QFC Tournament 1120 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Memian Daia (ranked 3043 p4p, 4082 weight class) and James Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Garcia has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Daia
vs
Garcia

180 cm
24
185
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Memian Daia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daia throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Daia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Daia counters with a takedown into side control.
Daia trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Daia in side control lands a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcia can do anything to dispel that myth.

Daia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcia is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daia controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daia stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Daia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Daia's head.

Daia darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Daia looking for a takedown.
Daia tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daia jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Daia around his waist. Daia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Memian Daia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Daia breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garcia!
Garcia feints with a jab and clips Daia right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Daia is sent crashing into the canvas and Garcia leaps in for the kill! Daia tries to get to his feet but Garcia is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Daia is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Garcia!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 4353 p4p, 4258 weight class) and Ariihau Paeniu (ranked 116 p4p, 521 weight class). Paeniu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. OCN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Biden
vs
Paeniu

170 cm
18
130
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
195
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariihau Paeniu!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paeniu shoots in looking for a takedown but Biden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paeniu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Biden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Biden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paeniu throws a sloppy head kick and Biden moves out of range easily.
Paeniu shoots in looking for a takedown but Biden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paeniu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Biden shoots in looking for a takedown. Paeniu tries to sprawl out of it but Biden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paeniu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paeniu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Biden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paeniu scores with a head kick. Biden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Paeniu throws a head kick that Biden semi-blocks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Biden or perhaps it was just good defense by Paeniu, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paeniu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paeniu is fending him off so far but Biden persists. Nope, Paeniu circles away and we're back to standing.
Paeniu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Biden shoots for a takedown but Paeniu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paeniu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Biden backing away here, and Paeniu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paeniu's waist but Paeniu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biden off to one side.
Biden fails with the takedown.

Biden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Biden is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paeniu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paeniu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biden.
Biden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Biden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paeniu pushes Biden off and gets back to his feet.
Paeniu lands a head kick. Biden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paeniu lands a head kick. Biden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Biden closes the distance and clinches up with Paeniu, looking for a takedown. Biden pushes Paeniu against the cage but Paeniu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paeniu counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Biden is rocked!
Paeniu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oh Biden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Paeniu.
Paeniu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paeniu lands a big head kick that sends Biden to the canvas! Paeniu follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ariihau Paeniu!
A relieved looking Ariihau Paeniu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Alvarez (ranked 4094 p4p, 4078 weight class) and Lucas Fontes (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!

Alvarez
vs
Fontes

188 cm
24
185
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
191
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontes misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.

Fontes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alvarez is trying to defend but Fontes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fontes is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fontes works his way into side control.
Alvarez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fontes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fontes scores with punches from side control.
Fontes looks up at the clock and then as Alvarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fontes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fontes on the ground.
Fontes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Alvarez is avoiding damage well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Alvarez to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes is putting a hurting on Alvarez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fontes working the ground and pound but Alvarez is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Fontes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alvarez parries the strikes from Fontes easily there. Fontes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alvarez to escape.
Fontes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fontes has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Alvarez!
Fontes landing strikes from the mount.
Fontes landing punches.
Fontes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fontes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fontes with good strikes from the mount here!
Fontes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontes working Alvarez over with strikes here.
Fontes lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Fontes.

Alvarez is rocked!
Fontes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fontes looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Alvarez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Fontes!
A victorious Lucas Fontes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christy Mack (ranked 4106 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lanky Lewis (ranked 500 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mack
vs
Lewis

184 cm
23
180
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
185
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christy Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lanky Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mack throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mack.

Lewis moves into the clinch.
Mack misses with a knee strike.
Lewis is stalling here.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mack is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mack walks away with a smile on his face. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
Mack is not content to let Lewis control the position.
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.
Mack wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mack prevents Lewis from improving position.
Lewis wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.
Mack pushes Lewis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lewis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lewis looking to control but instead Mack has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mack wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis throwing shots but Mack is blocking nicely.
Mack won't allow Lewis to pass to mount.

Mack is defending against the submission attempts here by Lewis.
Lewis is looking to advance position but Mack won't allow it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Mack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Mack shows good takedown defense.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Mack shows good takedown defense.
Christy Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lanky Lewis.
Mack throws a front kick that sends Lewis stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Lewis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lewis somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack slaps away a takedown attempt from Lewis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mack fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lewis just manages to avoid it.
Mack throws a leg kick that is checked

so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mack uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis shoots for a double leg takedown but Mack sprawls well. He's pushed Lewis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mack shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Christy Mack will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lewis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mack if he has to take too many more of those.

Lewis has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mack with a knee to the head.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mack tried to score with a low kick but Lewis checks it.
Mack motions for Lewis to come forward. Mack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mack wants to land a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack throws a leg kick

and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mack!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.
Lewis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mack will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mack wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis controlling from side mount.
Lanky Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.
Lewis has knee on belly momentarily but Mack bucks him off and regains half guard.
Lewis wants to control but Mack is keeping him busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mack tries to avoid it but Lewis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mack to the ground. Mack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mack throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Mack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mack defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mack is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Mack as Lewis shoots in.
Mack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Christy Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lanky Lewis.
Mack misses with a leg kick

and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mack!

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mack keeps working.
Lewis prevents Mack from escaping the position.

Lewis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lanky Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mack.
Mack scores with a leg kick.
Mack tries a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Lewis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mack walks away with a smile on his face. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lewis checks a leg kick.
Mack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mack scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lewis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mack.
Christy Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack scoring well with a low kick there.
Mack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Lewis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mack's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lewis gets to his feet - Mack follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mack scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mack.
Christy Mack is winning the standup battle so far.

Lewis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mack to the ground. Lewis is now in Mack's guard.

Mack has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lewis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
An inside leg kick lands from Mack.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mack lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lewis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lewis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Lewis clinches up with Mack and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Mack missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mack missing with knees to the body.

Lewis decides to pull guard.
Mack wants to stand and escape but instead Lewis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lewis wants to pass the guard but Mack is keeping the position.
Lewis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lewis trying to control but Mack is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mack manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lewis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lewis is trying to drag Mack to the mat but Mack just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christy Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lanky Lewis.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
Lewis tries to circle away but Mack has him pinned against the cage.
Mack crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Mack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis avoiding damage as Mack throws knees to the body.
Mack tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis goes for a takedown attempt but Mack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lewis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Lewis pulls guard effortlessly.

Mack gets to his feet - Lewis follows without any prompting.
Lewis checks a low kick from Mack.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Mack, which made it look bad.
Mack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack goes for a double leg but Lewis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lewis continues to drive forward.
Lanky Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christy Mack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mack's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christy Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Lanky Lewis!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Christy Mack!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Christy Mack!

Christy Mack wins by split decision!