Epic Challenger Series PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Lamar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jose gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lamar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War Machine. jose gonzalez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lamar
vs
gonzalez

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Lamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jose gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lamar wants to get back to full guard.
Lamar missing with punches from the bottom.

Lamar kicks gonzalez off and gets back to his feet.

gonzalez shoots in and bounces Lamar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lamar keeping full guard, as gonzalez tries to pass.

gonzalez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Lamar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch lands to the side of gonzalez 's head but he takes it in his stride.

gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gonzalez postures up.
gonzalez scoring with punches to the head and body.
gonzalez stands and throws Lamar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lamar gets back to half guard.

Lamar has one foot on gonzalez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.
gonzalez looks gassed!
Lamar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

gonzalez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lamar!
Lamar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lamar wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamar wants to get back to his feet.
Lamar wants to get back to full guard.
gonzalez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamar is looking for a sweep. gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lamar manages to get to full guard.
Lamar looking to hit a scissor sweep but gonzalez is one step ahead there.
gonzalez slips nicely into half guard.
gonzalez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gonzalez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lamar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lamar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lamar.
Lamar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
gonzalez trying to control but Lamar is working from the bottom.

gonzalez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lamar, up you get!
Brian Lamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gonzalez tries for a takedown but Lamar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brian Lamar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jose gonzalez.
gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamar as he jumps to the side.
Lamar throws out a leg kick but gonzalez moves out of range and Lamar only half commits.
Lamar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lamar's waist but Lamar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing gonzalez off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamar with a nice cross.
gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lamar is fending him off so far but gonzalez persists. Nope, Lamar circles away and we're back to standing.
gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lamar gets caught flat footed, as gonzalez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
gonzalez slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Lamar.
Lamar tries to roll over but gonzalez keeps him under control.
Lamar moves into full guard.
Lamar striking from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamar keeping moving, preventing gonzalez from controlling successfully.

Lamar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jose gonzalez 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.

A jab from Lamar misses.
Lamar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lamar waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract gonzalez.
Lamar takes a swing at gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Lamar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lamar throws a nice looking combination but gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
gonzalez looks for a takedown but Lamar sprawls well.
gonzalez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.

gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
gonzalez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brian Lamar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jose gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamar tries to sprawl out of it but gonzalez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Lamar. No joy for gonzalez on that attempt.
gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamar tries to sprawl out of it but gonzalez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from Lamar both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamar throws a nice looking combination but gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

gonzalez pushes Lamar up against the cage in a clinch.
gonzalez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lamar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but Lamar won't allow it.
Lamar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lamar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. gonzalez just stands there and leans against the cage.

gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
gonzalez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

gonzalez is rocked!
gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Lamar throws a pinpoint strike between gonzalez's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends gonzalez crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Lamar scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Lamar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Henderson
vs
Webb

150 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

ev0lved Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Webb!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.

Henderson scores with a takedown into Webb's guard.
Webb tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Webb working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.

Henderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Webb looking for a guillotine here but Henderson defends easily.

Webb is looking for a triangle but Henderson pushes his legs off easily.
Henderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henderson wants to control for a moment but Webb uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Webb is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henderson defends it well.

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.

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

Webb is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Henderson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Henderson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Webb looks gassed!
Henderson controls the position from side control.
Webb should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Henderson trying to control the action but Webb is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Webb knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Henderson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Webb!

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

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.

Henderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.

Henderson looking for a guillotine here but Webb defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Webb passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Webb doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Henderson counters with a single leg into guard. Webb didn't expect that.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Webb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Webb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson passes into half guard.
Webb is refusing to be controlled, as Henderson sits in half guard.

Henderson seems to be looking for submissions.

Henderson is working for a kimura but Webb is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Webb knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henderson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Webb's thigh. Webb counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Henderson drops back looking for a leg! Webb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Webb manages to kick Henderson off! Henderson jumps back into Webb's guard.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Webb is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Webb wants to sweep but no luck.

Henderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Webb is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Henderson, into his guard.
Chad Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Webb drops back looking for a leg! Henderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Henderson manages to kick Webb off! Webb jumps back into Henderson's guard.
Webb tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson is looking for a triangle here but Webb uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Henderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Henderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Henderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Webb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Webb slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Henderson gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson gets back to full guard.
Webb really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Webb drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Henderson dives on top into guard.
Henderson is pushing down on Webb's leg trying to pass to half guard. Webb is fighting to maintain full guard but Henderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Webb is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Webb has given up his back. Will we see Henderson going for some submissions?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Henderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Webb wants to get back to his feet.
Webb is staying active underneath Henderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Henderson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Webb is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chad Henderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Terrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terrell comes into the arena with Now You've Got Something to Die For blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Noah Burn enters the cage!

Terrell
vs
Burn

177 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

ev0lved Fight Gear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Burn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burn swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Burn as Terrell shoots in.
Left hook, right uppercut from Terrell.
Terrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terrell has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Terrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Terrell shoots in but Burn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Terrell.
Terrell slips under a jab from Burn.
Terrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Terrell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burn tries to avoid it but Terrell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burn to the ground. Burn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Terrell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burn pinned against the cage. Burn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Terrell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burn pinned against the cage. Burn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Terrell. No joy for Burn on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a takedown attempt - Burn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Terrell swivels and escapes.
Terrell tries for a takedown but Burn circles away easily

and Burn counters by clinching up.
Terrell is breathing heavily.
Terrell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burn prevents it.

Burn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Terrell but Terrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Terrell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Burn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Burn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Terrell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Terrell prevents the takedown attempt.

Burn manages to break the clinch.
Burn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terrell's waist but Terrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burn off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Terrell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burn.
Burn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Terrell prevents it.
Burn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Terrell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Terrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burn closes the distance and clinches up with Terrell, looking for a takedown. Burn pushes Terrell against the cage but Terrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn takes one to the side of the head.
Terrell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Burn counters with a takedown into side control.

Burn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terrell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Terrell parries the strikes from Burn easily there. Burn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Terrell to escape.

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

Burn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Terrell has escaped the position, nice work there.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burn has hold of Terrell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Terrell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Burn working for a guillotine from mount but Terrell is in no mood to give up.

Burn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Burn looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burn prevents Terrell from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Terrell shoots in but no luck this time.
Burn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Terrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terrell.
Burn stuffs the takedown.
Burn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burn looks for a takedown but Terrell sprawls well.
Terrell misses with a takedown attempt - Burn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Terrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell darts in trying to clinch

and Burn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burn.
Burn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Terrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burn prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Terrell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burn circles away.

Burn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Terrell is squirming around, avoiding Burn's attempts to control the action.
Terrell is wriggling around trying to escape.

Burn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Terrell is surviving well by controlling Burn's body position as best he can.
Terrell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Burn goes for an armbar but Terrell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Terrell.
Terrell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Terrell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burn wants to sweep but no luck.
Terrell forces his way into half guard.
Burn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Burn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Terrell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Terrell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burn tries to buck Terrell off but Terrell is having none of it.
Burn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Terrell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Burn manages to get to full guard.
Burn keeping moving, preventing Terrell from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Terrell's guard.

Terrell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Burn wants to control but Terrell is keeping him busy.

Burn is working for a kimura but Terrell is defending it quite comfortably.
Terrell is looking to control Burn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terrell avoid being mounted?

Burn is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Terrell looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Burn pushes past his half guard into mount!
Terrell working to try and regain half guard.

Burn is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Terrell is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noah Burn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

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

Dorian
vs
Burns

185 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renzo Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowdy Burns!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Dorian goes down! Can Burns finish him!?

Dorian is rocked!

It looks like Renzo Dorian has been cut.
Burns wants to stand but Dorian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dorian is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dorian working for a triangle but Burns defends it easily.
Burns wants to stand but Dorian is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dorian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Renzo Dorian!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petteri Ojanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jimenez
vs
Ojanen

172 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petteri Ojanen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ojanen.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petteri Ojanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ojanen.
Ojanen misses with the combination.
Jimenez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ojanen tries to avoid it but Jimenez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ojanen to the ground. Ojanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Ojanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jimenez regains half guard.
Ojanen trying to pass the guard but Jimenez defending well.
Jimenez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ojanen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ojanen's back!
Jimenez controlling well, preventing Ojanen from escaping the position.
Jimenez punches the canvas rather than the man.

Jimenez looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ojanen taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dennis Jimenez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hales Tigris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Tigris

170 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hales Tigris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in but Tigris avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Tigris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Tigris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.

Tigris is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tigris is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tigris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davis tries to improve his position but instead Tigris has taken his back!

Tigris is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Davis won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Tigris off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hales Tigris!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Fairfax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Samuelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fairfax
vs
Samuelson

172 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Fairfax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Samuelson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairfax walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Samuelson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samuelson tries for a takedown but Fairfax sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Fairfax.
Samuelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fairfax but Fairfax pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fairfax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Fairfax as he checks the leg kick.
Samuelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairfax.
Samuelson tries to clinch there but Fairfax circles away.

Fairfax moves into the clinch.
Samuelson wants to break free but Fairfax has control.
Fairfax slows down the pace here.
Fairfax seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fairfax misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairfax on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairfax won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Fairfax.
Fairfax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samuelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fairfax trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Richard Fairfax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Samuelson.
Samuelson avoiding damage as Fairfax throws knees to the body.
Fairfax managing to block the knees to the body from Samuelson.
Fairfax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairfax missing with knees to the body.
Samuelson avoiding damage as Fairfax throws knees to the body.
Fairfax scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Richard Samuelson has been cut.
Samuelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairfax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samuelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samuelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairfax.
Samuelson looks gassed!
Fairfax crunches a lovely knee into Samuelson's ribcage.
Samuelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Fairfax gets an underhook and turns Samuelson into the cage.
Fairfax landing knees to the body.
Fairfax lands a damaging elbow.
Fairfax avoids the elbow strike from Samuelson, against the cage.
Fairfax landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Fairfax holds him up against the cage and eventually Samuelson drops back down to his feet.
Fairfax keeps control of Samuelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairfax throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samuelson managing to block the knees to the body from Fairfax.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairfax is keeping busy.
Fairfax gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Samuelson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Samuelson pulls guard.
Samuelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fairfax is one step ahead there.
Samuelson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fairfax prevents Samuelson from getting back to his feet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairfax trying to control but Samuelson is working from the bottom.
Fairfax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samuelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fairfax trying to control but Samuelson is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fairfax throws a lazy right hand but Samuelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fairfax is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairfax keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Samuelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fairfax is fending him off so far but Samuelson persists. Nope, Fairfax circles away and we're back to standing.
Fairfax misses with a looping right.
Samuelson tries to clinch but Fairfax moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fairfax throws a shot from downtown. Samuelson moves away and avoids it.
Fairfax tries to work over Samuelson's front leg with a kick but Samuelson checks it.
Samuelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairfax.
Fairfax keeps the fight on the outside.
Samuelson shoots in but Fairfax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fairfax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samuelson. That did some damage!
Samuelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Fairfax takes a swing at Samuelson's ribcage but misses.
Samuelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fairfax's waist but Fairfax gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samuelson off to one side.
A leg kick checked by Samuelson.
Samuelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fairfax.
Richard Fairfax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fairfax as he avoids it easily.
Fairfax swings for the body but Samuelson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Fairfax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Samuelson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fairfax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Samuelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairfax.
Fairfax attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fairfax is looking to wear down Samuelson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Samuelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Fairfax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samuelson.
Fairfax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairfax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuelson moves away.
Fairfax is looking to clinch but Samuelson is avoiding it.
Fairfax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fairfax is looking to clinch.
Fairfax motions for Samuelson to come forward. Fairfax throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richard Fairfax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Samuelson.
Fairfax tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samuelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fairfax misses the shot to the body.
Fairfax throws a body kick that misses.
Samuelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairfax looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fairfax stuffs the takedown attempt from Samuelson. Samuelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Samuelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fairfax throws a body punch but Samuelson moves out of range.
Fairfax missing with a left hand there. Samuelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samuelson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fairfax throws a head kick that misses.
Fairfax misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fairfax clinches.

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.
Fairfax crunches a lovely knee into Samuelson's ribcage.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Fairfax won't allow it.
Fairfax trying to land knees to the body.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Fairfax holds him up against the cage and eventually Samuelson drops back down to his feet.
Samuelson looking for a takedown.
Samuelson can't break the clinch.
Fairfax lands a left hand that snaps the head of Samuelson backwards.
Fairfax trying to land knees to the body.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Fairfax won't allow it.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Fairfax holds him up against the cage and eventually Samuelson drops back down to his feet.
Samuelson is trying to stall.
Fairfax stalling the fight.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fairfax using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samuelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samuelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Fairfax holds him up against the cage and eventually Samuelson drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fairfax throws an elbow but misses.
Samuelson tries for a takedown but Fairfax manages to get underhooks.
Samuelson fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fairfax.
Fairfax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samuelson jumps guard but Fairfax stands there with Samuelson around his waist. Samuelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fairfax throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samuelson is trying to break free.
Fairfax tries to land knees in the clinch but Samuelson avoids the damage to the body.
Fairfax lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairfax missing with knees to the body.
Fairfax controlling the action here for a moment.
Samuelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samuelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fairfax pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Samuelson misses with a punch to the body.
Samuelson jumps guard but Fairfax stands there with Samuelson around his waist. Samuelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson tries to break the clinch but Fairfax is controlling the position.
Fairfax with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samuelson tries for a takedown but Fairfax manages to get underhooks.
Samuelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samuelson throws a head punch that misses.
Samuelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fairfax smiles and moves away.
Fairfax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samuelson.
Samuelson blocks a low kick nicely.
Fairfax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Fairfax instigates a clinch.
Samuelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairfax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairfax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samuelson.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fairfax looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fairfax landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairfax lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Samuelson moves out of range of the body kick from Fairfax.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fairfax but Fairfax pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fairfax throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fairfax throws out a leg kick but Samuelson moves out of range and Fairfax only half commits.
Fairfax scores with a head kick.
Fairfax pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samuelson is out of range and Fairfax settles back down.
Samuelson fails to land with a series of punches.

Fairfax has managed to clinch.
Fairfax tries to land knees in the clinch but Samuelson avoids the damage to the body.
Fairfax tries a knee to the head but Samuelson blocks it.
Samuelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairfax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Samuelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samuelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairfax missing with knees to the body.
Samuelson avoiding damage as Fairfax throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samuelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairfax has double underhooks.
Fairfax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samuelson.
Samuelson managing to block the knees to the body from Fairfax.
Samuelson looking to throw knees to the head but Fairfax is blocking nicely.
Samuelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuelson is trying to break free.
Samuelson just leaning against Fairfax, taking a breather.
Samuelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fairfax pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richard Fairfax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Samuelson.
Fairfax throws an elbow but it misses.
Samuelson blocks the elbow strike.

Samuelson breaks the clinch.
No luck for Samuelson with that takedown attempt.

Fairfax has closed the distance and engaged Samuelson in a clinch.
Samuelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fairfax pulls his leg out and moves away.
A low kick from Fairfax is predictable there
and Samuelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Samuelson checks a low kick from Fairfax.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairfax misses the jab.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fairfax but Fairfax pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samuelson throws a series of punches but Fairfax avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Fairfax as Samuelson shoots in.
Fairfax tries to clinch up.
Fairfax tries to clinch there but Samuelson circles away.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairfax as he jumps to the side.
Samuelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Fairfax counters with a good low kick that Samuelson was not able to check.
Fairfax keeps the fight on the outside.
Fairfax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samuelson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fairfax looks to land a body kick but Samuelson moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fairfax but Fairfax pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richard Samuelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairfax looks to score with a jab to the body but Samuelson is just out of range.
Samuelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fairfax swivels and escapes.
Samuelson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fairfax.
Samuelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Fairfax sprawls well. He's pushed Samuelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fairfax throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairfax as he jumps to the side.
Fairfax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Samuelson drives through and clinches with Fairfax against the cage.
Samuelson trying to stall but Fairfax improves his position.
Fairfax misses with a knee strike.
Fairfax is pressed up against the cage. Samuelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fairfax down to the mat. Fairfax avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Samuelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Samuelson darts in and clinches Fairfax up against the cage.
Fairfax with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Samuelson.
Samuelson blocks an elbow strike from Fairfax.
Fairfax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samuelson blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Fairfax.
Samuelson fails to pull guard.
Fairfax missing with knees to the body.
Samuelson stalling in the clinch but Fairfax improves position.
Fairfax throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fairfax misses with a knee strike.
Fairfax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samuelson.
Fairfax unloads a knee to the mid-section. Samuelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairfax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairfax misses with a knee to the head.
Samuelson fails to pull guard.
Fairfax throws an elbow that misses.
Richard Samuelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuelson avoiding damage as Fairfax throws knees to the body.
Fairfax avoids the elbow strike from Samuelson, against the cage.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Fairfax!