2 Gangster 7: WINNING!!!!! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiver Meetimbers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Time
vs
Meetimbers

210 cm
26
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiver Meetimbers!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Time. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Time.

It looks like Shiver Meetimbers has been cut.
Time misses with a body shot.

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

Meetimbers is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Meetimbers out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Joe Time!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Blanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blanton
vs
Rutten

190 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Blanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blanton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten counters with a one-two to the body.

Rutten closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blanton quickly recovers to half guard.

Rutten is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blanton defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Rutten is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blanton is looking to improve his position.

Rutten is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blanton is just riding it out for now. Rutten eventually gives up the hold.
Blanton trying to control but Rutten postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten uses his free foot to push down on Blanton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blanton.
Blanton is squirming around, avoiding Rutten's attempts to control the action.

Rutten working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rutten trying to control but Blanton is having none of it.
Rutten might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blanton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Rutten is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blanton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rutten jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blanton manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Rutten tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rutten has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blanton tries to escape but Rutten is in control.
Blanton tries to control but Rutten manages to take his back.
Blanton tries to escape the position.
Blanton wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanton can't escape the position.
Blanton is breathing heavily.

Rutten has got one arm under Blanton's chin. This could be trouble... Blanton trying to control the other hand but Rutten gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Blanton has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bas Rutten!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigfoots Dik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Jaws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dik
vs
Jaws

200 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bigfoots Dik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crack Jaws!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Jaws.
Dik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaws blocks a low kick nicely.
Dik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dik blocks a jab.
Jaws takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dik wants to clinch up but Jaws keeps it at a distance.
Jaws misses with a hook.

Dik gets a clinch.
Jaws is looking to control Dik's arms but Dik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaws has his back to the ropes.
Jaws wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dik has him pressed against the ropes.
Dik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Crack Jaws has been cut.
Jaws avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Jaws tries to stall but Dik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Dik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaws wants to break free but Dik has control.
Jaws blocks the elbow strike.
Dik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaws is defending well for now.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Dik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Jaws avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Jaws blocks the elbow strike.
Dik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaws is trying to maintain a safe position but Dik gets an underhook and turns Jaws into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Jaws dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Dik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaws's defenses.
Jaws takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaws avoids the elbow strike from Dik, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
Jaws avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Dik misses with an elbow over the top.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaws leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike from Dik.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dik throws an elbow but it misses.
Dik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaws avoids it.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dik is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Jaws blocks the elbow strike.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike.
Dik misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaws is trying to break free.
Dik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaws takes an elbow to the temple.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Jaws has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dik throws an elbow but it misses.
Dik misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaws can't break the clinch.
Dik lands a nice elbow.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaws is looking to control Dik's arms but Dik gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaws has his back to the ropes.
Dik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaws dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
Jaws wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaws wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jaws's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dik prevents Jaws from breaking the clinch.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaws is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Jaws is trying to push Dik away but Dik has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jaws trying to control the position but instead, Dik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaws into the ropes.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaws wants to get back to striking at distance but Dik won't allow it.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Jaws tries to break the clinch but Dik is controlling the position.
Jaws wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaws is trying to break the clinch but Dik is controlling him.
Dik misses with an elbow over the top.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaws tries to circle away but Dik has him pinned against the ropes.
Jaws avoids the elbow strike from Dik, against the ropes.
Jaws dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Jaws working hard to break the clinch.
Jaws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Dik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Crack Jaws will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Crack Jaws's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jaws will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dik throws a head kick but Jaws moves out of range.
Jaws scores with a body shot.
Jaws circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Jaws. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jaws.
Bigfoots Dik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaws with a jab.
Jaws misses with the combination.
Jaws misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dik lands a head kick. Jaws smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Dik.
Jaws throws a jab when Dik was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaws misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Jaws throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dik throws a head kick but Jaws moves out of range.
Jaws scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dik throws a sloppy head kick and Jaws moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Jaws, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaws looks to score with a jab to the body but Dik is just out of range.
Jaws swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaws misses with a hook. Dik ducked under it nicely.
Jaws bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dik's head backwards.
Dik throws a sloppy head kick and Jaws moves out of range easily.
Dik walks into a jab.
Jaws might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jaws moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jaws swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaws misses with a body shot.
Dik moves away from the strike by Jaws.
Jaws misses with a few strikes there.

Dik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaws, pushing him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaws leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Dik throws an elbow but it misses.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaws is trying to break the clinch but Dik has him pressed against the ropes.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
Jaws dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Jaws looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaws working hard to break the clinch.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike from Dik.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
Jaws avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Dik throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dik misses with an elbow over the top.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaws has had enough of the clinch but Dik keeps him there for the moment.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
Jaws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Dik lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaws leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jaws avoids the elbow strike from Dik, against the ropes.
Dik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike from Dik.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
Jaws blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaws has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
Dik unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaws is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dik is keeping busy.
Jaws wants to get back to striking at distance but Dik won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaws is trying to break the clinch but Dik is controlling him.
Jaws avoiding damage as Dik throws knees to the body.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike.
Jaws wants to break free but Dik has control.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaws tries to break free but Dik pushes him back against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dik lands an elbow just above Jaws 's eye.
Jaws blocks the elbow strike.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crack Jaws showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crack Jaws's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jaws with a jab.
Jaws pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaws misses with the combination.
Dik is looking to clinch but Jaws is avoiding it.
Jaws takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaws swats away the attempt to clinch by Dik.
Dik scores with a head kick. Jaws tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dik lands a high kick!
Dik walks into a straight right hand from Jaws.
Dik throws a head kick that Jaws semi-blocks.
Dik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dik throws a sloppy head kick and Jaws moves out of range easily.
Crack Jaws seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Jaws.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaws comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jaws lands a jab.
Dik staying out of range there.
Dik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaws swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaws throws out a loose jab but Dik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dik is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Jaws as he checks the leg kick.
Dik throws a head kick but Jaws moves out of range.
Dik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dik ducks under a wild hook from Jaws.
Dik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaws, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jaws is looking to break free of the clinch but Dik has double underhooks.
Dik pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaws leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dik misses with an elbow over the top.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Jaws's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaws dodges an elbow strike from Dik.
Dik lands an elbow just above Jaws 's eye.

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.
A frustrated look appears on Jaws's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dik lands a damaging elbow.
Dik lands an elbow inside.
Jaws avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike.
Dik throws an elbow that misses.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Dik.
Dik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dik throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Dik.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaws avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaws blocks the elbow strike.
Dik throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaws avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
Dik trying to land knees to the body.
Dik misses with an elbow strike.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jaws is trying to force a seperation but Dik has the dominant position.
Dik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike from Dik.
Jaws on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dik missing with knees to the body.
Dik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaws.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
Jaws tries to circle away but Dik has him pinned against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Dik lands an elbow inside.

That's four 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.
Jaws avoids a wild elbow strike from Dik.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dik throws an elbow but misses.
Dik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jaws's defenses.
Dik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaws blocks an elbow strike from Dik.
Dik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dik lands an elbow that stopped Jaws in his tracks for a moment.
Dik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaws tries to break the clinch but Dik is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dik as Jaws tries to tie him up.
Dik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaws avoids the elbow strike from Dik, against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaws's brow.
Jaws blocks the elbow strike.
Bigfoots Dik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crack Jaws is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaws has had enough of the clinch but Dik keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bigfoots Dik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jaws has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Crack Jaws!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crow Burlingame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Rivera has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rivera
vs
Burlingame

175 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crow Burlingame!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burlingame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.

Rivera scores with a takedown into Burlingame's guard.
Rivera could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burlingame looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burlingame trying to control the position.

Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rivera drops back looking for a leg! Burlingame is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burlingame manages to kick Rivera off! Rivera jumps back into Burlingame's guard.
Rivera wants to pass the guard but Burlingame is keeping the position.
Burlingame has control of Rivera's left arm, preventing Rivera from doing any damage.
Burlingame really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Rivera drops back looking for a leg! Burlingame is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burlingame manages to kick Rivera off! Rivera jumps back into Burlingame's guard.

Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Rivera has gone for a leg lock! Burlingame slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rivera's guard.
Burlingame slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Rivera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burlingame looking to pass the guard.
Burlingame slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Rivera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burlingame can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burlingame is looking to stand up but Rivera won't let him.
Burlingame wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.

Rivera has his foot on Burlingame's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burlingame works his way back into a safe position though.

Rivera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Rivera 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.

Rivera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Burlingame defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burlingame wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Burlingame is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Burlingame wants to get up but he can't break Rivera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burlingame wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Burlingame stays in close to Rivera's body and controls the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Crow Burlingame wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Burlingame.
Burlingame misses with a hook

and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burlingame won't be happy with that.

Rivera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burlingame, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Rivera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burlingame knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burlingame is looking for a sweep.

Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rivera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burlingame knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Rivera dominated that round.
That's time! Rivera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Burlingame dips to his left and cracks Rivera with an uppercut!
Burlingame misses with a wild combination.
Burlingame jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Burlingame misses its intended target.

Rivera gets the takedown into side control.

Rivera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burlingame knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Rivera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rivera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rivera goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Burlingame rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rivera's guard! Nice work there by Burlingame!

Rivera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rivera can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burlingame controls the pace.
Burlingame trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Burlingame might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rivera kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rivera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rivera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burlingame can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burlingame is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Burlingame got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burlingame has managed to get both his arms back between Rivera's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera looking for a sweep. Not yet Rivera, not yet.

Burlingame avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Rivera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rivera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burlingame is aware though and is defending well.

Rivera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burlingame gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burlingame sitting in guard here, content to control.

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

Rivera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burlingame must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burlingame stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Rivera working for a triangle but Burlingame defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rivera has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Burlingame doesn't defend quickly enough and Rivera has managed to lock this one up! Can Burlingame escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rivera on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jorge Rivera!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between All Inn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wheres Mymoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). All Inn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Inn
vs
Mymoney

185 cm
24
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, All Inn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wheres Mymoney!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inn slips a jab from Mymoney.
Mymoney misses with an uppercut
and Mymoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Inn steps into range and cracks Mymoney with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Mymoney flops backwards and Inn dives into his guard looking to finish!

Mymoney is rocked!

It looks like Wheres Mymoney has been cut.
Inn lands a couple of digs.
Mymoney is still in real trouble! Can Inn finish him?
Inn is in close to Mymoney's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Inn drops back looking for a leg! Mymoney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mymoney manages to kick Inn off! Inn jumps back into Mymoney's guard.

Inn drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Inn as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Mymoney screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Inn! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). All Inn!
All Inn retains his light heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Mode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azz Fixiation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mode's entrance music is get up get down. A fine choice. Azz Fixiation has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Beast Mode's chin.

Mode
vs
Fixiation

185 cm
29
235 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Mode!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azz Fixiation!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fixiation shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Fixiation closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mode did well to prevent Fixiation getting side control.

Fixiation is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mode sees it coming and defends easily.

Fixiation seems to be working for a kimura but Mode defends the submission attempt.

Mode looking for submissions off his back.

Mode looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Fixiation looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mode is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fixiation's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fixiation's back!
Mode doesn't have the hooks in and Fixiation manages to turn into his guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fixiation stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mode swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fixiation is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Mode is looking for a triangle but Fixiation pushes his legs off easily.

Fixiation drops back looking for a leg! Mode is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mode manages to kick Fixiation off! Fixiation jumps back into Mode's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Mode is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fixiation is aware though and is defending well.

Mode had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fixiation defends it easily.

Fixiation got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mode has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fixiation has managed to get both his arms back between Mode's legs - danger averted.
Fixiation 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.
Fixiation trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fixiation avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fixiation drops back looking for a leg! Mode is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mode manages to kick Fixiation off! Fixiation jumps back into Mode's guard.
Fixiation looks gassed!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beast Mode!
Beast Mode retains his heavyweight title!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Yaazzout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rj McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaazzout comes into the arena with act a fool remix blaring out of the sound system. McLovin has chosen Nas - Etherl as his entrance music. Knock Yaazzout has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yaazzout
vs
McLovin

197 cm
26
285 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
202 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knock Yaazzout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rj McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yaazzout closes the distance and clinches.
McLovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaazzout misses with some punches.
McLovin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaazzout working aggressively here.
Yaazzout lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaazzout working aggressively here.
Yaazzout misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaazzout lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yaazzout lands a nice shot to the body.
Yaazzout cracks McLovin with a nice body shot.
McLovin looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaazzout misses with an elbow over the top.
Yaazzout lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaazzout.
Yaazzout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaazzout throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McLovins head.
McLovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaazzout lands a knee to the body.
Yaazzout lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Yaazzout fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaazzout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Yaazzout.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yaazzout gets through McLovin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yaazzout lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout lands an uppercut.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaazzout throws a head punch that misses.
McLovin blocks an elbow strike from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaazzout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaazzout scores with a shot to the side of McLovin's head.
Yaazzout lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yaazzout creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yaazzout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Yaazzout is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. McLovin can't fight it off and eventually Yaazzout manages to take the fight to the floor. McLovin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yaazzout stops McLovin from standing up.
Yaazzout stands up over McLovin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yaazzout won't allow McLovin to get back to his feet.
Yaazzout distracts McLovin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yaazzout with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yaazzout postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yaazzout stops McLovin from standing up.
Yaazzout working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yaazzout with a nice head shot there.
Yaazzout throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McLovin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

McLovin pushes Yaazzout off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McLovin closes the distance but Yaazzout moves to the side

and Yaazzout counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McLovin's guard now.
Yaazzout will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaazzout.
McLovin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McLovin has momentary wrist control but Yaazzout slips an elbow through the middle.
Yaazzout has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yaazzout content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yaazzout prevents McLovin from getting back to his feet.
Yaazzout tries to free his leg and advance position but McLovin is retaining full guard.
McLovin wants to get back to his feet but Yaazzout is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yaazzout is looking to work some ground and pound but McLovin has wrist control.
McLovin is looking to stand up but Yaazzout isn't so interested in that idea.
Yaazzout chips away with some ground and pound.
McLovin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yaazzout with a flurry of punches that miss.

Yaazzout thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

McLovin uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

McLovin has Yaazzout up against the ropes in a clinch.
McLovin looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Yaazzout as the two fighters clinch.
Yaazzout misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLovin looking to slow down the pace here.
Yaazzout gets through McLovin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLovin dodges an elbow strike from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLovin blocks an elbow strike from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knock Yaazzout 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McLovin blocks an uppercut.
McLovin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knock Yaazzout has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yaazzout misses with a punch to the body.
McLovin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yaazzout is keeping busy.
Yaazzout has a couple of punches blocked by McLovin.
McLovin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yaazzout misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout working aggressively here.
Yaazzout creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLovin's defenses.
Yaazzout misses with an elbow over the top.
Yaazzout working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yaazzout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yaazzout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLovin.
McLovin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLovin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yaazzout is keeping busy.
Yaazzout lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLovin avoiding damage as Yaazzout throws knees to the body.
Yaazzout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaazzout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLovin trying to control the position but instead, Yaazzout has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLovin into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yaazzout throws an elbow but misses.
Yaazzout throws a punch but it's blocked by McLovin.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLovin leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yaazzout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaazzout working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaazzout.
Yaazzout throws a head punch that misses.
Yaazzout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McLovin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLovin.
McLovin prevents a body shot from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout can't find room to land a body shot as McLovin controls the action.
Yaazzout misses with some punches.
McLovin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McLovin blocks an elbow strike.
Yaazzout pushes McLovin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaazzout misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin prevents a body shot from Yaazzout.
McLovin trying to control the position but instead, Yaazzout has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLovin into the ropes.
McLovin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLovin.
McLovin looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for McLovin to work.
McLovin prevents a body shot from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLovin effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yaazzout as McLovin tries to tie him up.
Yaazzout pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yaazzout misses with some punches.

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.
Yaazzout trying to land knees to the body.
McLovin stalling in the clinch but Yaazzout improves position.
Yaazzout throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Yaazzout.
McLovin blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yaazzout just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLovin's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaazzout.
Yaazzout misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yaazzout as McLovin tries to tie him up.

Yaazzout gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
McLovin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McLovin has momentary wrist control but Yaazzout slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knock Yaazzout dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yaazzout swats away the attempt to clinch by McLovin.
Knock Yaazzout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Yaazzout moves into the clinch.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLovin is trying to stall.
Yaazzout misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLovin stalling in the clinch but Yaazzout improves position.
McLovin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaazzout lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McLovin.
Yaazzout landing knees to the body.
McLovin avoids a wild elbow strike from Yaazzout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yaazzout lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Yaazzout - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yaazzout working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yaazzout - that landed with a thud.
Yaazzout lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yaazzout scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yaazzout just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLovin's brow.
Yaazzout tries a body shot but McLovin blocks it.
Yaazzout scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaazzout is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLovin can do to turn this around?
Yaazzout has a couple of punches blocked by McLovin.
Yaazzout lands with a light punch inside.
McLovin blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaazzout.
Yaazzout misses with the head strike.
McLovin blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yaazzout as McLovin tries to tie him up.
Yaazzout softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yaazzout misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaazzout can't find room to land a body shot as McLovin controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaazzout scores with a hook to the body.
Yaazzout tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Yaazzout.
Yaazzout has a couple of punches blocked by McLovin.
McLovin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yaazzout throws a punch but it's blocked by McLovin.
Yaazzout misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McLovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaazzout working aggressively here.
Yaazzout scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McLovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaazzout has a couple of punches blocked by McLovin.
Yaazzout throws a punch but it's blocked by McLovin.
Knock Yaazzout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McLovin trying to control the position but instead, Yaazzout has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLovin into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin avoids the elbow strike from Yaazzout, against the ropes.
McLovin is trying to stall.
Yaazzout working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McLovin is trying to maintain a safe position but Yaazzout gets an underhook and turns McLovin into the ropes.
Yaazzout pushes off an throws an elbow but McLovin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McLovin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLovin stalling the fight.
McLovin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McLovin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaazzout misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaazzout lands an elbow that stopped McLovin in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaazzout.
McLovin stalling in the clinch but Yaazzout improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaazzout.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaazzout throws a punch but it's blocked by McLovin.
Yaazzout scores with a shot to the side of McLovin's head.
Yaazzout swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaazzout misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaazzout misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaazzout tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLovin's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yaazzout looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rj McLovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaazzout throws an elbow but it misses.
Yaazzout on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knock Yaazzout showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yaazzout 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock Yaazzout!