny May!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Stephenson (ranked 6561 p4p, 0 weight class) and Datsakorn Anan (ranked 6511 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stephenson
vs
Anan

180 cm
24
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Datsakorn Anan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stephenson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stephenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Stephenson.
Anan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stephenson throws out the jab.
Anan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anan lands an overhand right.
A jab from Stephenson does it's job there.
Stephenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stephenson doesn't seem bothered though.
Stephenson cracks Anan with an open hand slap.
Stephenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anan.
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!
Stephenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stephenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Stephenson finds it's target.
Stephenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stephenson.
Stephenson lands with an uppercut that bounces Anan off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson ducks under a wild hook from Anan.
Stephenson misses with a looping left.
Anan thuds his right hand into Stephenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Stephenson is rocked!
Anan moves in close and cracks Stephenson with a massive right hand! Stephenson, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Anan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Datsakorn Anan!
A relieved looking Datsakorn Anan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abram Petrov (ranked 6559 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Johnson (ranked 6949 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: DNA. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Petrov
vs
Johnson

183 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abram Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demetrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Petrov lands a high kick!
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Petrov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson is in close to Petrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Petrov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Petrov tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson breaks from Petrov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson controlling from mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demetrious Johnson!
Demetrious Johnson took some time post fight to say the following; 'CHAMP IM COMING FOR YOU! WATCH YOUR BACK WHILE IM GONNA TAKE YOUR BELT'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Lentz (ranked 6915 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Mcgregor (ranked 6656 p4p, 532 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lentz
vs
Mcgregor

170 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz moves forwards but Mcgregor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mcgregor tries for a takedown but Lentz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lentz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcgregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lentz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mcgregor is looking for a sweep. Lentz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mcgregor is trying to stand back up but Lentz is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz prevents Mcgregor from improving his position.
Lentz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcgregor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lentz is thwarting Mcgregor's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mcgregor is looking for a sweep. Lentz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mcgregor trying to control here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lentz throws a hook but Mcgregor avoids it easily.

Lentz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mcgregor was covering up waiting for the punch and Lentz finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mcgregor looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcgregor, not yet.

Mcgregor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcgregor is trying to keep Lentz in close.
Lentz stands and throws Mcgregor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Lentz stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lentz taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

Lentz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mcgregor tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Lentz 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.

Lentz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcgregor trying to hold on to Lentz's head to control him but Lentz postures up.
Mcgregor throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mcgregor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mcgregor manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz passes Mcgregor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcgregor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lentz with the ground and pound but Mcgregor uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Mcgregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lentz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lentz is pushing down on Mcgregor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mcgregor is fighting to maintain full guard but Lentz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lentz is taking a breather. Mcgregor 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.
Lentz wants to pass the guard but Mcgregor is defending well.
Lentz trying to control the pace.

That's two 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.
Lentz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgregor can do to turn this around?
Mcgregor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lentz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Lentz shoots in and bounces Mcgregor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Mcgregor pushes Lentz off and gets back to his feet.
Mcgregor throws a chopping leg kick but Lentz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lentz tries to counter with a takedown but Mcgregor is quick to defend against it.

Lentz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mcgregor was covering up waiting for the punch and Lentz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mcgregor looking to control.

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

Lentz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lentz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lentz won't allow Mcgregor to sweep him here.
Lentz is stalling in the full guard.

Mcgregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mcgregor is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lentz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Lentz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcgregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan Lentz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lentz.
Lentz tries to score with some ground and pound. Mcgregor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mcgregor prevents Lentz from moving into mount.

Lentz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lentz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentz in side control, throwing shots but Mcgregor defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor seems a little lost for a moment, as Lentz dominates the positioning.
Lentz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mcgregor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mcgregor is looking to reverse the position.
Lentz controls the position.
Mcgregor dodges the ground and pound from Lentz.
Mcgregor being controlled for a moment.
Mcgregor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lentz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lentz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mcgregor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mcgregor is not content to let Lentz control the position.
Mcgregor is looking for a sweep.
Mcgregor is being controlled here.
Ryan Lentz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lentz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lentz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lentz sprawls well. Lentz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcgregor gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcgregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor closes the distance and clinches up with Lentz, looking for a takedown. Mcgregor pushes Lentz against the cage but Lentz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Lentz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Lentz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mcgregor could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lentz has cracked it and Mcgregor is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lentz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Lentz!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dewloren Chain (ranked 6756 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lasier (ranked 6921 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chain
vs
Lasier

170 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dewloren Chain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Lasier!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lasier throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chain was covering up waiting for the punch and Lasier finishes the takedown easily into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Chain manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Chain is trying to trip Lasier. He has hold of a leg but Lasier is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chain persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lasier seems keen to control Chain's posture.

Lasier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chain defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chain is sitting in close to Lasier's body. Lasier has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Chain is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Chain is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lasier.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thomas Lasier!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Theilkie (ranked 4430 p4p, 410 weight class) and Mark Burton (ranked 6536 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Theilkie
vs
Burton

179 cm
24
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Theilkie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Burton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton lands a jab to the head.
Burton lands a jab to the nose.
Theilkie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Theilkie has a takedown stuffed.
Burton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton lands a jab to the nose.
Burton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Theilkie walks straight into a right hand from Burton - that's dropped him! Burton jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Theilkie from any more punishment! Theilkie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Burton!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Ohaire (ranked 7141 p4p, 547 weight class) and Dirty Thrower (ranked 6894 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ohaire
vs
Thrower

168 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Ohaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirty Thrower!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohaire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrower is looking for the big counter here.
Ohaire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thrower as he jumps to the side.
Thrower with a poor takedown
and Ohaire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrower shoots and misses
and Ohaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrower blocks a head kick by Ohaire.
Thrower steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ohaire.
Thrower scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thrower is defended easily by Ohaire.
Ohaire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thrower.
Seamus Ohaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirty Thrower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ohaire is defended easily by Thrower.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ohaire pushes Thrower up against the cage in a clinch.
Ohaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thrower is trying to push Ohaire away but Ohaire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thrower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ohaire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ohaire using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thrower has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ohaire lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrower just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ohaire's brow.
Thrower being controlled against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrower takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thrower misses with a head kick.
Ohaire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thrower.
Nice takedown defense from Thrower. No joy for Ohaire on that attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thrower.
Thrower chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ohaire blocks a head kick by Thrower.
Ohaire swings for the body but Thrower moves out of range.
Thrower is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ohaire misses with a head kick.
Ohaire is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrower tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Thrower gets tackled into the cage by Ohaire. Ohaire maintains the clinch.
Thrower gets through Ohaire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ohaire tries to score a body lock takedown but Thrower shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ohaire is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thrower is defending well.
Thrower is looking to break free of the clinch but Ohaire has double underhooks.
Thrower stalling in the clinch but Ohaire improves position.
Thrower wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohaire has him pressed against the cage.
Thrower is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ohaire avoids the elbow strike from Thrower, against the cage.
Thrower drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ohaire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thrower is looking to clinch but Ohaire is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrower stuffs the takedown.
Thrower feints the counter takedown.
Thrower swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohaire.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ohaire, right into the meat.
Thrower leaves Ohaire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thrower is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ohaire lands with a kick to the temple. Thrower shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ohaire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrower throws a right hand that Ohaire ducks under and follows up with a left that Ohaire also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thrower tries to bum rush Ohaire with a series of wild strikes but Ohaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ohaire shoots in but Thrower avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ohaire tries to clinch up but Thrower circles away and keeps his distance.
Thrower lunges at Ohaire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ohaire's hand.
Ohaire doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thrower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ohaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohaire tries to score a body lock takedown but Thrower shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Ohaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrower wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thrower is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ohaire to keep the fight standing.
Ohaire tries to pull guard but Thrower forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohaire misses with a knee to the head.
Thrower misses with the head strike.
Ohaire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ohaire jumps guard but Thrower turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thrower fails to pull guard.
Thrower tries to throw a body punch but Ohaire avoids it by throwing Thrower back against the cage.
Ohaire dodges an elbow strike from Thrower.

Thrower pulls guard successfully.

Ohaire gets to his feet. Thrower looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ohaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thrower.
Thrower throws a leg kick that misses.
Ohaire avoids the head kick by Thrower.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ohaire.
Ohaire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thrower swivels and escapes.
Ohaire shoots in for a double leg but Thrower sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thrower misses with a head kick.
Ohaire blocks a head kick by Thrower.
Ohaire shoots for a double leg takedown but Thrower sprawls well. He's pushed Ohaire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Ohaire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ohaire is trying to stall.
Thrower throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ohaire is trying to break the clinch but Thrower has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrower is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ohaire is defending well.
Thrower is trying to push Ohaire away but Ohaire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Thrower breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thrower!

Ohaire pushes Thrower up against the cage in a clinch.
Thrower looking to stall.

Ohaire manages to pull guard.
Thrower trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thrower is still trying to improve position.
Ohaire controlling Thrower's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrower is looking to work some ground and pound but Ohaire has wrist control.
Thrower must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ohaire doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ohaire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thrower has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ohaire is proving hard to escape from.
Ohaire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thrower trying to control the position from guard on top but Ohaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Thrower 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ohaire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thrower throws a one two combo.

Ohaire is rocked!
Thrower dances in with a quick combination. Ohaire is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Thrower snaps Ohaire's head back. Ohaire stumbles backwards against the cage. Thrower steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Ohaire's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Ohaire just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dirty Thrower!