WCE 3: Looks Like We Made It PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Burns

175 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephen Burns!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.

Garcia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burns is trying to defend but Garcia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Garcia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burns defends it well.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garcia works his foot free and advances to mount.
Burns looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Burns is in all sorts of trouble here.

Garcia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Burns to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Burns shrugs it off.
Garcia looking to control but Burns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Burns has left one of his arms exposed and Garcia doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Burns screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelo Garcia!

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RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tristan duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tristan duran is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Creed
vs
duran

199 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
240 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

Conviction

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 Los Angeles, Victor Creed!
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, tristan duran!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
duran tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
duran throws a series of punches but Creed moves out of range.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creed tests duran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
duran with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
duran looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed works duran's body with a nice hook.
Creed lands a nice looking body shot.

Creed lands a big right hand that sends duran crashing to the mat! Creed stays standing though and waves duran back to his feet!

duran is rocked!

It looks like tristan duran has been cut.
Creed lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in duran - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Creed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Creed!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roan Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Evans
vs
Marshall

196 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

192 cm
28
279 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roan Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Marshall.

Marshall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Marshall is working for a submission of some sort.
Marshall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Evans knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Evans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marshall is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Evans won't allow Marshall to pass to mount.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.

Marshall in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Evans tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Marshall!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roan Marshall!

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FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omC2ttSpMpU. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Spong
vs
Rosenthal

188 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Rosenthal!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Spong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rosenthal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rosenthal moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong wants to land a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range.
Spong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal lands a slapping body shot.
Spong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Rosenthal misses.

Rosenthal cracks Spong with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Spong looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rosenthal finish him?

Spong is rocked!
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosenthal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Spong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spong is holding his hands too far apart here. Rosenthal throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Spong is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Rosenthal!

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shika Kriston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurley comes to the cage accompanied by Free Bird. Kriston has chosen All I Do is Win as his entrance music. Shika Kriston is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hurley
vs
Kriston

168 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Bushido Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shika Kriston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hurley.
Hurley working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
An elbow from Hurley crashes against the mat.
Hurley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hurley advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurley controlling his opponent.
Kriston tries to hold on but Hurley postures up.
Hurley landing strikes from the mount and Kriston is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hurley breaks from Kriston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kriston is working to get back to half guard.
Hurley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hurley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hurley forces the positional change into back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hurley throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kriston!
Kriston tries to escape but Hurley has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kriston is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hurley throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kriston could be in trouble here!
Kriston is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Good control from Hurley.
Kriston wants to control his opponent's hands but Hurley gets his hands free.
Kriston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hurley lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hurley.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Hurley looking for the RNC.
Hurley is trying to stick to Kriston's back but Kriston is turning into Hurley. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hurley's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kriston.
Hurley 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.
Hurley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kriston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kriston trying to move into half guard but instead Hurley has managed to sweep!
Hurley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kriston looking for a sweep. Not yet Kriston, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hurley gets to his feet. Kriston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kriston tries for a takedown but Hurley circles away easily
enabling Hurley to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Hurley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hurley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kriston to the mat! Kriston manages to get full guard.
Hurley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Hurley stands up and waves to Kriston to follow him.
Kriston swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hurley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kriston, pushing him back against the cage.

Hurley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kriston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kriston throws a strike but Hurley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kriston scores with a takedown into Hurley's guard.

Hurley pushes Kriston off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kriston fails with the takedown

and Hurley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hurley.
Kriston is breathing heavily.
Hurley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Hurley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kriston tries for a takedown but Hurley circles away easily

and Hurley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kriston's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriston has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hurley has passed into side control.
Hurley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Hurley decides to stand back up.

Hurley pushes Kriston up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kriston.
Bryan Hurley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shika Kriston.

Hurley manages to pull guard.
Hurley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hurley breaks from Kriston's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kriston?
Hurley controlling from mount.
Hurley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kriston's face.

Kriston is rocked!

Hurley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kriston to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kriston shrugs it off.
Hurley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hurley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hurley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriston can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriston has given up his back here.

Hurley is working for a rear naked choke. Kriston is not defending it well and Hurley has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Kriston refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Kriston's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bryan Hurley!

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FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser Sarney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gatho
vs
Sarney

175 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Gatho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceaser Sarney!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sarney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gatho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Gatho.
Sarney with a knee to the head.
Sarney tries to land a knee to the head but Gatho blocks with his arms.
Gatho presses Sarney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gatho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sarney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sarney tries to land a knee to the head but Gatho blocks with his arms.
Sarney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gatho's face.
Sarney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gatho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarney looks gassed!
Gatho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarney working aggressively here.
Gatho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gatho gets control of Sarney's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gatho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sarney postures up.
Sarney won't allow Gatho to sweep him here.
Sarney tries to stand but Gatho is controlling from the bottom.

Gatho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sarney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gatho is tightening it up a little... Sarney has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sarney reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sarney taps out! nice BJJ there by Gatho!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ben Gatho!

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "This Is War" by Il Nino. Colt Riley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riley
vs
Dos Santos

171 cm
22
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
157 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Non-Stop Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Riley.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Riley.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Colt Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Dos Santos.
Riley stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Riley circles away.
Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dos Santos pushes Riley up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is pressed up against the cage. Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riley down to the mat. Riley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riley circles away.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
Gabriel Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riley defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riley avoids it really well and circles away.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Dos Santos seems unphased.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Riley swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Riley.
Riley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Riley lands with a nice combination. Dos Santos backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley is looking to wear down Dos Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Riley.
Riley misses the jab.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Riley tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riley's waist but Riley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riley avoids it really well and circles away.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Riley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riley swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Riley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riley leaves Dos Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Riley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Riley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riley throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riley connects with a body shot.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riley loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Dos Santos shoots in for a double leg but Riley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Riley which made him look bad.
Riley tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Riley, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Riley against the cage but Riley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Colt Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Dos Santos.
A big right from Riley misses.
Riley dips to his left and cracks Dos Santos with an uppercut!
Gabriel Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Riley, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Riley against the cage but Riley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Riley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley lands a jab.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but Riley sprawls well.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Riley which made him look bad.
Riley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dos Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Riley is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dos Santos.

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.
Dos Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dos Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Riley as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Riley circles away.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Riley.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colt Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
Colt Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riley's waist but Riley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dos Santos off to one side.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riley pinned against the cage. Riley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riley takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Riley lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Riley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dos Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Riley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Riley dominated that second round.
That's time! Riley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riley as he avoids it easily.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Colt Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Dos Santos.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Riley sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riley lands with an overhand left.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Riley takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Riley cracks a nice hook into Dos Santos's ribs.
Riley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley scores with a jab.
Riley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Dos Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Riley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
Good exchange - Riley coming out on top.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riley lands a nice hook to Dos Santos's body. Dos Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Riley lands the left hand.
Riley lands with a cross.
Riley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Riley sprawls well.
Riley lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riley as he jumps to the side.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Riley.
Riley lands a jab-cross combination.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Riley lands a right hook to the body.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riley as he avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Riley finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riley pinned against the cage. Riley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riley with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Riley.
Colt Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riley tries to avoid it but Dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riley to the ground. Riley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riley lands a jab.
Riley misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Gabriel Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Riley finds it's way through Dos Santos's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Riley!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Buil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marcus davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Buil
vs
davis

170 cm
23
163 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
201 lbs
12 - 4 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sidney Buil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, marcus davis!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

davis closes the distance and clinches.

Buil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sidney Buil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract davis.
Buil connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by davis as he connects with a hook.
davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Buil lands.
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!
davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buil wants to break free but davis has control.
davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

davis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
davis has Buil pulled in close to control his posture.
Buil sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed davis's guard.
davis tries to roll over but Buil keeps him under control.
Buil thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buil tries to pass to full mount but davis defends it.
davis is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Buil wants to stand but davis is controlling his posture from full guard.

davis is looking for a triangle but Buil pushes his legs off easily.
Buil works over davis with some ground and pound from guard.

Buil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now davis is on top in guard.
davis throws and elbow that misses. Buil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in davis's guard. Nice move by Buil!
Buil sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed davis's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buil tries to pass to full mount but davis defends it.
Buil is looking to take a break and control but davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Buil drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Buil jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Buil is looking to work some ground and pound but davis has wrist control.
Buil throws a big right hand that misses.
Buil stopping the sweep attempt from davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buil advances to half guard.
Buil wants to take a breather but davis is having none of it.
Buil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buil is trying to control. davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Buil has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
davis tries to reverse the position but Buil maintains control.
Buil scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish davis?
davis blocking the ground and pound.
davis wants to control but Buil is having none of it.
davis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
davis is trying desperately to improve position.
davis tries to hold on but Buil postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buil lands a big elbow.
davis taking shots to the head.
davis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
davis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
davis looks gassed!

Buil has hold of davis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and davis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by Buil there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
davis can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buil sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
davis working to try and regain half guard.
Buil wants to control the pace but davis is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Buil does no damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Buil here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Buil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but davis moves away.
Buil throws out a powerful jab.
Buil misses with a series of wild punches.
Buil looks to land a combination but davis avoids it well.
Buil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. davis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buil looks to throw the jab but davis is out of range.
Buil throws a jab but it's blocked by davis.
Buil throws a series of punches but davis avoids them all with ease.
Buil looks to clinch
and davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buil dips to his left and cracks davis with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

davis rushes Buil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
davis prevents Buil from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Buil fights it off and pushes away nicely.
davis lands a head kick. Buil smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buil throws a hook to the side of davis's head but davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
davis throws a shot to the body.
Buil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sidney Buil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buil swings away with a body shot that misses
and davis counters with a good low kick that Buil was not able to check.
Buil throws out a loose jab but davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
davis throws a leg kick which misses Buil's front leg but catches the back leg as Buil tries to avoid it.
Crunch! davis slams his shin into Buil's torso.
Buil throws a left and a right that both miss
and davis counters with a nice body shot.
davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

davis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
davis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Buil taking shots to the head.
davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Buil is trying to escape the mount.
davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buil can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sidney Buil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buil tries to lock up and control but davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Buil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

davis is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Buil has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Buil!
davis looking to control.

Buil drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but davis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Buil has davis in his guard.

Buil is looking for a triangle but davis pushes his legs off easily.
davis thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buil wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
davis stands and throws Buil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Buil tries to bench press davis off him but davis keeps the position.
davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buil keeps working.
davis is putting a hurting on Buil here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buil sneaks back into half guard.
Buil gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marcus davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Buil looks to throw the jab but davis is out of range.
davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buil.
Buil throws a left and a right that both miss
and davis counters with a thumping low kick.
Buil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from davis.
A chopping leg kick lands by davis.
Sidney Buil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

davis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than davis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Buil is trying to escape the mount.
Buil tries to hold on but davis postures up.
Buil is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
davis unloading with bombs!
davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buil is desperately trying to improve his position but davis has a good base and remains in mount.
davis landing punches.
davis working the ground and pound effectively.
davis avoids the attempt from Buil to control.
davis unloads with some shots from mount but Buil bucks and avoids them well.

davis goes for an armbar but Buil turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Buil.
Buil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buil gets to his feet - davis follows without any prompting.
Buil lands with a right hand.
Buil lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buil misses with a series of wild punches.
Buil throws a sloppy body shot
and davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buil misses with a looping right.

davis clinches.
davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
davis throws an elbow that misses.
Buil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with davis's elbow.
Buil is looking to break free of the clinch but davis has double underhooks.
davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buil backwards.

Buil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by davis.

davis shoots in and bounces Buil off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

davis is sitting in close to Buil's body. Buil has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! davis is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, davis is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Buil.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sidney Buil!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Denjat
vs
Maguire

182 cm
23
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
24
171 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mahmoud Denjat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steel Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire tries to clinch there but Denjat circles away.
Maguire avoids a kick to the body.
Maguire shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Denjat pinned against the cage. Denjat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Denjat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Denjat swats away the attempt to clinch by Maguire.
Maguire shoots for a takedown but Denjat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Denjat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maguire. That did some damage!
A slapping body kick lands there for Denjat.
Maguire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maguire looks gassed!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maguire.
Mahmoud Denjat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steel Maguire.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Denjat, right into the meat.
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!
Denjat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maguire takes a step back to recover.
Denjat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maguire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Denjat waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Maguire. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Maguire to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Maguire is rocked!
Denjat loads up on a big left hand. Maguire felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Denjat looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Maguire can't hide his disappointment, as Denjat celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahmoud Denjat!