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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ion Ciocan (ranked 24952 p4p, 865 weight class) and Max Apollo (ranked 9621 p4p, 803 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ciocan
vs
Apollo

190 cm
24
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ion Ciocan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ciocan.
Apollo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciocan pinned against the cage. Ciocan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Apollo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ciocan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Ciocan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Apollo defending well as Ciocan loads up on a big left hand.

Apollo darts in and clinches Ciocan up against the cage.

Apollo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Apollo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Apollo trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciocan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apollo controlling the position.
Ciocan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ciocan postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Apollo has his hands on Ciocan's head, controlling the position.

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

Apollo drives through and clinches with Ciocan against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollo tries for a takedown but Ciocan manages to get underhooks.
Apollo looking to slow down the pace here.
Apollo looking for a takedown.
Ion Ciocan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Apollo.
Apollo has Ciocan pressed against the cage, preventing Ciocan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Apollo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ciocan pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ciocan - just one landing.

It looks like Max Apollo has been cut.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ciocan.

Apollo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ciocan, pushing him back against the cage.
Ciocan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ciocan is trying to break free.
Apollo tries to work over Ciocan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Apollo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Ciocan does no damage.
Apollo needs to keep his hands up - Ciocan had a free shot at his head there.
Apollo tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.

Apollo pushes Ciocan up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Apollo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ciocan uses from the top position.
Ciocan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Ciocan is posturing up here but Apollo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ciocan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ciocan has to tap! Slick submission there by Apollo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Apollo!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Apollo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 6847 p4p, 761 weight class) and Steve Steward (ranked 6787 p4p, 759 weight class). Steward has chosen CFO% - Worlds Apart as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lydon
vs
Steward

183 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Steward!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steward moves away.
Lydon lands a nice looking body shot.

Steward has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lydon is trying to maintain a safe position but Steward gets an underhook and turns Lydon into the cage.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Steward is controlling him.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lydon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Steward won't allow it.
Steward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steward.
Steward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lydon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steward landing knees to the body.
Steward keeps control of Lydon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steward lands a knee to the body.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon blocking some punches.
Steward lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon is trying to push Steward away but Steward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Steward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steward stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lydon tries to work over Steward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steward.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lydon tries to stall but Steward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Steward won't allow it.
Lydon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lydon looking to stall.
Steward looking to throw knees to the head but Lydon is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steward putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lydon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Steward.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
Steward scores a nice knee to the body.
Steward scores a nice knee to the body.
Steward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lydon blocks an uppercut.
Lydon trying to stall but Steward improves his position.
Steward tries to land a knee to the head but Lydon blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steward obliges.
Steward lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steward misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lydon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steward is keeping busy.
Steward misses with the head strike.
Steward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Lydon tries a body shot but Steward blocks it.
Lydon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lydon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steward blocking some punches.
Steward working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Steward.
Lydon is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steward misses with a knee strike.
Lydon misses with the head strike.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steward displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lydon up against the cage.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steward throws a punch but it's blocked by Lydon.
A knee to the head by Steward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Steward.
Steward lands a nice knee to the body.
Steward lands a knee to the head.
Steward lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Steward dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lydon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lydon throws a combination that misses

and Steward counters by moving into the clinch.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lydon is trying to stall.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Steward fails to land.
Lydon being controlled against the cage.
Steward landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon looking to stall.
Steward with a knee to the head.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steward's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steward.
Steward lands a knee to the head.
Steward working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Lydon is looking to control Steward's arms but Steward gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lydon has his back to the cage.
Steward stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Steward looking to throw knees to the head but Lydon is blocking nicely.
Steward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lydon.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steward landing knees to the head.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Steward into the cage.
Steward misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
Steward scores with a shot to the side of Lydon's head.
Steve Steward seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon tries to stall but Steward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steward connects with a knee to the head.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Steward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lydon.
Lydon tries to break free but Steward pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Steward.
Steward throws a head punch that misses.
Lydon wants to break free but Steward has control.
Steward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lydon is looking to break free of the clinch but Steward has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steward is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Steward into the cage.
Steward utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Steward - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Lydon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lydon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lydon working hard to break the clinch.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward tries to land knees in the clinch but Lydon avoids the damage to the body.
Lydon taking a breather.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Steward has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Steward.
Steward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lydon blocks it with crossed arms.
Steward connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lydon's face.
Lydon avoiding damage as Steward throws knees to the body.
Lydon tries to break the clinch but Steward is controlling the position.
Lydon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lydon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steward looking to stall.
Steward misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lydon blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steward as Lydon tries to tie him up.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Steward 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Steward clinches up against the cage.
Steward trying to stall but Lydon improves his position.
Lydon takes a shot to the head.
Steward keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
Steward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lydon blocking some punches.

Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Lydon throws a series of punches but Steward moves out of range.
Steward wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lydon taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steward.
Steward landing knees to the head.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Steward missing with knees to the body.
Steward has a couple of punches blocked by Lydon.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lydon stalling in the clinch but Steward improves position.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Lydon being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lydon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lydon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lydon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steward on the side of the head.

Steward has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lydon tries to circle away but Steward has him pinned against the cage.
Lydon trying to control the position but instead, Steward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lydon into the cage.
Steward throws a punch but it's blocked by Lydon.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steward as Lydon tries to tie him up.
Steward landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lydon is defending well for now.
Steward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lydon avoids it.
Steward misses with a punch on the inside.
Steward landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Steward - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lydon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steward landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steward lands a knee to the head.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steward being controlled against the cage.
Steward using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lydon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steward throws a head punch that misses.
Lydon looking to stall.
Lydon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steward is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Steward into the cage.
Lydon avoiding damage as Steward throws knees to the body.
Steward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steward working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lydon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnny Lydon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Steward is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steward scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Steward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steward 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Steward!
A victorious Steve Steward thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Major (ranked 3519 p4p, 490 weight class) and Peter Easton (ranked 3982 p4p, 541 weight class). Jack Major has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Major
vs
Easton

195 cm
34
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

185 cm
22
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Major!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Easton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Easton. Those never looked like landing.
Major takes a jab right on the kisser.
Easton misses with a looping left.
It looked like Major wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Major waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Easton.
And Easton tries to counter it with a takedown but Major pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Major looks to clinch

and Easton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Major!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Easton cracks Major with a big elbow.
Easton scoring with punches and elbows.
Easton landing a few strikes.
Major is trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Easton lands an elbow.
Easton trying to control the position but Major is working away.
Easton looks up at the clock and then as Major takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Easton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Major is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Death Valley Training Facility, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Major is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Easton is looking to take a break and control but Major is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Major's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Major is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Major takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Major wants to control but Easton postures up.
Major takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Easton wants to control but Major is keeping him busy.
Major can't do much from the bottom here.

Easton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Major has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Easton but great work by Major.
Easton is looking to reverse the position.
Easton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton is not content to let Major control the position.

Major stands up and beckons Easton to his feet.
Major scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Major smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Major throws a jab when Easton was well out of range.
Easton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Major darts in looking for a takedown but Easton gets double underhooks and turns Major into the cage.
Major lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Easton looks to throw the jab but Major is out of range.
It looked like Major was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Major scores with a nice right hand.
Easton jabs Major right on the nose. Major blinks but takes it well.
Easton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Major.

Easton looking to score a takedown here. Major is defending well but Easton drives through and ends up in Major's guard.
Major trying to keep a closed guard but Easton is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Major looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Major trying to control the position here.
Easton lands a couple of digs.
Easton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Major not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Easton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Easton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Major utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Easton stands up over Major, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Major has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Easton is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Major is trying to break free.
Major blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Major tries to break free but Easton pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Easton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Easton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Easton stands up over Major, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Easton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Major's head.
Easton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Major lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Easton controlling the position.
Major has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Major controls from within his opponent's guard.
Easton wants to sweep but no luck.
Major trying to control the position from guard on top but Easton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Easton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Easton misses with an uppercut.
Major goes for a double leg but Easton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Easton continues to drive forward.
Major misses with a straight right.
Major drops his hands momentarily and Easton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Easton avoids the head kick by Major.
Major takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Easton throws a shot from downtown. Major moves away and avoids it.
Major tries to clinch up but Easton circles away and keeps his distance.
Major misses with a takedown attempt - Easton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Easton slips under a jab from Major.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Easton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Easton lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Major walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Easton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Major scores with a jab to the jaw.
Easton avoids the head kick by Major.
Easton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Major backs up against the cage.
Major takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Major shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Major ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Easton moves away.
Major shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Major lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Easton does no damage.
Jack Major seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Easton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Major back to the cage. Easton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Easton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Major throws a big shot that misses.
Easton stuffs the takedown attempt from Major. Major gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Major tries to clinch but Easton is having none of it.

Major gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Major wants to sweep here but Easton controlling him for the moment.
Easton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Easton lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Easton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Easton trying to control but Major is working from the bottom.
Easton stands up over Major, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Easton wants to control from the top but Major keeps moving.
Easton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Easton landing some decent shots from guard.
Easton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Easton trying to control but Major is working from the bottom.
Easton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Major knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Easton on the ground.
Easton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Easton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton is pushing down on Major's leg trying to pass to half guard. Major is fighting to maintain full guard but Easton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Easton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Major is trying to stand back up but Easton is controlling him
Major has hold of Easton's hands but Easton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Major is looking to escape.
Easton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Easton there.
Major on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Major wants to improve his position but Easton is controlling well.
Easton lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton drops an elbow to the side of Major's head.
Major wants to control but Easton is keeping busy.
Easton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Major on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Easton working over Major with some ground and pound. Major looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Easton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Easton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Easton lands a nice short elbow.

Major manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Major is looking to clinch.
Easton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Major misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Easton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Major's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Major cracks Easton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Easton scores with the left hand. Major knows he should have avoided that one.
Major scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Major misses.
A slow jab from Easton misses its intended target.
Major is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Major takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Easton clobbers Major with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Major throws a series of punches but Easton moves out of range.
Easton swats away the attempt to clinch by Major.
Easton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Easton scores with a four punch combination!
Jack Major is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Major closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easton misses with a two punch combination.
Easton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Major momentarily.
Easton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Easton works the jab nicely.

Major moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton controlling the action here for a moment.
Easton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Major looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Major pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Easton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Major on the side of the head.

Easton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Easton lands a nice short elbow.
Easton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Major trying to hold on to Easton's head to control him but Easton postures up.
Easton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Major with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peter Easton has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton drops an elbow to the side of Major's head.
Easton is nestled in close to Major, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Easton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Major tries to roll over but Easton keeps him under control.
Easton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easton winds up and cracks Major with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Major is looking to control Easton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Major avoid being mounted?
Easton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Easton working the head and body with strikes.

Major is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Major is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ground and pound from Easton.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Easton lands a nice short elbow.
Easton scores with a big shot! Major's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Major! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Easton!
In his post fight interview, Peter Easton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drei Silker (ranked 1052 p4p, 159 weight class) and Red Cup (ranked 2231 p4p, 344 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Red Cup enters the cage!

Silker
vs
Cup

183 cm
27
178 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drei Silker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silker cracks Cup with a good jab.
Silker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cup fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cup rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silker counters with a stiff right hand.

Cup closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Silker on the inside.

Cup breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cup misses with a straight right.
Cup fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cup rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silker counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cup misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Silker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Silker slams his shin into Cup's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cup misses with a hook.
Silker connects with a solid leg kick.
Silker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cup throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silker counters with a nice uppercut.
Silker jabs Cup to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cup.
Cup takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cup dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silker cracks the inside of Cup's front leg.
Silker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silker cracks Cup with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Cup is rocked!
A punch combination from Cup misses.
Silker throws a right and a left that Cup avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silker.
Cup takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cup is still on wobbly legs! Can Silker finish him?
Silker stuns Cup with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cup seems to have recovered his senses.
Cup misses with a body punch
and Silker counters with a straight right hand.
Silker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cup takes a step back to recover.

Cup instigates a clinch.

Cup breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Cup throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silker tries a head kick but it misses.
Drei Silker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silker works Cup's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Silker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cup doesn't seem phased though.
Silker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silker.
Some wild striking there from Cup.
Silker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cup throws a nice looking combination but Silker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup throws an off balance right hand
and Silker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silker circles away quickly and effectively.
Silker scores with a shot to the body.
Cup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silker dodges the punch combination from Cup.
Cup swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Silker counter with a right hand.
Silker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cup misses with a few strikes there.
Silker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cup throws the left hand but Silker avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silker, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silker scores with a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silker!
Decent striking displayed by Cup there.
Silker connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Cup tumbling to the canvas! Silker pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Cup was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Drei Silker!
Red Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.