SFC22: Mids! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Winslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson has chosen Sweet Child of Mine as his entrance music. Shane Winslow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Winslow
vs
Hudson

195 cm
19
286 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Winslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saul Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winslow is looking to clinch but Hudson is avoiding it.
Shane Winslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winslow throws a lazy head kick
and Hudson counters with a big head kick but Winslow shrugs it off.
Winslow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hudson counters with a good, hard body kick but Winslow shrugs it off.
Winslow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Winslow tries for a takedown but Hudson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Hudson clinches up against the cage.
Hudson lands a shot to the body.
Hudson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hudson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Shane Winslow has been cut.

Winslow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hudson lands a head kick. Winslow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winslow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hudson sprawls well. Hudson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winslow gets slowly back to his feet.
Winslow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Hudson catches Winslow right on the button with a cross.
Hudson moves in looking to clinch but Winslow pushes him off.
Hudson scores with a head kick. Winslow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hudson lands a head kick. Winslow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Winslow takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winslow is breathing heavily.
Winslow tries for a takedown but Hudson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Winslow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Winslow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hudson tries to clinch up.
Winslow wants to clinch but Hudson slips to the side
and Hudson counters with a big head kick but Winslow shrugs it off.
Hudson moves in looking to clinch but Winslow pushes him off.
Hudson clobbers Winslow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hudson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hudson rushes Winslow and presses him up against the cage.
Winslow tries to score a body lock takedown but Hudson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but Winslow has double underhooks.
Hudson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winslow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hudson's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Hudson - that landed with a thud.
Hudson working hard to break the clinch.

Hudson breaks the clinch.
Saul Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Hudson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson scores with a spinning back kick!
Winslow swats away the attempt to clinch by Hudson.
Hudson wants to clinch up but Winslow keeps it at a distance.

Hudson clinches up against the cage.
Winslow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hudson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hudson clinches with his opponent.
Winslow misses with a punch to the body.
Hudson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winslow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hudson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hudson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winslow or not.
Winslow is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hudson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hudson lands an elbow inside.
Hudson landing knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Winslow. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Winslow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but Winslow has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winslow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hudson looking to stall.
Winslow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hudson prevents it.
Hudson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hudson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winslow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hudson breaks the clinch.
Hudson digs a good body shot into Winslow's ribs.
Hudson doesn't manage to clinch there - Winslow circles away.

Hudson has Winslow up against the cage in a clinch.

Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Winslow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winslow throws a combination that misses
and Hudson counters with a head kick. That will keep Winslow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winslow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson wants to clinch up but Winslow keeps it at a distance.
Winslow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hudson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Hudson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winslow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Hudson.
Hudson doesn't manage to clinch there - Winslow circles away.
Hudson is looking to clinch but Winslow is avoiding it.
Winslow tries to land a body kick
and Hudson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winslow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hudson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winslow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hudson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Winslow with that takedown attempt.
Hudson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Hudson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Winslow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hudson lands with a kick to the temple. Winslow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saul Hudson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hudson lands with a slapping head kick.
Hudson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winslow tries to move into range but Hudson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winslow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Winslow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hudson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hudson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hudson.
Hudson lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Hudson lands but Winslow takes it in his stride.
Hudson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hudson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winslow's head.
Hudson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winslow.
A jab from Hudson does it's job there.
Hudson lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winslow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hudson scores with a head kick. Winslow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Winslow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winslow takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson scores with a shot to the body.
Hudson tries to clinch up but Winslow circles away and keeps his distance.

Hudson closes the distance and clinches.
Hudson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winslow.
Hudson throws an elbow but it misses.
Winslow managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Hudson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hudson tries a knee to the head but Winslow blocks it.
Hudson is trying to force a seperation but Winslow has the dominant position.
Winslow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Winslow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hudson lands a good knee to the midsection. Winslow won't want to take too many of those.
Winslow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hudson's efforts to push away.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winslow misses with an uppercut
and Hudson counters with a straight right hand.
Hudson is looking to clinch but Winslow is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow swats away the attempt to clinch by Hudson.

Hudson clinches with his opponent.
Winslow jumps guard but Hudson stands there with Winslow around his waist. Winslow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hudson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hudson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winslow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but Winslow has double underhooks.
Hudson lands a nice knee to the body.
Hudson pushes off an throws an elbow but Winslow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hudson is looking to break free of the clinch but Winslow has double underhooks.

Hudson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winslow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Winslow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hudson lands with a kick to the temple. Winslow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Winslow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow takes one to the chin there.
Hudson tries to clinch there but Winslow circles away.
Hudson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winslow throws a leg kick
and Winslow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hudson throws a nice head kick!
Winslow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shane Winslow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hudson tries to clinch up but Winslow circles away and keeps his distance.

Hudson closes the distance and pushes Winslow back into the cage.
Hudson looking to stall.
Hudson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hudson scores with a shot to the side of Winslow's head.
Hudson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winslow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Winslow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winslow wants a takedown.
Hudson is trying to force a seperation but Winslow has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hudson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hudson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson delivers a nice body kick.

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

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hudson connects with a high kick.
Hudson cracks Winslow with a good jab.
A right-left combo lands from Hudson.

Hudson instigates a clinch.

Hudson breaks from the clinch.
Hudson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hudson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winslow's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hudson.
Hudson doesn't manage to clinch there - Winslow circles away.
Hudson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winslow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Hudson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Winslow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Winslow shoots in for a double leg but Hudson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hudson rushes Winslow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winslow has a takedown stuffed.
Winslow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hudson looks to land a combination. Winslow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winslow keeps the fight on the outside.
Winslow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hudson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winslow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hudson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winslow scrambles back to his feet.
Hudson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winslow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hudson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winslow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hudson.
Hudson throws a head kick that Winslow semi-blocks.
Hudson lands with a kick to the temple. Winslow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hudson moves into the clinch.
Winslow takes an elbow to the temple.

Hudson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hudson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hudson throws a combination. Winslow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hudson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Winslow is rocked!
Hudson wants to clinch up but Winslow keeps it at a distance.
Hudson is looking to clinch.
Hudson lands with a slapping head kick.

Winslow gets tackled into the cage by Hudson. Hudson maintains the clinch.
Hudson has had enough of the clinch but Winslow keeps him there for the moment.
Hudson tries to land a knee to the head but Winslow blocks with his arms.
Hudson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winslow backwards.
Winslow keeps control of Hudson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hudson working hard to break the clinch.
Winslow tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Winslow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hudson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hudson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Winslow trying to control the position but instead, Hudson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winslow into the cage.
Hudson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hudson throws an elbow but it misses.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Winslow avoids the damage to the body.
Winslow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hudson prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hudson breaks the clinch.
Hudson wants to clinch.
Winslow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hudson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hudson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson moves in looking to clinch but Winslow pushes him off.
Hudson jabs Winslow right on the nose. Winslow blinks but takes it well.
Hudson scores with a head kick.
Winslow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hudson throws a head kick that half lands.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winslow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winslow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hudson as Winslow shoots in.
Hudson is looking to clinch but Winslow is avoiding it.
Hudson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winslow keeps the fight on the outside.
Hudson throws a head kick that Winslow semi-blocks.
Hudson throws a good cross that connects.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch but Winslow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winslow throws a combination that misses
and Hudson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hudson tries to clinch there but Winslow circles away.
Hudson scores with a nice body kick.
Saul Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson scores with a head kick.
Winslow takes one to the chin there.
Hudson tries to clinch up.
Hudson throws a head kick that half lands.

Hudson drives through and clinches with Winslow against the cage.
Hudson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hudson missing with knees to the body.
Winslow misses with a punch to the body.
Winslow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hudson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hudson tries to clinch but Winslow moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hudson lands a nice hook to Winslow's body. Winslow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winslow keeps the fight on the outside.
Shane Winslow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winslow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hudson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Hudson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hudson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Hudson!

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 Cedric Caraan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Goryachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caraan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TubThumping(I get Knockdown). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladimir Goryachev was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Caraan
vs
Goryachev

182 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cedric Caraan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Goryachev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goryachev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goryachev wants it to stay on the feet.
Caraan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goryachev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goryachev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caraan checks it well.
Goryachev misses with a body kick.
Goryachev closes the distance looking to clinch

and Caraan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Caraan is looking for a kimura but Goryachev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Caraan to get the leverage.
Goryachev wants to get back to full guard.

Goryachev is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Caraan has latched onto it... Big trouble! Caraan pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Goryachev is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Caraan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cedric Caraan!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Walters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hogan
vs
Walters

200 cm
26
300 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

225 cm
27
296 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Walters!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters throws a head kick that Hogan semi-blocks.
Hogan closes the distance and clinches up with Walters, looking for a takedown. Hogan pushes Walters against the cage but Walters circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown. Walters tries to sprawl out of it but Hogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walters misses the shot to the body.
Walters misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walters lands a glancing blow to the side of Hogan's head.
Walters displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Hogan gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters tries to control but Hogan manages to take his back.
Hogan missing with strikes from the back.
Walters breaks Hogan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan pulls Walters in close to prevent any damage.
Hogan keeping full guard, as Walters tries to pass.
Walters wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Hogan is keeping the position.
Walters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walters throws a big right hand that misses.
Walters trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Walters lands a couple of digs.

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.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walters with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Walters is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hogan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hogan has escaped and now he's on top!
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walters is keeping the position for now.
Walters wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walters is on top in guard.
Walters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hogan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Walters working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hogan's head.
Walters is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
Hogan is trying to keep Walters in close.
Hogan has momentary wrist control but Walters slips an elbow through the middle.
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walters with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Walters stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Hogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan has a closed guard, preventing Walters from standing up.
Hogan has momentary wrist control but Walters slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hogan holds on and takes a little breather.
Walters lands a couple of elbows.
Hogan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Walters dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walters throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown but Walters manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hogan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walters. That's going to slow Hogan down.
Walters throws a leg kick

and Hogan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hogan.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walters 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.
Walters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Hogan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Walters dives on top into guard.
Hogan is pulling down on Walters's head. It's preventing any offense from Walters, at least for the moment.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Hogan is keeping the position.
Walters throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walters trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoganis looking to pass into half guard but Walters pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Walters is in guard.
Walters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buck Walters has got the better of the ground game so far.

Walters has gone for a leg lock! Hogan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Walters's guard.
Walters looking for a sweep. Not yet Walters, not yet.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hogan passes Walters's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters taking some punishment here, with Hogan in his half guard.
Walters wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy.
Hogan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walters's head.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walters wants to improve his position but Hogan is controlling well.
Walters is in trouble now - Hogan has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

It looks like Buck Walters has been cut.
Hogan raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters is looking to improve his position but Hogan isn't that keen on the idea.
Walters sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hogan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Walters is defending against the submission attempts here by Hogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Hogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buck Walters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Walters is predictable there

and Hogan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hogan.
Hogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogan passes Walters's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hogan prevents Walters from improving his position.
Hogan is looking to advance position but Walters won't allow it.

Hogan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hogan passes into side control, despite Walters's attempt to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is trying to control Hogan's posture but Hogan avoids it.
Walters is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hogan off and has taken his back!
Hogan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Walters with shots to the head and body - Hogan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walters punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walters prevents Hogan from getting the reversal.
Walters lands a big elbow.
Walters scoring with strikes but Hogan is staying in there.
Walters throws a sloppy strike and Hogan uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hogan has ended up in Walters's guard.
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walters is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walters throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Walters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Hogan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan forces his way into half guard.
Walters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hogan.
Walters wants to get back to full guard.
Walters gets full guard.
Hogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Walters has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hogan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Walters.
Walters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan lands a nice forearm strike.
Walters takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Walters struggling a bit here.
Walters tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hogan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hogan goes for an armbar but Walters turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Walters.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walters is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hulk Hogan.
I think Hogan 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Kid CuDi-Marijuana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anderson
vs
Harty

185 cm
25
245 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

195 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Harty!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a combination
and Harty counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harty counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Harty takes the fight into the clinch.
Harty has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harty.
Harty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harty has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Harty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harty throws a one two combo.

It looks like Seth Anderson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harty counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harty.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Harty keeps him there for the moment.
Harty keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Harty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harty counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Harty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Harty misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harty is defended easily by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harty counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harty misses with a wild combination.
Harty lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harty lands with a good body shot.
Harty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.

Harty moves into the clinch.
Harty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Harty breaks from the clinch.
Harty swinging wildly here.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Harty. Beautiful body shot.
Seth Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Harty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harty lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.

Harty pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harty.
Harty keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harty has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seth Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Harty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Harty has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Harty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harty misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Harty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Harty has him pressed against the cage.

Harty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harty won't be happy with that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Anderson swings around for an armbar but Harty sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Anderson's guard.
Harty won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Harty passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Harty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson tries to clinch but Harty moves away

and Harty counters by clinching up.

Harty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harty counters with a one-two to the body.
Harty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Harty counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson moves to clinch but Harty breaks away
and Harty counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Harty.
Harty scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harty counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Harty to acknowledge the strikes.
Harty scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harty feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Harty then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harty lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Harty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harty misses with a two punch combination.
Harty misses with a double jab.
Harty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Harty circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Harty counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harty with a couple of short strikes.
Anderson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Harty with good strikes from the mount here!
Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Harty landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harty landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Harty lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Harty wants to finish this one by submission but Anderson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harty.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson tries to hold on but Harty pushes him away.
Harty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Harty maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harty wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Harty's attempts to control the action.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harty landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Harty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seth Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Harty counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harty counters with a one-two to the body.
Harty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Harty counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harty counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand

and Harty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harty keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harty lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Harty ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harty no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harty looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harty looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harty!
Harty working away.
Anderson regains half guard.
Harty is trying to control the action in half guard but Anderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is looking to control Harty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Anderson moves into full guard.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
Harty advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harty lands with a punch from half guard.
Harty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Harty prevents Anderson from improving his position.

Harty decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Anderson wants to clinch but Harty slips to the side
and Harty counters with a thumping low kick.
Harty shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Harty counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Harty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jack Harty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harty counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a double jab

and Harty moves into the clinch.
Harty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harty keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harty.
Anderson tries to circle away but Harty has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Harty won't allow it.
Harty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Harty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jack Harty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Harty won't allow it.
Harty goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harty displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Harty counters with a thumping low kick.
Harty pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson back to the cage. Harty follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Harty counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Seth Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harty closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Harty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harty 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Harty!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Martyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Take My Hand. A fine choice. Martyn has chosen Live For The Moment as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Nick Diaz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Diaz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Diaz
vs
Martyn

188 cm
30
194 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

191 cm
27
205 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Martyn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martyn looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.

Diaz scores with a takedown into Martyn's guard.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Martyn is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martyn has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz 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.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Martyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martyn wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martyn's head.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Diaz stops Martyn from standing up.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Diaz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Martyn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Diaz has Martyn in his guard.
Martyn looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martyn wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz is trying to keep Martyn in close.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martyn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martyn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martyn trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Martyn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martyn wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Martyn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Martyn thows a big elbow that misses.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martyn cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Martyn tries to pass.
Diaz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Martyn postures up.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Martyn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!

Martyn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Martyn is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martyn tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Martyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Martyn does no damage.
Martyn throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Martyn.
Martyn wants to clinch.
Martyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Martyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martyn lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Martyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Martyn throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martyn closes the distance and clinches.
Martyn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martyn is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Martyn lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz is staying active underneath Martyn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martyn pulls his head out easily.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Martyn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Martyn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Martyn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martyn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martyn throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Martyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Martyn.
Martyn throws a big shot that misses.
Martyn throws a lazy head kick

and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martyn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martyn looking to control.
Martyn wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz is pushing down on Martyn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martyn is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martyn has hold of Diaz's hands but Diaz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz throws a strike but Martyn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Martyn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Martyn keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martyn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz trying to control but Martyn is working 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.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martyn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martyn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martyn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard but Martyn has passed into side control.
Martyn is working Diaz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Martyn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
Diaz tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Martyn keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Martyn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Martyn is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martyn trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.

Martyn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Martyn grinds an elbow into Diaz's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Martyn shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martyn.
Martyn throwing strikes but missing.
Martyn is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Martyn throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Diaz trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martyn 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martyn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martyn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martyn stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Martyn is proving a slippery customer.
Martyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Martyn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Martyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martyn closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Martyn pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz fails with the takedown

and Martyn counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Diaz working a defensive guard but Martyn manages to pass into side control anyway.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.

Martyn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martyn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thomas Martyn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martyn is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz tries to roll over but Martyn keeps him under control.
Martyn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martyn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Martyn tries to pass.

Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martyn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martyn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Martyn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martyn has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martyn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martyn manages to get himself to full guard.
Martyn wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Diaz stops Martyn from standing up.

Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz postures up in Martyn's guard and throws a big left but Martyn blocks it.
Martyn wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Martyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martyn 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Martyn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin has chosen Bat Counrty by Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva
vs
Griffin

191 cm
25
245 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

195 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Griffin, as that shot connected.
Griffin digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Griffin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Griffin checks it.
Griffin lands a head shot.
Griffin lands with a cross.
Griffin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Griffin.
Griffin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Griffin cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Griffin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!
Griffin cracks Silva on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Silva falls backwards against the cage. Griffin follows up with more strikes that drop Silva to his knees. Griffin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Silva! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Griffin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Koukan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Koukan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kron Kenny's chin.

Kenny
vs
Koukan

225 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kron Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Von Koukan!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny with a poor takedown
and Koukan counters with a three punch combo that has Kenny backing up. Kenny nods at Koukan to acknowledge the strikes.

Kenny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenny lands in his opponent's guard.
Kenny is pushing down on Koukan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koukan is fighting to maintain full guard but Kenny has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kenny has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Kenny working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Koukan looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kenny! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kron Kenny!