ULTIMATE KILLERS 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deamon Arippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen klinsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arippa
vs
klinsman

150 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deamon Arippa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jurgen klinsman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
klinsman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arippa as he jumps to the side.
Arippa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Jurgen klinsman has been cut.
Arippa digs a good body shot into klinsman's ribs.
klinsman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arippa throws a left that rocks klinsman and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Arippa dives into side control, looking to finish! Can klinsman regain composure!

klinsman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Arippa decides to stand back up.
klinsman is still on wobbly legs! Can Arippa finish him?

Arippa clinches up with klinsman and pushes him back against the cage.
klinsman seems to have recovered his senses.

Arippa breaks from the clinch.
Arippa misses with a double jab.

Arippa has taken the fight to the clinch.

klinsman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

klinsman is looking for a triangle but Arippa pushes his legs off easily.
Arippa is stalling in the full guard.

klinsman is looking for a triangle but Arippa pushes his legs off easily.
klinsman looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
klinsman working a defensive guard here.
klinsman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arippa wants to stand but klinsman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Arippa really is a fat lump.
Arippa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arippa 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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Arippa drops klinsman with a beautiful combination! klinsman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arippa is looking for the KO!

Arippa pushes klinsman up against the cage in a clinch.
Arippa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That has opened up Jurgen klinsman's cut even more.

Arippa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
klinsman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arippa tries to avoid it but klinsman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arippa to the ground. Arippa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arippa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
klinsman throws a series of punches but Arippa avoids them all with ease.
Arippa blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Arippa as klinsman shoots in.
Deamon Arippa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurgen klinsman.
klinsman tries to clinch up
and Arippa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arippa connects with a looping right hand.
klinsman lands with a kick to the temple. Arippa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
klinsman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arippa as he jumps to the side.
Arippa scores with a jab.

Arippa has managed to clinch.
klinsman looking to slow down the pace here.

Arippa breaks the clinch.
Arippa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
klinsman scores with a kick to the body.

Arippa gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Arippa breaks from the clinch.
klinsman looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Arippa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
klinsman is trying to break the clinch but Arippa has him pressed against the cage.

Arippa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Arippa takes the fight into the clinch.
klinsman wants to break free but Arippa has control.
Arippa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Arippa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Arippa keeping full guard, as klinsman tries to pass.
Arippa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arippa tries to get out of the position.
klinsman passes Arippa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
klinsman is controlling the pace.
Arippa gets back to full guard.
Arippa controlling klinsman's posture.
klinsman trying to control the position from guard on top but Arippa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
klinsman is looking to stand up but Arippa won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A swing and a miss from Arippa.
klinsman thuds his shin into the meat of Arippa's side.
klinsman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arippa pinned against the cage. Arippa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
klinsman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arippa lands with a right hand.
klinsman misses with a takedown attempt - Arippa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arippa tries to bum rush klinsman with a series of wild strikes but klinsman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
klinsman checks the leg kick nicely there.
klinsman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Deamon Arippa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurgen klinsman.
Arippa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arippa misses with a series of wild punches.
Arippa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Arippa clinches up with klinsman and pushes him back against the cage.
klinsman fails to pull guard.
klinsman is trying to stall.
klinsman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arippa prevents the takedown attempt.
klinsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arippa lands a body shot in the clinch.

Arippa breaks the clinch.
klinsman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Arippa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with klinsman, pushing him back against the cage.
Arippa lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Arippa breaks from the clinch.
klinsman shoots in and drives through. Arippa sprawls well.
Deamon Arippa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arippa throws and low kick but klinsman moves out of range easily.

Arippa drives through and clinches with klinsman against the cage.

Arippa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arippa misses with a double jab.
klinsman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arippa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Arippa clinches up against the cage.
klinsman is trying to break the clinch but Arippa has him pressed against the cage.

Arippa breaks from the clinch.
Arippa lands a right hook to the body.
Arippa drops klinsman with a beautiful combination! klinsman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arippa is looking for the KO!
klinsman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
klinsman closes the distance but Arippa moves to the side
and Arippa counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
klinsman darts in trying to clinch
and Arippa counters with a big left hand that crumples klinsman! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deamon Arippa!
Deamon Arippa is the new bantamweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babe Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruth
vs
Bader

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Babe Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Bader!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bader blocks a head kick by Ruth.
Bader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Ruth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ruth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bader makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bader.

Ruth gets to his feet. Bader looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ruth is breathing heavily.
Ruth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bader tries to avoid it but Ruth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bader to the ground. Bader escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Bader misses.

Bader shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bader showed some decent athleticism there.

Bader postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ruth to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bader shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bader showed some decent athleticism there.
Bader scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bader is controlling the pace.
Bader is thwarting Ruth's attempts to control the position.
Bader wants to pass the guard but Ruth is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bader's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bader's back!
Ruth is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bader. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ruth keeps control of the position easily here as Bader tries to buck him off.

Ruth looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader tries to escape the position.
Bader looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ruth's guard. Nice work there by Bader.
Ruth looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruth, not yet.
Bader slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ruth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bader trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth trying to keep a closed guard but Bader is proving a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ruth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bader counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Babe Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader stopping the sweep attempt from Ruth.

Ruth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bader doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bader manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bader stops Ruth from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Ruth has his hands on Bader's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader wants to get up but he can't break Ruth's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Bader dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No luck for Ruth with that takedown attempt.
Ruth misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bader to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruth wants to clinch but Bader slips to the side
and Bader makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ruth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bader.

Bader decides to stand back up.
Bader tries to clinch up but Ruth circles away and keeps his distance.

Bader scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruth is not content to let Bader control the position.
Ruth manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bader's best efforts.
Ruth looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bader working over Ruth with some ground and pound. Ruth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader wants to free his trapped foot but Ruth is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bader passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ruth!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bader is landing with some decent strikes but Ruth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ruth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor Bader has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bader landing punches.

Ruth is rocked!
Bader wants to control the pace but Ruth is squirming around nicely.
Bader working Ruth over with strikes here.
Oh Ruth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader raining down shots from the mount!
Bader unloading with bombs!

Bader has hold of Ruth's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ruth manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bader cracks Ruth with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth is squirming around, avoiding Bader's attempts to control the action.
Bader lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bader.

Bader looking for a guillotine from mount but Ruth is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader trying to control but Ruth is having none of it.

Bader looking for a guillotine from mount but Ruth is having none of it.
Ruth working to try and regain half guard.
Ruth seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruth regains half guard.
Ruth keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four 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.
Ruth is refusing to be controlled, as Bader sits in half guard.
Bader has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ruth holds on, trying desperately to control.
Bader wants to control but Ruth has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruth throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Bader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruth has Bader up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruth could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bader fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Ruth jumps guard.
Ruth is striking off his back. Bader thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Bader is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Ruth makes his way to full guard, as Bader worked for a kimura.
Ruth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth managing to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader passes into half guard.
Bader trying to control from half guard but Ruth is working away.

Bader is looking for a kimura but Ruth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bader to get the leverage.
Ruth keeping hold of Bader's head, controlling as best he can.
Bader is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ruth!
Bader controlling from mount.
Ruth wants to control but Bader is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bader working the ground and pound effectively.
Bader lands a big elbow.
Ruth is desperately trying to improve his position but Bader has a good base and remains in mount.
Bader content just to control the position here.
Ruth tries to hold on but Bader postures up.
Ruth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bader controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bader has control of Ruth's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ruth regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bader wants to control the pace but Ruth is squirming around nicely.
Bader takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bader working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ruth can't escape the position.
Bader pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

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.

Bader goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ruth is on top in guard.
Ruth controlling from the top position.

Bader working for a triangle but Ruth defends it easily.
Bader looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruth is one step ahead there.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Bader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bader 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Bader!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Cling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cling has chosen Indistructable as his entrance music. Chris Jericho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jericho
vs
Cling

179 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Cling!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jericho instigates a clinch.
Cling looking for a takedown.
Jericho avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Jericho.
Jericho looking to stall.
Jericho with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mitch Cling has been cut.
Jericho is pressed up against the cage. Cling has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jericho down to the mat. Jericho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chris Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jericho pushes Cling up against the cage in a clinch.
Cling takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jericho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cling is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chris Jericho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Cling.
Cling looks gassed!
Jericho crunches a lovely knee into Cling's ribcage.
Cling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jericho.
Jericho slows down the pace here.
Cling takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jericho.
Cling throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jericho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Jericho.
Jericho crunches a lovely knee into Cling's ribcage.
Jericho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but Cling blocks with his arms.

Cling turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cling manages to end up in side control.
Jericho wants to control but Cling postures up.

Cling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jericho struggling a bit here.

Cling is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jericho knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jericho sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is staying active underneath Cling, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jericho is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cling slows the pace down in half guard.
Jericho is controlling Cling's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cling stalling away here and it's allowed Jericho to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cling wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Cling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jericho keeping full guard, as Cling tries to pass.
Cling is looking to stand up but Jericho won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jericho's waist but Jericho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cling off to one side.
Jericho moves in looking to clinch but Cling pushes him off.

Cling fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jericho sprawls well initially but Cling persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cling content to control rather than advance.
Jericho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cling is fighting to break Jericho's control of his arms but Jericho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jericho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jericho pushes Cling off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cling paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jericho scores with a takedown into Cling's guard.
Cling controls Jericho momentarily but Jericho frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jericho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jericho wants to control from the top but Cling keeps moving.
Jericho content to stall in guard here.
Jericho trying to control but Cling is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jericho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jericho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cling backwards.

Cling jumps into guard, dragging Jericho to the mat.
Jericho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jericho stopping the sweep attempt from Cling.
Jericho content to stall in guard here.
Cling is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jericho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jericho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cling throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jericho is stalling in the full guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Chris Jericho just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jericho doesn't manage to clinch there - Cling circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Jericho as Cling shoots in.
Crunch! Jericho slams his shin into Cling's torso.
Mitch Cling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch but Cling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jericho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cling swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jericho clinches.
Cling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.

Cling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cling motions for Jericho to come forward. Cling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jericho is looking to clinch but Cling is avoiding it.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch but Cling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jericho tries to clinch but Cling moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Cling lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jericho doesn't seem phased though.
Jericho moves in looking to clinch but Cling pushes him off.
Jericho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jericho tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jericho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jericho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cling with a poor takedown

and Jericho counters by clinching up.
Cling prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cling fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chris Jericho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Cling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jericho.
Jericho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cling has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jericho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jericho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cling fails to pull guard.
Jericho lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jericho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jericho lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jericho.
Jericho landing knees to the head.
Jericho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jericho avoiding damage.
Jericho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cling lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cling is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jericho lands an elbow inside.
Cling tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jericho.
Cling changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jericho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jericho tries to clinch up but Cling circles away and keeps his distance.

Jericho clinches up with Cling and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cling backwards.
Jericho lands a nice knee to the body.
Jericho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jericho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jericho lands a hook that snaps the head of Cling backwards.

Cling drags the fight down to the ground.
Jericho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cling is thwarting Jericho's attempts to control the position.
Cling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jericho keeps working.
Jericho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cling.
Jericho wants to get back to full guard.
Cling slips a nice elbow through Jericho's hands, connecting with Jericho's forehead.

Cling decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Jericho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Cling's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cling changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jericho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jericho struggling a bit here.
Jericho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cling's best efforts.
Jericho wants to control but Cling is keeping busy.
Jericho is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Cling is just content to waste time from the top position. Jericho takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jericho is on top in guard.

Cling is looking for a triangle but Jericho pushes his legs off easily.
Cling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jericho forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cling knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cling is doing well to control the position and prevent Jericho from advancing to side control.
Cling has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jericho is working away from the top position though.
Jericho is pressing down on Cling's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cling is holding on for now.
Jericho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cling has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jericho is working away from the top position though.
Mitch Cling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jericho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cling keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jericho doesn't manage to clinch there - Cling circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jericho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jericho lands with a right to the head.
Cling blocks the elbow strike.
Jericho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cling's face.
Jericho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cling up against the cage.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jericho throws a knee to the head but misses.

Cling successfully pulls guard.
Cling can't keep his opponent in guard - Jericho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cling wants to control but Jericho is keeping busy.
Jericho lands with a punch from half guard.
Cling is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jericho landing strikes from the mount.
Cling is looking to get to half guard.
Jericho content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jericho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jericho wants to control the pace but Cling is squirming around nicely.
Cling is trying desperately to improve position.
Cling regains half guard.
Cling is staying active underneath Jericho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitch Cling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cling looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Jericho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jericho, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Jericho!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mac Paining (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julie Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julie Fox will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Paining
vs
Fox

179 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Paining!
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, Julie Fox !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fox should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice takedown defense from Paining. No joy for Fox on that attempt.
Good leg kick by Fox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox doesn't manage to clinch there - Paining circles away.
Paining has his takedown stuffed

and Fox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fox trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paining's guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fox has eaten all the pies!
Fox postures up.

Paining throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paining is proving hard to escape from.
Paining looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fox is one step ahead there.
Paining is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Paining closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paining prevents Fox from improving his position.
Paining is thwarting Fox 's attempts to control the position.
Paining wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.
Fox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paining loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paining will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paining trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Fox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paining is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paining pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fox is keeping the position for now.
Fox wants to sweep here but Paining controlling him for the moment.
Fox controls Paining momentarily but Paining frees himself.
Fox 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.
Paining prevents Fox from getting back to his feet.
Fox is trying to keep Paining in close.

Paining gets to his feet - Fox follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paining shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paining showed some decent athleticism there.
Fox trying to control here.
Fox is trying to stand.
Fox wants to improve his position but Paining is controlling well.
Fox is staying active underneath Paining, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paining wants to pass to mount but Fox is defending the position.
Paining working the head and body with strikes.

Fox kicks Paining off and gets back to his feet.

Fox shoots in and bounces Paining off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fox tries to free his leg and advance position but Paining is retaining full guard.
Paining manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fox manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Paining wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Paining tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
Fox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paining moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paining lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Paining is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paining wants to pass to mount but Fox is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox missing with punches from the bottom.
Fox trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mac Paining will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paining tries for a takedown but Fox circles away easily
and Fox counters with a slapping leg kick.

Paining drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paining's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fox is refusing to be controlled, as Paining sits in half guard.
Fox tries to kick Paining off but Paining keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fox trying to control here.
Fox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Paining kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Fox is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Paining pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox is trying to maintain the position but Paining is very close to passing his half guard.
Mac Paining overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Fox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fox wants to take a breather but Paining is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paining keeping hold of Fox 's head, controlling as best he can.
Paining wants to get back to full guard.
Paining moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paining has Fox pulled in close to control his posture.
Paining wants to sweep but no luck.
Paining is controlling Fox 's posture.

Paining manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paining closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paining lands in his opponent's guard.
Paining pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fox is keeping the position for now.
Paining trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Paining slips nicely into half guard.
Paining stalling.
Nice strikes from Paining there.
Paining is nestled in close to Fox , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fox wants to control but Paining is keeping busy.
Fox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paining's guard.
Paining trying to control the position.
Fox is pushing down on Paining's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paining is fighting to maintain full guard but Fox has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fox wants to pass to mount but Paining is defending the position.
Paining on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paining tries to get out of the position.

Fox stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Paining to get to his feet.

Fox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Paining desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fox prevents Paining from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paining looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Fox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paining defends it well.
Paining controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Paining striking from half guard on the bottom.
Paining slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Paining looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fox puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paining is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paining is looking to control Fox 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paining avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mac Paining will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paining's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paining drops his hands momentarily and Fox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fox wants to clinch.

Paining darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paining prevents Fox from standing back up.
Paining working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paining perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paining is thwarting Fox 's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox looking to control.
Paining content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paining stops Fox from standing up.
Paining trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox pulls Paining in close to his closed guard and prevents Paining from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paining wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
Paining postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fox .
Paining gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paining tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Paining tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paining manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paining lands some strikes from the bottom.

Fox drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fox jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fox postures up.
Fox is looking to work some ground and pound but Paining has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paining is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paining preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Fox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Paining decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Paining is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Paining passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Paining.
Paining cracks Fox with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fox tries to hold on but Paining pushes him away.
Paining is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paining prevents Fox from getting the reversal.
Paining tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paining connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paining fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paining is landing with some decent strikes but Fox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Fox is rocked!
Fox can't escape the position.
Fox is still in real trouble! Can Paining finish him?
Paining scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Paining punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paining looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paining with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paining controlling from the full mount.

Paining working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Paining scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fox ?
Paining unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paining cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Paining sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox taking shots to the head.
Julie Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paining punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Paining showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paining, 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 Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mac Paining!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Hosseini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jalinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalinski has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hosseini
vs
Jalinski

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaled Hosseini!
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, Jason Jalinski!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalinski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hosseini's waist but Hosseini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jalinski off to one side.
Hosseini thuds his shin into the meat of Jalinski's side.
Jalinski looks gassed!

Hosseini clinches.
Jalinski can't break the clinch.

Hosseini has hold of one of Jalinski's legs. Jalinski is fighting the takedown attempt but Hosseini gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hosseini controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hosseini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jalinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hosseini wants to get up but he can't break Jalinski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hosseini trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jalinski wants to sweep here but Hosseini controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosseini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hosseini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jalinski on the ground.
Hosseini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jalinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hosseini preventing the sweep.
Hosseini is stalling in the full guard.
Hosseini working some strikes from top position.

Hosseini stands and steps away. Jalinski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jalinski tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hosseini counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hosseini sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalinski trying to control the position.
Hosseini advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosseini controlling the action here.
Jalinski trying to control here.

Hosseini is trying to work for a kimura but Jalinski is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalinski is looking to improve his position.
Jalinski is looking to control Hosseini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jalinski avoid being mounted?
Jalinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hosseini content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jalinski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jalinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Jalinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hosseini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hosseini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jalinski keeping full guard, as Hosseini tries to pass.
Jalinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hosseini controlling from the top position.
Jalinski is trying to keep Hosseini in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khaled Hosseini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jalinski with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hosseini counters with a takedown into side control.

Hosseini decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jalinski has a takedown stuffed.
Khaled Hosseini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hosseini looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jalinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hosseini controls the pace.
Jalinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hosseini postures up in Jalinski's guard and throws a big left but Jalinski blocks it.
Jalinski wants to sweep but no luck.
Khaled Hosseini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalinski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hosseini wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jalinski avoids the attempt from Hosseini to control.

Jalinski working for a guillotine from mount but Hosseini is in no mood to give up.
Jalinski avoids the attempt from Hosseini to control.
Hosseini is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Hosseini is working hard here to advance position.
Hosseini manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hosseini tries to get to full guard but Jalinski has control of the leg.
Hosseini tries to kick Jalinski off but Jalinski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hosseini regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jalinski wants to control from the top but Hosseini keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hosseini holds on and takes a little breather.
Jalinski slips nicely into half guard.
Hosseini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jalinski wants to stand up but Hosseini is controlling the position.
Hosseini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jalinski.
Hosseini is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hosseini manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jalinski doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hosseini counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hosseini.
Khaled Hosseini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Jalinski.
Hosseini controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hosseini gets to his feet. Jalinski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Hosseini darts in and clinches Jalinski up against the cage.

Hosseini jumps into guard, dragging Jalinski to the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hosseini holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hosseini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hosseini tries to get out of the position.
Jalinski stopping the sweep attempt from Hosseini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khaled Hosseini dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jalinski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hosseini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hosseini keeps control of Jalinski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hosseini gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hosseini trying to mount his opponent but Jalinski defends it.
Hosseini looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jalinski trying to get back to full guard but Hosseini takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hosseini controlling the pace for now.
Jalinski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalinski trying to control from the bottom.
Hosseini prevents Jalinski from improving his position.
Hosseini is taking a breather. Jalinski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hosseini trying to mount his opponent but Jalinski defends it.
Hosseini looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jalinski trying to control from the bottom.
Hosseini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hosseini throwing shots but Jalinski is blocking nicely.
Jalinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Jalinski moves into full guard.
Hosseini looking to sit in guard and control but Jalinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hosseini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jalinski is one step ahead there.
Hosseini is striking from the bottom but Jalinski uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

Hosseini kicks Jalinski off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosseini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Hosseini feints and as Jalinski raises his hands in defense, Hosseini changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jalinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hosseini is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hosseini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jalinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jalinski 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalinski is trying to control the position but Hosseini postures up.
Hosseini is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hosseini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jalinski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Jalinski.
Jalinski tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hosseini counters with a single leg into guard. Jalinski didn't expect that.
Jalinski wants to sweep here but Hosseini controlling him for the moment.
Jason Jalinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jalinski working for a triangle but Hosseini defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khaled Hosseini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hosseini has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khaled Hosseini!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masahiro Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Careless Whisper as his entrance music. Masahiro Yamato is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Yamato
vs
Vasquez

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahiro Yamato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamato tries to avoid it but Vasquez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamato to the ground. Yamato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yamato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vasquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt - Yamato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt - Yamato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masahiro Yamato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vasquez.

Yamato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yamato lands in his opponent's guard.
Yamato stopping the sweep attempt from Vasquez.

Vasquez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamato content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez keeping full guard, as Yamato tries to pass.
Yamato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamato sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Vasquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yamato wants to pass the guard but Vasquez is keeping the position.
Yamato is pushing down on Vasquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vasquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Yamato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vasquez looks gassed!
Yamato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez trying to control here.
Vasquez manages to get to full guard.
Yamato slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Masahiro Yamato just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vasquez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yamato counters with a takedown into side control.

Yamato stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vasquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamato counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamato drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vasquez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Vasquez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Yamato has managed to free his arm - good work.

Vasquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Vasquez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yamato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vasquez is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamato is trying to keep Vasquez in close.
Yamato wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yamato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yamato seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vasquez for as long as he can get away with.
Yamato has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masahiro Yamato dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vasquez gets caught flat footed, as Yamato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vasquez wants to control but Yamato passes easily into half guard.
Yamato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamato passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vasquez tries to hold on but Yamato postures up.
The referee warns Vasquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.
Vasquez working to try and regain half guard.
Yamato breaks from Vasquez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yamato controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is squirming around, avoiding Yamato's attempts to control the action.
Yamato has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vasquez's face.
Vasquez is squirming around, avoiding Yamato's attempts to control the action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Masahiro Yamato just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.

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

Vasquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Yamato stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Yamato drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Vasquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Vasquez!
Michael Vasquez is the new light heavyweight champion!