LA Combat 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogart Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes into the arena with Ne-Yo feat., Pitbull, Afrojack & Nayer - Tonight blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Aldo
vs
Ang

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bogart Ang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Ang counters with a nice body shot.
Aldo shoots in but Ang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ang to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo takes one on the button.
Aldo with a poor takedown
and Ang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ang coming out on top.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
Aldo shoots and misses
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aldo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ang circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo moves to clinch but Ang breaks away
and Ang counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Aldo tries to clinch

and Ang counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ang.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ang is keeping busy.
Ang works on Aldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Ang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ang slows down the pace here.
Ang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Ang.
Ang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ang.

Ang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ang jabs Aldo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ang lands a jab to the head.
Ang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aldo backs up against the cage.
Ang punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt

and Ang counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Ang.
Ang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Ang scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ang.
Ang lands a nice shot to the body.

Ang manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo shoots and misses
and Ang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ang feints a jab promting Aldo to slip. Ang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aldo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ang lands a nice looking body shot.
Ang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ang lands a jab to Aldo's midsection.
Ang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aldo back to the cage. Ang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Aldo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang scores with a hook to the body. Aldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ang moves into range and clinches up with Aldo.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.

Ang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ang throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ang counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aldo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ang lands a nice looking body shot.
Aldo fails with the takedown
and Ang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Ang moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Ang throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Aldo colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Ang as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Aldo is left battered and dazed whilst Ang and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogart Ang!

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 Micheal Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunne comes to the cage accompanied by fight!!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dunne
vs
Johnson

191 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Micheal Dunne!
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, Tim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dunne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunne swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunne counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tim Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunne, right into the meat.
Dunne keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Dunne moved out of range nicely.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunne is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Dunne circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Dunne moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dunne - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dunne. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson looks gassed!
Dunne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Tim Johnson has been cut.
Dunne tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne is looking to clinch.
Dunne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunne misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunne, right into the meat.
Dunne wants to clinch.
Dunne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dunne's half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops Dunne from getting back to his feet.
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!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson stops Dunne from getting back to his feet.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson is nestled in close to Dunne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dunne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson working Dunne over with strikes.
Dunne taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Dunne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson working over Dunne with some ground and pound. Dunne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Dunne's head.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Dunne's head.
Johnson is nestled in close to Dunne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Dunne is rocked!
Johnson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dunne quite badly. Dunne pulls Johnson in close trying to recover. Johnson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dunne on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dunne doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dropkick Murphys - Warriors Code . Archibald Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bart Sapp's chin.

Anderson
vs
Sapp

195 cm
24
250 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

189 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archibald Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.

It looks like Bart Sapp has been cut.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapp fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Sapp's head but Sapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sapp misses with a wild combination.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sapp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Sapp misses with a series of wild punches.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Anderson.
Sapp looks gassed!
Anderson cracks Sapp on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sapp falls backwards against the cage. Anderson follows up with more strikes that drop Sapp to his knees. Anderson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sapp! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archibald Anderson!

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 Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selton Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Henderson
vs
Cardoso

184 cm
24
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
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, Selton Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Cardoso is looking to clinch.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cardoso throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a hook. Cardoso ducked under it nicely.

Cardoso pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cardoso lands a nice elbow.
Cardoso tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Cardoso misses with an elbow over the top.
Henderson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Dan Henderson has been cut.
Cardoso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Cardoso's ribcage. Cardoso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Cardoso avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson avoiding damage as Cardoso throws knees to the body.
Cardoso prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Cardoso landing knees to the head.
Cardoso lands a good knee to the midsection. Henderson won't want to take too many of those.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cardoso has double underhooks.
Cardoso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cardoso just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henderson's brow.
Cardoso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
Cardoso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson's efforts to push away.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cardoso looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardoso.

Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardoso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Cardoso backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cardoso's head backwards.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cardoso should have avoided that one.
Cardoso tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cardoso.
Cardoso blocks a jab.
Cardoso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Cardoso moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Cardoso tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Cardoso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
Cardoso tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cardoso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardoso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cardoso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cardoso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cardoso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cardoso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardoso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson lunges at Cardoso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cardoso's hand.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cardoso should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cardoso tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardoso moves away.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cardoso tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cardoso thinking.
Cardoso throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Cardoso looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cardoso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cardoso ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Cardoso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Henderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Henderson lands with a right hand.
Dan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cardoso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cardoso slips under a jab.
Cardoso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Cardoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cardoso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardoso.
Dan Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cardoso avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Cardoso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Cardoso.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Cardoso shakes it off.
A left lands for Henderson.
Henderson lands a two punch combo.
Henderson with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardoso.
Henderson jabs Cardoso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cardoso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cardoso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Cardoso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cardoso moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cardoso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cardoso wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
Cardoso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson throws a one two combo.

Cardoso is rocked!
Henderson cracks Cardoso with a good jab.
Cardoso is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cardoso falls backwards - clearly groggy! Henderson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anak Monyet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Jordan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jordan
vs
Monyet

200 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drew Jordan!
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, Anak Monyet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Monyet gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Monyet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Monyet trying to control from Jordan's half guard. Jordan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Monyet throws a big elbow that misses.
Monyet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monyet scoring with some ground and pound.
Monyet trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Monyet is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Monyet looking to sit in guard and control but Jordan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jordan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Monyet looking for a guillotine here but Jordan defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan wants to stand but Monyet is controlling his posture from full guard.

Monyet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monyet 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.
Monyet is pulling down on Jordan's head to control his posture.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan forces his way into half guard.
Monyet gets back to full guard.

Monyet is looking for a triangle here but Jordan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Jordan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Monyet to his feet.
Jordan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Anak Monyet has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan throws a right hand that Monyet ducks under and follows up with a left that Monyet also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses with the combination.
Drew Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Monyet misses with a looping left.
A nice combination there by Jordan.
Jordan throws a combination. Monyet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice shot by Jordan.

Jordan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Monyet to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jordan wants to stand up but Monyet is controlling him.
Monyet trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monyet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monyet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jordan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monyet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monyet throwing strikes but missing.
Jordan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Monyet wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Jordan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jordan keeping full guard, as Monyet tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anak Monyet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anak Monyet'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.

Monyet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Jordan scores with a four punch combination!
Jordan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jordan tries to bum rush Monyet with a series of wild strikes but Monyet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Monyet moves out of range.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Monyet.
Monyet throws a head kick that misses
and Jordan counters with a three punch combo that has Monyet backing up. Monyet nods at Jordan to acknowledge the strikes.
Monyet shoots in but Jordan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Monyet eats them both and turns towards Jordan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That has opened up Anak Monyet's cut even more.
Monyet takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Monyet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Monyet takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monyet.
A head kick misses from Monyet.
Drew Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monyet is breathing heavily.
Jordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Monyet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jordan as he avoids it easily.
Drew Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anak Monyet.
Monyet is looking to land body kicks.
Jordan cracks a nice hook into Monyet's ribs.
Jordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drew Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan scores with a nice head shot.
Jordan throws a combination that misses
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan scores with a three punch combo!
Monyet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monyet scores with a hook to the body. Jordan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monyet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan takes a swing at Monyet's ribcage but misses.
Monyet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jordan lands a two punch combo.
Jordan defending well as Monyet loads up on a big left hand.
Monyet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jordan connects with the punch.

The cut above Anak Monyet's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Monyet throws a front kick aimed at Jordan's knee but Jordan avoids it well.
Monyet with a jab.
Jordan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monyet.
Monyet fails with a takedown attempt.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Monyet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monyet throws a head kick that misses.
Monyet misses with a looping left.
Monyet fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Jordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monyet has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
Monyet misses with the combination.

Monyet moves into the clinch.
Monyet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jordan tries to break free but Monyet pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monyet tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.

Monyet breaks from the clinch.
Jordan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monyet misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan throws a series of strikes that have Monyet backpedaling.
Jordan misses with a two punch combination.
Monyet throws a solid leg kick but Jordan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monyet.
Monyet tries to land a leg kick but Jordan saw it coming and moves away.
Monyet needs to keep his hands up - Jordan had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monyet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordan's calf.
Monyet pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Jordan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anak Monyet's cut.
That's time! Jordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jordan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monyet can pounce on him.
Jordan checks the leg kick.
Monyet slips a jab and a cross from Jordan.
Jordan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monyet with a hook.
Jordan works over Monyet's head and body with a nice combination.
Jordan lands a jab to the nose.
Monyet thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jordan if he has to take too many more of those.
Monyet throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Monyet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monyet looks to land a body kick but Jordan moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monyet misses the body punch
and Jordan counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monyet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Monyet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monyet takes one on the button.
Monyet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jordan rather than just go for the knockout.
Monyet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jordan moves out of range as Monyet throws a body kick.
Jordan lands a jab to Monyet's midsection.
Monyet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jordan.
Nice shot lands for Jordan.
A good leg kick by Monyet.
Jordan throws a series of strikes that have Monyet backpedaling.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Monyet moves out of range.
Jordan connects with the punch.

Anak Monyet's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jordan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
Monyet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Monyet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
Jordan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monyet doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Monyet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monyet.
Jordan throws a nice looking combination but Monyet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monyet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Monyet throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Monyet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Monyet.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Monyet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monyet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Monyet scoring well with a low kick there.

Jordan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Monyet to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Monyet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monyet throws a big elbow that misses.
Monyet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monyet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monyet throwing strikes from guard but Jordan blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jordan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Monyet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Monyet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Monyet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jordan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monyet is controlling him.
Jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monyet wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Jordan looking for a sweep. Not yet Jordan, not yet.

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 Drew Jordan.
I think Jordan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryson Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryson Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Khan
vs
Peters

199 cm
22
273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryson Khan!
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, James Peters!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Peters.
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.

Khan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peters is trying to defend but Khan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Peters has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Khan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Peters tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan wants to clinch up but Peters keeps it at a distance.

Khan moves into range and clinches up with Peters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Peters is trying to break free.
Peters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khan prevents Peters from breaking the clinch.
Peters is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Khan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Peters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan controlling Peters's posture.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Khan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khan tries to get out of the position.
Peters advances to half guard.
Peters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Khan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
Khan gets back to full guard.
Khan trying to control the position here.
Peters makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peters won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.
Peters wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Peters manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peters cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Khan is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Peters.
Peters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peters throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Peters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan tries to clinch there but Peters circles away.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Peters.
James Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Peters closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peters feints a jab promting Khan to slip. Peters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Peters scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peters lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peters cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peters takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peters keeps the fight on the outside.
Peters works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peters circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Khan.
Peters fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Peters.
Khan tries to clinch but Peters moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khan drives through and clinches with Peters against the cage.
Peters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan keeps control of Peters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peters pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Khan breaks the clinch.
Peters displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Peters stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Peters avoids the head kick by Khan.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.
Peters misses with a two punch combination.
Peters throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Peters both land. Nice combination.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
James Peters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan wants to clinch up but Peters keeps it at a distance.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan is looking to clinch but Peters is avoiding it.
Peters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peters scores with a nice right hand.

Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peters to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryson Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peters is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Peters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Khan has picked Peters up - he's going for a ride! Khan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peters managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Peters. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Khan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryson Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Peters has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Khan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Peters does no damage.
Peters throws a good cross that connects.
Peters moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Peters cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peters scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Khan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Khan looks up at the clock and then as Peters takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Khan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Peters rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khan's guard! Nice work there by Peters!
Khan controls Peters momentarily but Peters frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to sweep here but Peters controlling him for the moment.
Khan is trying to keep Peters in close.
Peters distracts Khan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peters slips nicely into half guard.

Peters is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Peters 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!

Khan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peters's head.
Khan is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position.
Khan thows a huge punch but Peters dodges it nicely.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan thows a huge punch but Peters dodges it nicely.
Khan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Peters has hold of Khan's hands but Khan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peters is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan stops Peters from getting back to his feet.
Khan working Peters over with strikes.
Peters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khan.
Peters is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peters is trying to stand up here but Khan is controlling him well.
Khan working over Peters with some ground and pound. Peters looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peters is trying to stand back up but Khan is controlling him
Khan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Peters on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khan lands a nice short elbow.
Khan slips a nice elbow through Peters's hands, connecting with Peters's forehead.
Peters wants to get back to full guard but Khan has passed into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khan cracks Peters with a big right hand but Peters just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peters can't do much from the bottom here.
Peters takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khan landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Khan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Peters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Khan but great work by Peters.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Peters's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peters working the ground and pound.
Khan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Peters's best efforts.
Peters trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Khan wants to improve his position but Peters is controlling well.
Khan is trying to maintain the position but Peters is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters is nestled in close to Khan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Khan tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
Peters lands with a punch from half guard.
Peters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
Peters is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khan managing to control the position.
Peters is working Khan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peters throwing strikes but missing.
Khan is controlling Peters's posture.
Peters wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan wants to sweep here but Peters controlling him for the moment.
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!
Peters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Bryson Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Khan is looking for a triangle but Peters pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryson Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peters 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Peters!
During a confident post fight interview, James Peters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Guillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chair
vs
Guillard

178 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
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, Melvin Guillard!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chair shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guillard's guard.
Chair slips nicely into half guard.
Chair looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guillard gets full guard.

Chair drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chair jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chair sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guillard's guard.

Chair is trying to work for a kimura but Guillard is defending well.

Chair is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chair trying to pass the guard but Guillard defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Chair is working for a submission of some sort.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carpet Chair!
Carpet Chair tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
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FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Block (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biru Abuabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Block has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Block
vs
Abuabu

195 cm
26
209 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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, Christian Block!
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, Biru Abuabu!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Block closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Block is trying to get an arm triangle but Abuabu is defending well.

Block in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Abuabu is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Block!