Spirit Fc 7:RESPECT PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Cebrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Munoz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Munoz
vs
Cebrone

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Munoz!
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, Danny Cebrone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cebrone.
Cebrone is working Munoz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cebrone working the body and head with strikes.
Cebrone working the ground and pound.
Cebrone is staying tight to Munoz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cebrone creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Munoz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Munoz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cebrone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cebrone is working Munoz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cebrone working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Munoz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cebrone landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cebrone cracks Munoz with a big right hand but Munoz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cebrone connects with a decent elbow.
Cebrone working the ground and pound from side control.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Cebrone cracks Munoz with a big elbow.
Munoz pushes Cebrone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cebrone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cebrone working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Munoz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cebrone landing a few strikes.
Munoz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cebrone grinds an elbow into Munoz's temple.
Cebrone working the ground and pound from side control.
Munoz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cebrone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Munoz some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cebrone working the ground and pound.
Munoz dodges the ground and pound from Cebrone.
Munoz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cebrone.
Cebrone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cebrone tries to score with some ground and pound. Munoz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Munoz lands a head kick!
Cebrone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munoz but Munoz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Munoz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cebrone. That did some damage!
Munoz connects with a high kick.

Cebrone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Munoz!
Cebrone lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cebrone working the ground and pound effectively.
Munoz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cebrone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cebrone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cebrone looking to finish Munoz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Munoz!
Munoz wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Munoz is in a horrible position here. Cebrone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Munoz is trying to stand.
Munoz 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.
Cebrone lands a heavy elbow.
Cebrone with shots to the head and body - Munoz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cebrone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cebrone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cebrone with shots to the head and body - Munoz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cebrone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cebrone unloading with bombs!
Munoz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cebrone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Munoz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cebrone won't let Munoz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cebrone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cebrone punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cebrone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Munoz!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cebrone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cebrone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
Munoz is trying to stand up.
Cebrone working the ground and pound effectively.
Munoz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
Munoz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cebrone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Munoz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cebrone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cebrone lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cebrone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cebrone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cebrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cebrone with the ground and pound from mount.
Munoz is trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cebrone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Munoz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cebrone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munoz looks a forlorn figure.
Cebrone with shots to the head and body - Munoz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cebrone lands a nice shot to the head.
Cebrone scoring with strikes but Munoz is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Munoz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cebrone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cebrone raining down shots from the mount!
Munoz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cebrone has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Munoz's face.
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cebrone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Cebrone landing shots from mount.
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cebrone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cebrone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munoz looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cebrone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Munoz looks a forlorn figure.
Cebrone with good strikes from the mount here!
Cebrone with a couple of short strikes.
Munoz tries to buck Cebrone off but he can't manage it.
Munoz taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Cebrone landing punches.
Cebrone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cebrone lands a big elbow.
Cebrone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Munoz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cebrone on the ground.
BOOM! Cebrone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cebrone scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Munoz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cebrone landing punches.
Cebrone lands a big elbow.
Munoz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cebrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cebrone cracks Munoz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cebrone landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Cebrone landing strikes from the mount and Munoz is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cebrone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cebrone looking to finish Munoz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Munoz!
Cebrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Munoz trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Cebrone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Cebrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Munoz.
Danny Cebrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Munoz gets caught flat footed, as Cebrone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cebrone works over Munoz with some ground and pound from guard.
Munoz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cebrone chips away with some ground and pound.
Cebrone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cebrone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cebrone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cebrone throwing strikes but missing.
Cebrone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cebrone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Munoz misses with a head kick.

Cebrone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cebrone is pushing down on Munoz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Munoz is fighting to maintain full guard but Cebrone has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebrone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Cebrone is tying to control. Munoz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cebrone lands a nice short elbow.
Cebrone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cebrone wants to take a breather but Munoz is having none of it.
Cebrone prevents Munoz from standing back up.
Cebrone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

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

Cebrone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cebrone taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cebrone in side control lands a decent elbow.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
Munoz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cebrone lands a decent elbow from side control.

Munoz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Munoz tries to clinch there but Cebrone circles away.

Cebrone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cebrone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cebrone raining down shots from the mount!
Munoz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Munoz wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cebrone working Munoz over with strikes here.
Cebrone working Munoz over with strikes here.
Cebrone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cebrone working Munoz over with strikes here.
Munoz trying desperately to get to his feet.
BOOM! Cebrone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cebrone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cebrone won't let Munoz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cebrone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cebrone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cebrone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cebrone working Munoz over with strikes here.
Cebrone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cebrone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cebrone landing strikes from the mount and Munoz is in trouble!
Munoz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cebrone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cebrone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cebrone.
Cebrone with a couple of short strikes.
Cebrone raining down shots from the mount!
Carlos Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Cebrone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Cebrone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cebrone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Cebrone!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aris Lithoxoidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes to the ring accompanied by Bloodsport. Frank Dux is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dux
vs
Lithoxoidis

178 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aris Lithoxoidis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lithoxoidis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lithoxoidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lithoxoidis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Lithoxoidis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dux is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lithoxoidis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lithoxoidis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lithoxoidis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lithoxoidis working the ground and pound.
Lithoxoidis working the head with strikes.

Lithoxoidis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dux, who protects the arm well.
Dux is pushing Lithoxoidis's head away, looking to escape. Lithoxoidis manages to hold on to the position though.

Lithoxoidis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dux is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lithoxoidis looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lithoxoidis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dux rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lithoxoidis's guard! Nice work there by Dux!
Lithoxoidis keeping full guard, as Dux tries to pass.

Lithoxoidis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dux uses it to pass to side control.
Dux has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lithoxoidis is looking to improve his position but Dux isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two 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.
The referee warns Lithoxoidis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Dux has hold of Lithoxoidis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lithoxoidis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dux manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lithoxoidis to take his back!
Lithoxoidis covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Lithoxoidis tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Dux has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Lithoxoidis is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Dux!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoshi Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tanaka
vs
Randleman

192 cm
22
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoshi Tanaka!
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, Kevin Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Randleman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Randleman keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Randleman moves out of range.
Tanaka tries to clinch up but Randleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Randleman circles away.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Randleman is having none of it.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Randleman fails to land the takedown.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Randleman circles away.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Randleman is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Randleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tanaka moves into full guard.
Tanaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randleman is one step ahead there.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tanaka working for a triangle but Randleman defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

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

Tanaka had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Randleman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tanaka Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Randleman's back instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tanaka is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Randleman has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Randleman wants to control his opponent's hands but Tanaka gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Randleman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Randleman trying to control the position but Tanaka manages to sink in the hooks.
Randleman tries to break free.

Tanaka patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tanaka controlling well, preventing Randleman from escaping the position.
Randleman is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Tanaka off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Randleman showing good submission defense here.
Randleman manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tanaka's guard. Nice work there by Randleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanaka is keeping the position for now.

Tanaka is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Randleman rolls with it to try and escape but Tanaka cranks on the arm and Randleman is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hoshi Tanaka!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy McFreele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Davis
vs
McFreele

188 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

192 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Davis!
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, Murphy McFreele!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McFreele working to try and regain half guard.
McFreele looks gassed!
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis content just to control the position here.
Davis has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McFreele's face.
Davis looking to finish McFreele with some ground and pound. This is bad for McFreele!
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davis unloading with bombs!
McFreele swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Davis blocks McFreele's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McFreele taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McFreele looks a forlorn figure.
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McFreele?
Davis lands with some strikes.
Davis landing punches.
McFreele takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McFreele swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis is landing with some decent strikes but McFreele is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Davis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McFreele is surviving well by controlling Davis's body position as best he can.
Davis unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFreele is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
McFreele tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
McFreele is working to get back to half guard.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis looking to finish with strikes here!
Davis looking to ground and pound but McFreele is blocking nicely.
McFreele wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis with shots to the head and body - McFreele looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks McFreele's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McFreele flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Davis landing strikes from the mount and McFreele is in trouble!
Davis landing punches.
Davis avoids the attempt from McFreele to control.
Davis landing strikes from the mount and McFreele is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McFreele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McFreele is looking to escape.
McFreele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McFreele is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
McFreele slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Davis blocks the strikes from McFreele.
Well, if Davis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Davis blocks the strikes from McFreele.

Davis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McFreele trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McFreele taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McFreele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFreele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with McFreele's head.
Davis throws a right and a left that McFreele avoids nicely.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from McFreele.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.

Davis gets the takedown into side control.
Davis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Davis cracks McFreele with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Davis advances to full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis avoids the attempt from McFreele to control.
McFreele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to control the pace but McFreele is squirming around nicely.
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.
McFreele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ricky Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis with shots to the head and body - McFreele looks very uncomfortable down there.
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McFreele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.

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.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davis looking to ground and pound but McFreele is blocking nicely.
McFreele flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Davis cracks McFreele with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McFreele slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McFreele can do to turn this around?
Davis trying to control the action but McFreele is working from the bottom.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but McFreele is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McFreele works his way to full guard. Good work.

McFreele has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
McFreele thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McFreele throws a couple of heel strikes.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.

McFreele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFreele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by McFreele which made him look bad.
A head kick misses from McFreele.
McFreele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. McFreele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McFreele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
McFreele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McFreele throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
McFreele throws a body kick that misses.
Davis slips under a jab from McFreele.
Ricky Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McFreele swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McFreele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McFreele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
A head kick misses from McFreele.

Davis shoots in and bounces McFreele off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
McFreele tries to strike from the bottom.

McFreele had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Davis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McFreele Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Davis's back instead.
Davis takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McFreele shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
A head kick by Davis misses
and McFreele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis misses with a body kick.
McFreele throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
McFreele slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
McFreele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McFreele throws out the jab.
McFreele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McFreele tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McFreele 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 Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis is looking to chop away at McFreele's legs.
McFreele slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFreele.
McFreele throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McFreele circles away quickly and effectively.
McFreele misses with a kick to the body.
McFreele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.

McFreele looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McFreele not landing any meaningful shots this time.

McFreele is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McFreele frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Davis tries to reverse the position but McFreele maintains control.
McFreele with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis tries to lock up and control but McFreele gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Davis is staying active underneath McFreele, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McFreele lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis wants to control but McFreele is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McFreele winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davis trying to control here.
Davis is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - McFreele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McFreele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davis gets a takedown into half guard.
McFreele slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McFreele scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
McFreele is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ricky Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McFreele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McFreele manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davis's best efforts.
McFreele tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
McFreele tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

McFreele actively working from the bottom here.
Davis thows a huge punch but McFreele dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McFreele with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McFreele taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
Davis blocks the strikes from McFreele.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McFreele wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.
McFreele checks the leg kick.

Davis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Davis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davis is putting a hurting on McFreele here, landing some big shots from side control.
McFreele can't do much from the bottom here.
McFreele is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Davis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Blowfish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Medin Sirovica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blowfish
vs
Sirovica

185 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Blowfish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Medin Sirovica!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blowfish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sirovica!
Blowfish misses the jab.
Blowfish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirovica moves away.
Blowfish misses with a combination
and Blowfish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blowfish misses with a double jab
and Sirovica counters with a low kick, right behind Blowfish 's knee.
Sirovica lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sirovica!
Blowfish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirovica counters with a left and a right that stings Blowfish.
Blowfish throws a lazy head kick

and Sirovica holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Sirovica manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blowfish prevents Sirovica from getting back to his feet.
Blowfishis looking to pass into half guard but Sirovica pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sirovica is in guard.
Sirovica would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blowfish can't keep his opponent in guard - Sirovica advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sirovica passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sirovica wants to stand but Blowfish is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Blowfish is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Sirovica gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Sirovica pushes Blowfish up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sirovica prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blowfish is breathing heavily.
Sirovica changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blowfish fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blowfish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sirovica counters with a left and a right that stings Blowfish.

Sirovica darts in and clinches Blowfish up against the ropes.

Sirovica manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blowfish with a flurry of punches that miss.

Sirovica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sirovica working a defensive guard here.
Blowfish stops Sirovica from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blowfish manages to get himself to full guard.

Sirovica gets to his feet - Blowfish follows without any prompting.
Sirovica throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sirovica darts in and clinches Blowfish up against the ropes.
Sirovica can't get the takedown.
Sirovica drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blowfish gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dan Blowfish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Medin Sirovica.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blowfish drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica wants a takedown.

Sirovica breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sirovica.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Medin Sirovica dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Sirovica.
Blowfish misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blowfish throws a combination that misses
and Sirovica counters with a head kick.
Sirovica moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Sirovica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blowfish with a poor takedown

and Sirovica counters by clinching up.

Sirovica successfully pulls guard.
Sirovica bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blowfish's guard.
Sirovica wants to pass the guard but Blowfish is keeping the position.
Blowfish keeping moving, preventing Sirovica from controlling successfully.
Sirovica would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blowfish will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sirovica is looking to stand up but Blowfish won't let him.
Sirovica wants to pass the guard but Blowfish is keeping the position.

Blowfish is working an open guard so Sirovica takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sirovica moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blowfish is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sirovica.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sirovica.

Blowfish gets caught flat footed, as Sirovica shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sirovica wants to get up but he can't break Blowfish's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sirovica lands with a punch from half guard.
Blowfish connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Sirovica wants to stand but Blowfish has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Blowfish wants to control but Sirovica is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blowfish is looking to get back to full guard here but Sirovica has managed to pass to side control instead.

Sirovica stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sirovica lands a jab-cross combination.
Blowfish with a poor takedown
and Sirovica counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blowfish is fending him off so far but Sirovica persists. Nope, Blowfish circles away and we're back to standing.
Sirovica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sirovica fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dan Blowfish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Medin Sirovica.
Blowfish misses with a double jab
and Sirovica counters with a body kick.
Blowfish throws a combination that misses

and Sirovica moves into the clinch.

Sirovica ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sirovica no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sirovica is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sirovica blocks the strikes from Blowfish.
Blowfish is trying to get back to full guard.

Sirovica decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blowfish misses with a combination
and Sirovica counters with a left and a right that stings Blowfish.

Sirovica forces Blowfish back against the ropes and clinches.
Sirovica is trying to drag Blowfish to the mat but Blowfish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Blowfish drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Medin Sirovica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Sirovica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blowfish.
Dan Blowfish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blowfish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sirovica counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blowfish's knee momentarily.
Blowfish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sirovica.
Blowfish loads up on a big right hand but Sirovica slips the punch.
Sirovica connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sirovica.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blowfish slips a jab and a cross from Sirovica.
Sirovica throws a series of punches but Blowfish avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sirovica moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sirovica throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dan Blowfish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirovica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blowfish stuffs the takedown.

Sirovica drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Sirovica thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sirovica passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

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

Sirovica drives through and clinches with Blowfish against the ropes.

Sirovica gets control of Blowfish's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sirovica will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blowfish tries to free his leg and advance position but Sirovica is retaining full guard.

Sirovica working for a triangle but Blowfish defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica wants to stand and escape but Blowfish is having none of it.
Sirovica looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blowfish is one step ahead there.
Sirovica lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blowfish!

Sirovica stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sirovica takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirovica throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blowfish's waist but Blowfish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sirovica off to one side.
Sirovica fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blowfish.
Sirovica lands a two punch combo.
Sirovica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Sirovica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sirovica feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blowfish's calf.
Blowfish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sirovica counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sirovica.
Blowfish goes for a takedown attempt but Sirovica pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sirovica scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Sirovica forces Blowfish back against the ropes and clinches.
Blowfish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sirovica drags the fight down to the ground.
Blowfish won't allow Sirovica to get back to his feet.

Sirovica looking for a guillotine here but Blowfish defends easily.

Sirovica looking for a guillotine here but Blowfish defends easily.
Blowfish lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dan Blowfish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medin Sirovica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Medin Sirovica comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sirovica has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medin Sirovica!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Squetsie Doubleday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Doubleday
vs
Scott

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Hellbent, Inc.

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squetsie Doubleday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Scott!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Doubleday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott throws a right hand that Doubleday ducks under and follows up with a left that Doubleday also avoids with ease.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Doubleday dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott looks to land a combination but Doubleday avoids it well.
Doubleday moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Doubleday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott tries to bum rush Doubleday with a series of wild strikes but Doubleday uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doubleday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doubleday checks a leg kick.
Doubleday slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Doubleday tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubleday moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Doubleday looks for a takedown but Scott sprawls well.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Doubleday changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Scott tries to avoid it but Doubleday manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Scott to the ground. Scott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doubleday fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doubleday wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Scott cracks Doubleday with a good jab.
Scott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doubleday doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Doubleday shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squetsie Doubleday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott looks to land a combination but Doubleday avoids it well.
Doubleday moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doubleday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott lands a jab to Doubleday's midsection.
Doubleday is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doubleday tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott scores with a body shot.
Doubleday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Scott blocks the strikes from Doubleday.
Scott is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Doubleday will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Doubleday regains half guard.
Scott is controlling the pace.
Doubleday wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Scott seems content to control.
Scott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday is trying to stand back up but Scott is controlling him
Scott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Doubleday is trying to get back to full guard.
Doubleday trying to control from the bottom.
Scott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
I looks like Scott might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Doubleday is trying to control but can't.

That's four 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.
Scott content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Despite being in the dominant position, Brian Scott just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doubleday with a poor takedown
and Scott counters with a series of strikes. Doubleday will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Doubleday has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Scott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doubleday stops a takedown attempt from Scott.

Doubleday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doubleday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Doubleday.
Doubleday moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubleday closes the distance looking to clinch

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Doubleday wants to stand up but Scott is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Doubleday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doubleday tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.

Doubleday gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doubleday prevents the takedown attempt.
Doubleday is working for takedown but Scott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doubleday gets underhooks to prevent Scott's takedown attempt.

Doubleday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doubleday looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doubleday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doubleday misses with a takedown attempt - Scott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squetsie Doubleday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doubleday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doubleday fails with the takedown

and Scott counters with a shoot takedown. Doubleday fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doubleday looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doubleday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Doubleday trying to control the position.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Doubleday is retaining full guard.
Doubleday wants to stand and escape but Scott is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doubleday circles away quickly and effectively.

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.
Doubleday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doubleday has his takedown stuffed

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doubleday won't be happy with that.
Scott controlling the position from side mount.
Doubleday is not content to let Scott control the position.
Doubleday is trying to buck Scott off.
Scott trying to control the action but Doubleday is working from the bottom.
Doubleday struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doubleday keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Doubleday decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Doubleday seems content to control.
Scott wants to sweep but Doubleday has passed to side control!
Doubleday landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Doubleday looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Scott is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
Scott tries to buck Doubleday off but Doubleday is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doubleday fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Doubleday closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scott counters with a one-two to the body.
Doubleday wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Doubleday tries to clinch
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Doubleday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doubleday throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott tries to score with a low kick but Doubleday moves his leg out of the way.
Doubleday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doubleday tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.

Scott scores with a takedown into Doubleday's guard.
Brian Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doubleday is adopting a defensive guard.
Doubleday keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Doubleday looking to control.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doubleday throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott won't allow Doubleday to sweep him here.
Doubleday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doubleday keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doubleday tries to clinch up.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott throws a series of punches but Doubleday moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doubleday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doubleday shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doubleday.
Doubleday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scott's waist but Scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doubleday off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squetsie Doubleday. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two 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.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doubleday.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday tries to clinch up.
Doubleday tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Doubleday shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.

Doubleday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scott, pushing him back against the ropes.
Doubleday pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Doubleday drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scott is trying to drag Doubleday to the mat but Doubleday just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Doubleday looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doubleday breaks the clinch.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Doubleday misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Doubleday tries to clinch

and Scott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scott.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doubleday will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brian Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doubleday manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Doubleday working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Scott is pulling down on Doubleday's head. It's preventing any offense from Doubleday, at least for the moment.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doubleday's guard.
Doubleday keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Doubleday controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Squetsie Doubleday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doubleday throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Scott!

C
A

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Choy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Selleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Choy is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Choy
vs
Selleck

188 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Choy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Selleck!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selleck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Choy shoots in but no luck this time.
Choy tries for a takedown but Selleck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Choy dodges the punch combination from Selleck.
Selleck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Selleck misses with the combination.
Choy stuffs the takedown.
Choy tries for a takedown but Selleck circles away easily
and Selleck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selleck throws a jab when Choy was well out of range.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Choy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Selleck misses.
Choy throws a head kick but Selleck moves out of range.
Choy shoots for a double leg takedown but Selleck sprawls well. He's pushed Choy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Selleck connects with a body shot.
Selleck lands a nice shot to the body.
Choy swings for the body but Selleck moves out of range.
Choy dodges the punch combination from Selleck.
Selleck fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choy.
Choy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Selleck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eddie Choy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choy moves out of range as Selleck throws a body kick.
Choy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Selleck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Choy shoots in for a double leg but Selleck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Choy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Choy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Selleck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Choy backs up against the ropes.
Selleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choy.
Selleck misses with a low kick.
Choy shoots for a takedown but Selleck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Choy misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Selleck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selleck lands a jab-cross combination.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Choy moves out of range.
Selleck throws a nice looking combination but Choy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Choy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Choy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Choy is breathing heavily.
Choy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Selleck swinging wilding here.
Selleck tries to move into range but Choy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Choy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Choy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Selleck throws out a powerful jab.
Choy shoots and misses
and Choy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Selleck scores with a four punch combination!
Selleck is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Selleck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Choy shoots for a double leg takedown but Selleck sprawls well. He's pushed Choy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Selleck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Selleck misses with a body kick.
Selleck looks to land a combination but Choy avoids it well.
Selleck throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Choy.
Selleck misses with a few strikes there.
Selleck misses with a few strikes there.
Choy dodges the punch combination from Selleck.
Choy dodges the punch combination from Selleck.
Selleck throws a right and a left that Choy avoids nicely.
Selleck lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Selleck misses with a body kick.
Selleck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Selleck pushes Choy up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Selleck.

Selleck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Selleck wants to stand and escape but Choy is having none of it.
Selleck trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Selleck pushes Choy off and gets back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Choy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Selleck throws a right hand that Choy ducks under and follows up with a left that Choy also avoids with ease.
Choy misses the jab.
Selleck throws a series of strikes that have Choy backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selleck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Choy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Selleck's waist but Selleck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Choy off to one side.
Selleck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Selleck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Selleck looks to land a combination but Choy avoids it well.
Selleck stuffs the takedown attempt from Choy. Choy gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Selleck 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.

Choy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Selleck tries to avoid it but Choy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Selleck to the ground. Selleck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Choy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Selleck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Selleck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Selleck coming out on top.
Selleck misses with a takedown

and Choy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Selleck's guard.

Choy drops back looking for a leg! Selleck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Selleck manages to kick Choy off! Choy jumps back into Selleck's guard.
Selleck wants to sweep here but Choy controlling him for the moment.
Selleck is trying to keep Choy in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Selleck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choy forces his way into half guard.
Selleck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Choy is looking for a kimura but Selleck is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Choy to get the leverage.
Selleck tries to roll over but Choy keeps him under control.
Selleck is trying to stand up here but Choy is controlling him well.
Selleck trying to hold on to Choy's head to control him but Choy postures up.

Choy is looking for a kimura but Selleck is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Choy to get the leverage.
Selleck is looking for a sweep. Choy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Choy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Selleck doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Choy.
Selleck is trying to stand.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Selleck lands with an overhand left.
Choy has a takedown stuffed.
Choy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Selleck counters with a series of strikes. Choy will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Selleck throws a combination. Choy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Choy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Selleck is trying to break free.
Selleck is stalling here.
Selleck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selleck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Selleck is trying to break the clinch but Choy has him pressed against the ropes.
Selleck tries to break the clinch but Choy is controlling the position.
Selleck is trying to break free.

Selleck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Selleck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Choy counters with a single leg into guard. Selleck didn't expect that.
Selleck is looking to stand up but Choy isn't so interested in that idea.

Choy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Choy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Choy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Selleck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selleck tries to bench press Choy off him but Choy keeps the position.
Choy tries to advance to mount but can't.

Choy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Selleck gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Selleck trying to hold on to Choy's head to control him but Choy postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selleck tries to get to full guard but Choy has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dom Selleck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Choy.
Choy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Selleck works the jab nicely.
Choy shoots in but no luck this time.
Selleck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Selleck misses with a wild combination.
Selleck swinging wilding here.
Selleck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Choy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Selleck counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choy circles away quickly and effectively.
Selleck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Selleck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Choy shoots in but Selleck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Selleck connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck looks to land a combination. Choy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Selleck's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Selleck duly obliges.
Choy tries for a takedown but Selleck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Selleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choy.
Choy shoots for a takedown but Selleck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Choy slips a jab and a cross from Selleck.
Selleck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Selleck clinches.

Selleck breaks from the clinch.
Choy checks the leg kick.
Choy throws a combination that misses
and Selleck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Selleck tries to bum rush Choy with a series of wild strikes but Choy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Choy tries to move into range but Selleck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Selleck as Choy shoots in.
Selleck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Choy is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selleck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Choy backs up against the ropes.
Selleck lands a right hook to the body.
Choy throws a sloppy head kick and Selleck moves out of range easily.
Selleck swinging wilding here.
Selleck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Choy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Selleck stuffs the takedown.
Choy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Selleck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Selleck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Selleck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Choy moves out of range.
Selleck misses with a series of wild punches.
Choy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Selleck. Selleck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Choy misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Selleck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Selleck. That snapped Choy's head back.
Choy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Selleck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Choy has time to react.
Selleck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Selleck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Selleck scores with a crisp jab that stopped Choy in his tracks.
Selleck throws a right hand that Choy ducks under and follows up with a left that Choy also avoids with ease.
Choy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Choy walks into a jab.
Selleck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Selleck looks to land a body kick but Choy moved away.
Selleck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Selleck throws a right hand that Choy ducks under and follows up with a left that Choy also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choy fails with the takedown
and Selleck counters with a straight right hand.
Selleck scores with a body shot.
Choy throws a nice looking combination but Selleck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Choy misses with a takedown attempt - Selleck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Selleck scores with a decent looking hook.
Selleck misses with a two punch combination.
Selleck looks to land a combination but Choy avoids it well.

Choy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Choy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Choy working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Selleck really 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.

Selleck stuffs the takedown.
Selleck throws a right and a left that Choy avoids nicely.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Choy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Selleck misses with a two punch combination.
Selleck lands a two punch combo.
Eddie Choy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Selleck misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Selleck.
Choy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Selleck swivels and escapes.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Choy avoids them all with ease.
Choy shoots in and drives through. Selleck sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choy misses with a wild combination.
Selleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Selleck dips to his left and cracks Choy with an uppercut!
Choy moves out of range of the leg kick from Selleck.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Selleck has Choy up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Choy prevents Selleck from breaking the clinch.
Choy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Selleck gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Selleck is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Selleck.
Selleck is trying to break the clinch but Choy has him pressed against the ropes.
Selleck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Choy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Selleck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Selleck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Selleck gets underhooks to prevent Choy's takedown attempt.
Choy avoiding damage as Selleck throws knees to the body.
Selleck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Choy backwards.
Selleck has Choy pushed against the ropes.
Selleck tries to break the clinch but Choy is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Selleck - that landed with a thud.

Selleck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Selleck lands a with a good body shot.
Selleck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Choy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Selleck.
Choy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Selleck misses.
Selleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choy shoots in but Selleck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Selleck fails to land with a series of punches.
Choy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Selleck counters with a stiff right hand.
Selleck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Selleck tests Choy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Selleck closes the distance and clinches.
Choy managing to block the knees to the body from Selleck.
Choy keeps control of Selleck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Selleck.
Selleck is trying to break the clinch but Choy has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Selleck - that landed with a thud.
Selleck has had enough of the clinch but Choy keeps him there for the moment.
Selleck tries to break the clinch but Choy is controlling the position.
Choy is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Selleck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Selleck prevents a takedown attempt there.

Selleck manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Selleck wants to land a leg kick but Choy is out of range.
Choy shoots for a double leg takedown but Selleck sprawls well. He's pushed Choy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Selleck fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Selleck dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Selleck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Selleck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Choy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Selleck swivels and escapes.
Choy throws a right hand that Selleck ducks under and follows up with a left that Selleck also avoids with ease.
Choy fails to land the takedown.
Selleck scores with a three punch combo!
A punch lands to the side of Choy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Selleck as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Choy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choy circles away quickly and effectively.
Dom Selleck seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Selleck moves into range and clinches up with Choy.
Selleck digs a right hand underneath Choy's ribcage. Choy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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.
Selleck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Choy prevents Selleck from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck wants to get back to striking at distance but Choy won't allow it.
Selleck leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Choy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Selleck.

Selleck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Selleck. No joy for Choy on that attempt.
Selleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Selleck lands with a nice combination. Choy backs away looking to recover.
Selleck scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Choy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Selleck wants to stand but Choy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Selleck wants to control from the top but Choy keeps moving.
Selleck stays in close to Choy's body and controls the position.

Choy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Selleck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Selleck trying to control the position from guard on top but Choy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Choy is looking for a triangle but Selleck pushes his legs off easily.

Selleck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Choy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Selleck 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.
Choy has a closed guard, preventing Selleck from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Selleck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Selleck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Selleck would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Eddie Choy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Selleck.
Selleck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dom Selleck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Selleck cracks Choy with a good jab.
Choy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Selleck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Selleck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 44:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Selleck!
Dom Selleck is the new middleweight champion!

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hype
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100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weng Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ LaRussa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ LaRussa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Fang
vs
LaRussa

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weng Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ LaRussa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRussa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LaRussa stuffs the takedown attempt from Fang. Fang gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fang.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weng Fang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LaRussa connects with a crisp jab.
LaRussa connects with a body shot.
LaRussa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
LaRussa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fang backs up against the ropes.
Fang is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaRussa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
LaRussa lands with a nice body punch.
LaRussa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
LaRussa throws a combination. Fang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
LaRussa lands a right hook to the body.
LaRussa throws a shot to the body.
LaRussa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts LaRussa as he jumps to the side.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fang. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
LaRussa lands a nice looking body shot.
LaRussa lands with a shot to the body.
LaRussa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Weng Fang has been cut.
LaRussa lands with a right that hurts Fang. Fang looks to clinch but LaRussa throws a short knee that drops Fang. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). TJ LaRussa!

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100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yosko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe peery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe peery has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kimura
vs
peery

175 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Knock Out Fight Gear
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Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yosko Kimura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, joe peery!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
peery dodges the punch combination from Kimura.
peery looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
peery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kimura misses with a few strikes there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kimura.

Kimura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kimura has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Kimura has isolated one of peery's arms. peery looking to fight him off but Kimura twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yosko Kimura!
Yosko Kimura retains his lightweight title!