COV: Daniels / Garcia 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Vanderbilt (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!

Poe
vs
Vanderbilt

180 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Forbidden Apple

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Vanderbilt!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vanderbilt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Poe's guard.
Poe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vanderbilt is controlling him.
Poe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vanderbilt's guard.
Poe tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanderbilt is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanderbilt wants to stand and escape but Poe is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Poe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vanderbilt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Poe has Vanderbilt in his guard.
Poe is breathing heavily.
Vanderbilt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Poe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vanderbilt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Poe doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanderbilt circles away.

Vanderbilt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Poe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vanderbilt is looking to take a break and control but Poe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vanderbilt slows the pace down.
Poe is trying to get back to half guard.
Poe is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vanderbilt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Poe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Vanderbilt stands up.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poe feints and as Vanderbilt raises his hands in defense, Poe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderbilt wants to stand but Poe is controlling the position.
Poe slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe moves into full mount! Vanderbilt won't be happy about that!
Vanderbilt wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Poe is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Vanderbilt has a takedown stuffed.

Vanderbilt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Vanderbilt stands up from Poe's guard - Vanderbilt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vanderbilt misses with a takedown attempt
and Poe counters with a head kick.

Vanderbilt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Poe!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderbilt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Poe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Vanderbilt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poe throws a head kick but Vanderbilt moves out of range.
Poe is looking to clinch but Vanderbilt is avoiding it.
Poe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanderbilt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poe is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Vanderbilt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poe misses with a wild body shot.
Edgar Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Poe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

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

Vanderbilt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Poe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Poe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vanderbilt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Poe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vanderbilt wants to stand up but Poe is controlling the position.

Vanderbilt stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poe with a lazy takedown attempt

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

Vanderbilt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Poe, up you get!
Poe shoots and misses

so Vanderbilt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vanderbilt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vanderbilt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vanderbilt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Poe, up you get!
A head kick by Poe misses

and Vanderbilt counters with a single leg into guard. Poe didn't expect that.
Vanderbilt preventing the sweep.

Poe is looking for a triangle but Vanderbilt pushes his legs off easily.

Vanderbilt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Poe, up you get!
Poe throws a head kick that misses.
Poe throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws a sloppy head kick

and Vanderbilt counters with a shoot takedown into 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!
Poe wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Poe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Vanderbilt gets to his feet - Poe follows without any prompting.
Vanderbilt circles away from the clinch attempt

and Vanderbilt counters with a shoot takedown. Poe fights it but they end up in guard.
Poe is striking from the bottom but Vanderbilt uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Vanderbilt!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Marciewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Marciewicz
vs
Martinez

193 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cory Marciewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Marciewicz misses.
Marciewicz moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Marciewicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marciewicz defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Marciewicz moved out of range.
Marciewicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciewicz slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciewicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a nice strike.
Marciewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marciewicz misses with the combination.
Marciewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Marciewicz slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciewicz tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Martinez is rocked!
Marciewicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Marciewicz finish him?
Are you kidding me?! Marciewicz ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Martinez clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cory Marciewicz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kehoe
vs
Giles

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Giles!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kehoe tries to clinch but Giles moves out of range.
Kehoe tries to clinch up.
Kehoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Giles circles away.
Kehoe is looking to clinch.
Kehoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Tom Kehoe has been cut.
Giles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kehoe.

Giles scores with a takedown into Kehoe's guard.
Kehoe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Giles is controlling him.
Kehoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kehoe is trying to control the position but Giles postures up.
Giles landing some decent shots from guard.
Kehoe keeping moving, preventing Giles from controlling successfully.
Giles passes Kehoe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Giles works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kehoe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Giles.
Giles unloading with bombs!
Giles has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kehoe's face.
Kehoe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Giles has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kehoe's face.
Giles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kehoe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kehoe is trying to escape the mount.
Giles is landing with some decent strikes but Kehoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kehoe is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kehoe is breathing heavily.
Giles landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Giles breaks from Kehoe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Giles.
Kehoe taking shots to the head.
Kehoe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Giles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Giles avoids the attempt from Kehoe to control.
Giles with good strikes from the mount here!
Giles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kehoe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Giles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Giles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kehoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Giles is looking to advance position but Kehoe won't allow it.
Kehoe taking some punishment here, with Giles in his half guard.
Giles frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kehoe tries to lock up and control but Giles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Giles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Giles scoring with strikes but Kehoe is staying in there.
Giles has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kehoe's face.
Giles dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giles lands a heavy elbow.
Giles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kehoe taking shots to the head.
Kehoe taking shots to the head.
Giles landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giles cracks Kehoe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Giles lands a big elbow.
Kehoe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giles in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Giles landing strikes from the mount.
Kehoe wants to control but Giles is having none of it.
Giles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kehoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kehoe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Giles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giles has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kehoe's face.
Kehoe is working to get back to half guard.
Kehoe squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Giles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kehoe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Giles shoots in but no luck this time.
Kehoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kehoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giles.
Kehoe stuns Giles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kehoe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kehoe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kehoe lands a high kick!
Tom Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kehoe looks to land a combination but Giles avoids it well.
Kehoe tries to clinch but Giles moves out of range.

Kehoe rushes Giles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kehoe tries to break the clinch but Giles is controlling the position.
Kehoe prevents Giles from breaking the clinch.
Giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Kehoe won't allow it.
Giles wants to break free but Kehoe has control.
Giles is trying to break free.
Kehoe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giles has him pressed against the cage.
Giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Kehoe won't allow it.

Kehoe breaks the clinch.
Giles is breathing heavily.

Kehoe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kehoe is pressed up against the cage. Giles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kehoe down to the mat. Kehoe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Giles tries for a takedown but Kehoe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tom Kehoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Giles.
Kehoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kehoe wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kehoe clobbers Giles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kehoe throws a sloppy head kick and Giles moves out of range easily.
Kehoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Giles.
Giles scores with a jab.
Kehoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Giles.
Nice takedown defense from Kehoe. No joy for Giles on that attempt.
Giles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giles misses with an uppercut. Kehoe saw that one coming.
Giles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kehoe shoots for a double leg takedown but Giles sprawls well. He's pushed Kehoe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giles scores with a nice head shot.
Giles dodges the punch combination from Kehoe.
Giles lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giles throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kehoe counters with a head kick.
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!
Kehoe throws a head kick but Giles moves out of range.
Kehoe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Giles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kehoe.
Kehoe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Giles is keeping busy.
Kehoe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giles smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kehoe wants to clinch.
Giles keeps the fight on the outside.
Giles throws the left hand but Kehoe avoids the punch easily.

Kehoe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kehoe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kehoe stands up and beckons Giles to join him on the feet.
Giles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giles thuds a left hand into Kehoe's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kehoe.
Kehoe tries to clinch

and Giles counters with a shoot takedown. Kehoe fights it but they end up in guard.
Giles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kehoe wants to stand but Giles is controlling the position.
Giles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Giles trying to control the position from guard on top but Kehoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giles throwing strikes but missing.
Johan Giles has got the better of the ground game so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kehoe holds on and takes a little breather.
Giles trying to control the position from guard on top but Kehoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kehoe is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe is looking to stand up but Giles isn't so interested in that idea.
Kehoe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Kehoe looking to control but Giles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Giles avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kehoe.
Kehoe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kehoe throwing strikes here but Giles is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giles is desperately trying to improve his position but Kehoe has a good base and remains in mount.
Giles wants to hold on but Kehoe pushes him away.
Kehoe looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Kehoe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kehoe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kehoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Kehoe clinches up against the cage.

Giles manages to break the clinch.
Tom Kehoe is winning the standup battle so far.
Kehoe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kehoe tries to clinch up but Giles circles away and keeps his distance.
Kehoe misses with the combination.
Kehoe is looking to clinch but Giles is avoiding it.
Giles tries to clinch up.

Giles instigates a clinch.
Kehoe prevents a takedown attempt there.

Kehoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kehoe takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Kehoe rushes Giles and presses him up against the cage.

Kehoe manages to break the clinch.
Giles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kehoe moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles blocking some punches.

Giles has hold of one of Kehoe's legs. Kehoe is fighting the takedown attempt but Giles gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Giles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kehoe working a defensive guard here.
Kehoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Giles is one step ahead there.
Kehoe wants to stand up but Giles is controlling him.
Giles lands a couple of elbows.
Giles won't allow Kehoe to get back to his feet.
Giles pushes down on Kehoe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kehoe is trying to stand up here but Giles is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Giles trying to control the action but Kehoe is working from the bottom.
Kehoe lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Giles thows a huge punch but Kehoe dodges it nicely.
Giles drops an elbow to the side of Kehoe's head.
Kehoe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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

Giles gets caught flat footed, as Kehoe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kehoe tries to stand but Giles is controlling from the bottom.
Giles is wriggling around but Kehoe manages to pass to half guard.
Kehoe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giles has one foot on Kehoe's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kehoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Giles avoids the head kick by Kehoe.
Kehoe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kehoe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giles pinned against the cage. Giles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kehoe tries to clinch up but Giles circles away and keeps his distance.
Kehoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kehoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kehoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kehoe throws a nice head kick!
Kehoe moves away from the strike by Giles.
Kehoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Giles turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Giles manages to end up in side control.
Kehoe is pushing Giles's head away, looking to escape. Giles manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Giles uses his free foot to push down on Kehoe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kehoe.
Kehoe is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Giles with the ground and pound from mount.
Kehoe is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Giles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Giles tries to control but Kehoe wriggling away.
Giles working Kehoe over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kehoe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Giles cracks Kehoe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johan Giles.
I think Giles 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Johan Giles!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Johan Giles!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Johan Giles!

Johan Giles wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Manuel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aaron Wilson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Manuel Marquez
vs
Wilson

170 cm
20
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
137 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Manuel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manuel Marquez tries to clinch up.
Manuel Marquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Manuel Marquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manuel Marquez.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Manuel Marquez.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilson throws a body punch but Manuel Marquez moves out of range.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Manuel Marquez avoids them all with ease.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuel Marquez slips under a jab from Wilson.
Danga de danga de dang - Manuel Marquez scores with a four punch combination!
Manuel Marquez lands an overhand right.
Manuel Marquez lands a nice shot that snaps Wilson's head back.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Wilson is rocked!
Manuel Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Manuel Marquez finish him?
Juan Manuel Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel Marquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Manuel Marquez lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Manuel Marquez as Wilson shoots in.
Juan Manuel Marquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Wilson.

Manuel Marquez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Manuel Marquez lands in his opponent's guard.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel Marquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Manuel Marquez looking to pass the guard.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Manuel Marquez stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Wilson looks gassed!
Manuel Marquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manuel Marquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manuel Marquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manuel Marquez.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Wilson scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Manuel Marquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson tries to hold on but Manuel Marquez postures up.
Manuel Marquez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Manuel Marquez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilson looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel Marquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
Wilson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wilson is looking to control Manuel Marquez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
Manuel Marquez is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
Manuel Marquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson is controlling Manuel Marquez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Manuel Marquez!
Manuel Marquez tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Manuel Marquez is working hard here to advance position.

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.
Manuel Marquez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Manuel Marquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Manuel Marquez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Manuel Marquez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wilson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manuel Marquez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel Marquez regains half guard.
Wilson prevents Manuel Marquez from improving his position.
Wilson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel Marquez.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manuel Marquez.

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Manuel Marquez 's eye.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manuel Marquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wilson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.

Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Manuel Marquez has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manuel Marquez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Manuel Marquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manuel Marquez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Manuel Marquez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Manuel Marquez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wilson jumps into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Wilson decides to stand back up.
Juan Manuel Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson lands with a nice combination. Manuel Marquez backs away looking to recover.
Manuel Marquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manuel Marquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Manuel Marquez misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Manuel Marquez was not able to check.
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilson takes one on the button.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manuel Marquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manuel Marquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manuel Marquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel Marquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Manuel Marquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manuel Marquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilson. Wilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Manuel Marquez throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manuel Marquez circles away.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wilson won't allow Manuel Marquez to get back to his feet.
Manuel Marquez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson!
Wilson tries to hold on but Manuel Marquez postures up.
Wilson is in a horrible position here. Manuel Marquez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wilson wants to control but Manuel Marquez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Marquez with a couple of short strikes.
Wilson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Wilson manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Wilson, under a barage of strikes from Manuel Marquez.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Wilson gets back to full guard.
Manuel Marquez stands up over Wilson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manuel Marquez throws and elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manuel Marquez's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel Marquez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aaron Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
A punch lands to the side of Wilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel Marquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manuel Marquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Manuel Marquez throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Manuel Marquez clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manuel Marquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Manuel Marquez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manuel Marquez is one step ahead there.
Manuel Marquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wilson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson has control of Manuel Marquez's left arm, preventing Manuel Marquez from doing any damage.
Wilson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manuel Marquez's guard.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Manuel Marquez keeps moving.

Wilson gets to his feet. Manuel Marquez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wilson tries to bum rush Manuel Marquez with a series of wild strikes but Manuel Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson swinging wilding here.
Manuel Marquez throws a series of strikes that have Wilson backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Manuel Marquez.
Manuel Marquez misses with a wild combination.
Wilson tries to score with a low kick but Manuel Marquez moves his leg out of the way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manuel Marquez.
A left and a right from Manuel Marquez both land. Nice combination.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel Marquez stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Manuel Marquez cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wilson falls to his knees and Manuel Marquez 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 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Manuel Marquez!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oren Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross has chosen You're A Jerk as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Hunter
vs
Cross

170 cm
21
149 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oren Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Cross!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hunter gets a clinch.

Hunter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cross clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cross is trapped and Hunter is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hunter lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hunter.

Hunter is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cross defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cross is trying to get back to his feet but Hunter has full control of the position and if anything, Cross has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hunter gets his hands free as Cross looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cross avoids the strikes from Hunter.

Hunter working for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cross is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cross looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy Cross right now.
Cross is covering up but some of the strikes from Hunter are getting through and doing damage.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Hunter is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cross is defending well though. Hunter let's go of the attempt for now.
Hunter throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Cross!
Hunter is trying to stick to Cross's back but Cross is turning into Hunter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hunter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cross.

Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunter 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.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Cross wants to get up but he can't break Hunter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hunter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Cross has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hunter to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cross is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hunter pulls down on the head and he's put Cross to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oren Hunter!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between James Hammany (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zombie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rob Zombie - Dead Girl Superstar. Noel Zombie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hammany
vs
Zombie

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

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 New York, James Hammany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zombie takes the fight into the clinch.
Zombie stops a takedown attempt from Hammany.

Zombie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Hammany.
Zombie lands a lovely overhand right.
Hammany avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammany takes a jab right on the kisser.

Hammany is rocked!

Hammany takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Hammany is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hammany is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Zombie can't fight it off and eventually Hammany manages to take the fight to the floor. Zombie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammany looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammany seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammany trying to control but Zombie is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zombie holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammany passes into half guard.
Hammany passes to side control.
The ground and pound from Hammany seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zombie can't do much from the bottom here.

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

Hammany thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hammany controlling the position.

Hammany tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammany wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zombie, who protects the arm well.
Hammany tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zombie's legs.
Zombie can't do much from the bottom here.

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.
Zombie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hammany is staying active.
Hammany advances nicely into full mount.
Hammany can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zombie is looking to escape.
Hammany controlling from mount.

Hammany is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zombie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zombie clinches but Hammany breaks the clinch

and Hammany counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hammany is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zombie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zombie tries to break the clinch but Hammany is controlling the position.
Hammany goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zombie prevents it.

Zombie breaks the clinch.
Zombie tries to clinch up

so Hammany counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zombie is trying to keep Hammany in close.
Hammany trying to control the position from guard on top but Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammany stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zombie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammany sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zombie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zombie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zombie keeping moving, preventing Hammany from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zombie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Hammany takes the fight into the clinch.

Zombie breaks from the clinch.
Zombie wants to clinch

and Hammany counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammany.
Zombie misses with a knee to the head.

Hammany escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noel Zombie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James Hammany is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammany closes the distance and clinches up with Zombie, looking for a takedown. Hammany pushes Zombie against the cage but Zombie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Hammany. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hammany 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zombie misses with a hook. Hammany ducked under it nicely.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zombie wants to clinch

and Hammany counters by moving into the clinch.
Zombie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hammany.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammany is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zombie pulls him back up using the underhooks.

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

Hammany looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammany controls the position from side control.
Hammany is looking to take a break and control but Zombie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hammany working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hammany controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Hammany dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hammany dodges the punch combination from Zombie.
Zombie closes the distance but Hammany moves to the side

and Hammany counters with a single leg into guard. Zombie didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammany pushing down on Zombie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zombie is refusing to be controlled, as Hammany sits in half guard.

Hammany seems to be working for a kimura but Zombie defends the submission attempt.
Hammany wants to pass the guard but Zombie is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammany prevents Zombie from improving his position.
Zombie is staying active underneath Hammany, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zombie is trying to stand.
Zombie is holding on to half guard well.
Hammany is tying to control. Zombie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammany doesn't manage to clinch there - Zombie circles away.
Zombie tries to clinch but Hammany moves away

and Hammany counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zombie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zombie keeping full guard, as Hammany tries to pass.
Hammany won't allow Zombie to get back to his feet.
Hammany sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammany passes Zombie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammany frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hammany looking to control but Zombie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zombie tries to hold on but Hammany pushes him away.

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

Hammany has hold of Zombie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zombie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four 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.
Zombie wants to control but Hammany is having none of it.
Noel Zombie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zombie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hammany controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Hammany showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammany, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for James Hammany!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for James Hammany!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for James Hammany!

James Hammany wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Oreskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sanchez
vs
Oreskin

188 cm
22
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Elite Nutrition Supplements

Demonic Clothing
MMA's Best 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freddy Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Oreskin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oreskin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oreskin off to one side.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oreskin.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Oreskin moves out of range.
Oreskin keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez defending well as Oreskin loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.

Sanchez rushes Oreskin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oreskin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oreskin is trying to break free.
Oreskin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Oreskin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez keeps control of Oreskin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oreskin misses with some punches.

Oreskin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oreskin throws a combination that misses
and Oreskin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oreskin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreskin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez prevents Oreskin from breaking the clinch.
Oreskin is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.

Oreskin manages to break the clinch.
Oreskin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oreskin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Oreskin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Oreskin misses.
Frankie Oreskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Oreskin misses.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Oreskin is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Oreskin is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oreskin is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
Oreskin is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Oreskin is trying is best to control the position here.
Oreskin trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Oreskin misses
and Oreskin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oreskin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oreskin thinking.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Oreskin in a clinch.
Sanchez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oreskin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oreskin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez is stalling here.
Oreskin tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez looking to stall.

Oreskin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oreskin misses with the combination.
Oreskin throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Oreskin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oreskin throws a combination that misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Oreskin looks gassed!
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Oreskin lands.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oreskin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Oreskin.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Oreskin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oreskin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oreskin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Sanchez 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.

Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Oreskin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oreskin has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Oreskin is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Oreskin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Oreskin doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Oreskin.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Freddy Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Oreskin's shoulder, as Oreskin tries to avoid the shot.
Oreskin punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Oreskin as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreskin tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Oreskin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oreskin stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Oreskin can't break the clinch.
Oreskin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oreskin just stands there and leans against the cage.

Oreskin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oreskin cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Oreskin misses with a straight left.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Oreskin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oreskin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Oreskin throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Oreskin is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez connects with the punch.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Oreskin.
Oreskin is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Oreskin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Oreskin manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Oreskin circles away.

Sanchez rushes Oreskin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oreskin is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanchez has double underhooks.
Oreskin looking to stall.

Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Oreskin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oreskin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice combination there by Oreskin.

It looks like Freddy Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Oreskin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oreskin is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Oreskin is working from the bottom.
Oreskin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin tries to improve position but can't.
Oreskin prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Oreskin tries to improve position but can't.
Oreskin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Sanchez prevents Oreskin from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frankie Oreskin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Freddy Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frankie Oreskin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oreskin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Oreskin is trying to break free.
Oreskin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Oreskin breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oreskin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in but Oreskin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oreskin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Oreskin moves away and avoids it.
Oreskin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oreskin swings away with a body shot that misses

and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Oreskin can't get the takedown.
Oreskin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oreskin wants to break free but Sanchez has control.
Oreskin is trying to break free.
Oreskin can't break the clinch.
Oreskin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Oreskin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.

Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Oreskin!
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oreskin on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oreskin is looking to escape.
Oreskin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanchez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sanchez wants to stand up but Oreskin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Oreskin moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oreskin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.

Oreskin 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.
Oreskin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oreskin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Oreskin tries to pass.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.

Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oreskin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oreskin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Freddy Sanchez!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Freddy Sanchez!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Freddy Sanchez!

Freddy Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sufjan Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Filton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Foo Fighters - In Your Honor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sufjan Stevens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stevens
vs
Filton

176 cm
22
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sufjan Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Filton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Stevens pushes Filton up against the cage in a clinch.
Filton tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Stevens lands a knee to the head.

Filton is rocked!
Filton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevens.
Filton is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevens finish him?
Filton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filton seems to have recovered his senses.
Filton is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevens has double underhooks.
Stevens looking to throw knees to the head but Filton is blocking nicely.
Stevens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Filton up against the cage.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Filton misses with the head strike.
Filton takes a knee right on the jaw!

Stevens is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Filton can't fight it off and eventually Stevens manages to take the fight to the floor. Filton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stevens tries to free his leg and advance position but Filton is retaining full guard.
Stevens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stevens preventing the sweep.

Filton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stevens works over Filton with some ground and pound from guard.
Stevens is in close to Filton's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Filton is keeping the position.
Stevens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Filton's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stevens working some strikes from top position.

Filton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stevens is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Filton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stevens's back instead.
Stevens wants to control his opponent's hands but Filton gets his hands free.

Stevens is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Filton gets his way!
Stevens wants to control his opponent's hands but Filton gets his hands free.
Even with his hooks in, Filton manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stevens holding both Filton 's hands and preventing any damage.
Filton missing with strikes from the back.

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.
Stevens turns into Filton and is now in his guard.
Stevens pushing down on Filton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Stevens seems content to control.
Stevens is trying to control the action in half guard but Filton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Filton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Stevens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stevens prevents Filton from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens blocks the strikes from Filton.
Filton punching from the bottom.
Stevens wants to pass to mount but Filton is defending the position.
Filton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevens is working for a submission of some sort.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stevens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stevens counters with a nice kick to the body.
Filton throws a sloppy head kick

and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Filton is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Filton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Filton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Filton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevens working some strikes from top position.
Filton trying to strike off his back.

Filton is looking for a triangle here but Stevens uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stevens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stevens moves into full mount!
Filton is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sufjan Stevens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stevens lands a head kick!
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Filton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filton has time to react.

Stevens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stevens advances to mount.
Stevens landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filton working to try and regain half guard.
Stevens lands a big shot there that rocks Filton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Filton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Filton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Filton is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Filton is working to get back to half guard.
Stevens blocks Filton's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Filton is bucking up trying to escape but Stevens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Filton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stevens raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

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.
Stevens prevents Filton from getting the reversal.
Stevens trying to control but Filton is having none of it.
Filton working to try and regain half guard.
Filton regains half guard.
Stevens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stevens uses his free foot to push down on Filton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Filton.
Stevens looking to finish Filton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Filton!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a heavy elbow.
Filton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stevens. What's that going to do exactly?
Filton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stevens tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stevens breaks from Filton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Filton is in trouble!
Filton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stevens landing strikes from the mount and Filton is in trouble!
Stevens 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.
Stevens with shots to the head and body - Filton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Filton is desperately trying to improve his position but Stevens has a good base and remains in mount.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Filton's face.
Stevens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filton gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stevens lands a nice short elbow.
Stevens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stevens drops an elbow to the side of Filton's head.
Stevens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Filton punching from the bottom.
Stevens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Filton is staying active underneath Stevens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Filton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stevens.
Stevens feints and then cracks Filton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filton down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sufjan Stevens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Filton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevens wants to clinch.

Stevens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stevens throwing strikes from guard but Filton blocks nicely.
Filton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stevens passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Filton lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sufjan Stevens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens is nestled in close to Filton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Filton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stevens wants to pass to mount but Filton is defending the position.
Filton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stevens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Filton wants to get back to full guard.
Filton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Filton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Filton is looking for a sweep. Stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevens lands with a punch from half guard.
Filton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stevens not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filton has hold of Stevens's hands but Stevens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Filton actively working from the bottom here.

Filton looking for submissions off his back.
Stevens prevents Filton from improving his position.
Stevens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stevens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stevens content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Filton wants to improve his position but Stevens is controlling well.
Stevens working over Filton with some ground and pound. Filton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filton is staying active underneath Stevens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stevens slips a nice elbow through Filton's hands, connecting with Filton's forehead.

Stevens is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Filton defends it well.
Stevens prevents Filton from improving his position.
Stevens content to control rather than advance.
Stevens works his way into side control.
Stevens working the ground and pound from side control.
Stevens working the ground and pound.
Filton is being controlled here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with punches from side control.
Filton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Stevens with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filton can do to turn this around?
Stevens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Will Filton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stevens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Filton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stevens. What's that going to do exactly?

Stevens working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Filton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Filton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Filton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stevens.
Filton is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sufjan Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Sufjan Stevens!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Sufjan Stevens!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Sufjan Stevens!

Sufjan Stevens wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winter comes into the arena with Hiver & Hammer - Fusion blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Winter
vs
Silva

189 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Winter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winter throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva blocks a jab.
Winter scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Winter misses with an uppercut.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Winter.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Winter is keeping the position.
Silva is looking to advance position but Winter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter is riding his opponent, not letting Silva buck him off.
Winter trying to control.
Silva is in bad spot here.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Winter is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Winter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Winter.
Silva moves away from the strike by Winter.
Harry Winter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winter throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winter loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Winter lands a left and a right that sends Silva crashing to the canvas! Winter dives into mount looking to finish!

Silva is rocked!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Winter finish him?
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!
Winter keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
Winter is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Winter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Winter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Winter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winter trying to control the position.

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

Silva shoots in and bounces Winter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Winter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Winter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winter's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry Winter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Winter!
Winter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

Silva throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Winter has his hands clasped together but Silva breaks the hold and Winter is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Austin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Daniels
vs
Garcia

176 cm
22
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Daniels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolando Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniels shoots in but no luck this time.

Garcia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garcia wants to take a breather but Daniels is having none of it.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Daniels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Daniels trying to control but Garcia postures up.

Garcia seems to be working for a kimura but Daniels defends the submission attempt.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Daniels is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels throws a head kick that half lands.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rolando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Daniels closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Daniels has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Daniels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garcia tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
Daniels in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia regains half guard.
Garcia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daniels seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daniels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Daniels is controlling well.
Daniels is looking to pass Garcia's guard but actually Garcia recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Daniels is pushing down on Garcia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniels has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garcia is trying to control but Daniels passes into side control!
Daniels is trying to ground and pound but Garcia uses the momentary lack of control by Daniels to regain half guard.
Daniels wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia punching from the bottom.
Garcia is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Daniels is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Daniels gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcia is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Daniels maintains control.
Garcia tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
Garcia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garcia passes Daniels's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Garcia works his way into side control.
Garcia working away.

Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garcia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Garcia working over Daniels with some ground and pound. Daniels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Garcia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daniels knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daniels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Austin Daniels will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Daniels throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Daniels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Garcia.
Garcia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.

Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Daniels advances position into side control!
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Daniels is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rolando Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Daniels is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.

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.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garcia is looking to control Daniels's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Daniels gets the takedown into side control.
Garcia struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Daniels keeps moving and retains side control.
Daniels misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Daniels controls the position.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Daniels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Daniels is trying to control the action in half guard but Garcia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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

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.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daniels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia stands and throws Daniels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolando Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Austin Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels lands a right hook to the body.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garcia showed some decent athleticism there.
Garcia is pressing down on Daniels's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daniels is holding on for now.
Garcia slips a nice elbow through Daniels's hands, connecting with Daniels's forehead.
Daniels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Daniels won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Daniels checks it.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily

and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Garcia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
Garcia trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.

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

and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels looking to control.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia is working Daniels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garcia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garcia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia controlling the action here.
Daniels misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels trying to strike off his back.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Daniels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
Garcia throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garcia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Daniels's shoulder. That is not cool.
Daniels tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia working the ground and pound.
Daniels is looking to reverse the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Garcia scoring with punches from side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.

Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.
Daniels won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
Garcia not doing much here.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daniels is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
Daniels regains half guard.
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Daniels defends it.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Daniels is working away.
Daniels is looking to get back to full guard here but Garcia has managed to pass to side control instead.
Garcia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garcia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to reverse the position but instead Garcia has taken his back - oops!
Garcia struggling to keep hold of the position.
Daniels tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Garcia has hold of Daniels's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Daniels manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Daniels is working to get back to half guard.
Daniels manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Garcia is tying to control. Daniels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daniels trying to control here.
Garcia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Daniels!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Garcia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garcia dominating with strikes here.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.

Garcia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolando Garcia dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Garcia misses the shot to the body.

Garcia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daniels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Daniels is trying to improve his position.
Garcia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Garcia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garcia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping hold of Garcia's head, controlling as best he can.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daniels trying to control here.
Garcia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daniels knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Garcia seems to be working for a kimura but Daniels defends the submission attempt.
Garcia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garcia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daniels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.

Garcia scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the attempt from Daniels to control.
Garcia unloading with bombs!
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daniels has given up his back. Will we see Garcia going for some submissions?
Garcia controlling from the back.
Daniels controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Garcia struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcia looking for the choke from the back.
Garcia missing with strikes.
Daniels is keeping busy.
Daniels covering up well and avoiding damage.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Daniels looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Garcia is punishing Daniels with strikes - can he finish him?!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolando Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garcia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Rolando Garcia!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Rolando Garcia!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Rolando Garcia!

Rolando Garcia wins by unanimous decision!
Rolando Garcia is the new featherweight champion!

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