MAYWEATHER vs. YAMAMOTO PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royler Gracie (ranked 5609 p4p, 506 weight class) and Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 5410 p4p, 496 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosão. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
Buakaw

171 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royler Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banchamek Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Buakaw tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Buakaw is positioning himself well to prevent Gracie advancing to mount.
Buakaw is trying to get back to full guard.
Buakaw wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie prevents Buakaw from improving his position.
Gracie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Buakaw tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royler Gracie!
Royler Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Banchamek Buakaw spoke after the fight, saying 'You are just lucky today!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 5611 p4p, 497 weight class) and Somrak Khamsing (ranked 5411 p4p, 494 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosão. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
Khamsing

173 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Somrak Khamsing!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khamsing counters with a straight right hand.
Khamsing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khamsing finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Khamsing lands with a big left! Gracie is wobbled badly! Khamsing comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Gracie to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Somrak Khamsing!
Somrak Khamsing bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hayate Sakurai (ranked 4433 p4p, 337 weight class) and Braydon Patel (ranked 25259 p4p, 471 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sakurai
vs
Patel

166 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 The Island, Hayate Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Braydon Patel!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sakurai did well to prevent Patel getting side control.
Sakurai trying to control from the bottom.
Patel trying to mount his opponent but Sakurai defends it.
Patel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sakurai is looking for a sweep. Patel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sakurai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakurai is positioning himself well to prevent Patel advancing to mount.
Sakurai has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai trying to control but Patel postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Patel is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Sakurai has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Patel is looking to defend but Sakurai has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Patel! Sakurai pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Patel taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hayate Sakurai!
Hayate Sakurai thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Bo (ranked 4265 p4p, 498 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 5610 p4p, 577 weight class). Gracie has chosen Olha a Explosão as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bo
vs
Gracie

190 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tong Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Bo moved out of range nicely.
Bo throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Bo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Bo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bo is defended easily by Gracie.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tong Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Bo blocks a jab.
Gracie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bo.
Bo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie 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.

Gracie drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gracie as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bo screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gracie! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Royce Gracie!
An out of breath Royce Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGregor (ranked 3200 p4p, 152 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 4578 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Theodore Nouveau enters the cage!

McGregor
vs
Nouveau

165 cm
25
133 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nouveau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGregor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGregor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nouveau misses with a takedown
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGregor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGregor jabs Nouveau right on the nose. Nouveau blinks but takes it well.

Nouveau shoots in and gets a takedown into McGregor's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nouveau trying to control the position from guard on top but McGregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nouveau is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like Nouveau might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McGregor is trying to control the position but Nouveau postures up.
Nouveau has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nouveau advances to half guard.
Nouveau seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGregor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nouveau might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McGregor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Nouveau is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McGregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nouveau on the ground.
McGregor is looking to improve his position.
Nouveau scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nouveau has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nouveau performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nouveau prevents McGregor from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nouveau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGregor wants to control but Nouveau is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Nouveau wants to work for an arm triangle but McGregor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nouveau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGregor is looking to control Nouveau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGregor avoid being mounted?

Nouveau wants to work for an arm triangle but McGregor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McGregor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau is nestled in close to McGregor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Nouveau stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGregor as he jumps to the side.
Connor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Nouveau with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGregor counters with a nice body shot.

Nouveau clinches up with McGregor and pushes him back against the cage.
McGregor being controlled against the cage.
McGregor lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nouveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Theodore Nouveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nouveau fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McGregor sprawls well initially but Nouveau persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nouveau is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

McGregor is defending against the submission attempts here by Nouveau.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nouveau preventing the sweep.
Nouveau works over McGregor with some ground and pound from guard.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Nouveau from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Connor McGregor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nouveau closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor lands a slapping body shot.
Nouveau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Theodore Nouveau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nouveau dives in for a single leg takedown but McGregor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Connor McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Nouveau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nouveau needs to keep his hands up - McGregor had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau with a poor takedown
and McGregor counters with a nice leg kick.
Connor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Nouveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGregor stuns Nouveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nouveau gets a clinch.
McGregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands an elbow just above Nouveau 's eye.

McGregor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nouveau is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McGregor to the mat. McGregor regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nouveau landing some decent shots from guard.
McGregor working a defensive guard here.
Theodore Nouveau has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nouveau wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nouveau can do to turn this around?
Nouveau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nouveau trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
McGregor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is stalling here. Nouveau is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McGregor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nouveau has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McGregor is looking to reverse the position.

Nouveau stands up and beckons McGregor to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nouveau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nouveau.
McGregor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nouveau. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor moves out of range as Nouveau throws a body kick.
McGregor lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nouveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nouveau fails with the takedown.
McGregor thuds a left hand into Nouveau's body.
Nouveau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nouveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGregor finds it's way round the side to connect with Nouveau's head.
Nouveau misses with a takedown
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Nouveau is breathing heavily.
McGregor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nouveau shoots in and drives through. McGregor sprawls well.
Nouveau fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nouveau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGregor counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Nouveau throws a leg kick but McGregor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nouveau has a takedown stuffed.
Nouveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nouveau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor is looking to counter punch.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGregor as he avoids it easily.
McGregor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor McGregor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nouveau fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGregor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nouveau shoots and misses
and McGregor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGregor lands with an overhand left.

Nouveau is rocked!
A head kick from McGregor lands but Nouveau takes it in his stride.
Nouveau is still on wobbly legs! Can McGregor finish him?
Nouveau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGregor is looking to slow Nouveau down with leg kicks.
McGregor drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nouveau right on the button. Nouveau goes down! McGregor follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! McGregor gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor McGregor!
After the fight, Connor McGregor was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apolinario Mabini (ranked 3585 p4p, 447 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 3764 p4p, 457 weight class). Mabini comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Cena has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Apolinario Mabini has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mabini
vs
Cena

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolinario Mabini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabini just misses with a punch to the body.
Cena will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mabini moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Mabini seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cena shoots in for a takedown but Mabini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cena needs to keep his hands up - Mabini had a free shot at his head there.

Cena feints and as Mabini raises his hands in defense, Cena changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cena showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mabini pulls Cena in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena is working Mabini over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mabini is adopting a defensive guard.
Mabini continues to stall.
Mabini will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena wants to control from the top but Mabini keeps moving.
Mabini is pulling down on Cena's head. It's preventing any offense from Cena, at least for the moment.
Mabini working a defensive guard but Cena manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ground and pound from Cena seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cena tries to score with some ground and pound. Mabini controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mabini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mabini tries to get out of the position.
Mabini is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cena connects with a decent elbow.
Cena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mabini is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Mabini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cena wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mabini keeps working.
Mabini struggling a bit here.
Mabini is looking to regain half guard here but Cena keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mabini keeps working.
Mabini holding on.
Mabini is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cena off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mabini trying to control momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Cena's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mabini is not going to allow Cena to sit and survive in this position.
Mabini biding his time, controlling Cena.

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.
Cena tries to escape but Mabini has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mabini avoiding Cena 's attempts to control his hands.
Cena rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mabini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mabini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mabini has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mabini content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apolinario Mabini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Cena's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mabini.
Cena throws a hook but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mabini stuns Cena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mabini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cena can do to turn this around?
Cena misses with a takedown attempt
and Mabini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cena tries for a takedown but Mabini sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mabini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cena stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by Mabini.
Cena shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mabini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apolinario Mabini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Cena throws a poor cross that misses
and Mabini counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Mabini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena tries to clinch
and Mabini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mabini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cena avoids the body shot from Mabini.
Cena drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mabini defends it well.
Mabini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mabini swings for the body but Cena moves out of range.
Cena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mabini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Cena finds it's way through Mabini's defenses.

Mabini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mabini pulls Cena in close to prevent any damage.
Cena sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cena is pulling down on Mabini's head to control his posture.
Mabini content to stall in guard here.
Cena is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Mabini from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cena trying to keep a closed guard but Mabini is proving a slippery customer.
Cena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cena looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cena is trying to control the position but Mabini postures up.
Mabini not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
More hug and hope from Mabini.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Mabini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cena throws a poor cross that misses
and Mabini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cena thinking.
Cena with a poor takedown
and Mabini counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cena is defended easily by Mabini.
A jab from Cena misses.
Mabini swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mabini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cena.
Mabini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cena manages to avoid it.
Mabini goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Cena shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cena thows a huge punch but Mabini dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apolinario Mabini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Cena's cut.
That's time! Mabini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mabini connects with a jab.
Cena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mabini.
Cena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mabini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Mabini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mabini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cena tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mabini counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up John Cena's cut even more.
Cena misses with a takedown
and Mabini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mabini swings for the body but Cena moves out of range.
Cena throws the left hand but Mabini avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Mabini.
Mabini lands a nice looking body shot.
Mabini scores with a jab to the body.
Cena might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mabini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cena on the side of the head.
Mabini is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mabini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cena looks to score with a jab to the body but Mabini is just out of range.
Mabini is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cena tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mabini counters with a right hand to the body.
Cena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cena misses with a takedown
and Mabini counters with a nice uppercut.
Mabini tests Cena's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mabini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apolinario Mabini is winning the standup battle so far.
Mabini slips a jab from Cena.
Mabini misses with a series of wild punches.
Mabini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cena.
Apolinario Mabini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
Mabini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cena.
It looked like Mabini was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena swings for the body but Mabini moves out of range.
It looked like Mabini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mabini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mabini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cena.
Cena is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mabini lands with a cross.

Cena is rocked!

The cut above John Cena's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Apolinario Mabini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabini fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cena square on the jaw! Damn, Cena is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apolinario Mabini!
After winning the bout, Apolinario Mabini thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
John Cena spoke after the fight, saying 'My time is not yet now.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Show (ranked 3619 p4p, 283 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 3258 p4p, 265 weight class). Show comes into the arena with My Time Is Now blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Show
vs
Penn

162 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Show looking to score a takedown here. Penn is defending well but Show drives through and ends up in Penn's guard.
Penn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Show is in close to Penn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Show from controlling successfully.
Penn trying to control the position.
Show chips away with some ground and pound.
Show looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Show on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Show tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn wants to control from the top but Show keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn won't allow Show to sweep him here.
Penn trying to control but Show is working from the bottom.
Show looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Show is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Show looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Show keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.

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.
Show wants to sweep but no luck.
Show keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Show trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there

and Show counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Show lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Show throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Show controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Penn trying to control the position.
Show definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Show in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Show with a flurry of punches that miss.
Show landing some decent shots from guard.
Show with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Show.
Show trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Penn working for a triangle but Show defends it easily.
Show postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Show connects with a couple of short punches.
Show scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Show wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Show is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Show closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Show scores with punches from side control.
Show working the head with strikes.
Show trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn wants to control but Show postures up.
Show looks up at the clock and then as Penn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Show smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Show scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn gets back to half guard.
Show winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is refusing to be controlled, as Show sits in half guard.
Show is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Penn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Show landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Show missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn wants to control but Show is keeping busy.
Show content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Penn misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn has hold of Show's hands but Show slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Show working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Show drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Small Show overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn is refusing to be controlled, as Show sits in half guard.
Show working Penn over with strikes.
Show is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn is trying to stand up here but Show is controlling him well.
Show working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Show missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Show.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Penn tries to roll over but Show keeps him under control.
Show stalling.
Show wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Show sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Show missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Show keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Penn misses.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good shot there by Penn.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Show.
Show throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Small Show dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Show throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Show. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws out a counter right but Show avoids it with no problem.
Show throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Show has a takedown stuffed.
Show misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Show misses
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.

Show shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Show showed some decent athleticism there.

Penn manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Show keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Show's elbow.
Show working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Show struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Show.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Show.
Show has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Show tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Show back against the cage.
Show wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Small Show. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn is leaning against Show and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Show controls the action.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Show misses with a punch on the inside.
Show swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.

Show gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Show working Penn over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Show is very close to passing his half guard.
Show seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
Show is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.
Show winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Show is aware though and is defending well.
Show throws an elbow that misses. Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Show's guard. Nice move by Penn!

Penn wants to control from the top but Show keeps moving.
Show looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Small Show is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show being controlled here, momentarily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Show keeps moving.
Show looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Show has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Small Show!
Small Show thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Luna (ranked 3588 p4p, 403 weight class) and Rafael Garcia (ranked 3611 p4p, 408 weight class). Luna comes into the arena with Noypi by Bamboo blaring out of the sound system. Rafael Garcia is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Luna
vs
Garcia

185 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Garcia!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Luna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Luna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luna.
Good exchange - Luna coming out on top.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Luna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Luna counters with a stiff right hand.

Garcia is rocked!

That has opened up Rafael Garcia's cut even more.
Garcia swings for the body but Luna moves out of range.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Luna finish him?
Rafael Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Luna counters with a big left hand that crumples Garcia! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Luna!
Antonio Luna thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Aguinaldo (ranked 2437 p4p, 266 weight class) and Eddie Guerrero (ranked 3759 p4p, 389 weight class). Aguinaldo comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Guerrero has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aguinaldo
vs
Guerrero

185 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emilio Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaldo looks to throw the jab but Guerrero is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guerrero.
Guerrero has a takedown stuffed.
Aguinaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Guerrero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aguinaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aguinaldo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aguinaldo misses with a shot to the body

and Guerrero counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Aguinaldo!
Aguinaldo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguinaldo gets full guard.
Guerrero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aguinaldo 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguinaldo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guerrero's guard.

Aguinaldo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo stopping the sweep attempt from Guerrero.
Guerrero wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Aguinaldo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aguinaldo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guerrero managing to control the position.

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.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Aguinaldo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aguinaldo preventing the sweep.
Guerrero looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguinaldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguinaldo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guerrero is defended easily by Aguinaldo.
Emilio Aguinaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Guerrero.
Aguinaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch but Aguinaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eddie Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Aguinaldo misses the target.
Guerrero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aguinaldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Aguinaldo misses.
Aguinaldo lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Aguinaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aguinaldo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guerrero misses with a lunging right hand
and Aguinaldo counters with a straight right hand.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aguinaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Aguinaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guerrero doesn't seem phased though.
Guerrero misses with a takedown
and Aguinaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aguinaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aguinaldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guerrero.
Aguinaldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aguinaldo swinging wildly here.
Guerrero with the counter takedown but Aguinaldo avoids it easily.
Guerrero throws a lazy right hand but Aguinaldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Aguinaldo misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Aguinaldo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Guerrero throws a shot from downtown. Aguinaldo moves away and avoids it.
Guerrero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Aguinaldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aguinaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Guerrero misses the body punch
and Aguinaldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Aguinaldo defending well as Guerrero loads up on a big left hand.
Guerrero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aguinaldo moves away from the strike by Guerrero.
Aguinaldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Guerrero staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguinaldo ducks under a wild hook from Guerrero.
Nice defenses there by Aguinaldo.
Guerrero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo misses the shot to the body.
And Guerrero tries to counter it with a takedown but Aguinaldo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aguinaldo punishes Guerrero's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Guerrero.
Aguinaldo scores with a nice head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Aguinaldo. No joy for Guerrero on that attempt.
Aguinaldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aguinaldo scores with a punch to the head.
Aguinaldo missing with a left hand there. Guerrero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guerrero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guerrero throws a right hand that misses
and Aguinaldo counters with a nice body shot.
Aguinaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guerrero manages to avoid it.
Guerrero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aguinaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aguinaldo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aguinaldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerrero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guerrero under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aguinaldo moves out of range as Guerrero strikes.
Guerrero avoids the body shot from Aguinaldo.
Guerrero throws a jab but it's blocked by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo clobbers Guerrero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guerrero has his takedown stuffed
and Aguinaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emilio Aguinaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Guerrero.
Guerrero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aguinaldo circles away.
Aguinaldo moves away from the strike by Guerrero.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aguinaldo moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guerrero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aguinaldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guerrero.
Guerrero prevents Aguinaldo from improving his position.
Aguinaldo is trying to maintain the position but Guerrero is very close to passing his half guard.
Guerrero working over Aguinaldo with some ground and pound. Aguinaldo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aguinaldo controlling the position for now.
Guerrero is looking to take a break and control but Aguinaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guerrero working the head and body with strikes.
Guerrero not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero trying to control the action but Aguinaldo is working from the bottom.
Aguinaldo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Guerrero is fighting to break Aguinaldo's control of his arms but Aguinaldo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aguinaldo trying to control the position.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguinaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguinaldo pulls Guerrero in to control the position.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguinaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguinaldo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Guerrero wants to sweep but no luck.
Aguinaldo sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Aguinaldo dominated that second round.
That's time! Aguinaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guerrero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aguinaldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aguinaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guerrero can do to turn this around?
Guerrero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guerrero with the counter takedown but Aguinaldo avoids it easily.
Guerrero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aguinaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Aguinaldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guerrero fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Aguinaldo gets caught flat footed, as Guerrero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aguinaldo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Guerrero stopping the sweep attempt from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo seems keen to control Guerrero's posture.
Guerrero distracts Aguinaldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Guerrero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Guerrero preventing the sweep.
Guerrero lands a couple of elbows.
Aguinaldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guerrero postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aguinaldo is on top in guard.

Aguinaldo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aguinaldo continues to stall.
Aguinaldo looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Guerrero postures up in Aguinaldo's guard and throws a big left but Aguinaldo blocks it.
Aguinaldo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guerrero's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aguinaldo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero working a defensive guard here.
Aguinaldo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Eddie Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aguinaldo looking to sit in guard and control but Guerrero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Aguinaldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guerrero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Guerrero throws a big elbow that misses.
Emilio Aguinaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Guerrero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aguinaldo has control of Guerrero's left arm, preventing Guerrero from doing any damage.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguinaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guerrero throwing strikes from guard but Aguinaldo blocks nicely.
Aguinaldo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aguinaldo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aguinaldo tries to get out of the position.
Guerrero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aguinaldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aguinaldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guerrero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guerrero being controlled here momentarily.
Aguinaldo controls Guerrero momentarily but Guerrero frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Guerrero.
I think Aguinaldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Aguinaldo!
A very excited looking Emilio Aguinaldo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Eddie Guerrero had this to say: 'My time is not yet now.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 3352 p4p, 372 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 2481 p4p, 283 weight class). Floyd Mayweather is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yamamoto
vs
Mayweather

168 cm
25
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Norifumi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
A low kick from Mayweather misses

and Yamamoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mayweather has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Yamamoto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yamamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Mayweather's shoulder, as Mayweather tries to avoid the shot.
Mayweather appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayweather.
Yamamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayweather swivels and escapes.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Mayweather throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Mayweather doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mayweather misses with a right hand

and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yamamoto seems to be working for a kimura but Mayweather defends the submission attempt.
Mayweather is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yamamoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yamamoto's back!
Mayweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamamoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto rolls, trying to escape but Mayweather keeps control of the position.
Yamamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yamamoto is working hard here to advance position.
Mayweather somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mayweather just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Yamamoto trying to control the hands but Mayweather breaks the grip.
Yamamoto tries to roll but Mayweather sticks to his back.
Mayweather has good solid back control here.
Mayweather is trying to stick to Yamamoto's back but Yamamoto is turning into Mayweather. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mayweather's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yamamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather trying to control the position here.
Mayweather keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.

Mayweather is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayweather looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mayweather is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamamoto defends well.
Mayweather is striking off his back. Yamamoto thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamamoto trying to control from half guard but Mayweather is working away.

Yamamoto is working for a kimura but Mayweather is defending it quite comfortably.
Yamamoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Yamamoto is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mayweather is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Norifumi Yamamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Norifumi Yamamoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.