EFC 158 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamie August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Landeverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie August had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ric Landeverde has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamie August's chin.

August
vs
Landeverde

150 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
146 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie August!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ric Landeverde!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landeverde gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and August counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by August.
Landeverde tries to score a body lock takedown but August shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Landeverde has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed August clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Landeverde has the hooks in. August is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
August has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Landeverde.
Landeverde scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Landeverde lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns August.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landeverde loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can August hold on?
Landeverde lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

August is rocked!
August trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Landeverde lands strikes from the back and August isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ric Landeverde!
A very excited looking Ric Landeverde made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Smith
vs
Lin

195 cm
35
249 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

163 cm
30
285 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Lin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith throws a strike but Lin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lin controlling Smith's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith won't allow Lin to sweep him here.
Lin keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin is controlling Smith's posture.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lin is adopting a defensive guard.
Smith is in close to Lin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Lin pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith is fighting to break Lin's control of his arms but Lin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Lin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lin is controlling Smith's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Lin is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith distracts Lin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Lin's brow.
Lin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Lin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Lin looking for a sweep. Not yet Lin, not yet.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Lin blocks nicely.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lin's head.
Lin is controlling Smith's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Lin has wrist control.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Lin is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lin is avoiding damage well.
Lin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Lin doesn't have the hooks in and Smith manages to turn into his guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Lin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stands up over Lin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aaron Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Lin is keeping the position.
Lin controlling the position.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lin wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith trying to control but Lin is working from the bottom.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lin wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Lin trying to control the position here.
Lin keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith throws a strike but Lin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.

Lin has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Smith to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lin is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Smith pulls down on the head and he's put Lin to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aaron Smith!
After winning the bout, Aaron Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Power. Ekwall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park--One Step Closer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miller
vs
Ekwall

175 cm
28
140 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

170 cm
33
145 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Nfinite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ekwall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Ekwall saw that one coming.
Ekwall misses the shot to the body.
Ekwall wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller throws a body punch but Ekwall moves out of range.
Ekwall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Ekwall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ekwall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
Ekwall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ekwall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ekwall backwards.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekwall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Ekwall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brandon Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Ekwall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller with a jab.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekwall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller lands with a hook. Ekwall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brandon Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekwall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.

Ekwall is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Ekwall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekwall is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekwall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ekwall seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ekwall.
A shot in the inside from Miller.

Ekwall successfully pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller wanted to stand there but Ekwall had control of the position.
Ekwall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ekwall's guard.
Ekwall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ekwall is working an open guard so Miller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Ekwall rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Ekwall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miller tries a body shot but Ekwall blocks it.
Ekwall tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
Ekwall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Ekwall moves out of range of the strikes.

Miller takes the fight into the clinch.
Ekwall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Ekwall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekwall tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Ekwall tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
A short left from Miller.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ekwall backwards.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Ekwall tries to score a body lock takedown but Miller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Ekwall tries to tie him up.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekwall controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miller throws a looping overhand right but Ekwall ducks down to avoid it.

Miller rushes Ekwall and presses him up against the cage.
Ekwall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ekwall trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ekwall into the cage.
Nice body punch from Miller.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekwall backwards.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Ekwall avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ekwall throws an elbow but misses.
Ekwall tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekwalls head.
Miller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ekwall or not.
Ekwall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brandon Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Ekwall.
Ekwall fails to pull guard.
Miller lands a right hand.
Ekwall struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Ekwall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brandon Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Ekwall wants a takedown but no success here.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Ekwall's head.
A short left from Miller.
Miller landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ekwall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ekwall is looking for a takedown.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller stops a takedown attempt from Ekwall.
Ekwall looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ekwall.
Ekwall is breathing heavily.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekwall backwards.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ekwall's face.
Miller stalling against the cage.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekwall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ekwall tries to score a body lock takedown but Miller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekwall is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ekwall.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekwalls head.
Miller gets through Ekwall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ekwall is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Ekwall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ekwall is trying to pull guard but Miller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Miller dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Miller connects with a right hand. Ekwall shakes it off.
Brandon Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.

Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ekwall, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekwall blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ekwall is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Ekwall can't get the takedown.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekwall backwards.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Ekwall is blocking nicely.
Ekwall is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller just leaning against Ekwall, taking a breather.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekwall can do to turn this around?
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller just leaning against Ekwall, taking a breather.
Miller seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short right from Miller.
Ekwall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ekwall backwards.
Miller lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Miller has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Ekwall goes down! Miller pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekwall is looking to reverse the position.
Miller working away.

Miller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Miller takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekwall backwards.
Miller lands a left hand.
Ekwall has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Brandon Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Ekwall.
Ekwall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller dips a shoulder and cracks Ekwall with a mighty uppercut! Ekwall falls back against the cage and Miller unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ekwall is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Miller screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Miller!
Brandon Miller gave a mention to Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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 Daniel Taker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tate Thai Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Taker
vs
Thai Guy

173 cm
26
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

176 cm
26
198 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Taker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tate Thai Guy!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thai Guy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai Guy is keeping the position for now.
Taker throws a big elbow that misses.
Thai Guy wants to stand but Taker is controlling the position.
Taker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thai Guy keeping moving, preventing Taker from controlling successfully.
Thai Guy wants to get back to his feet but Taker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thai Guy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thai Guy keeping full guard, as Taker tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai Guy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taker is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thai Guy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thai Guy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Taker does no damage.

Taker closes the distance and pushes Thai Guy back into the cage.
Thai Guy taking a breather.
Thai Guy prevents Taker from breaking the clinch.
Thai Guy is looking to control Taker's arms but Taker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai Guy has his back to the cage.
Thai Guy prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thai Guy stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Thai Guy.
Tate Thai Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taker has Thai Guy up against the cage in a clinch.

Taker lands a takedown into 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!
Taker won't allow Thai Guy to sweep him here.

Taker drops back looking for a leg! Thai Guy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thai Guy manages to kick Taker off! Taker jumps back into Thai Guy's guard.
Thai Guy wants to stand but Taker is controlling the position.
Taker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thai Guy pulls Taker in to control the position.
Thai Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taker is in close to Thai Guy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taker wants to control from the top but Thai Guy keeps moving.
Taker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker looking to pass the guard.
Taker is in close to Thai Guy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thai Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Thai Guy wriggles free and stands up.
A jab from Taker misses.
Taker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thai Guy circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Taker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taker connects with the punch.
Taker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taker misses with a takedown attempt - Thai Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thai Guy tries to avoid it but Taker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thai Guy to the ground. Thai Guy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thai Guy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thai Guy connects with a leg kick. Taker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four 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!
Taker misses with a body shot.
Thai Guy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taker misses the shot to the body.
Taker shoots in for a takedown but Thai Guy shows good takedown defense.
Taker is breathing heavily.
Taker throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thai Guy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Taker gets an underhook and turns Thai Guy into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai Guy.
Taker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thai Guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow.
Taker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai Guy has Taker pushed against the cage.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taker looking for a takedown.
Thai Guy stalling the fight.
Taker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thai Guy prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Taker will probably get the nod.
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.

Thai Guy wants to clinch.
Taker jabs Thai Guy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thai Guy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taker shoots in looking for a takedown but Thai Guy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thai Guy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taker tries to bum rush Thai Guy with a series of wild strikes but Thai Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Taker clinches with his opponent.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taker has Thai Guy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thai Guy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taker is keeping busy.
Thai Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taker's defenses.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Taker shrugs off.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thai Guy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Taker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a nice head kick!

Taker rushes Thai Guy and presses him up against the cage.
Taker misses with a body punch.
Thai Guy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thai Guy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thai Guy stalling against the cage.

Taker turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thai Guy tries to escape but Taker is in control.
Daniel Taker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thai Guy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Taker.
Thai Guy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Thai Guy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Taker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai Guy sneaks back into half guard.
Taker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thai Guy is refusing to be controlled, as Taker sits in half guard.
Thai Guy gets full guard.
Taker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thai Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taker wants to control from the top but Thai Guy keeps moving.
Taker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker wants to control from the top but Thai Guy keeps moving.
Thai Guy trying to control the position.
Thai Guy wants to stand but Taker is controlling the position.
Thai Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Thai Guy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Taker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Taker throws an overhand right that lands on Thai Guy's shoulder, as Thai Guy tries to avoid the shot.
Thai Guy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Taker feints and as Thai Guy raises his hands in defense, Taker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taker looking to sit in guard and control but Thai Guy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thai Guy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Taker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taker wants to sweep here but Thai Guy controlling him for the moment.
Thai Guy stops Taker from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thai Guy manages to get himself to full guard.
Taker throws a big right hand that misses.
Taker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai Guy is keeping the position for now.
Taker trying to control but Thai Guy is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taker throwing strikes from guard but Thai Guy blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Taker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Taker moves forwards but Thai Guy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taker looks to throw the jab but Thai Guy is out of range.
Thai Guy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taker has time to react.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thai Guy pinned against the cage. Thai Guy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taker misses with a few strikes there.

Thai Guy moves into range and clinches up with Taker.
Thai Guy is stalling here.

Taker is trying to trip Thai Guy. He has hold of a leg but Thai Guy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Taker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Taker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thai Guy keeping moving, preventing Taker from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thai Guy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Taker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai Guy.
Taker throws a body punch but Thai Guy moves out of range.
Thai Guy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thai Guy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Taker will feel that in the morning.
Thai Guy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thai Guy looks to land a combination but Taker avoids it well.
Thai Guy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taker keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thai Guy backs up against the cage.
Thai Guy slaps away a takedown attempt from Taker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tate Thai Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Taker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Thai Guy lands a nice looking body 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!
Thai Guy throws a nice head kick!
Taker misses with a few strikes there.

Thai Guy has closed the distance and engaged Taker in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thai Guy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taker as Thai Guy tries to tie him up.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taker throws a head punch that misses.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Taker in his tracks for a moment.
Taker avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Thai Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker being controlled against the cage.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thai Guy pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taker shoots in but no luck this time.

Thai Guy lands a big head kick that sends Taker tumbling to the mat! Thai Guy takes a step backwards and waves Taker back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Taker is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thai Guy feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Taker collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tate Thai Guy!
After the big win, Tate Thai Guy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Solitaire Unraveling. Jack Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Bookem

165 cm
36
147 lbs
20 - 19 - 0

170 cm
33
147 lbs
28 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bullet Bookem!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Bookem.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Bookem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bookem tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bookem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bookem connects with a crisp jab.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bookem is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Bookem is controlling Johnson's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Bookem is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bookem moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Bookem wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike but Bookem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bookem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bookem can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bookem not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bookem from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bookem is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Bookem looking to improve position, pressing down on Johnson's thigh with his hand. Johnson seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Bookem paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Bookem's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Johnson picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Johnson!
Jack Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzannavabizch's entrance music is Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uzannavabizch
vs
Valentine

189 cm
29
189 lbs
22 - 4 - 1

185 cm
30
193 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cavalheiro Luta Vestuario
Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzannavabizch misses with a kick to the body.
Uzannavabizch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Uzannavabizch throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine wants to land a leg kick but Uzannavabizch is out of range.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Uzannavabizch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valentine thows a leg kick but Uzannavabizch checks it
and Valentine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch slips a straight right by Valentine.
Valentine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uzannavabizch wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valentine!
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!
Uzannavabizch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentine blocks a low kick nicely.
Uzannavabizch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uzannavabizch lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Uzannavabizch only half commits.
Nice shot lands for Valentine.
Valentine looks to throw a body kick
and Uzannavabizch makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Valentine really felt that one!
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uzannavabizch can pounce on him.
Uzannavabizch throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
A big right from Uzannavabizch misses.
A low kick from Uzannavabizch misses

and Valentine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Uzannavabizch's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Valentine 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzannavabizch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valentine trying to control but Uzannavabizch is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uzannavabizch looking to control.

Alexander Valentine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Valentine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Uzannavabizch counters with a thumping low kick.
Uzannavabizch lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy body kick from Uzannavabizch

and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uzannavabizch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentine.
Valentine wants to free his trapped foot but Uzannavabizch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if Valentine is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is pressing down on Valentine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
Valentine throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Uzannavabizch holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine postures up in Uzannavabizch's guard and throws a big left but Uzannavabizch blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine looking to pass the guard.
Uzannavabizch is pulling down on Valentine's head to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch just wasn't active enough.
Uzannavabizch throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Alexander Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Valentine dominated that round.
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.

Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzannavabizch.

Uzannavabizch gets caught flat footed, as Valentine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Uzannavabizch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Uzannavabizch!
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valentine 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.
Uzannavabizch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uzannavabizch wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
Uzannavabizch throws a strike aimed at the side of Valentine's head but Valentine avoids it well.
Uzannavabizch wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Uzannavabizch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Uzannavabizch creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Valentine sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Uzannavabizch in side control, throwing shots but Valentine defends.
Uzannavabizch working away.
Valentine is looking to regain half guard here but Uzannavabizch keeps moving and retains side control.
Uzannavabizch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentine keeps working.
Valentine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uzannavabizch's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Valentine defending well though.
Valentine is refusing to be controlled, as Uzannavabizch sits in half guard.

Valentine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uzannavabizch tries to pass to full mount but Valentine defends it.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uzannavabizch.

Valentine actively working from the bottom here.
Uzannavabizch thows a huge punch but Valentine dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch trying to mount his opponent but Valentine defends it.
Uzannavabizch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzannavabizch is looking to advance position but Valentine won't allow it.
Valentine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alexander Valentine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch prevents Valentine from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uzannavabizch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valentine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Uzannavabizch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Uzannavabizch postures up.
Valentine has his hands on Uzannavabizch's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzannavabizch throws an elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uzannavabizch's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch dominated that second round.
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.

Valentine misses with a low kick.
Uzannavabizch connects with an inside leg kick.
Uzannavabizch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch throws a lazy uppercut

and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uzannavabizch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valentine thows a huge punch but Uzannavabizch dodges it nicely.
Valentine wants to control but Uzannavabizch is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a head shot. Uzannavabizch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Uzannavabizch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Uzannavabizch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valentine trying to control the position.
Uzannavabizch throws a big elbow that misses.
Uzannavabizch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valentine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uzannavabizch manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Valentine preventing the sweep.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzannavabizch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uzannavabizch trying to control the position.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valentine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uzannavabizch's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine slips nicely into half guard.
Uzannavabizch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uzannavabizch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Uzannavabizch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Uzannavabizch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
Valentine is looking to score with low kicks.
Uzannavabizch throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Uzannavabizch takes one to the chin there.
Uzannavabizch throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Uzannavabizch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valentine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Uzannavabizch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentine.
Uzannavabizch thows a leg kick but Valentine checks it
and Valentine counters with a solid body kick.
Uzannavabizch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Uzannavabizch lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentine's head.
Uzannavabizch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uzannavabizch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valentine lands a nice looking body shot.
Uzannavabizch missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uzannavabizch's sensitive parts.
Uzannavabizch connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch lands with a right hand.
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!
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Uzannavabizch ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uzannavabizch on the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch works the jab nicely.
Uzannavabizch misses with a shot to the body

and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Valentine throws a strike but Uzannavabizch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentine has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine 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.
Uzannavabizch looking to pass the guard.
Uzannavabizch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valentine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Uzannavabizch trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine pulls Uzannavabizch in close to prevent any damage.
Uzannavabizch lands a couple of digs.
Uzannavabizch wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzannavabizch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine connects with a crisp jab.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Valentine dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Valentine connects with a leg kick. Uzannavabizch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Uzannavabizch misses with a body kick.
Uzannavabizch walks into a stiff left hand from Valentine.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uzannavabizch.

Uzannavabizch moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzannavabizch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uzannavabizch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uzannavabizch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uzannavabizch tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Valentine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uzannavabizch misses with a looping right.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uzannavabizch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Uzannavabizch slips under a jab.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine thumps Uzannavabizch with a low kick.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentine's calf.
Valentine checks a leg kick nicely.
Valentine dips to his left and cracks Uzannavabizch with an uppercut!
Valentine thows a leg kick but Uzannavabizch checks it
and Uzannavabizch counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine throws a head kick but Uzannavabizch moves out of range.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uzannavabizch was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
A low kick from Uzannavabizch misses

and Valentine counters with a shoot takedown. Uzannavabizch fights it but they end up in guard.

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!
Valentine chips away with some ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Uzannavabizch is retaining full guard.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uzannavabizch controls Valentine momentarily but Valentine frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzannavabizch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uzannavabizch wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
Valentine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander Valentine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is looking to score with low kicks.
Valentine lands a nice hook to Uzannavabizch's body. Uzannavabizch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crunch! Valentine slams his shin into Uzannavabizch's torso.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Uzannavabizch. Valentine shrugs it off though.
Valentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzannavabizch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick from Uzannavabizch.
Valentine lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Valentine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valentine 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Valentine!
Alexander Valentine is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Valentine gave a big smile as he said 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.