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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Rice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Waters
vs
Rice

186 cm
20
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

It looks like TJ Waters has been cut.
Waters is looking to clinch.
Rice drops Waters with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Waters! Rice dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Randy Rice!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Gretzski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Cote has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cote
vs
Gretzski

225 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
139 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Gretzski!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote moves in looking to clinch but Gretzski pushes him off.
Cote fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gretzski misses with a straight left.
A combination from Gretzski does no damage.
Cote shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gretzski as he jumps to the side.

Cote gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cote jumps guard but Gretzski stands there with Cote around his waist. Cote gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cote is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cote breaks from the clinch.
Gretzski throws a looping overhand right but Cote ducks down to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Gretzski.
Cote is looking to clinch.
Gretzski slaps away a takedown attempt from Cote, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cote shoots for a double leg takedown but Gretzski sprawls well. He's pushed Cote's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gretzski.
Cote tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gretzski throws a body punch but Cote moves out of range.
Cote shoots for a double leg takedown but Gretzski sprawls well. He's pushed Cote's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cote works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cote tries for a takedown but Gretzski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cote really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cote uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gretzski.
Cote on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gretzski lands with a nice combination. Cote backs away looking to recover.
Gretzski stalks Cote and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cote's face. Cote staggers backwards, shaken.

Cote is rocked!
Gretzski is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Cote hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wayne Gretzski!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

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

Abbott
vs
Pray

179 cm
22
149 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daryl Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Layen Pray!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pray avoids it really well and circles away.

Abbott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pray sprawls well initially but Abbott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pray gets full guard.
Pray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pray controls Abbott momentarily but Abbott frees himself.
Abbott tries to stand but Pray is controlling from the bottom.
Abbott stopping the sweep attempt from Pray.

Abbott 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abbott tries for a takedown but Pray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Layen Pray has been cut.
Abbott misses with a double jab.
Abbott misses with a wild combination.
Abbott thumps Pray with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pray swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daryl Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott is breathing heavily.
Abbott throws a sloppy head kick and Pray moves out of range easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pray.
Abbott is trying to control Pray's posture but Pray avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Pray stalls from top position.
Pray lands a few punches from side control.
Pray content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abbott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abbott is trying to get back to half guard.
Abbott is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pray is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray is working Abbott over with some ground and pound from side control.
Abbott gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abbott is not content to let Pray control the position.

Abbott actively working from the bottom here.
Pray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Abbott actively working from the bottom here.
Pray trying to control the pace.
Abbott taking some punishment here, with Pray in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is trying to control but can't.
Pray working Abbott over with strikes.
Pray wants to pass the guard but Abbott is defending well.

Abbott is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pray pulls his head out easily.
Pray working over Abbott with some ground and pound. Abbott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abbott wants to improve his position but Pray is controlling well.
Pray slips a nice elbow through Abbott's hands, connecting with Abbott's forehead.

Abbott kicks Pray off and gets back to his feet.

Pray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abbott manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layen Pray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Layen Pray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pray counters with a single leg into guard. Abbott didn't expect that.
Pray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abbott is trying to control Pray's posture but Pray avoids it.
Pray wants to control but Abbott is keeping him busy.
Abbott manages to get back to half guard.

Abbott actively working from the bottom here.
Pray is trying to control. Abbott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Abbott is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pray pulls his head out easily.
Pray is pressing down on Abbott's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abbott is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pray connects with a nice short shot to Abbott's temple.
Abbott looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pray in particular looking to stall.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Abbott is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott trying to control from the bottom.
Pray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Abbott looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pray passes into side control!
Abbott seems a little lost for a moment, as Pray dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking for a sweep.
Abbott gets back to half guard.

Abbott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Abbott tries to roll over but Pray keeps him under control.
Abbott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pray is thwarting Abbott's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Abbott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pray prevents Abbott from improving his position.
Pray working Abbott over with strikes.
Pray is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abbott is trying to maintain the position but Pray is very close to passing his half guard.

Abbott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layen Pray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Layen Pray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pray lands in his opponent's guard.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Abbott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pray defends it easily.
Layen Pray has got the better of the ground game so far.

Abbott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Abbott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abbott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pray 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.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pray content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Abbott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pray is aware though and is defending well.

Abbott has his feet on Pray's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Pray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott gets full guard.

Abbott looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pray has picked Abbott up and slammed him! Abbott can't keep hold of the triangle and Pray manages to pass to side control!
Abbott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Pray's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abbott is looking to reverse the position.
Abbott is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pray off and has taken his back!
Pray is trying to break free.

Abbott working for a choke but Pray reverses nicely into Abbott 's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Abbott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pray defends well.

Abbott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Layen Pray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pray controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Pray has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daryl Abbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pray preventing the sweep.

Abbott has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pray should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Abbott has tightened it up now! Pray should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daryl Abbott!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dusko Niksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niksa comes to the cage accompanied by .... Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Niksa
vs
Long

182 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Long forces Niksa back against the cage and clinches.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Niksa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Niksa throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Niksa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niksa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Niksa does no damage.
Niksa cracks Long with an open hand slap.
Niksa throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Niksa misses with a two punch combination.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Niksa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Niksa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niksa fails to land with a series of punches.
Niksa misses with a two punch combination.
Long is looking to clinch but Niksa is avoiding it.
Long has a takedown stuffed.
Niksa looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Long takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Niksa lands a left and a right that send Long crashing to the mat, dazed. Niksa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Long is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niksa fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Long square on the jaw! Damn, Long is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dusko Niksa!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Piper
vs
Davidson

168 cm
21
163 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Piper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Davidson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson scores with a punch to the head.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piper is defended easily by Davidson.
Piper takes a swing at Davidson's ribcage but misses.

Davidson moves into the clinch.
Davidson controlling the action here for a moment.
Piper wants a takedown.
Davidson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Davidson.
Piper lands a nice hook to Davidson's body. Davidson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Davidson drives through and clinches with Piper against the cage.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Piper up against the cage.

Piper is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Davidson can't fight it off and eventually Piper manages to take the fight to the floor. Davidson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson is pulling down on Piper's head. It's preventing any offense from Piper, at least for the moment.

Piper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davidson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Piper has Davidson in his guard.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Piper keeps moving.
Davidson preventing the sweep.

Piper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davidson is aware though and is defending well.
Piper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davidson.
Davidson is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davidson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davidson connects with a couple of short punches.
Davidson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davidson stands up over Piper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davidson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Piper working for a triangle but Davidson defends it easily.
Davidson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Piper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davidson connects with a couple of short punches.
Piper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davidson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Piper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piper pushes a forearm under Davidson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Davidson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Piper!
Peter Piper is the new lightweight champion!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewing kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dallas Theme song. Dickson has chosen Spit Your Game as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ewing
vs
Dickson

205 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

195 cm
23
243 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing looks to land a body kick but Dickson moved away.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Ewing and Dickson goes tumbling to the canvas! Ewing follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Dickson is rocked!

It looks like David Dickson 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!
Ewing creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Dickson is out cold and this one is all over! Ewing climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Ewing!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Paris Rozario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rozario
vs
Saurus

173 cm
24
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
166 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paris Rozario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Saurus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saurus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saurus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Saurus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saurus looking to control but Rozario is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saurus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saurus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rozario can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Saurus punching from mount but Rozario doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus controlling from mount.
Saurus avoids the attempt from Rozario to control.
Rozario is trying desperately to improve position.
Rozario is squirming around, avoiding Saurus's attempts to control the action.
Saurus with good strikes from the mount here!
Saurus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saurus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozario is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saurus with shots to the head and body - Rozario looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saurus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saurus trying to control but Rozario is having none of it.
Saurus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Saurus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rozario hang on?
Rozario wants to hold on but Saurus pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saurus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Saurus controlling the position easily from mount.
Saurus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rozario wants to control but Saurus is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus working Rozario over with strikes here.
Saurus landing punches.
Saurus wants to control the pace but Rozario is squirming around nicely.
Saurus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Saurus landing strikes from the mount.
Rozario is squirming around, avoiding Saurus's attempts to control the action.
Rozario regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rozario misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rozario throws an overhand right that lands on Saurus's shoulder, as Saurus tries to avoid the shot.
Rozario thumps Saurus with a low kick.
Saurus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rozario has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Rozario.
Saurus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rozario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saurus is defending well for now.
Rozario has Saurus pressed against the cage, preventing Saurus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rozario is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rozario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saurus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rozario pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rozario with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rozario prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rozario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Rozario.
Saurus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paris Rozario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Saurus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rozario pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saurus is breathing heavily.
Rozario cracks Saurus with an open hand slap.
Rozario with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rozario throws a leg kick that misses.

Rozario gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rozario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saurus is defending well for now.
Rozario tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rozario tries a knee to the head but Saurus blocks it.
Saurus has Rozario pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rozario manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saurus stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saurus.
Rozario lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rozario creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saurus avoids a wild elbow strike from Rozario.
Rozario stalling.
Rozario swings wildly with an uppercut but Saurus uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saurus.
Saurus stalling the fight.
Rozario creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rozario lands an elbow inside.
Rozario creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rozario lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rozario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rozario on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saurus pushes Rozario back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Saurus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rozario just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rozario stops a takedown attempt from Saurus.
Rozario landing knees to the body.
Saurus is trying to stall.
Rozario lands an elbow that stopped Saurus in his tracks for a moment.
Saurus avoiding damage as Rozario throws knees to the body.
Rozario stalling in the clinch but Saurus improves position.
Rozario creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saurus stalling in the clinch.
Rozario misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus stalling in the clinch but Rozario improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Rozario fails to land.
Saurus looking for a takedown.

Saurus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Saurus throwing shots but Rozario is blocking nicely.
Rozario manages to get to full guard.
Rozario looking to control.
Rozario wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Saurus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus looking to pass the guard.
Saurus trying to control the position from guard on top but Rozario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saurus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rozario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saurus wants to pass the guard but Rozario is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paris Rozario dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rozario gets caught flat footed, as Saurus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rozario working a defensive guard but Saurus manages to pass into side control anyway.
Saurus tries to advance to mount but Rozario denies him.
Saurus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Saurus cracks Rozario with a big right hand but Rozario just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saurus is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rozario will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saurus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
You can see the frustration on Rozario's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozario manages to get back to half guard.
Rozario avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saurus.
Saurus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saurus wants to take a breather but Rozario is having none of it.
Saurus throwing shots but Rozario is blocking nicely.
Rozario is staying active underneath Saurus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saurus shoots for a double leg takedown but Rozario sprawls well. He's pushed Saurus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saurus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Saurus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rozario sprawls well initially but Saurus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rozario is looking to improve his position.
Saurus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rozario defending well though.
Rozario tries to get to full guard but Saurus has control of the leg.
Rozario is not content to let Saurus control the position.

Rozario actively working from the bottom here.
Saurus controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozario is trying to stand back up but Saurus is controlling him
Saurus throwing shots but Rozario is blocking nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saurus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paris Rozario is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rozario throws a body punch but Saurus moves out of range.
Saurus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rozario as he avoids it easily.
Paris Rozario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Saurus.
A shot to the body from Saurus misses
and Rozario counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rozario looks to score with a jab to the body but Saurus is just out of range.
Rozario throws out a loose jab but Saurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saurus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saurus swinging wildly here.
No luck for Saurus with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rozario takes a swing at Saurus's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Saurus blocks the leg kick.
Saurus has his takedown stuffed
and Rozario counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saurus has his takedown stuffed
and Rozario counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rozario looks to land a combination. Saurus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rozario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saurus.
Rozario wants to clinch up but Saurus keeps it at a distance.
Saurus misses with a takedown
and Rozario counters with a right hand to the body.
Saurus fails with the takedown
and Rozario counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saurus thinking.
Rozario scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Rozario.
Rozario digs a good body shot into Saurus's ribs.

Rozario forces Saurus back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Saurus.
I think Saurus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Be Goooode. Mason has chosen White Zombie - Electric Head Pt. 1 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hardy
vs
Mason

172 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

180 cm
26
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Mason tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy connects with a nice looking jab.
Mason tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason slips under a jab.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mason moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Mason throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mason slips a straight right by Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mason keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy taking a breather.
Mason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Mason.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason tries to clinch
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason tries to clinch up
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mason closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mason staying out of range there.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mason tries to clinch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.

Mason is rocked!
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Mason.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.

Hardy cracks Mason with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hardy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mason to stand back up!
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy throws an overhand right that drops Mason like a sack of potatoes! Hardy dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardy!
Dan Hardy is the new welterweight champion!