UPF 32: Clegane Vs. De Vries PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Eddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Inurgurl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Eddles
vs
Inurgurl

195 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Vikai Gear

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inurgurl scores with a takedown into Eddles's guard.
Inurgurl connects with a couple of short punches.
Inurgurl trying to control the position from guard on top but Eddles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inurgurl content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Inurgurl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eddles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inurgurl is one step ahead there.
Eddles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inurgurl is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Inurgurl is looking to work some ground and pound but Eddles has wrist control.

Eddles has his foot on Inurgurl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Inurgurl works his way back into a safe position though.
Eddles 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.
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.
Inurgurl is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Inurgurl cracks Eddles with a solid left hand.
Inurgurl is working Eddles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Inurgurl throwing strikes from guard but Eddles blocks nicely.
Inurgurl with a nice head shot there.
Eddles trying to keep a closed guard but Inurgurl is proving a slippery customer.
Inurgurl passes Eddles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Inurgurl lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eddles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Inurgurl pulls his head out easily.
Inurgurl looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eddles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Inurgurl scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Inurgurl looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Inurgurl working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Inurgurl is keen to just control but Eddles is a slippery customer.
Eddles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Inurgurl scores with a couple of nice shots.
Inurgurl is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eddles is breathing heavily.
Inurgurl working Eddles over with strikes.
Inurgurl working Eddles over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inurgurl slips a nice elbow through Eddles's hands, connecting with Eddles's forehead.

Eddles is rocked!
Inurgurl drops an elbow to the side of Eddles's head.
Oh Eddles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inurgurl lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Eddles! More strikes land and this one is all over! Inurgurl jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Inurgurl!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Escobar
vs
McDougal

168 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William McDougal!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

McDougal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McDougal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

McDougal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Escobar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
My spies in Gracie Barra Hilo inform me that McDougal has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDougal working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal tries to advance to mount but Escobar instead regains half guard.
McDougal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDougal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDougal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McDougal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Escobar controls his leg.
Escobar works his way to full guard. Good work.
McDougal passes Escobar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Escobar is trying to maintain the position but McDougal is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDougal wants to take a breather but Escobar is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McDougal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McDougal wants to get back to his feet.
Escobar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Escobar trying to control here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Escobar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDougal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

McDougal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McDougal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Escobar wants to get back to full guard.

McDougal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. McDougal eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougal is thwarting Escobar's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McDougal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. McDougal eventually gives up the hold.
Escobar wants to control but McDougal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
McDougal wants to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch position.
McDougal moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
McDougal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDougal wants it to stay on the feet.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDougal is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
William McDougal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McDougal manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Escobar on his heels. He'll look to pass Escobar's guard now, I'm sure.
McDougal throws a big right hand that misses.
McDougal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Escobar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDougal.

Escobar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDougal defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar controls McDougal momentarily but McDougal frees himself.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing McDougal from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar being controlled here, momentarily.
Escobar keeping full guard, as McDougal tries to pass.
McDougal is looking to work some ground and pound but Escobar has wrist control.
McDougal trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McDougal controls the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

McDougal shoots in and gets a takedown into Escobar's guard.
McDougal looking to pass the guard.
McDougal is looking to stand up but Escobar won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Escobar is on top in guard.

Escobar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McDougal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDougal is trying to keep Escobar in close.

McDougal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar defends well.
Escobar stays in close to McDougal's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Escobar passes McDougal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McDougal trying to control from the bottom.
Escobar is controlling the pace.
Escobar trying to control from half guard but McDougal is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escobar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William McDougal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

McDougal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McDougal lands in his opponent's guard.
McDougal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McDougal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escobar has his hands on McDougal's head, controlling the position.
McDougal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar keeping full guard, as McDougal tries to pass.
Escobar is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Escobar looking for a guillotine here but McDougal defends easily.
Escobar working a defensive guard here.
Escobar wants to hit a switch here but McDougal passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Escobar there!
McDougal controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is trying desperately to improve position.
McDougal cracks Escobar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

McDougal goes for an armbar but Escobar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Escobar.
McDougal trying to strike off his back.
McDougal being controlled here, momentarily.
Escobar wants to control from the top but McDougal keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McDougal is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Escobar rolls with it to try and escape but McDougal cranks on the arm and Escobar is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William McDougal!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Dedal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennox Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox Linford looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Dedal
vs
Linford

170 cm
29
147 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

175 cm
25
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iker Dedal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lennox Linford!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford walks into a jab.
Dedal cracks Linford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dedal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Good shot there by Dedal.

Linford is rocked!
Dedal jabs at Linford's body.
Linford is still on wobbly legs! Can Dedal finish him?
Dedal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Linford is aggressively charging in as Dedal backs up avoiding any damage. Dedal tosses out a jab and Linford runs right into it face first! Linford is out cold! Dedal dropped down on all fours and is barking in Linford's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iker Dedal!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mc Elroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pittsburgh Steelers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Mc Elroy's chin.

Steelers
vs
Mc Elroy

200 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Mc Elroy!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steelers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mc Elroy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mc Elroy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mc Elroy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steelers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mc Elroy is defended easily by Steelers.
Steelers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mc Elroy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steelers circles away.
Mc Elroy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Elroy throws an overhand right that lands on Steelers's shoulder, as Steelers tries to avoid the shot.
Steelers throws a series of punches but Mc Elroy moves out of range.
Steelers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mc Elroy.
Steelers throws a jab but it's blocked by Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Elroy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steelers is fending him off so far but Mc Elroy persists. Nope, Steelers circles away and we're back to standing.
Pittsburgh Steelers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steelers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mc Elroy misses with a straight left.
Mc Elroy throws a right hand that misses
and Steelers counters with a nice leg kick.
Mc Elroy dives in and grabs Steelers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steelers pushes down on Mc Elroy's head and hops out.
Steelers attempts a counter takedown but Mc Elroy avoids it well and moves away.
Mc Elroy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steelers defends it nicely.

Mc Elroy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mc Elroy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Mc Elroy is trying to get an arm triangle but Steelers is defending well.
Steelers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mc Elroy on the ground.

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!

Mc Elroy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Steelers is trying to escape and Mc Elroy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Steelers is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mc Elroy! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Mc Elroy!
A very excited looking Danny Mc Elroy 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.
Pittsburgh Steelers was interviewed post fight and said 'I can not believe he beat me. Fuck!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Dinkledorff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ray Dinkledorff enters the cage!

Goldberg
vs
Dinkledorff

193 cm
27
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
247 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Dauntless

Conquer

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Dinkledorff!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dinkledorff has managed to clinch.

Goldberg pulls Dinkledorff into guard.
Dinkledorff wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.

Goldberg is working an open guard so Dinkledorff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Goldberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dinkledorff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Dinkledorff clinches.
A shot in the inside from Dinkledorff.
Dinkledorff lands a left hand.

Goldberg breaks the clinch.
Dinkledorff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dinkledorff ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.

Dinkledorff instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinkledorff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinkledorff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinkledorff lands a body shot in the clinch.

Goldberg decides to pull guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dinkledorff working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Dinkledorff from controlling successfully.
Goldberg seems keen to control Dinkledorff's posture.

Dinkledorff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Dinkledorff tries to keep at a distance but Goldberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dinkledorff lands a body shot.
Dinkledorff blocking some punches.

Goldberg pulls Dinkledorff into guard.
Goldberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldberg tries to get out of the position.
Dinkledorff controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinkledorff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dinkledorff controlling from the top position.

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

Dinkledorff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dinkledorff lands a glancing blow to the side of Goldberg's head.
Dinkledorff wants to clinch up but Goldberg keeps it at a distance.

Dinkledorff closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dinkledorff on the inside.

Goldberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Goldberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Dinkledorff, which made it look bad.

Dinkledorff clinches up with Goldberg and pushes him back against the cage.

Goldberg decides to pull guard.
Dinkledorff trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Goldberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dinkledorff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Goldberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dinkledorff trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.

Dinkledorff decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goldberg shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dinkledorff manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goldberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dinkledorff wants to stand up but Goldberg is controlling him.

Goldberg stands up and waves to Dinkledorff to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Dinkledorff 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.

Goldberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Dinkledorff instigates a clinch.
Dinkledorff working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dinkledorff as Goldberg tries to tie him up.
Dinkledorff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldberg tries for a takedown. No joy.

Goldberg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Goldberg sitting in guard here, content to control.

Dinkledorff is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Goldberg manages to break the clinch.

Dinkledorff has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinkledorff is trying to break free.
Dinkledorff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldberg's elbow.
Dinkledorff is looking to break free of the clinch but Goldberg has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Dinkledorff.

Goldberg lands a takedown into guard.
Dinkledorff wants to stand up but Goldberg is controlling him.
Goldberg working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Dinkledorff is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinkledorff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dinkledorff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldberg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goldberg prevents Dinkledorff from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Dinkledorff clinches with his opponent.
Goldberg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dinkledorff can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
Dinkledorff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Goldberg manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with a series of wild punches.

Goldberg clinches up with Dinkledorff and pushes him back against the cage.

Goldberg breaks the clinch.
Goldberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dinkledorff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goldberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Ray Dinkledorff has been cut.

Goldberg rushes Dinkledorff and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dinkledorff.
Dinkledorff digs a right hand underneath Goldberg's ribcage. Goldberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dinkledorff is trying to force a seperation but Goldberg has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goldberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dinkledorff lands a nice looking body shot.

Dinkledorff throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Goldberg was covering up waiting for the punch and Dinkledorff finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Goldberg is working an open guard so Dinkledorff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Dinkledorff has Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Dinkledorff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dinkledorff digs a right hand into Goldberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldberg's gas tank.
Dinkledorff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dinkledorff.
Ray Dinkledorff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dinkledorff working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Dinkledorff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Dinkledorff's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dinkledorff forces Goldberg back against the cage and clinches.
Goldberg is looking to control Dinkledorff's arms but Dinkledorff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goldberg has his back to the cage.
Goldberg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dinkledorff avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dinkledorff struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
Goldberg tries to pull guard but Dinkledorff forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goldberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Dinkledorff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dinkledorff wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinkledorff lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dinkledorff moves into the clinch.

Goldberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Goldberg manages to end up in side control.
Dinkledorff bucks up and tries to throw Goldberg off but instead Goldberg has got his back!
A lull in the action here.
Dinkledorff is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Dinkledorff manages to escape to his feet.
Dinkledorff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goldberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinkledorff shoots in for a double leg but Goldberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dinkledorff instigates a clinch.
Goldberg takes a shot to the head.
Dinkledorff tries to throw a body punch but Goldberg avoids it by throwing Dinkledorff back against the cage.
Dinkledorff misses with a body punch.
Dinkledorff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldbergs head.
Dinkledorff prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dinkledorff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dinkledorff shoots in but Goldberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goldberg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that Dinkledorff avoids nicely.

Goldberg gets a clinch.
Dinkledorff tries a body shot but Goldberg blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinkledorff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dinkledorff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinkledorff is looking to break free of the clinch but Goldberg has double underhooks.
Goldberg jumps guard but Dinkledorff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Goldberg throws a head punch that misses.
Dinkledorff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.

Goldberg gets control of Dinkledorff's arms and successfully pulls guard. Goldberg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Dinkledorff stands up from Goldberg's guard - Dinkledorff perhaps looking for a knockout.

Goldberg gets tackled into the cage by Dinkledorff. Dinkledorff maintains the clinch.
Goldberg keeps control of Dinkledorff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dinkledorff breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dinkledorff.
Dinkledorff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goldberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldberg throws a head kick that half lands.
Ray Dinkledorff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Dinkledorff has Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldberg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dinkledorff is defending well.
Dinkledorff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goldberg is trying to pull guard but Dinkledorff turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dinkledorff gets through Goldberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bill Goldberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldberg tries to pull guard but Dinkledorff holds him up against the cage and eventually Goldberg drops back down to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Dinkledorff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dinkledorff winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Dinkledorff!
After the big win, Ray Dinkledorff made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conquer and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arapeta Ma Aka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arapeta Ma Aka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ma Aka
vs
Jones

179 cm
26
161 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

168 cm
22
156 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Machine Fight Gear

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arapeta Ma Aka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Ma Aka moves his leg out of the way.
Jones looks to throw a body kick

and Ma Aka counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Ma Aka tries to pass.
Ma Aka passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Ma Aka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ma Aka is one step ahead there.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ma Aka controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Jones is trying to keep Ma Aka in close.
Ma Aka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ma Aka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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.
Ma Aka prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones throws a leg kick but Ma Aka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ma Aka tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Ma Aka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Ma Aka wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ma Aka swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Ma Aka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ma Aka changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones throws a leg kick but Ma Aka sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Jones rushes Ma Aka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ma Aka pulls guard effortlessly.
Ma Aka wants to sweep but no luck.
Ma Aka has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Ma Aka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Ma Aka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones trying to control but Ma Aka is working from the bottom.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ma Aka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones trying to control but Ma Aka is working from the bottom.
Ma Aka being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ma Aka is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arapeta Ma Aka 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.

Ma Aka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ma Aka.
That kick from Jones tenderised Ma Aka's leg. Ma Aka is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ma Aka tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Ma Aka tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ma Aka is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Ma Aka.

Ma Aka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ma Aka throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ma Aka.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Ma Aka tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Ma Aka swings widly with a right hand

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Ma Aka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Ma Aka can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes to side control.
Ma Aka looks to move to half guard but instead Jones has passed into mount! Damn!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ma Aka is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ma Aka is looking to escape.
Ma Aka is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Ma Aka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to control the pace but Ma Aka is squirming around nicely.
Ma Aka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ma Aka hang on?
Ma Aka is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Ma Aka is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones tries to control but Ma Aka wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ma Aka goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Ma Aka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ma Aka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jones rushes Ma Aka and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ma Aka.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Ma Aka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ma Aka is defending well for now.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ma Aka has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arapeta Ma Aka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ma Aka is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Aka is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ma Aka tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ma Aka's efforts to push away.
Ma Aka trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ma Aka into the cage.
Ma Aka tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ma Aka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ma Aka has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Ma Aka tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ma Akas head.
Jones pushes Ma Aka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ma Aka stalls.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ma Aka is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ma Aka has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones stalling.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones lands with a right to the head.

Ma Aka is rocked!
Ma Aka is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Oh Ma Aka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Ma Aka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ma Aka.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ma Aka with a big uppercut! Ma Aka tries to clinch up but Jones pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ma Aka to the mat! Ma Aka covers up and Jones unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Jones!
A victorious Craig Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Arapeta Ma Aka spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back stronger!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Rizzo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pettis
vs
Rizzo

167 cm
23
144 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

162 cm
22
143 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Machine Fight Gear

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis defending well as Rizzo loads up on a big left hand.
Pettis throwing a counter right hand but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Pettis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Rizzo gets a clinch.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo has double underhooks.

Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo shoots in but Pettis avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Rizzo moves into range and clinches up with Pettis.
Pettis wants to break free but Rizzo has control.
Pettis wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo slows down the pace here.
Pettis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pettis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rizzo is pushing Pettis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pettis avoids it.
Rizzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis working hard to break the clinch.
Rizzo pressing his opponent against the cage.

Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Pettis.
Pettis lands a leg kick that knocks Rizzo off balance momentarily.
Rizzo tries to clinch up but Pettis circles away and keeps his distance.
Pettis throwing a counter right hand but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Rizzo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pettis duly obliges.

Rizzo rushes Pettis and presses him up against the cage.
Rizzo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rizzo jumps guard but Pettis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pettis can't break the clinch.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis blocks a body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to work over Pettis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettis controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo controlling the action here for a moment.
Rizzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pettis or not.
Rizzo tries to throw a body punch but Pettis avoids it by throwing Rizzo back against the cage.
Pettis is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rizzo obliges.
Rizzo keeps control of Pettis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Rizzo has double underhooks.

Rizzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Rizzo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Rizzo avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a double jab
and Rizzo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Frank Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pettis but Pettis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rizzo.

Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rizzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rizzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pettis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rizzo lands a head kick that stumbles Pettis and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like Anthony Pettis has been cut.
Rizzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rizzo scoring with some ground and pound.

Rizzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Rizzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Pettis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pettis digs a good body shot into Rizzo's ribs.
Pettis tries to land a front kick but Rizzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pettis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rizzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pettis throws out the jab.
Rizzo wants to counter the offense by Pettis and move into the clinch position.

Pettis gets tackled into the cage by Rizzo. Rizzo maintains the clinch.
Rizzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rizzo tries a body shot but Pettis blocks it.
Rizzo prevents Pettis from breaking the clinch.
Rizzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pettis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pettis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rizzo has Pettis pushed against the cage.
Pettis wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rizzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Rizzo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pettis on his heels. He'll look to pass Pettis's guard now, I'm sure.
Rizzo looking to pass the guard.
Rizzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Pettis is looking for a triangle but Rizzo pushes his legs off easily.
Rizzo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Pettis is looking for a triangle here but Rizzo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis struggling a bit here.
Rizzo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rizzo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pettis some visible discomfort.
Pettis is trying to improve his position.
Rizzo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pettis to see if he's OK.
Pettis is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rizzo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rizzo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rizzo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pettis, who protects the arm well.
Rizzo tries to advance to mount but Pettis denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rizzo has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Rizzo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pettis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pettis and Rizzo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rizzo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rizzo controls the position.
Pettis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rizzo connects with a decent elbow.
Rizzo scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is pushing Rizzo's head away, looking to escape. Rizzo manages to hold on to the position though.

Rizzo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rizzo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pettis wants to control but Rizzo postures up.
Pettis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rizzo's best efforts.
Pettis is trying to stand.
Frank Rizzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pettis trying to control but Rizzo postures up.
Pettis is not content to let Rizzo control the position.
Rizzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis wants to get back to full guard.
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. Rizzo connects with a nice short shot to Pettis's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Rizzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Pettis's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Rizzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rizzo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pettis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rizzo lands with a short shot to the head.

Pettis breaks the clinch.

Rizzo darts in and clinches Pettis up against the cage.
Rizzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo lands a left hand.
Rizzo is trying to drag Pettis to the mat but Pettis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Rizzo pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is working Rizzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rizzo pulls Pettis in close to his closed guard and prevents Pettis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rizzo keeping full guard, as Pettis tries to pass.
Rizzo has a closed guard, preventing Pettis from standing up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rizzo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rizzo blocks a leg kick.

Rizzo rushes Pettis and presses him up against the cage.
Pettis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rizzo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pettis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rizzo.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo looking for a takedown.
Rizzo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pettis's efforts to push away.
Pettis tries to break the clinch but Rizzo is controlling the position.

Pettis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rizzo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pettis to the mat. Pettis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Pettis scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo is looking to clinch but Pettis is avoiding it.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo moves to clinch but Pettis breaks away
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.

Rizzo gets a clinch.
Pettis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rizzo lands with a right to the head.
Rizzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Rizzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch but Rizzo keeps him there for the moment.
Rizzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pettis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rizzo tries to throw a body punch but Pettis avoids it by throwing Rizzo back against the cage.
Rizzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is trying to force a seperation but Rizzo has the dominant position.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Pettis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rizzo throws an elbow that misses.
Pettis is trying to break free.
Rizzo is pushing Pettis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pettis prevents a body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch but Rizzo keeps him there for the moment.
Frank Rizzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rizzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pettis or not.
Anthony Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizzo can't find room to land a body shot as Pettis controls the action.
Rizzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rizzo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Frank Rizzo waved his t-shirt featuring Machine Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristoff Melkovick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Melkovick
vs
McCringe

174 cm
24
149 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

170 cm
29
146 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristoff Melkovick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crose McCringe!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCringe tries to bum rush Melkovick with a series of wild strikes but Melkovick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCringe throws a nice looking combination but Melkovick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Melkovick misses the target.

Melkovick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCringe to the mat! McCringe manages to get full guard.
McCringe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Melkovick is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melkovick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McCringe trying to keep a closed guard but Melkovick is proving a slippery customer.
McCringe is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McCringe working for submissions but it's allowed Melkovick to get to half guard.
McCringe tries to roll over but Melkovick keeps him under control.
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.
McCringe trying to control from the bottom.
McCringe is looking to escape.
McCringe is trying to control but can't.
McCringe tries to get to full guard but Melkovick has control of the leg.
McCringe is trying to stand back up but Melkovick is controlling him
McCringe wants to control but Melkovick is keeping busy.
Melkovick thows a huge punch but McCringe dodges it nicely.
Melkovick trying to mount his opponent but McCringe defends it.
McCringe gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCringe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Melkovick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCringe keeping full guard, as Melkovick tries to pass.
McCringe is controlling Melkovick's posture.
Melkovick distracts McCringe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Melkovick has gone for a leg lock! McCringe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Melkovick's guard.

McCringe advances position into side control!
Melkovick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCringe on the ground.
McCringe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McCringe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McCringe is chipping away with strikes.

McCringe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Melkovick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe lands some shots froms side control.
My spies in Gracie Barra Hilo inform me that McCringe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Melkovick is looking to reverse the position.
McCringe fails to land a wild elbow strike.

McCringe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

McCringe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Melkovick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McCringe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

McCringe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Melkovick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick is trying to control McCringe's posture but McCringe avoids it.

McCringe is trying to get an arm triangle but Melkovick is defending well.
McCringe in side control, throwing shots but Melkovick defends.
Melkovick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Melkovick can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

McCringe has an Americana. Melkovick didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! McCringe is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if McCringe hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Crose McCringe!
Crose McCringe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BlackStar Athletics , into his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozutsu Fukumatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McKenna's choice of entrance music: scotland the brave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fukumatsu
vs
McKenna

194 cm
19
304 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

194 cm
27
268 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Machine Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James McKenna!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumatsu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fukumatsu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Fukumatsu moves into the clinch successfully.
Fukumatsu scores with a hook to the body.
Fukumatsu lands a shoulder strike.
McKenna has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fukumatsu after a bit of a struggle.
McKenna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fukumatsu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Fukumatsu.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McKenna has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McKenna looks winded!
McKenna tries to pull guard but Fukumatsu won't allow it.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James McKenna.
McKenna drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fukumatsu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fukumatsu lands with a light punch inside.
Fukumatsu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKenna is working for takedown but Fukumatsu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fukumatsu gets through McKenna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKenna takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukumatsu lands a hook to the side of the head.

McKenna is rocked!
Fukumatsu creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends McKenna's eyes rolling into the back of his head! McKenna drops to his knees and Fukumatsu pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ozutsu Fukumatsu!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries has chosen Sigur Ros - Svefn-g-englar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Clegane
vs
De Vries

207 cm
27
290 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

198 cm
27
250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Machine Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sandor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abe De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Abe De Vries has been cut.
De Vries misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Vries.
De Vries throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clegane's head.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. Clegane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clegane swinging wildly here.
A big right from Clegane misses.
Clegane backing away here, and De Vries unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Clegane misses with a straight left.
Clegane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clegane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vries was well out of range. Poor timing from Clegane.
De Vries follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Clegane lands with an overhand left.
Clegane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clegane takes a swing at De Vries's ribcage but misses.
De Vries throws a counter combo.
Clegane misses with an uppercut. De Vries saw that one coming.
Clegane swings widly with a right hand
and De Vries counters with a leg kick.
De Vries lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries misses with a head kick.
De Vries scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Vries lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clegane's sensitive parts.
De Vries's coach down at Island Warriors -13 ELITE Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Vries's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clegane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clegane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clegane misses with a hook. De Vries ducked under it nicely.
De Vries slips a straight right by Clegane.
De Vries throws a fast counter high kick but Clegane manages to duck under it in time.
Clegane throws a hook to the side of De Vries's head but De Vries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clegane lands with a nice body punch.
De Vries is looking to slow Clegane down with leg kicks.
Clegane looks to land a combination. De Vries sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Clegane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clegane throws a jab when De Vries was well out of range.
De Vries tries to counter with a clinch but Clegane shakes him off and moves away.
Clegane misses the jab.
Clegane is breathing heavily.
Clegane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Vries.
De Vries throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Vries scores with a head kick. Clegane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Clegane drops his hands momentarily and De Vries takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

De Vries has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clegane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Vries working Clegane over with knees to the body.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries working Clegane over with knees to the body.
De Vries gets through Clegane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on De Vries - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Vries working Clegane over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. Clegane won't want to take too many of those.
De Vries will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clegane up against the cage.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries controlling the action here for a moment.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Clegane is blocking nicely.
Clegane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
Clegane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clegane blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
De Vries misses with some punches.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
De Vries blocks a body shot from Clegane.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Clegane blocks with his arms.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Vries lands with a light punch inside.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clegane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Vries slows down the pace here.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Clegane's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe De Vries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe De Vries's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Vries throws a sloppy head kick and Clegane moves out of range easily.
Clegane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Vries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clegane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clegane swings widly with a right hand
and De Vries counters with a stiff right hand.
De Vries moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clegane misses with a combination
and De Vries counters with a good low kick that Clegane was not able to check.
Clegane throws a series of punches but De Vries moves out of range.
Clegane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clegane misses with a hook
and De Vries counters with a lovely straight right hand!

De Vries clinches up against the cage.
De Vries has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clegane managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries is trying to stall.
De Vries misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Clegane is blocking nicely.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that Clegane shrugs off.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
De Vries is working Clegane over against the cage.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Vries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
De Vries lands a nice uppercut.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clegane avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Vries taking a breather.
Clegane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Clegane avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Clegane fails to land.
Clegane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries is leaning against Clegane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clegane backwards.
Clegane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clegane.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Clegane avoids the damage to the body.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clegane avoids it.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clegane's defenses.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clegane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clegane misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries connects with a knee to the head.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Clegane in his tracks for a moment.
De Vries digs a right hand into Clegane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clegane's gas tank.
De Vries lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clegane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clegane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Vries goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Vries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abe De Vries seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Vries is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vries working Clegane over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Clegane avoids the damage to the body.
Clegane throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vries.
De Vries landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Clegane's ribcage.
De Vries taking a breather.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Vries lands a body punch.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Vries scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries prevents Clegane from breaking the clinch.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clegane's efforts to push away.
Clegane misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe De Vries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abe De Vries's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

De Vries chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clegane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Vries throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clegane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clegane throws a sloppy body shot
and De Vries counters with a stiff right hand.
De Vries pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clegane's sensitive parts.
De Vries throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abe De Vries seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vries showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clegane.
It seemed like De Vries was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clegane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Vries counters with a solid body kick.
Clegane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Vries 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!
De Vries goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clegane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Vries is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clegane throws out a loose jab but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clegane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Vries.
De Vries thumps Clegane with a low kick.
Clegane misses with a body punch
and De Vries counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Vries scores with a push kick.
De Vries connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clegane. Clegane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Vries throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clegane.
De Vries connects with an inside leg kick.
Clegane throws a combination that misses
and De Vries counters with a big head kick but Clegane shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegane falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vries counters with a low kick, right behind Clegane 's knee.
Sandor Clegane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a good cross that connects.
De Vries misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clegane throws an off balance right hand
and De Vries counters with a nice body kick.

De Vries moves into range and clinches up with Clegane.
Clegane working aggressively here.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Vries.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
De Vries with a knee to the head.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clegane tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
De Vries landing knees to the head.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Clegane's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands with a light punch inside.
De Vries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vries is trying to stall.
Clegane tries to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling the position.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. Clegane won't want to take too many of those.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clegane avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clegane.
Clegane takes an elbow to the temple.
Abe De Vries is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clegane misses with the head strike.
Clegane misses with the head strike.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Clegane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clegane tries to work over De Vries's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vries scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Clegane in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries working Clegane over with knees to the body.
Clegane swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Clegane.
De Vries pushes Clegane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clegane can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Clegane's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abe De Vries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Vries has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe De Vries!
An out of breath and clearly excited Abe De Vries thanked Machine Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Sandor Clegane had this to say: 'fook it give me some ale!!!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

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