UCLA 42 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player's entrance music is Bettie Grind - I'm Floatin'. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Player
vs
Morton

170 cm
21
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
156 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Morton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton wants to slow Player down by chopping away at his legs.
Morton tries to clinch there but Player circles away.
Nice cross by Player.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Player.
Morton shoots in but no luck this time.
Player throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morton tries to clinch but Player moves out of range.
Player throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Player takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Player lands a head shot.
Morton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Player throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown by Morton or perhaps it was just good defense by Player which made him look bad.
Player lands a two punch combo.
Morton shoots in but no luck this time.
Gary Player has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Morton.
Morton lands with an uppercut that bounces Player off the cage and back into rage.
Morton looks for a takedown but Player sprawls well.
Morton moves out of range of the strikes.
Player fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Player tries to avoid it but Morton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Player to the ground. Player escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mark Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Player.
Player connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morton's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Player fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Player stuns Morton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Player throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morton on the side of the head.
Player lands with a good body shot.
Player fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Player.
Morton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Player works the jab nicely.
Player connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morton dives in and grabs Player's left leg, looking for a takedown. Player pushes down on Morton's head and hops out.
Player cracks Morton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Player moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Morton is rocked!
Player lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Morton is still on wobbly legs! Can Player finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Player slips a straight right by Morton.
Player connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Morton tumbling to the canvas! Player pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Morton was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gary Player!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Miller Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramos's choice of entrance music: Champion. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Miller Rossi
vs
Ramos

174 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

167 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Miller Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Ramos!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rossi counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramos looks gassed!
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos thows a body shot but no joy.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
Ramos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rossi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramos's calf.
Rossi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rossi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramos's face.
Rossi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rossi connects with a knee to the head.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rossi has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramos is trying to force a seperation but Rossi has the dominant position.
Rossi lands an elbow that stopped Ramos in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Sonny Ramos has been cut.
Rossi with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rossi.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Ramos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rossi with a knee to the head.
Rossi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rossi.

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.
Rossi working Ramos over with knees to the body.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rossi has double underhooks.
Rossi scores with a knee to the head.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling him.
Rossi working Ramos over with knees to the body.
Rossi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rossi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramos tries to break free but Rossi pushes him back against the cage.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rossi connects with a knee to the head.
Ramos can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramos's face.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rossi lands a damaging elbow.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
Rossi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
Rossi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rossi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling him.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

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.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramos wants to break free but Rossi has control.
Ramos can't break the clinch.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi lands an elbow that stopped Ramos in his tracks for a moment.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rossi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rossi lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Rossi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Miller Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Ramos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luiz Miller Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.

Rossi rushes Ramos and presses him up against the cage.
Rossi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rossi prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Rossi lands an elbow inside that Ramos shrugs off.
Rossi keeps control of Ramos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramos is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rossi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rossi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramos's defenses.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rossi prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Ramos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rossi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling the position.

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.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling him.
Ramos is trying to force a seperation but Rossi has the dominant position.
Rossi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rossi working Ramos over with knees to the body.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rossi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramos can't break the clinch.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rossi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling him.
Rossi lands an elbow just above Ramos 's eye.
Rossi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramos's defenses.
Rossi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rossi has double underhooks.
Rossi lands a damaging elbow.
Rossi scores a nice knee to the body.
Rossi with a knee to the head.
Rossi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.

That's four 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.
Rossi with a knee to the head.
Rossi landing knees to the body.
Rossi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rossi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Rossi.
Rossi lands an elbow inside.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rossi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rossi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rossi connects with a knee to the head.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Miller Rossi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Ramos's cut.
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!

Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos wants to break free but Rossi has control.
Rossi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rossi has double underhooks.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling him.
Rossi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
Rossi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rossi landing knees to the head.
Ramos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Rossi lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramos won't want to take too many of those.
Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
Rossi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos can't break the clinch.
Luiz Miller Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rossi has double underhooks.
Rossi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ramos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ramos tries to circle away but Rossi has him pinned against the cage.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Rossi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Rossi drops Ramos with a big knee straight up the middle! Ramos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Ramos is rocked!
Ramos misses with a double jab

and Rossi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossi finish him?
Rossi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rossi crunches a lovely knee into Ramos's ribcage.
Ramos seems to have recovered his senses.
Rossi working Ramos over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Rossi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rossi connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Sonny Ramos's cut even more.
Rossi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rossi keeps control of Ramos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramos tries to circle away but Rossi has him pinned against the cage.
Ramos wants to get back to striking at distance but Rossi won't allow it.
Rossi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramos's defenses.
Sonny Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos can't break the clinch.
Ramos misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Ramos tries a knee to the head but Rossi blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Miller Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rossi 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Miller Rossi!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Khasm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasm comes to the cage accompanied by Slither. The crowd seem to be enjoying Goldberg's choice of entrance music: GOLDBERG. Bill Goldberg has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Khasm
vs
Goldberg

198 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

193 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Khasm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goldberg as he avoids it easily.
Khasm misses with a takedown attempt - Goldberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Goldberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goldberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khasm is defending well for now.

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

Goldberg rushes Khasm and presses him up against the cage.
Goldberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khasm.
Goldberg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Goldberg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Khasm uses from the top position.
Khasm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khasm landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khasm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khasm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khasm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khasm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khasm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khasm throws a strike but Goldberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Khasm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khasm keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Goldberg slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Khasm.
Khasm striking from half guard on the bottom.
Goldberg is looking to take a break and control but Khasm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khasm is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goldberg stands up and beckons Khasm to join him on the feet.
Goldberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khasm.
Khasm fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Khasm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khasm dives in and grabs Goldberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goldberg pushes down on Khasm's head and hops out.
Goldberg misses with a head kick.
Goldberg tries to clinch up.
Khasm has a takedown stuffed.
Goldberg misses with a straight left.
Khasm looks for a takedown but Goldberg sprawls well.

Khasm shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goldberg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Goldberg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khasm defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khasm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goldberg working for a triangle but Khasm defends it easily.
Khasm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khasm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khasm's guard.
Khasm doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Khasm looking for a sweep. Not yet Khasm, not yet.
Goldberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khasm thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Khasm keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasm wants to sweep but no luck.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Khasm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Goldberg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Khasm looks for a takedown but Goldberg sprawls well.
Goldberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Kevin Khasm has been cut.
Goldberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Goldberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khasm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Khasm drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khasm is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldberg has wrist control.
Goldberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khasm is controlling him.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khasm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bill Goldberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Khasm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Goldberg tries to clinch up.

Khasm scores with a takedown into Goldberg's guard.
Khasm scoring with some ground and pound.
Khasm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khasm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goldberg's head.
Khasm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khasm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khasm preventing the sweep.
Khasm stands up over Goldberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goldberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldberg is pulling down on Khasm's head to control his posture.
Khasm distracts Goldberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goldberg trying to keep a closed guard but Khasm is proving a slippery customer.
Khasm stops Goldberg from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khasm.
Goldberg is looking to stand up but Khasm isn't so interested in that idea.
Kevin Khasm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khasm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khasm is working Goldberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Goldberg is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Khasm frees his head nicely. Oh but Goldberg has switched to an armbar! Khasm is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Bill Goldberg!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Beerly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donas Donicas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donicas has chosen Hyperpower - NIN as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Beerly
vs
Donicas

186 cm
22
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
198 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Beerly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donas Donicas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beerly looks for the body kick but Donicas saw that one coming.
Donicas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beerly doesn't manage to clinch there - Donicas circles away.
Beerly wants to clinch.
Beerly tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beerly misses with an uppercut. Donicas saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Beerly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick misses from Beerly.
Beerly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donicas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice defenses there by Beerly.
Donicas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beerly moves away from the strike by Donicas.
Beerly slips a jab from Donicas.
Donicas moves out of range as Beerly throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donicas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beerly.
A combination from Beerly does no damage.
Donicas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beerly wants to clinch up but Donicas keeps it at a distance.
Beerly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donicas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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.
Beerly doesn't manage to clinch there - Donicas circles away.
Donicas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beerly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beerly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donicas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donicas circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beerly wants to clinch.
Donicas just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Donicas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donicas swats away the attempt to clinch by Beerly.
Anderson Beerly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Donicas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beerly doesn't seem phased though.
Donicas throws a hook to the side of Beerly's head but Beerly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Beerly misses with a hook. Donicas ducked under it nicely.
Donicas blocks the body kick.
Donicas throws the left hand but Beerly avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Beerly misses.
Donicas keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donicas swats away the attempt to clinch by Beerly.
Donicas keeps the fight on the outside.
Beerly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beerly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donicas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
Donicas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beerly's head.
Decent striking displayed by Donicas there.
Beerly throws the kick towards the body but Donicas avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beerly doesn't manage to clinch there - Donicas circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donas Donicas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Beerly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beerly tries to clinch up.
Donicas 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.
Beerly scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donicas moves out of range as Beerly throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beerly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beerly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beerly lands a two punch combo.

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.
Beerly throws an overhand right that lands on Donicas's shoulder, as Donicas tries to avoid the shot.
Beerly throws a head kick but Donicas moves out of range.
Beerly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donicas avoids the head kick by Beerly.
Beerly misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beerly doesn't manage to clinch there - Donicas circles away.
Beerly tries to clinch up but Donicas circles away and keeps his distance.
Beerly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donicas just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Beerly.

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.
Donicas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Beerly does no damage.
Donicas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beerly throws a lazy right hand but Donicas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donicas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beerly manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Beerly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beerly 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Beerly!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steffa Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evsei Agron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agron has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rutten
vs
Agron

182 cm
21
171 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steffa Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evsei Agron!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Agron has time to react.

It looks like Evsei Agron has been cut.
Evsei Agron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agron doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rutten lands a big uppercut and Agron crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Agron looks OK. Rutten waves Agron back to his feet!

Agron is rocked!
Agron looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agron moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Agron is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Agron loses concentration momentarily and Rutten pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Agron crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Rutten finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steffa Rutten!