CCF Creation Tournament I (R1) PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd517MxUkGw. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Franco
vs
Santiago

181 cm
23
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domingo Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Franco feints and as Santiago raises his hands in defense, Franco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santiago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Franco manages to get himself to full guard.
Santiago wants to stand and escape but instead Franco has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Franco is working Santiago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Franco throwing strikes but missing.
Santiago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Franco 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.
Franco preventing the sweep.
Franco connects with a couple of short punches.
Franco won't allow Santiago to sweep him here.
Franco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santiago's head.
Santiago manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Franco wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to get up but Franco was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
Franco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santiago's head.
Franco is in close to Santiago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santiago swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franco preventing the sweep.
Franco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Franco distracts Santiago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santiago wants to sweep here but Franco controlling him for the moment.
Franco postures up and lands a big shot to Santiago's brow.
Franco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Franco slips nicely into half guard.
Franco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santiago tries to roll over but Franco keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Franco lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santiago manages to get to full guard.
Franco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Franco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Franco prevents Santiago from getting back to his feet.
Santiago looks gassed!
Franco is in close to Santiago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santiago wants to stand and escape but Franco is having none of it.
Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Franco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Franco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Santiago.
Franco slips nicely into half guard.
Santiago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franco scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Franco working the head and body with strikes.
Franco lands strikes from half guard.
Franco working Santiago over with strikes.
Franco working Santiago over with strikes.
Franco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Franco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Franco.
Franco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Franco is nestled in close to Santiago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Franco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santiago wants to get back to full guard.
Santiago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Franco working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Franco drops an elbow to the side of Santiago's head.

That's four 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.
Santiago is trying to stand.
Santiago is trying to get back to full guard.
Santiago taking some punishment here, with Franco in his half guard.
Franco slips a nice elbow through Santiago's hands, connecting with Santiago's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santiago gets back to full guard.
Franco cracks Santiago with a solid left hand.
Franco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franco won't allow Santiago to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco is in close to Santiago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Franco cracks Santiago with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Franco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Franco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Franco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santiago throws a solid leg kick but Franco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santiago.

Franco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Franco lands in his opponent's guard.
Franco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santiago's head.
Santiago is looking to stand up but Franco isn't so interested in that idea.
Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Santiago regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santiago 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.
Franco forces his way into half guard.
Franco slips a nice elbow through Santiago's hands, connecting with Santiago's forehead.
Franco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Franco lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago is trying to get back to full guard.
Franco works his foot free and advances to mount.
Franco breaks from Santiago's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Franco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santiago's face.
Santiago really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franco looking to finish Santiago with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santiago!
Franco lands a big elbow.
Franco pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santiago is working to get back to half guard.
Franco lands a heavy elbow.
Santiago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Franco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Santiago taking shots to the head.
Santiago working to try and regain half guard.
Franco lands with some strikes.
Franco landing strikes from the mount and Santiago is in trouble!
Franco unloads with some shots from mount but Santiago bucks and avoids them well.
Franco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Franco thowing shots but they're missing.
Franco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santiago hang on?
Santiago is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago gets back to half guard.
Franco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santiago slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Franco working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santiago's head.
Franco stands up over Santiago, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Franco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Franco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Franco postures up and lands a big shot to Santiago's brow.
Franco cracks Santiago with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Franco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eddie Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franco lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Santiago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franco postures up and lands a big shot to Santiago's brow.
Franco prevents Santiago from getting back to his feet.
Santiago wants to sweep but no luck.
Franco connects with a couple of short punches.
Franco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santiago wants to sweep here but Franco controlling him for the moment.
Franco lands a couple of elbows.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Franco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santiago wants to stand and escape but Franco is having none of it.
Franco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Franco is working Santiago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Franco dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santiago leaves Franco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santiago misses with a takedown

and Franco counters with a takedown into side control.
Franco connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santiago some visible discomfort.
Santiago is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Franco off and has taken his back!
Santiago avoiding Franco 's attempts to control his hands.
Santiago punches the canvas rather than the man.

Franco is in a bad position with Santiago working for a choke. Franco manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Franco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santiago's guard.
Santiago wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Santiago makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago tries for a takedown but Franco circles away easily

and Franco counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santiago's guard now.
Franco pushes down on Santiago's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Santiago taking some punishment here, with Franco in his half guard.
Santiago wants to get back to full guard.
Santiago moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Santiago wants to stand and escape but Franco is having none of it.
Santiago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Franco!

Santiago goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Franco turns into him and now he's in Santiago's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco distracts Santiago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santiago wants to stand up but Franco is controlling him.
Santiago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franco stops Santiago from standing up.
Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franco advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Franco drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Franco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Franco cracks Santiago with a big right hand but Santiago just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Santiago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Franco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santiago takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Franco working the ground and pound.
Franco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Franco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Franco throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santiago is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santiago is trying to stand up here but Franco is controlling him well.
Santiago won't allow Franco to pass to mount.
Franco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santiago avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franco.

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.
Franco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santiago gets full guard.
Santiago wants to stand but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Franco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santiago lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Franco!
Santiago is looking to stand but Santiago has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Eddie Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Santiago stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Domingo Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Domingo Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Santiago gets caught napping as Franco dives in and scores a takedown. Santiago manages to retain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Franco!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Xyience Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xyience Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Woke Up This Morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Santos
vs
Xyience Jr

215 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Xyience Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xyience Jr taking a breather.
Dos Santos looking to stall.
Xyience Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xyience Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Xyience Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Xyience Jr won't allow it.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dos Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Santos thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Xyience Jr to regain full guard.

Dos Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Xyience Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.

Dos Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xyience Jr controlling the position.
Xyience Jr is looking to stand up but Dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Dos Santos trying to control but Xyience Jr is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Xyience Jr has wrist control.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xyience Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Xyience Jr keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xyience Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xyience Jr has momentary wrist control but Dos Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Xyience Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Xyience Jr is controlling well.
Dos Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xyience Jr.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Xyience Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xyience Jr is thwarting Dos Santos's attempts to control the position.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.

Xyience Jr stands up from half guard.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Xyience Jr moves out of range.

Xyience Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Xyience Jr.
Xyience Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xyience Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xyience Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Xyience Jr avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.

Xyience Jr has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Xyience Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Xyience Jr.
Xyience Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Xyience Jr pulls guard successfully.
Dos Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xyience Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Xyience Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Xyience Jr pulls Dos Santos in close to prevent any damage.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Xyience Jr has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mack Xyience Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Xyience Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Xyience Jr won't allow it.
Xyience Jr has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.

Dos Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xyience Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Xyience Jr preventing the sweep.
Xyience Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Xyience Jr in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos is really struggling to control Xyience Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xyience Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xyience Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dos Santos has a closed guard, preventing Xyience Jr from standing up.
Xyience Jr 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.
Xyience Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Xyience Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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.

Dos Santos is working an open guard so Xyience Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Santos is defended easily by Xyience Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Xyience Jr instigates a clinch.
Xyience Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Xyience Jr.
Xyience Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Xyience Jr, against the cage.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Xyience Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Xyience Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Xyience Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Xyience Jr missing with knees to the body.
Xyience Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Xyience Jr gets control of Dos Santos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Xyience Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos postures up in Xyience Jr's guard and throws a big left but Xyience Jr blocks it.
Xyience Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santosis looking to pass into half guard but Xyience Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Xyience Jr is in guard.
Xyience Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Xyience Jr wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Xyience Jr postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Xyience Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. 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 four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xyience Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xyience Jr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Xyience Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Xyience Jr darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
Xyience Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Xyience Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Xyience Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Xyience Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Xyience Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Xyience Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Xyience Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Xyience Jr scores with a head kick.

Xyience Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Xyience Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xyience Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Xyience Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Xyience Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xyience Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Xyience Jr stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Xyience Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Xyience Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Xyience Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Xyience Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xyience Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.

Dos Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Xyience Jr uses from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xyience Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xyience Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dos Santos is proving hard to escape from.

Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Xyience Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xyience Jr postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xyience Jr wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Xyience Jr throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Xyience Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Xyience Jr in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Xyience Jr clinches with his opponent.

Xyience Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Xyience Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Xyience Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xyience Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Xyience Jr keeps moving.
Dos Santos 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cain Dos Santos just wasn't active enough.

Xyience Jr rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Xyience Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xyience Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Xyience Jr.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Xyience Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Xyience Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xyience Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dos Santos's brow.
Dos Santos looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xyience Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xyience Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Xyience Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Xyience Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Xyience Jr misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos is trying to stall.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Xyience Jr.
Cain Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Xyience Jr avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Xyience Jr, against the cage.
Mack Xyience Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xyience Jr blocks a body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Xyience Jr!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Tornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Tornado has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Slick
vs
Tornado

166 cm
19
148 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crimson Supplements($50 159 Recovery)
Crimson Supplements($50 159 Recovery)

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, Rick Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Tornado!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick misses with an uppercut
and Tornado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Tornado.
Slick takes one to the chin there.
Tornado lands a glancing blow to the side of Slick's head.
Tornado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tornado lands with a hook. Slick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slick misses with a left hand
and Tornado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tornado moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tornado.
Slick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tornado lands a body shot.
Tornado lands a lovely overhand right.
Tornado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slick.
Tornado punishes Slick's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Tornado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado lands a jab to the head.
Slick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tornado pinned against the cage. Tornado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tornado lands a right hook to the body.
Tornado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tornado 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.
Slick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tornado thuds a left hand into Slick's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tornado.
Slick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tornado throws a good cross that connects.
Slick throws a lazy uppercut
and Tornado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tornado shoots in and drives through. Slick sprawls well.
Tornado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado scores with the left hand. Slick knows he should have avoided that one.
Slick misses with an uppercut
and Tornado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slick throws a sloppy body shot
and Tornado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slick shoots in and drives through. Tornado sprawls well.
Slick shoots and misses
and Tornado counters with a nice body shot.
Tornado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slick is defended easily by Tornado.
Slick is breathing heavily.
Slick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tornado catches Slick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slick walks into a left hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Slick. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tornado lands a lovely overhand right.
Slick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slick gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Tornado.
Slick throws an off balance right hand
and Tornado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Tornado. No joy for Slick on that attempt.
A jab from Tornado finds it's way through Slick's defenses.
Slick misses with a double jab
and Tornado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tornado lands an overhand right.
Tornado lands a nice shot that snaps Slick's head back.
Slick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slick walks into a jab.
Slick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tornado finds it's way round the side to connect with Slick's head.
Jab from Tornado.
Tornado lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tornado, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A lazy left from Tornado finds it's target.
Tornado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tornado thuds his right hand into Slick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slick moves forwards but Tornado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tornado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tornado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tornado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Slick is rocked!
Tornado lands a jab.
Oh Slick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rick Slick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tornado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slick seems to have got his legs back now.
Tornado lands an overhand right.
Slick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tornado finds it's way round the side to connect with Slick's head.
Tornado scores with a jab. Slick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Tornado dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tornado tests Slick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tornado with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Slick might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Slick takes one on the button.
Tornado scores with a nice strike.
Slick misses with a lunging right hand
and Tornado counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Tornado.
Tornado scores with a jab to the head.
Slick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rick Slick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tornado scores with a decent looking hook.
Tornado connects with a looping right hand.
Slick misses with a takedown attempt - Tornado sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tornado cracks Slick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Troy Tornado seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tornado.
Tornado connects with a body shot that sends Slick's belly button to the back.
Slick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tornado counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slick walks into a jab.
Tornado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slick at a distance.
Tornado lands a jab to Slick's midsection.
Slick misses with a combination
and Tornado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tornado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tornado circles away.
Good shot there by Tornado.
Slick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slick moves forwards but Tornado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tornado but Tornado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slick takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tornado. That snapped Slick's head back.
Slick needs to keep his hands up - Tornado had a free shot at his head there.
Slick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tornado cracks Slick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tornado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Tornado finds it's target.
Slick walks into a stiff left hand from Tornado.
Slick needs to keep his hands up - Tornado had a free shot at his head there.
Tornado scores with the left hand. Slick knows he should have avoided that one.
Tornado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tornado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Tornado.
Tornado catches Slick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado with a nice cross.
Jab by Tornado.
Slick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tornado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tornado lands a lovely overhand right.
Tornado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tornado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tornado lands with a shot to the body.
Slick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tornado scores with a jab. Slick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Tornado.
Slick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Tornado catches Slick right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick shoots in for a takedown but Tornado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tornado scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Tornado - just one landing.
Tornado connects with a crisp jab.
Tornado lunges at Slick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slick's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tornado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tornado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slick doesn't seem bothered though.
Tornado lands a jab to the nose.
Slick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tornado lands with a hook. Slick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slick ducks right into an uppercut from Tornado.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tornado lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Tornado does it's job there.
Tornado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tornado sizes up Slick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tornado connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slick. Slick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tornado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Tornado. No joy for Slick on that attempt.
Slick misses with an uppercut
and Tornado counters with a straight right hand.
Tornado thuds a left hand into Slick's body.
Tornado connects with the punch.
Tornado connects with a body shot that sends Slick's belly button to the back.
Tornado throws a shot to the body.
Tornado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slick dives in and grabs Tornado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tornado pushes down on Slick's head and hops out.
Slick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Tornado as he connects with a hook.
Slick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tornado digs a good body shot into Slick's ribs.
Tornado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tornado lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tornado fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Tornado finds it's way through Slick's defenses.
Tornado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tornado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tornado scores with a body shot.
Tornado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slick tries for a takedown but Tornado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Tornado.
Nice body punch from Tornado.
Tornado lands with a good body shot.
Tornado lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tornado, as that shot connected.
Tornado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tornado walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Slick drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tornado swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Slick's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Tornado!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erick Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Toretto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Villar
vs
Toretto

183 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

183 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bloodsport Nutrition

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Toretto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toretto connects with a jab.
Toretto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toretto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Toretto.
Toretto stuns Villar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toretto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Toretto.
Toretto tests Villar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Toretto does no damage.
Toretto wants to clinch up but Villar keeps it at a distance.
Toretto lands a jab-cross combination.
Villar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Toretto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Villar doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto is looking to clinch.
Toretto is looking to clinch.
Toretto scores with a hook.
Villar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Villar walks into a straight right hand from Toretto.
Toretto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dominic Toretto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toretto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Villar has a takedown stuffed.
Toretto scores with a jab. Villar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Toretto takes the fight into the clinch.
Villar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Toretto.
Villar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Toretto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Toretto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Toretto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toretto is pressed up against the cage. Villar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toretto down to the mat. Toretto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toretto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toretto works Villar's body with a nice hook.
Toretto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toretto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Villar drives through with a takedown into Toretto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toretto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villar.

Villar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Villar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Villar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toretto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Villar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Toretto controlling Villar's posture.
Villar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Villar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Villar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Villar postures up in Toretto's guard and throws a big left but Toretto blocks it.

Villar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Villar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Villar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Villar stands and throws Toretto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Toretto tries to buck Villar off but Villar is having none of it.

Villar tries for a kimura but Toretto is defending well.
Villar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Toretto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Villar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Toretto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Toretto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Villar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Villar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Villar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Villar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Villar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jab from Toretto.
Toretto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toretto tests Villar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erick Villar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toretto misses with a lunging right hand

and Villar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Villar.
Toretto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Villar throwing strikes but missing.
Villar landing some decent shots from guard.
Villar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Villar won't allow Toretto to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Villar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Villar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Villar passes Toretto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Villar is nestled in close to Toretto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Villar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Villar slips a nice elbow through Toretto's hands, connecting with Toretto's forehead.
Villar passes the guard and advances to mount!

Villar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Toretto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Toretto shrugs it off.
Villar looking to finish Toretto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Toretto!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villar dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar raining down hammerfists from mount.

Toretto is rocked!

Villar working for a guillotine from mount but Toretto is in no mood to give up.
Toretto seems to have recovered his senses.

Villar has hold of Toretto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Toretto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Villar cracks Toretto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Villar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Toretto's face.
Villar 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.

Villar is working for a guillotine from mount but Toretto frees his head quite easily.
Villar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Villar lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar with good strikes from the mount here!
Villar working the ground and pound effectively.
Villar postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Toretto bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Villar and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Villar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lump Ya Head. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ward
vs
Miller

186 cm
19
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ward closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Ward blocks with his arms.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Ward throws an elbow that misses.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ward lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Aaron Miller has been cut.
Ward managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ward creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Ward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ward misses with an elbow over the top.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Ward lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ward prevents it.
Miller wants a takedown.
Ward pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miller avoiding damage as Ward throws knees to the body.
Ward misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ward.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Ward, against the cage.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ward pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stuart Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Miller.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ward throws an elbow that misses.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from Ward.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Aaron Miller's cut even more.
Ward lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Ward.
Ward creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Ward pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Aaron Miller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller goes for a takedown attempt but Ward pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ward tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Ward closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Ward gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller has Ward pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ward manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Ward avoids the damage to the body.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Ward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
Miller tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ward throws an elbow but misses.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ward lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.

Aaron Miller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Ward lands a damaging elbow.
Ward misses with an elbow strike.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ward.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Miller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stuart Ward!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Gailfus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gailfus
vs
Jones

159 cm
18
134 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
26
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Gailfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tests Gailfus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gailfus darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Gailfus wants to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a right hand that Gailfus ducks under and follows up with a left that Gailfus also avoids with ease.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gailfus at a distance.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Gailfus throws a head kick that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Gailfus is rocked!
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!
Gailfus wants to clinch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh Gailfus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gailfus is breathing heavily.
Gailfus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones lands a big right hook! Gailfus looks hurt but is still standing! Jones lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Gailfus falls down and Jones dives in with a huge hammer fist! Gailfus's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Jones runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Zipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Zipper
vs
Bruce

190 cm
18
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Zipper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zipper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zipper could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zipper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruce darts in trying to clinch
and Zipper counters with a two punch combo.
Zipper misses with the combination.
Zipper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zipper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Zipper.

Bruce is rocked!
Bruce tries to move into range but Zipper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Zipper finish him?
Zipper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Zipper looks to land a combination but Bruce avoids it well.

Oooooh!!! Zipper has knocked Bruce down with a huge combo! Zipper steps away and waves a wobbly Bruce back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zipper checks a leg kick.
Buddy Zipper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zipper looks to land a combination but Bruce avoids it well.

Bruce drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zipper wants to stand and escape but Bruce is having none of it.
Bruce showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Bruce.
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zipper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruce tries to bum rush Zipper with a series of wild strikes but Zipper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zipper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Zipper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zipper closes the distance but Bruce moves to the side

and Bruce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bruce looks gassed!
Bruce performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bruce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zipper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zipper wants to improve his position but Bruce is controlling well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bruce moves nicely into side control.
Zipper being controlled for a moment.
Zipper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruce on the ground.

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.

Bruce decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zipper misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Zipper counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zipper as Bruce tries to tie him up.

Zipper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zipper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zipper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buddy Zipper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zipper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zipper lands with a nice combination. Bruce backs away looking to recover.
Zipper scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zipper tries to clinch up but Bruce circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Bruce or perhaps it was just good defense by Zipper which made him look bad.
Zipper lands a two punch combo.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce drops his hands momentarily and Zipper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zipper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Zipper does it's job there.
Zipper stalks Bruce and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bruce's face. Bruce staggers backwards, shaken.
Zipper misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zipper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zipper throws a combination. Bruce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters circling a little - Zipper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zipper lands a nice looking body shot.
Buddy Zipper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zipper finds it's way round the side to connect with Bruce's head.
Zipper misses with a few strikes there.
Buddy Zipper is winning the standup battle so far.
Zipper throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Zipper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zipper lands a two punch combo.
Bruce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zipper misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt - Zipper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buddy Zipper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Bruce.

Zipper pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zipper's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zipper is trying to force a seperation but Bruce has the dominant position.
Bruce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zipper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zipper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Zipper.
Zipper is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zipper is looking to control Bruce's arms but Bruce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zipper has his back to the cage.

Zipper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zipper lands a jab-cross combination.
Zipper lands with a nice combination. Bruce backs away looking to recover.
Zipper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zipper scores with a jab to the body.

Bruce shoots in and gets a takedown into Zipper's guard.
Zipper looking to control but Bruce passes into half guard.
Bruce keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Bruce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zipper sees it coming and defends easily.
Bruce is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce prevents Zipper from standing back up.
Bruce keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Bruce.
Zipper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zipper throws a right and a left that Bruce avoids nicely.
Zipper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruce's head backwards.
Zipper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Zipper 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!

Zipper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bruce closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce fails to pull guard.
Bruce has Zipper pressed against the cage, preventing Zipper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zipper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
Zipper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zipper wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce tries to pull guard but Zipper holds him up against the cage and eventually Bruce drops back down to his feet.
Buddy Zipper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Bruce.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zipper prevents Bruce from breaking the clinch.
Zipper is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zipper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Zipper.

Zipper manages to break the clinch.
Zipper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bruce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zipper pinned against the cage. Zipper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice combination there by Zipper.
Zipper throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Zipper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zipper jabs at Bruce's body.
Zipper lands a right hook to the body.
Bruce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zipper scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Bruce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zipper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Zipper. Those never looked like landing.
Zipper looks to land a combination but Bruce avoids it well.
Zipper misses with a few strikes there.
Zipper throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Zipper tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bruce manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zipper on his heels. He'll look to pass Zipper's guard now, I'm sure.
Bruce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Bruce gets to his feet - Zipper follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruce looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bruce stands up out of the half guard.
Zipper swinging wildly here.
Bruce dodges the punch combination from Zipper.
Nice sprawl there from Zipper as Bruce shoots in.
Bruce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zipper connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Zipper does no damage.
Zipper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zipper lands with a nice combination. Bruce backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Zipper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zipper wants to clinch.
Zipper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt
and Zipper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zipper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Zipper.
Zipper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zipper.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zipper lands with a nice combination. Bruce backs away looking to recover.
Jack Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buddy Zipper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zipper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruce.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Zipper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zipper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Zipper!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland has chosen Metalingus by Alter Bridge as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Martinez
vs
Copeland

185 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Copeland!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Copeland.
Adam Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland darts in trying to clinch

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Copeland fights it but they end up in guard.
Martinez trying to control but Copeland is working from the bottom.
Copeland keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.

Copeland wriggles free and stands up.
Copeland looks to clinch

and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Copeland's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland trying to control the position.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Copeland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Copeland tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.

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.
Copeland trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Copeland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Copeland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Copeland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Copeland won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Copeland tries to pass.
Copeland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Copeland thows a big elbow that misses.
Copeland wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez postures up.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez controlling from the top position.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Copeland keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Copeland or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Copeland closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side

and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Martinez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martinez is working for takedown but Copeland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martinez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Copeland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Copeland is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez goes for a takedown attempt but Copeland pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Martinez rushes Copeland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Copeland takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Copeland misses.

Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Copeland.
Copeland is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Copeland's efforts to push away.

Martinez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Copeland can't fight it off and eventually Martinez manages to take the fight to the floor. Copeland looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martinez won't allow Copeland to get back to his feet.
Copeland keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Copeland wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland wants to stand but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Copeland.
Copeland wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Copeland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Copeland off to one side.

That's two 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.
Copeland tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Copeland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Copeland trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Copeland is trying to stand.
Copeland wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is pushing Martinez's head away, looking to escape. Martinez manages to hold on to the position though.
Guillermo Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Copeland keeps working.
Copeland tries to escape but Martinez is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Copeland keeps working.
Copeland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Martinez controlling the pace.
Martinez stops Copeland from getting back to his feet.
Martinez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Martinez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Copeland throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Copeland lands a body shot.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Copeland's efforts to push away.
Copeland is trying to stall.
Martinez can't get the takedown.
Copeland is trying to break free.
Copeland wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Martinez prevents Copeland from breaking the clinch.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Copeland pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Copeland.
Copeland digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Copeland lands a hook to the side of the head.

Copeland pulls guard.
Copeland wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez won't allow Copeland to get back to his feet.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Copeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez really is a fat lump.
Copeland is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Copeland keeps moving.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guillermo Martinez.
Copeland connects with a right hand. Martinez shakes it off.
Copeland leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Copeland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Copeland does no damage.
Copeland is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Copeland looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Copeland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Copeland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Copeland fails to land with a series of punches.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Copeland on that attempt.
Adam Copeland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Copeland.
A left and a right from Copeland both land. Nice combination.

Copeland rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Copeland won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Copeland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Copeland works on Martinez's body with a couple of short punches.
Copeland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Copeland wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Copeland is trying to break free.
Copeland tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Copeland is trying to break free.
Martinez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A left hand lands to the body for Copeland.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Copeland lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Copeland.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Copeland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Martinez!