MMAL 116 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shady Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Marshall
vs
Pump

175 cm
30
170 lbs
8 - 18 - 1

225 cm
30
300 lbs
6 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 8 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Shady Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Pump!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Marshall.
Marshall moves out of range of the leg kick from Pump.
Marshall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pump fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pump dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Pump tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Big Pump has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall missing with a left hand there. Pump was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marshall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Marshall.
Pump throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pump jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pump blocks a head kick by Marshall.
Marshall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pump is out of range and Marshall settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Marshall misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marshall.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pump blocks the body kick.
Marshall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pump is looking to score with low kicks.
Marshall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pump staying out of range there.
Pump steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Pump on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marshall. Marshall obviously looking to wear him down.
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pump.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pump misses with a looping right.
Marshall is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pump's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pump swinging wildly here.
Pump misses the shot to the body.
Marshall throws a solid leg kick but Pump takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marshall.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is looking to slow Pump down with leg kicks.
Pump throws a front kick that sends Marshall stumbling back into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Marshall scores with a four punch combination!
Pump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marshall!
Marshall keeps Pump at a distance using the push kick.
Marshall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marshall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Marshall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marshall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pump's calf.
Marshall scores with a nice head shot.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
Pump takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Marshall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pump on the side of the head.
A jab from Pump misses.
Marshall scores with a three punch combo!
Marshall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marshall clobbers Pump with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Pump.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pump crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marshall - the referee stops the clock and Pump gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marshall. Pump manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marshall scores with a spinning back kick!
Pump takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Marshall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pump doesn't seem phased though.
Marshall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marshall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marshall scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Pump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall connects with a looping right hand.
Marshall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pump's hands.
Pump's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice combination there by Marshall.

Pump is rocked!

That has opened up Big Pump's cut even more.
Marshall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marshall lands a high kick!
Pump is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall throws a head kick that Pump semi-blocks.
Marshall connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Pump tumbling to the canvas! Marshall pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Pump was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shady Marshall!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikheil Bakradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bakradze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good Feeling. Mikheil Bakradze had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bakradze
vs
Jabbar

208 cm
22
273 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

220 cm
23
248 lbs
11 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikheil Bakradze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakradze lands with a good body shot.
Jabbar shoots in for a takedown but Bakradze shows good takedown defense.
Jabbar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bakradze counters with an outside leg kick.
Bakradze with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakradze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabbar.
Bakradze lands with a nice body kick.
Bakradze scoring well with a low kick there.
Jabbar looks gassed!

Bakradze rushes Jabbar and presses him up against the cage.
Bakradze holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bakradze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bakradze lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Hakeem Jabbar has been cut.
Bakradze gets through Jabbar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bakradze landing knees to the body.
Jabbar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Come on Bakradze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakradze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bakradze.
Bakradze landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakradze pushes Jabbar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakradze displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jabbar up against the cage.
Bakradze lands a nice elbow.
Bakradze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bakradze is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Jabbar tries to break Bakradze's hands from around his neck, Bakradze unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Jabbar will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mikheil Bakradze!
After winning the bout, Mikheil Bakradze thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Marciano
vs
McQueen

160 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 19 - 2

225 cm
30
300 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 4 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dylan McQueen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen fails to land with a series of punches.
McQueen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano swinging wildly here.
Marciano could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from McQueen. Those never looked like landing.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQueen moves away.
A combination from McQueen does no damage.

Marciano drops McQueen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McQueen looks back up at him and smiles so Marciano waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked McQueen out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rocky Marciano!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rj Paned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paned
vs
Balboa

165 cm
30
205 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

185 cm
30
210 lbs
9 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rj Paned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paned pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balboa is out of range and Paned settles back down.
A head kick from Balboa lands but Paned takes it in his stride.

It looks like Rj Paned has been cut.
Balboa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paned if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paned looks to land a body kick but Balboa moved away.
Paned throws a head kick that misses.

Paned gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Balboa jumps into guard, dragging Paned to the mat.
Balboa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Balboa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paned controlling from the top position.
Balboa is trying to control the position but Paned postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paned stopping the sweep attempt from Balboa.
Balboa wants to stand up but Paned is controlling him.
Paned trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paned preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Balboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa swings for the body but Paned moves out of range.
Balboa looks gassed!
That kick from Balboa tenderised Paned's leg. Paned is trying to keep his angry face on.

Paned closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Balboa's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paned tries to free his leg and advance position but Balboa is retaining full guard.
Paned showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Balboa keeping full guard, as Paned tries to pass.

Balboa is working an open guard so Paned takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Paned closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paned lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paned trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paned slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paned passes Balboa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Balboa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Paned is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Paned seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paned tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balboa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Balboa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Paned stands up out of the half guard.
Paned really is a fat lump.
Paned is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balboa.

Paned fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Balboa sprawls well initially but Paned persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paned in particular looking to stall.
Paned working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paned in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rj Paned dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rj Paned's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Paned.
Balboa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Paned drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Paned showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paned won't allow Balboa to sweep him here.
Paned looking to pass the guard.
Paned engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Balboa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rj Paned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa trying to control but Paned is having none of it.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Paned is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paned tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paned tries to hold on but Balboa postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paned wants to control but Balboa is having none of it.
Paned on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paned tries to get out of the position.
Paned is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paned manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Paned is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balboa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balboa's back!

Balboa fending off the submission attempt from Paned.
Paned controlling the position well here. Balboa rolled but Paned kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Balboa showing good submission defense here.

Paned looking for the RNC.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paned controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paned's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rj Paned dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rj Paned's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A punch combination from Balboa misses.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Paned bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Paned clinches.

Paned pulls guard.
Paned might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Paned pushes Balboa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Balboa delivers a nice body kick.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Paned takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balboa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paned is out of range and Balboa settles back down.
Balboa lands a slapping body shot.
Balboa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Paned looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Balboa!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paned working the ground and pound effectively.
Paned tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paned landing strikes from the mount.
Paned looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paned lands a big shot there that rocks Balboa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Balboa has given up his back.
Paned is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Balboa is trying to defend against the choke here but Paned has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Paned Tightens the hold and Balboa taps out furiously! Paned displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rj Paned!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jiann Canlas Langrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Palad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Canlas Langrio
vs
Palad

180 cm
27
155 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

176 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ *

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jiann Canlas Langrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Palad!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palad works the jab nicely.
Palad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Canlas Langrio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Palad was covering up waiting for the punch and Canlas Langrio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Canlas Langrio drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Canlas Langrio seems to have locked his on tight now - Palad screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Canlas Langrio, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jiann Canlas Langrio!
Jiann Canlas Langrio managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * , into his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Executioner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Executioner
vs
Diaz

194 cm
27
191 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

187 cm
29
190 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Executioner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Executioner dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Executioner's head and hops out.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Executioner in his tracks.
Diaz with a jab.
Executioner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Executioner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz tests Executioner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Executioner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but Executioner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Executioner feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Executioner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

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

Executioner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Executioner won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Executioner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz wants to stand but Executioner is controlling the position.

Executioner 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.

Executioner drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Executioner off! Executioner jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Executioner is breathing heavily.
Executioner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to stand but Executioner is controlling the position.
Executioner looking to pass the guard.
Executioner pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Executioner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Executioner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Executioner prevents Diaz from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Executioner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Executioner is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Executioner is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.

Executioner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Executioner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Executioner stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.

Executioner is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Executioner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Executioner seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Romy Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Executioner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Executioner misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Executioner with an uppercut!
Executioner shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Executioner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

It looks like Alex Executioner has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz works Executioner's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Executioners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Executioner is rocked!
Diaz shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Executioner takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Diaz sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Executioner bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romy Diaz!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan McMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Pring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jonathan McMasters has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

McMasters
vs
Pring

190 cm
31
195 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan McMasters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Pring!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pring takes the fight into the clinch.
McMasters unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pring lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pring scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
Pring blocking some punches.
Pring landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jonathan McMasters has been cut.
Pring crunches a lovely knee into McMasters's ribcage.
McMasters putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pring in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pring tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pring is defending well for now.
Pring is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pring with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pring landing knees to the body.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
McMasters misses with an elbow over the top.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
McMasters lands a knee to the body.
Pring blocks a body shot from McMasters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMasters.
Pring looks gassed!
Pring blocks an elbow strike from McMasters.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMasters.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
McMasters misses with an elbow over the top.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
Pring unloads a knee to the mid-section. McMasters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McMasters wants a takedown.
Pring takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMasters tries to throw a body punch but Pring avoids it by throwing McMasters back against the cage.
Pring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
Pring tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pring connects with a nasty looking knee right to McMasters's face.
A knee to the head by McMasters.
McMasters trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pring.
Pring landing knees to the head.
Pring trying to land knees to the body.
Pring misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pring avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
Pring lands a knee to the body.
Pring scores a nice knee to the body.
Pring with a knee to the head.
McMasters is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pring trying to land knees to the body.
Pring lands a knee to the head.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
Pring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
Pring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McMasters blocks it with crossed arms.
Pring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pring trying to land knees to the body.
McMasters swings wildly with an uppercut but Pring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
McMasters misses with an elbow strike.
Pring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMasters avoids it.
McMasters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
McMasters lands a damaging elbow.
McMasters lands a good knee to the midsection. Pring won't want to take too many of those.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but Pring blocks it.
Pring takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Joe Pring has been cut.
Pring scores with a knee to the head.
McMasters takes a knee to the side of the body.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
McMasters tries to land knees in the clinch but Pring avoids the damage to the body.
McMasters using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McMasters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMasters misses with a punch to the body.
Pring prevents a body shot from McMasters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMasters is trying to drag Pring to the mat but Pring just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan McMasters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMasters is looking for a takedown.
Pring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMasters avoids it.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pring is defending well for now.
Pring is looking to control McMasters's arms but McMasters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pring has his back to the cage.
McMasters throws an elbow but it misses.
McMasters avoiding damage as Pring throws knees to the body.
Pring crunches a lovely knee into McMasters's ribcage.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
McMasters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pring managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
Pring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by McMasters.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but McMasters blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Pring will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

McMasters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pring has closed the distance and engaged McMasters in a clinch.
Pring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
Pring is trying to stall.
Pring looking to throw knees to the head but McMasters is blocking nicely.
Pring tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McMasters avoids it.
Pring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pring avoids it.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pring is defending well for now.
McMasters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the head but Pring blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pring misses with a knee strike.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pring is defending well for now.
McMasters misses with a punch on the inside.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pring avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
Pring unloads a knee to the mid-section. McMasters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McMasters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McMasters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pring lands a nice knee to the body.
Pring lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
Pring tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
Pring tries to stall but McMasters uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe Pring seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
McMasters has a couple of punches blocked by Pring.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McMasters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pring's brow.
McMasters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McMasters crunches a lovely knee into Pring's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pring using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMasters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McMasters is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pring is defending well.
Pring tries a knee to the head but McMasters blocks it.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.
McMasters misses with a body punch.
McMasters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pring avoids it.
Pring scores a nice knee to the body.
Pring with a knee to the head.
McMasters misses with a knee to the head.
Pring managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
McMasters managing to block the knees to the body from Pring.
Pring looking to slow down the pace here.
McMasters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pring lands a knee to the head.
Pring is looking to control McMasters's arms but McMasters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pring has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McMasters fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMasters unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McMasters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McMasters landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from McMasters.
McMasters misses with some punches.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from McMasters.
Pring with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McMasters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McMasters landing knees to the body.

McMasters jumps guard and drags Pring to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMasters seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McMasters trying to keep a closed guard but Pring is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jonathan McMasters has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pring thows a body shot but no joy.

McMasters takes the fight into the clinch.
McMasters lands an elbow that stopped Pring in his tracks for a moment.
Pring is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McMasters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pring.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pring obliges.
Pring using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pring trying to land knees to the body.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McMasters missing with knees to the body.
Pring is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Pring will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McMasters is looking to clinch but Pring is avoiding it.
Jonathan McMasters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McMasters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pring sprawls well. Pring wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McMasters gets slowly back to his feet.
McMasters is looking to clinch.
McMasters looks to clinch
and Pring counters with a straight right hand.
McMasters is looking to clinch but Pring is avoiding it.
Jonathan McMasters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pring swats away the attempt to clinch by McMasters.
McMasters misses with a straight left.
McMasters tries to clinch but Pring moves away

and Pring moves into the clinch.
Pring stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but McMasters blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but McMasters blocks with his arms.
McMasters avoiding damage as Pring throws knees to the body.
Pring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McMasters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McMasters looking to throw knees to the head but Pring is blocking nicely.
Pring avoiding damage as McMasters throws knees to the body.
McMasters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by McMasters.
McMasters scores with a hook to the body.
McMasters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMasters lands a good knee to the midsection. Pring won't want to take too many of those.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but McMasters blocks with his arms.
McMasters utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

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

Pring stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McMasters is looking to clinch.

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!
McMasters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pring rushes McMasters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pring takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pring lands a good knee to the midsection. McMasters won't want to take too many of those.
Pring misses with a knee strike.
McMasters has a couple of punches blocked by Pring.
Pring landing knees to the body.
McMasters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McMasters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pring is defending well for now.
Pring putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McMasters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
Pring tries to land knees in the clinch but McMasters avoids the damage to the body.
McMasters connects with a knee to the head.
McMasters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jonathan McMasters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pring tries a knee to the head but McMasters blocks it.
McMasters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pring managing to block the knees to the body from McMasters.
Pring misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McMasters.
McMasters misses with the head strike.
Pring is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pring on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pring blocks a body shot from McMasters.
McMasters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pring manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pring tries to land a knee to the head but McMasters blocks with his arms.
McMasters working aggressively here.
Pring throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
McMasters tries to land a knee to the head but Pring blocks with his arms.
McMasters tries a body shot but Pring blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McMasters fails to land.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMasters is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pring blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McMasters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McMasters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMasters misses with a knee to the head.
McMasters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pring connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMasters looking to throw knees to the head but Pring is blocking nicely.
McMasters is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan McMasters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pring connects with a knee to the head.
Pring lands a knee to the body.
Pring with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pring lands a good knee to the midsection. McMasters won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMasters using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pring lands a knee to the head.
McMasters struggles to land a body shot inside as Pring controls his hands.
McMasters avoiding damage as Pring throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Pring.
I've got Pring 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Pring!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mclane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Mclane struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jack
vs
Mclane

175 cm
29
162 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

177 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mclane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclane doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jack decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mclane's guard.
Jack landing with the ground and pound.
Jack trying to control but Mclane is working from the bottom.
Jack is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mclane is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jack is working Mclane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jack connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Jack 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.
Jack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mclane on the ground.
Jack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mclane's head.
Jack lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack lands a couple of digs.
Jack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Mclane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mclane looks gassed!
Jack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jack lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jack is working Mclane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack landing some decent shots from guard.
Jack connects with a couple of short punches.
Jack scoring with some ground and pound.
Jack lands a couple of elbows.
Jack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jack's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jack connects with a couple of short punches.

Mclane is rocked!
Jack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mclane's head.
Mclane is still in real trouble! Can Jack finish him?
Jack distracts Mclane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack loads up on a big left hand. Mclane felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Jack looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Mclane can't hide his disappointment, as Jack celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Jack!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ismael Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicasio Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicasio Salonga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gesta
vs
Salonga

180 cm
29
163 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

176 cm
26
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismael Gesta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicasio Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gesta clinches.
Salonga misses with a punch to the body.
Salonga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gesta lands an uppercut.
Salonga is trying to pull guard but Gesta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gesta.
Gesta lands a nice uppercut.
Salonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salonga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gesta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Gesta.
Salonga jumps guard but Gesta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gesta scores with a shoulder strike.
Gesta scores with a shot to the side of Salonga's head.
Gesta is struggling to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gesta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gesta lands a body punch.
Gesta is pressed up against the cage. Salonga has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gesta down to the mat. Gesta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ismael Gesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicasio Salonga.
Salonga misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gesta forces Salonga back against the cage and clinches.
Gesta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salonga has a couple of punches blocked by Gesta.
A short left from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gesta slows down the pace here.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
Gesta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salonga.
Good body shot from Gesta.
Gesta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salonga.
Gesta digs a right hand underneath Salonga's ribcage. Salonga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gesta lands an uppercut.
Gesta scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gesta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salonga looks gassed!
Salonga has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gesta after a bit of a struggle.
Gesta is leaning against Salonga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gesta scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gesta.
Gesta pushes Salonga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Gesta.
Nice body punch from Gesta.
Salonga tries to throw a body punch but Gesta avoids it by throwing Salonga back against the cage.
Gesta avoiding damage.
A short right from Gesta.
Gesta gets through Salonga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salonga has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gesta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gesta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gesta lands an uppercut.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
Gesta scores with a shoulder strike.
Gesta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salonga.
Gesta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Gesta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta lands a right hand.
Salonga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gesta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salonga tries to pull guard but Gesta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gesta lands a right hand.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gesta.
Gesta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gesta lands with a light punch inside.
Gesta lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.
Still in the clinch, Gesta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gesta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Gesta.
Gesta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salonga.
Salonga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gesta.
Gesta gets through Salonga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gesta.
Gesta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gesta lands a body shot.
Salonga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike.
Gesta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
Gesta presses Salonga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salonga takes a shot to the head.
Gesta gets through Salonga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gesta.
Gesta lands with a short shot to the head.
Gesta lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Gesta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Gesta.
Salonga takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gesta scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gesta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Salonga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salonga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gesta scores with a nice strike.

Salonga is rocked!

Gesta closes the distance and clinches.
Salonga is still on wobbly legs! Can Gesta finish him?
Gesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gesta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salonga seems to have recovered his senses.
Gesta effectively controlling the action here.
Gesta digs a right hand underneath Salonga's ribcage. Salonga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salonga is looking to control Gesta's arms but Gesta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salonga has his back to the cage.
Gesta lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.
Salonga is breathing heavily.
Salonga misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Gesta.
Gesta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gesta lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gesta's elbow.
Salonga is trying to stall.
Gesta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salonga can do to turn this around?
Gesta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gesta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ismael Gesta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gesta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gesta is leaning against Salonga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gesta lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gesta.
Gesta cracks Salonga with a nice body shot.
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!
Gesta lands with a right to the head.
Gesta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gesta.
Gesta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gesta scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gesta.
Gesta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salonga takes a shot to the head.
Gesta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salonga.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gesta.
Gesta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gesta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gesta cracks Salonga with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a short shot to the head.
Gesta lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.
Gesta lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.
Gesta effectively controlling the action here.
Gesta lands with a right to the head.
Salonga tries to pull guard but Gesta holds him up against the cage and eventually Salonga drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a right to the head.
Gesta scores with a shoulder strike.
Gesta gets through Salonga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Gesta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gesta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salonga up against the cage.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gesta scores with a hook to the body.
Gesta cracks Salonga with a nice body shot.
Gesta lands a nice uppercut.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
Gesta digs a right hand into Salonga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salonga's gas tank.
Salonga takes a shot to the head.
Gesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gesta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salonga or not.
Gesta lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gesta.
Gesta lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gesta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gesta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Gesta.
A nice left hand lands by Gesta.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Gesta.
Salonga takes a shot to the head.
Gesta is working Salonga over against the cage.
Gesta lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.
Gesta is working Salonga over against the cage.
Gesta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Gesta.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
A short uppercut from Gesta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.
Gesta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
Gesta lands with a right to the head.
Gesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Salonga tries to get into range but Gesta steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Salonga! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Gesta scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ismael Gesta!
Ismael Gesta retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Ismael Gesta made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 1337 ANZAC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.