IGR 5 - Domination PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Janevret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims's entrance music is Eminem, Xzibit, & Nate Dogg - Say My Name. A fine choice. Robin Janevret has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wes Sims's chin.

Sims
vs
Janevret

185 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Top MMA Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Janevret!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janevret looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Janevret rushes Sims and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Janevret with a knee to the head.
Janevret gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sims.

Sims has hold of one of Janevret's legs. Janevret is fighting the takedown attempt but Sims gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janevret not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sims wants to pass the guard but Janevret is keeping the position.
Janevret controls Sims momentarily but Sims frees himself.
Sims trying to control but Janevret is working from the bottom.
Sims makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

It looks like Robin Janevret has been cut.
Sims in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Janevret is looking to stand up but Sims isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janevret can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sims controls the pace.
Sims distracts Janevret with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sims trying to control but Janevret is working from the bottom.
Sims is looking to work some ground and pound but Janevret has wrist control.
Sims advances position into side control!
Sims prevents Janevret from escaping the position.

Sims wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Janevret, who protects the arm well.
Sims is breathing heavily.
Sims prevents Janevret from escaping the position.
Janevret tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims working the body and head with strikes.
Janevret taking a bit of punishment here - Sims scoring with strikes.
Janevret wants to get back to his feet.
Sims wants to lay and pray for a moment but Janevret keeps working.
Sims working the body and head with strikes.
Sims wants to lay and pray for a moment but Janevret keeps working.
Sims has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sims postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Janevret is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Janevret wants to control but Sims is keeping busy.
Sims working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janevret has hold of Sims's hands but Sims slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

The cut above Robin Janevret's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sims working Janevret over with strikes.

Robin Janevret's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robin Janevret's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wes Sims!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between juan sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky Theme. juan sanchez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky Balboa's chin.

sanchez
vs
Balboa

189 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, juan sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Balboa throws a series of punches but sanchez moves out of range.
sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Balboa, looking for a takedown. sanchez pushes Balboa against the cage but Balboa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Balboa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
sanchez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

sanchez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

sanchez working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Balboa looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by sanchez! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). juan sanchez!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hello World (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!

Tate
vs
World

155 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caleb Tate!
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, Hello World!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tate moves into the clinch.

World wants the takedown. Tate is fighting it off but World persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tate's guard against the cage.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate, not yet.
Tate is trying to control the position but World postures up.
Tate wants to stand but World is controlling the position.
Tate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in World's guard.
World looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

World is working an open guard so Tate takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tate is looking to land body kicks.
Tate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tate could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
World throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tate looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
World working a defensive guard here.
Tate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. World swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Tate stands up from guard. Let's bang!
World looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate blocks the body kick.

Tate moves into range and clinches up with World.
Tate lands a shoulder strike.
World is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate tries to break the clinch but World is controlling the position.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
World lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from World fails to land.

Tate manages to break the clinch.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
World throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate.
World throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Tate misses with a combination
and World counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - World scores with a four punch combination!

Tate is rocked!
World throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Oh Tate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
World misses with a wild combination.
Tate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Hello World seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
World cracks Tate with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tate falls to his knees and World doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hello World!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

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

Chestnar
vs
Adams

193 cm
22
277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cock Chestnar!
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, Dino Adams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chestnar shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Chestnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Chestnar.

Chestnar is trying to work for a kimura but Adams is defending well.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams won't allow Chestnar to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams striking from half guard on the bottom.
Adams punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
Chestnar is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
Adams punching from the bottom.
Adams flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chestnar winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Chestnar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chestnar is breathing heavily.
Adams is not content to let Chestnar control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chestnar controls the position.
Chestnar working the ground and pound.
Adams misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to buck Chestnar off but Chestnar is having none of it.
Chestnar advances to mount.
Adams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adams is looking for a sweep. Chestnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Chestnar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chestnar.
Adams gets full guard.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chestnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chestnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Adams striking off his back but it's not causing Chestnar any problems.
Adams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chestnar preventing the sweep.
Chestnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams wants to stand and escape but Chestnar is having none of it.
Chestnar slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chestnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Chestnar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chestnar lands a heavy elbow.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.

Chestnar looking for a guillotine from mount but Adams is having none of it.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Chestnar maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Chestnar.
Chestnar raining down shots from the mount!

Adams is rocked!
Chestnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Adams is still in real trouble! Can Chestnar finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chestnar with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chestnar breaks from Adams's wrist control and lands an elbow.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chestnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Chestnar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chestnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chestnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chestnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chestnar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Chestnar.
Chestnar landing punches.
Chestnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chestnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chestnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Chestnar looking to secure an arm triangle but Adams defends it well.
Adams swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chestnar scoring with strikes but Adams is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chestnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chestnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cock Chestnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chestnar shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chestnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Chestnar persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cock Chestnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chestnar fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chestnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Chestnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Chestnar persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chestnar blocks a head kick by Adams.
Chestnar shoots in but Adams avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Chestnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chestnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Chestnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chestnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adams can't escape the position.
Chestnar with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Adams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chestnar tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Adams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chestnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams working to try and regain half guard.
Chestnar looking to finish Adams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adams!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams gets back to half guard.
Adams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adams.
Chestnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chestnar!
Adams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chestnar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Chestnar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chestnar managing to control the position.
Cock Chestnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chestnar is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chestnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chestnar wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Adams trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Chestnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chestnar passes into half guard.
Adams punching from the bottom.
Adams missing with punches from the bottom.
Chestnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chestnar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chestnar controlling the pace.
Chestnar is keen to just control but Adams is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cock Chestnar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Adams. No joy for Chestnar on that attempt.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Chestnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chestnar fails with the takedown.
Chestnar dodges the punch combination from Adams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chestnar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Chestnar 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chestnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chestnar wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chestnar with a nice head shot there.
Chestnar won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Chestnar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Chestnar from controlling successfully.
Chestnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chestnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cock Chestnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams cracks the inside of Chestnar's front leg.
Chestnar shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chestnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chestnar.
Dino Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a wild combination.

Chestnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chestnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Adams taking shots to the head.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Adams is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Adams somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Chestnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dino Adams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chestnar shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cock Chestnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chestnar, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cock Chestnar!

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energy
A | B

hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between william frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). frost comes to the cage accompanied by Rap Das Armas. Churchhill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killswitch engage- My curse. william frost looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

frost
vs
Churchhill

192 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, william frost!
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, Winston Churchhill!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Churchhill shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in frost's guard.
frost 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.
Churchhill advances to half guard.
Churchhill wants to get back to his feet.
frost punching from the bottom.
frost makes his way to full guard. A much better position for frost.
frost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Churchhill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Churchhill scoring with some ground and pound.
Churchhill wants to control from the top but frost keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
frost looking for a sweep. Not yet frost, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Churchhill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Churchhill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Churchhill trying to stand up but can't free himself from frost's guard.
Churchhill landing some decent shots from guard.

Churchhill gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
frost throws a head kick that Churchhill semi-blocks.

Churchhill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Churchhill showed some decent athleticism there.
frost wants to improve his position but Churchhill is controlling well.
frost is breathing heavily.
Churchhill is looking to take a break and control but frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Churchhill 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Churchhill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed frost's head.
Churchhill tries to pass to full mount but frost defends it.
frost tries to get to full guard but Churchhill has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Churchhill escapes and gets back to his feet.
Churchhill scores with a crisp jab that stopped frost in his tracks.
frost avoids a punch combination nicely.
frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Churchhill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Churchhill scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchhill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Churchhill misses with a jab, cross combination.
frost closes the distance but Churchhill moves to the side

and Churchhill counters by clinching up.

Churchhill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
frost clinches but Churchhill breaks the clinch
and Churchhill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
frost tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Churchhill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Churchhill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

frost working for submissions but it's allowed Churchhill to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Churchhill wants to lay and pray for a moment but frost keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
frost is looking to improve his position.
It looks like Churchhill is going to stand back up.
frost tries to get to full guard but Churchhill has control of the leg.
Churchhill is tying to control. frost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Churchhill stands up and beckons frost to join him on the feet.
frost tries to clinch but Churchhill is having none of it.
frost tries to clinch up.

Churchhill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
frost is trying to break the clinch but Churchhill has him pressed against the cage.
frost prevents the takedown attempt.

Churchhill manages to break the clinch.
frost tries to clinch up

and Churchhill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
frost wants to get back to full guard.
Churchhill trying to control from half guard but frost is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Churchhill stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows frost to get to his feet.
frost tries to clinch up
and Churchhill counters with a three punch combo that has frost backing up. frost nods at Churchhill to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Churchhill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Churchhill misses with a few strikes there.
Churchhill stalks frost and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into frost's face. frost staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchhill misses with a two punch combination.
Churchhill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Churchhill circles away from the clinch attempt

and Churchhill counters with a single leg into guard. frost didn't expect that.
frost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Churchhill chips away with some ground and pound.
frost trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Churchhill wanted to stand there but frost had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Churchhill stands up and waves to frost to follow him.

frost fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Churchhill sprawls well initially but frost persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Churchhill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Churchhill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

frost pushes Churchhill up against the cage in a clinch.
Churchhill tries to score a body lock takedown but frost shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
frost wants to break the clinch but can't.

Churchhill is trying to trip frost. He has hold of a leg but frost is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Churchhill persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Winston Churchhill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Churchhill is in close to frost's body, working some short punches and elbows.
frost has momentary wrist control but Churchhill slips an elbow through the middle.

frost is working an open guard so Churchhill takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

frost pushes Churchhill up against the cage in a clinch.
frost is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Churchhill has him pressed against the cage.

Churchhill manages to break the clinch.
frost moves out of range of the strikes.

Churchhill scores with a takedown into frost's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Churchhill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Churchhill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

frost escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Churchhill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Churchhill wants to control from the top but frost keeps moving.
Churchhill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Churchhill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of frost's head.

Churchhill gets to his feet - frost follows without any prompting.

Churchhill closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
frost goes for a takedown in the clinch but Churchhill prevents it.

Churchhill turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
frost tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Churchhill stands up and beckons frost to his feet.

frost rushes Churchhill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
frost is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for william frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Churchhill breaks the clinch.
frost tries to clinch up

and Churchhill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
frost is pressing down on Churchhill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Churchhill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
frost looking for a sweep. Not yet frost, not yet.

frost has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Churchhill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Churchhill stands up and waves to frost to follow him.

frost closes the distance and clinches.
Churchhill stops a takedown attempt from frost.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Churchhill's brow.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
frost with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Churchhill to score with a decent uppercut.
Churchhill blocks a head kick by frost.
Churchhill tries to clinch but frost moves out of range.

frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
frost tries to pull guard but Churchhill won't allow it.

Churchhill breaks from the clinch.
Churchhill tries for a takedown but frost sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Churchhill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Churchhill scores with a takedown into frost's guard.

Churchhill gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
frost tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Churchhill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Churchhill.

frost is working an open guard so Churchhill takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
frost wants to clinch but Churchhill slips to the side

and Churchhill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
frost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Churchhill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
frost tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Churchhill counters with a takedown into side control.

Churchhill decides to stand up, so the ref orders frost to his feet.
frost closes the distance looking to clinch

and Churchhill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Churchhill decides to pull guard.
Churchhill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Churchhill wants to stand up but frost has a hold of him and won't allow it.
frost flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
frost misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Churchhill lands with a punch from half guard.
frost is looking for a sweep. Churchhill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Churchhill is tying to control. frost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Churchhill tries to pass the half guard into mount. frost knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Churchhill connects with a nice short shot to frost's temple.
Churchhill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Churchhill working the head and body with strikes.
frost punching from the bottom.
Churchhill is keen to just control but frost is a slippery customer.
Churchhill slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Churchhill there.
Churchhill prevents frost from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
frost is staying active underneath Churchhill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
frost gets full guard.

frost is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Churchhill looking to pass the guard.

frost looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

frost has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Churchhill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Churchhill trying to stand up but can't free himself from frost's guard.
Churchhill trying to control the position from guard on top but frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Churchhill preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Churchhill stands up over frost, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Churchhill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
frost has momentary wrist control but Churchhill slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Churchhill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Churchhill closes the distance and clinches.
frost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Churchhill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
frost looks to clinch

and Churchhill counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in frost's guard now.
Churchhill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Churchhill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Churchhill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
frost tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Churchhill stands up and waves to frost to follow him.
frost tries to clinch

and Churchhill counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in frost's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
frost looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

frost has an active guard here but Churchhill has managed to pass into half guard.
frost is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Churchhill lands a nice short elbow.
frost works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Churchhill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
frost wants to sweep here but Churchhill controlling him for the moment.
Churchhill trying to control the position from guard on top but frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
frost trying to strike off his back.
frost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Churchhill is one step ahead there.

frost had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Churchhill is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. frost Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Churchhill's back instead.
frost lands strikes to the head.
Churchhill is really stuck here.

frost looking for the RNC.

frost is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Churchhill breaks frost's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
frost trying to strike off his back.
Churchhill working some strikes from top position.
Churchhill landing with the ground and pound.
Churchhill is looking to stand up but frost won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

frost is rocked!
Churchhill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

frost has his foot on Churchhill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Churchhill works his way back into a safe position though.
Churchhill has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of frost is proving hard to escape from.

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

frost working for a triangle but Churchhill defends it easily.
Churchhill distracts frost with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh frost is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Churchhill's guard.
frost seems to have got his legs back now.

frost thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Churchhill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Churchhill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in frost's guard.
Churchhill wants to stand but frost has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Churchhill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
frost throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
frost wants to sweep here but Churchhill controlling him for the moment.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
frost thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
frost 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.
Churchhill tries to stand but frost is controlling from the bottom.

frost looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Churchhill pushing down on frost's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Churchhill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
frost has hold of Churchhill's hands but Churchhill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Churchhill works his way into side control.
Churchhill cracks frost with a big right hand but frost just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
frost is looking for a sweep.
Churchhill advances to mount.
Churchhill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Churchhill is landing with some decent strikes but frost is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
frost in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Churchhill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchhill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
frost is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
frost is working hard here to advance position.
Churchhill lands a nice shot to the head.
frost is squirming around, avoiding Churchhill's attempts to control the action.
Churchhill punishing his opponent with strikes.
frost manages to regain half guard. Good work.

frost looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

frost kicks off Churchhill and gets to his feet.

Churchhill gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Churchhill.
Churchhill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
william frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
frost goes for a takedown attempt but Churchhill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Churchhill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Churchhill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Churchhill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Churchhill!

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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 Willy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Biek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is Another one bites the dust. A fine choice. Joe Biek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thompson
vs
Biek

200 cm
20
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
228 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Stand Alone Fight Wear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Thompson!
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, Joe Biek!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson scores with a takedown into Biek's guard.

Biek is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.

Biek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Biek working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson passes Biek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Biek looks gassed!
Thompson prevents Biek from improving his position.
Biek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Biek taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Biek is rocked!
Biek is trying to get back to full guard.
Biek is still in real trouble! Can Thompson finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working Biek over with strikes.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Biek's hands, connecting with Biek's forehead.
Biek has a hand on Thompson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thompson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Biek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.

It looks like Joe Biek has been cut.
Biek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson working over Biek with some ground and pound. Biek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thompson prevents Biek from improving his position.
Biek wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Biek is looking to improve his position.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That has opened up Joe Biek's cut even more.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

The cut above Joe Biek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Biek is looking to get back to full guard here but Thompson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Biek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Joe Biek's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Biek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Willy Thompson!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Pignon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pignon comes into the arena with NTM- Qu'est-ce qu'on attend blaring out of the sound system. Mike Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pignon
vs
Williams

182 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Pignon!
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, Mike Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pignon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pignon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Pignon maintains control.
Williams is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Pignon turns him over and now has his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is really stuck here.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pignon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams is trying to stand back up.
Williams is really stuck here.

Pignon is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Williams taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Pignon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francois Pignon!