HFC 25 RAMPAGE NIGHT PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Winslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Winslow
vs
Trout

195 cm
20
286 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

188 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 - 7 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Trout!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Trout breaks the clinch.
Winslow looks to clinch

and Trout counters with a nice double leg into side control. Winslow won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winslow is trying to work for a sweep but Trout has mounted him!
Winslow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Trout tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Trout looking to control but Winslow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trout controlling his opponent.
Trout has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Trout working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Winslow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Winslow is looking to stand up but Trout won't let him.
Winslow tries to free his leg and advance position but Trout is retaining full guard.
Winslow trying to control but Trout is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winslow trying to control the position from guard on top but Trout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Winslow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winslow is defended easily by Trout.
Winslow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trout swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Trout clinches up with Winslow and pushes him back against the cage.
Winslow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trout walks away with a smile on his face. Winslow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Winslow doesn't manage to clinch there - Trout circles away.
Winslow dives in and grabs Trout's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trout pushes down on Winslow's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Winslow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trout looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Winslow!
Winslow is breathing heavily.
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!
Winslow takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trout unloads with some shots from mount but Winslow bucks and avoids them well.
Trout controlling his opponent.
Trout is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Winslow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow avoids a series of strikes thrown by Trout.
Trout thowing shots but they're missing.
Trout misses with a head shot.
Trout putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Winslow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trout can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winslow is looking to escape.

Trout is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Winslow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Trout dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Winslow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trout.
Trout throws a series of punches but Winslow avoids them all with ease.
Trout defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winslow.
Winslow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winslow is looking to clinch.
Winslow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Trout drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winslow keeping moving, preventing Trout from controlling successfully.
Winslow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout is stalling in the full guard.
Trout trying to control the position from guard on top but Winslow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kevin Trout has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Winslow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trout manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Trout looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Winslow!
Trout avoids the attempt from Winslow to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Winslow wants to pass the guard but Trout is keeping the position.
Winslow trying to move into half guard but instead Trout has managed to sweep!
Trout is in close to Winslow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Trout slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trout tries to free his leg and advance position but Winslow is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow is trying to control the position but Trout postures up.
Winslow can't keep his opponent in guard - Trout advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trout seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Winslow trying to control from the bottom.
Winslow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Winslow.
Trout wants to control from the top but Winslow keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Trout!
Trout wants to hold on but Winslow pushes him away.
Winslow tries to control but Trout wriggling away.
Winslow avoids the attempt from Trout to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trout is squirming around, avoiding Winslow's attempts to control the action.
Winslow looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Trout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Trout rushes Winslow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Winslow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trout smiles and moves away.
Shane Winslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Trout drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Trout stands up.
Winslow shoots in for a takedown but Trout shows good takedown defense.
Trout keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trout fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winslow to the ground. Trout is now in Winslow's guard.
Winslow is controlling Trout's posture.
Winslow 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winslow trying to keep a closed guard but Trout is proving a slippery customer.
Trout postures up in Winslow's guard and throws a big left but Winslow blocks it.
Winslow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Winslow tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trout gets to his feet. Winslow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Trout shoots in and bounces Winslow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Winslow has control of Trout's left arm, preventing Trout from doing any damage.
Trout's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Trout drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trout jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trout trying to control the position from guard on top but Winslow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trout is one step ahead there.

Kevin Trout has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Winslow gets a double leg takedown into Trout's guard.
Winslow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Winslow looking to sit in guard and control but Trout gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow keeping full guard, as Trout tries to pass.
Trout trying to stand up but can't free himself from Winslow's guard.
Winslow wants to sweep but no luck.
Kevin Trout has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trout looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Trout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trout 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Trout!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poppa Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bear might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jethro Tull- Locomotive Breath . This should be a great matchup!

Bear
vs
Rose

175 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Poppa Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan Rose!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Rose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bear defends it nicely.
Bear wants to clinch.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bear moves into the clinch.

Bear manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rose postures up.
Rose wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bear's guard.
Rose stays in close to Bear's body and controls the position.
Rose is looking to stand up but Bear won't let him.
Bear wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aidan Rose hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rose wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Rose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bear counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rose!
Poppa Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aidan Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bear goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rose is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear wants to sweep but no luck.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.
Rose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Aidan Rose has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Bear takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bear pulls Rose into guard.
Rose trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Rose is looking to stand up but Bear won't let him.
Rose wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.

Bear is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Aidan Rose has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Bear shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aidan Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bear sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rose somewhat.
Rose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rose is defended easily by Bear.
Rose lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aidan Rose will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose tries to clinch up

and Bear decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rose's guard.
Bear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rose lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bear!
Rose looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poppa Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bear wants to control but Rose is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
Rose working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bear is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
Rose cracks Bear with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bear is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose controlling the position easily from mount.
Rose looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rose takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bear tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Rose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aidan Rose hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Rose wants to clinch but Bear slips to the side

and Bear counters with a shoot takedown. Rose fights it but they end up in guard.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rose is keeping the position for now.
Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bear is looking to stand up but Rose won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rose manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt.
Poppa Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aidan Rose.
Rose is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Bear sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bear steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rose. That one must have hurt.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.

Bear drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aidan Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 leg kick checked by Rose.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Rose bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose lands with a hook. Bear tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bear pinned against the cage. Bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose shoots in but Bear avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poppa Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aidan Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rose.
Rose is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Rose wants to clinch.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose looks to land a body kick but Bear moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rose misses with a takedown attempt

and Bear counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rose 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.
Rose wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bear is fighting to break Rose's control of his arms but Rose is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Aidan Rose has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bear clinches.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Bear lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Aidan Rose has been cut.

Bear jumps guard.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Bear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aidan Rose wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rose fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aidan Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rose tries to clinch up

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.

Bear pulls guard successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose wants to get up but he can't break Bear's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Bear manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Poppa Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bear defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aidan Rose.
I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aidan Rose!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WIlliam Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane's entrance music is Zug Izland - Dreams. A fine choice. Bob is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I got my game on. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Clegane
vs
Bob

195 cm
21
267 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, WIlliam Bob!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bob. No joy for Clegane on that attempt.
Clegane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clegane could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Clegane moves away from the strike by Bob.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clegane has his takedown stuffed
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clegane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Clegane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Clegane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clegane shoots in and gets a takedown into Bob's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Clegane looking for a guillotine here but Bob defends easily.
Bob stops Clegane from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clegane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Clegane has his foot on Bob's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bob works his way back into a safe position though.
Bob won't allow Clegane to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clegane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Clegane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bob can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clegane wants to stand and escape but Bob is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Clegane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bob scores with a decent looking hook.
Clegane tries for a takedown but Bob circles away easily
and Bob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clegane circles away quickly and effectively.
Bob throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Bob coming out on top.
Clegane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Clegane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bob defends it nicely.
WIlliam Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob thows a body shot but no joy.
Bob throws a series of strikes that have Clegane backpedaling.
Clegane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bob circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Clegane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clegane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bob walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clegane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
WIlliam Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clegane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bob circles away.
Clegane is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Bob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bob connects with a body shot that sends Clegane's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob throws a right hand that Clegane ducks under and follows up with a left that Clegane also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clegane shoots in but no luck this time.
Bob throws a right and a left that Clegane avoids nicely.
Bob misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Gregor Clegane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clegane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob throws a combination that misses

and Clegane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Clegane is trying for a kimura here. Bob looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Clegane wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gregor Clegane!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Cyran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fernandes
vs
Cyran

170 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominik Cyran!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyran throws a quick inside leg kick.

Fernandes moves into range and clinches up with Cyran.
Fernandes blocks an uppercut.
Fernandes misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernandes throws an elbow that misses.
Cyran has had enough of the clinch but Fernandes keeps him there for the moment.
Cyran dodges an elbow strike from Fernandes.
Cyran blocks the elbow strike.
Cyran blocks an elbow strike.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow.
Fernandes throws an elbow that misses.
Fernandes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cyran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernandes has him pressed against the cage.
Cyran tries to circle away but Fernandes has him pinned against the cage.
Cyran tries to break the clinch but Fernandes is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
Fernandes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cyran scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Cyran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cyran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cyran breaks from the clinch.
Fernandes fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyran dips to his left and cracks Fernandes with an uppercut!
Fernandes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandes misses with a two punch combination.

Cyran drops Fernandes with a beautiful combination! Fernandes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cyran is looking for the KO!

Fernandes is rocked!

It looks like Pablo Fernandes has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fernandes is breathing heavily.
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!
Fernandes misses with a hook. Cyran ducked under it nicely.
Whack! Cyran lands a heavy head kick that drops Fernandes. The ref tackles Cyran to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Fernandes was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dominik Cyran!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Auger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyron Woodley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Auger
vs
Woodley

176 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Auger!
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, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodley throws a big shot that misses.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Auger moves out of range.
Woodley cracks Auger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Auger fails to land with a series of punches.
Auger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woodley.
Auger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Auger slips a jab and a cross from Woodley.
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Auger dodges the punch combination from Woodley.
Auger tries to clinch up but Woodley circles away and keeps his distance.
Auger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Auger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woodley.
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodley shoots in looking for a takedown but Auger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Woodley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Auger misses with a few strikes there.
Woodley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Auger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Woodley holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auger can't break the clinch.
Woodley prevents Auger from breaking the clinch.
Woodley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Auger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Auger.
Woodley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Auger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Auger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodley.
Auger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Auger throws a series of punches but Woodley avoids them all with ease.
Auger looks to land a combination but Woodley avoids it well.
Woodley throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley misses with an uppercut. Auger saw that one coming.
Auger misses with a wild combination.
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Auger misses with a double jab.
Woodley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woodley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woodley dodges the punch combination from Auger.
Woodley misses with the combination.

Woodley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Auger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woodley is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley is pressing down on Auger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Auger is holding on for now.
Woodley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Auger tries to get to full guard but Woodley has control of the leg.
Woodley is pressing down on Auger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Auger is holding on for now.
Woodley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woodley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Auger defending well though.
Auger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woodley.
Woodley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woodley wants to control but Auger is keeping him busy.
Woodley winds up and cracks Auger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Woodley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Auger keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Auger's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Woodley 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.

Auger shoots for a takedown but Woodley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Auger. Those never looked like landing.
Woodley throws a lazy right hand but Auger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Auger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Auger gets caught napping as Woodley dives in and scores a takedown. Auger manages to retain guard.
Woodley wants to control from the top but Auger keeps moving.
Woodley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Auger kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Woodley forces his way into half guard.
Auger wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Woodley passes to full mount!

Woodley working for a guillotine from mount but Auger is in no mood to give up.
Woodley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Woodley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Auger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Auger tries to get out of the position.

Woodley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Auger is surviving well by controlling Woodley's body position as best he can.

Woodley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Auger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Auger shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Woodley looking to finish Auger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Auger!
Woodley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Auger because Woodley loaded up on that one.
Woodley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Woodley with the ground and pound from mount.
Woodley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Auger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woodley on the ground.
Woodley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Auger is looking to escape.
Auger tries to hold on but Woodley postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Auger is squirming around, avoiding Woodley's attempts to control the action.
Woodley with a couple of short strikes.

Auger is rocked!
Tyron Woodley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woodley lands a big elbow - Auger is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Auger is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tyron Woodley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Kronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mariano Ozawa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ozawa
vs
Kronkite

167 cm
21
147 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

164 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mariano Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Kronkite!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kronkite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ozawa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kronkite holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kronkite prevents a body shot from Ozawa.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kronkite missing with knees to the body.

Kronkite has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ozawa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kronkite missing with strikes.
Kronkite keeps control of the position easily here as Ozawa tries to buck him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Walter Kronkite wasn't active enough on the ground.

Kronkite pushes Ozawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kronkite manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kronkite.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronkite is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kronkite tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozawa avoids the damage to the body.
Kronkite effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walter Kronkite.

Kronkite closes the distance and pushes Ozawa back into the cage.
Kronkite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozawa avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kronkite takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronkite missing with knees to the body.
Kronkite content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Kronkite has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ozawa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Good control from Kronkite.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kronkite gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kronkite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozawa.
Kronkite trying to land knees to the body.
Kronkite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kronkite trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kronkite takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ozawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ozawa trying to land knees to the body.
Kronkite'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.
Kronkite tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozawa avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kronkite just leaning against Ozawa, taking a breather.
Kronkite continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kronkite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozawa is defending well for now.
Kronkite has Ozawa pressed against the cage.
Kronkite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozawa avoids it.
Kronkite missing with knees to the body.
Kronkite taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walter Kronkite.
Ozawa tries to clinch up

and Kronkite counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kronkite.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronkite leaning against his opponent.
Ozawa avoiding damage as Kronkite throws knees to the body.
Kronkite is stalling here.
Kronkite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozawa avoids it.
Ozawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ozawa managing to block the knees to the body from Kronkite.
Kronkite taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walter Kronkite.
Ozawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kronkite gets a clinch.
Kronkite trying to land knees to the body.
Kronkite taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kronkite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ozawa avoids it.

Kronkite is trying to trip Ozawa. He has hold of a leg but Ozawa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kronkite persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ozawa wants to stand but Kronkite is controlling the position.
Kronkite pushes down on Ozawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronkite keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kronkite wants to free his trapped foot but Ozawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kronkite with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mariano Ozawa just wasn't active enough.

Kronkite rushes Ozawa and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Kronkite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kronkite tries to clinch there but Ozawa circles away.

Kronkite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ozawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Ozawa misses with a punch to the body.
Kronkite trying to land knees to the body.
Kronkite will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ozawa up against the cage.

Kronkite has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ozawa regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kronkite passes into half guard.
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.
Kronkite passes to side control.
Ozawa being controlled for a moment.
Kronkite's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronkite lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ozawa down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronkite tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ozawa is letting Kronkite control him for a moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Ozawa gets tackled into the cage by Kronkite. Kronkite maintains the clinch.
Ozawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kronkite.
Ozawa managing to block the knees to the body from Kronkite.
Ozawa letting Kronkite take a breather here.

Kronkite tightens his grip and picks Ozawa up, before dumping him to the ground. Ozawa manages to land in guard.
Kronkite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kronkite with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mariano Ozawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

Kronkite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozawa letting Kronkite take a breather here.
Walter Kronkite is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Kronkite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kronkite 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 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Kronkite!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher's entrance music is Six Feet Under - Seed Of Filth. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fisher
vs
Brooks

190 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Fisher!
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, Jason Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brooks defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Fisher misses with a hook
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Fisher connects with a crisp jab.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Fisher off balance momentarily.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher throws a nice looking combination but Brooks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Fisher.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fisher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Fisher circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher misses with a right hand

and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
Brooks is looking to control Fisher's arms but Fisher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brooks has his back to the cage.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike from Brooks.

Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks lands a front kick.
Fisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.

Brooks clinches.
Brooks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Brooks landing knees to the head.
Fisher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brooks prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a knee to the head.
Brooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
Fisher tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brooks working Fisher over with knees to the body.
Brooks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fisher has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks misses with a knee to the head.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Fisher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Fisher has hold of one of Brooks's legs. Brooks is fighting the takedown attempt but Fisher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fisher throws a big right hand that misses.
Fisher postures up in Brooks's guard and throws a big left but Brooks blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fisher 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.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fisher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brooks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher.
Fisher throws and elbow that misses. Brooks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fisher's guard. Nice move by Brooks!

Fisher is looking for a triangle but Brooks pushes his legs off easily.
Brooks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Fisher is trying to keep Brooks in close.
Fisher is striking but Brooks is not phased and passes to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher strikes from the bottom but Brooks passes into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nate Fisher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brooks wants to clinch.
Nate Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand

and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
Fisher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Fisher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Fisher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Fisher backing up. Fisher nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand

and Brooks counters by clinching up.
Fisher has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks stalls.

Brooks breaks the clinch.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Fisher is avoiding it.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisher misses the jab.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Fisher swinging wildly here.
Brooks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fisher misses with a hook
and Brooks counters with a head kick. That will keep Fisher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand
and Brooks counters with a head kick. That will keep Fisher thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Fisher misses with a left hand
and Brooks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fisher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
Brooks stuns Fisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fisher throws an off balance right hand
and Brooks counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks throws a head kick that half lands.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fisher misses with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fisher is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Brooks pushes Fisher up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fisher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brooks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fisher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fisher takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fisher counters with a left and a right that stings Brooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brooks forces Fisher back against the cage and clinches.
Fisher looking for a takedown.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brooks.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
Brooks working Fisher over with knees to the body.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Fisher avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.

Brooks breaks the clinch.
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!
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
Nate Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fisher takes a step back to recover.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brooks defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Fisher is avoiding it.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fisher misses with a lunging right hand
and Brooks counters with a body kick that stops Fisher in his tracks momentarily.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brooks. That's going to slow Fisher down.
Brooks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fisher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Nate Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fisher managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brooks throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fisher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fisher wants a takedown.
Brooks with a knee to the head.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Fisher has clasped his hands together around Brooks's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fisher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Fisher goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brooks rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fisher's guard! Nice work there by Brooks!
Fisher trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher has a closed guard, preventing Brooks from standing up.

Fisher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fisher throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Fisher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brooks's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fisher scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Brooks.
I think Brooks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Brooks!