AoC 1 -- Fresh Blood PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Gears. Ricky Vaughn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Vaughn
vs
Lake

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Lake!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake closes the distance and clinches up with Vaughn, looking for a takedown. Lake pushes Vaughn against the cage but Vaughn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vaughn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaughn's guard.
Lake preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lake passes Vaughn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vaughn trying to control but Lake postures up.
Vaughn tries to get to full guard but Lake has control of the leg.
Vaughn controlling the position for now.
Lake is pressing down on Vaughn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vaughn is holding on for now.

Lake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lake is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Vaughn still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Vaughn has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Vaughn slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lake regains half guard.
Lake wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Vaughn seems content to control.
Vaughn trying to control from half guard but Lake is working away.
Nice strikes from Vaughn there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake trying to control here.
Vaughn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricky Vaughn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Vaughn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vaughn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vaughn is breathing heavily.
Lake is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Lake is bucking up trying to escape but Vaughn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vaughn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lake slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake is looking to improve his position.
Lake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vaughn is working away from the top position though.
Lake wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Vaughn seems content to control.
Lake has hold of Vaughn's hands but Vaughn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vaughn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vaughn is keen to just control but Lake is a slippery customer.
Vaughn content to control rather than advance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn fails with the takedown
and Lake counters with a leg kick.
Lake fails with the takedown

and Vaughn counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Vaughn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lake keeps working.
Lake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lake is looking to improve his position.
Vaughn controlling the action here.

Lake actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lake actively working from the bottom here.
Lake trying to hold on to Vaughn's head to control him but Vaughn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vaughn feints and as Lake raises his hands in defense, Vaughn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vaughn controlling from the top position.
Vaughn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vaughn trying to control but Lake is working from the bottom.

Vaughn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vaughn controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lake has his foot on Vaughn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaughn works his way back into a safe position though.
Vaughn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Lake had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vaughn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lake Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vaughn's back instead.
Lake gets his hands free as Vaughn looks to control.
Vaughn's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Lake's hands.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricky Vaughn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Lake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vaughn controls Lake momentarily but Lake frees himself.
Vaughn keeping full guard, as Lake tries to pass.
Vaughn has Lake pulled in close to control his posture.
Lake trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaughn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vaughn pulls Lake in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaughn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaughn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vaughn tries to get out of the position.
Lake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vaughn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lake manages to get to full guard.
Lake being controlled here, momentarily.
Lake striking off his back but it's not causing Vaughn any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lake working for a triangle but Vaughn defends it easily.

Vaughn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vaughn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lake's head.
Vaughn is stalling in the full guard.
Vaughn trying to control but Lake is working from the bottom.
Vaughn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Vaughn dominated that second round.
That's time! Vaughn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

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

Lake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vaughn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vaughn pushes down on Lake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lake taking some punishment here, with Vaughn in his half guard.

Lake is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Vaughn pulls his head out easily.
Vaughn stalling.
Ricky Vaughn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vaughn lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake wants to improve his position but Vaughn is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vaughn in particular looking to stall.
Lake tries to roll over but Vaughn keeps him under control.

Lake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lake wants to improve his position but Vaughn is controlling well.

Lake actively working from the bottom here.

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

Vaughn gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vaughn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lake keeps working.
Lake tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Vaughn controls the position from side control.
Lake is not content to let Vaughn control the position.
Lake is looking for a sweep.
Lake seems a little lost for a moment, as Vaughn dominates the positioning.
Lake avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vaughn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Vaughn 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.
Vaughn trying to control the action but Lake is working from the bottom.
Lake is looking to control Vaughn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lake avoid being mounted?
Lake is looking for a sweep. Vaughn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vaughn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vaughn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vaughn wants to take a breather but Lake is having none of it.

Lake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn tries to clinch up

and Lake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vaughn!
Jackson Lake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is squirming around, avoiding Lake's attempts to control the action.
Vaughn is looking to improve his position but Lake isn't that keen on the idea.
Vaughn wants to hold on but Lake pushes him away.
Ricky Vaughn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lake has control of Vaughn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vaughn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vaughn wants to control but Lake is having none of it.
Lake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Vaughn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaughn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bittner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubbi Morthens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bittner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Ecstacy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bittner
vs
Morthens

177 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Bittner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubbi Morthens!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morthens dodges the punch combination from Bittner.
Morthens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bittner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Bittner misses.
Bittner throws a hook to the side of Morthens's head but Morthens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bittner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morthens shoots in but Bittner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bittner swings for the body but Morthens moves out of range.
Bittner tries to bum rush Morthens with a series of wild strikes but Morthens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morthens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bittner.
Morthens walks into a left hand.
Bittner throws a body punch but Morthens moves out of range.
Bittner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morthens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bittner.
Morthens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bittner.
Bittner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bittner is breathing heavily.
Bittner misses with a wild combination.
Morthens shoots in and drives through. Bittner sprawls well.

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

Bittner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morthens.

Morthens is going olschool here, as he tries to force Bittner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bittner shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morthens controlling the position easily from mount.
Bittner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morthens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bittner is looking to escape.
Bittner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morthens on the ground.

Bittner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morthens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morthens looking to control but Bittner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bittner can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morthens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bittner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bittner wants to control but Morthens is having none of it.
Morthens tries to control but Bittner wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Morthens looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bubbi Morthens will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bittner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morthens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bittner misses with a double jab.
Morthens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bittner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bittner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morthens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morthens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bittner.
Bittner misses with a wild combination.
Bittner throws a series of punches but Morthens avoids them all with ease.
Morthens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morthens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bittner swivels and escapes.
Jay Bittner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubbi Morthens.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morthens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bittner as he avoids it easily.
Bittner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Bittner. No joy for Morthens on that attempt.

Morthens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morthens wants to pass the guard but Bittner is keeping the position.
Morthens preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morthens 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morthens trying to control but Bittner is working from the bottom.
Bittner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bittner is adopting a defensive guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bittner throws a right hand that Morthens ducks under and follows up with a left that Morthens also avoids with ease.
Morthens shoots in and drives through. Bittner sprawls well.
Morthens moves out of range as Bittner throws a body kick.
A left and a right from Bittner both land. Nice combination.
Bittner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bittner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morthens circles away quickly and effectively.

Morthens scores a takedown into full mount!
Bittner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bittner tries to get out of the position.
Morthens looking to control but Bittner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bittner is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Morthens jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bittner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bittner and Morthens has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Bittner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab from Bittner.
Bittner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bittner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morthens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bittner throws a series of punches but Morthens avoids them all with ease.
Bittner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bittner misses with a few strikes there.
Bittner throws a nice looking combination but Morthens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Morthens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morthens not doing much here.

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

Morthens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morthens is pressing down on Bittner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bittner is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morthens is trying to control the action in half guard but Bittner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morthens is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morthens is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Morthens tries to control but Bittner wriggling away.

Morthens wants to finish this one by submission but Bittner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morthens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morthens goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bittner turns into him and now he's in Morthens's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morthens has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bittner is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Morthens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morthens wants to control but Bittner postures up.
Morthens is trying to get back to half guard.
Morthens is trying to control Bittner's posture but Bittner avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morthens tries to buck Bittner off but Bittner is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubbi Morthens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morthens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubbi Morthens!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Loomis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Hobbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Loomis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Strapping Young Lad - Anti Product. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Loomis
vs
Hobbit

191 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Poweful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Loomis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Hobbit!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbit misses with a wild combination.
Hobbit misses with a wild combination.
Hobbit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loomis circles away quickly and effectively.
Loomis moves away from the strike by Hobbit.
Hobbit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loomis.
Hobbit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loomis slips a jab and a cross from Hobbit.
Hobbit misses with the combination.
Hobbit looks gassed!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Loomis.
Loomis scores with punches from side control.
Loomis landing strikes.
Hobbit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Loomis working the ground and pound.
Hobbit taking a bit of punishment here - Loomis scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loomis landing strikes.
Loomis is chipping away with strikes.
Loomis scoring with punches and elbows.
Loomis cracks Hobbit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hobbit is trying to get back to his feet.
Loomis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hobbit on the ground.
Hobbit taking a bit of punishment here - Loomis scoring with strikes.

Hobbit is rocked!
A big shot lands for Loomis! That's hurt Hobbit! Will he recover? Loomis fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Loomis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hughes
vs
Miyamoto

182 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Seth Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miyamoto clinches with his opponent.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.

Hughes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Miyamoto regains guard.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes works over Miyamoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Miyamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Miyamoto tries to pass.
Hughes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Miyamoto is now in half guard.
Hughes is pressing down on Miyamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Miyamoto defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes looking to sit in guard and control but Miyamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hughes is striking from the bottom but Miyamoto uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hughes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Miyamoto has control of the leg.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hughes is looking for a triangle here but Miyamoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Miyamoto presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control but Miyamoto is having none of it.
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Hughes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miyamoto controlling from the full mount.
Hughes tries to reverse the position but Miyamoto maintains control.
Miyamoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miyamoto avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Hughes can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miyamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miyamoto is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Miyamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyamoto tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.

Hughes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miyamoto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyamoto taking a breather.
Miyamoto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hughes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seth Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Miyamoto.
Hughes presses Miyamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.
Miyamoto is breathing heavily.
Hughes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miyamoto backwards.
A short left from Hughes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes stalling in the clinch.

Hughes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Miyamoto is trying to keep an underhook but Hughes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hughes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Hughes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miyamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hughes.
Hughes winds up and cracks Miyamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hughes working the head and body with strikes.
Hughes working Miyamoto over with strikes.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miyamoto's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes winds up and cracks Miyamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miyamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hughes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Miyamoto to regain full guard.

Hughes has gone for a leg lock! Miyamoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hughes's guard.
Hughes is trying to keep Miyamoto in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to sweep but instead, Miyamoto has passed into half guard.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hughes looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes has a hand on Miyamoto's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Miyamoto takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hughes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyamoto avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Hughes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Hughes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Miyamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Miyamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hughes moves into the clinch.
Hughes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hughes pushes Miyamoto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Hughes pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Seth Hughes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eyam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Silver
vs
Phillips

200 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eyam Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diamond Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
Phillips throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver slips under a jab.
Silver has a takedown stuffed.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips lands a jab.

It looks like Eyam Silver has been cut.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips throws a series of strikes that have Silver backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Silver! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Silver is rocked!

Eyam Silver's cut is getting worse.
Phillips must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Phillips wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Silver's closed guard. He's half up but Silver has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Silver pivots and extends the arm, Phillips falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Silver! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eyam Silver!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between dead shien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain has chosen Don't talk to stranger- Hedley as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

shien
vs
Cain

180 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, dead shien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cain!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shien misses with the combination.
shien grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Cain takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! shien cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). dead shien!