NYCC 16- Thunders vs. Unitas PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Hardonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardonk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Requiem for a dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Hardonk

188 cm
26
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
28
249 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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, Mac Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoni Hardonk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor blocks a head kick by Hardonk.
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and Hardonk counters with a body kick.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardonk tries a head kick but it misses.

Taylor feints and as Hardonk raises his hands in defense, Taylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardonk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardonk on the ground.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardonk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardonk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardonk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hardonk throws his legs up looking for a submission but Taylor uses it to pass to side control.
Hardonk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hardonk pushes Taylor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Taylor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardonk is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Taylor lands a few punches from side control.

It looks like Antoni Hardonk has been cut.

Taylor tries for a kimura but Hardonk is defending well.
Taylor trying to control the action but Hardonk is working from the bottom.
Taylor cracks Hardonk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hardonk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardonk some visible discomfort.
Hardonk manages to get back to half guard.
Hardonk looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardonk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Taylor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardonk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Taylor throwing shots but Hardonk is blocking nicely.
Taylor throwing shots but Hardonk is blocking nicely.
Hardonk is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardonk has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardonk tries to kick Taylor off but Taylor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taylor is trying to control. Hardonk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor stops Hardonk from getting back to his feet.
Taylor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hardonk trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.

Hardonk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor content to control rather than advance.

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.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hardonk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardonk wants to get back to his feet.
Hardonk wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor is keen to just control but Hardonk is a slippery customer.
Taylor working Hardonk over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Taylor trying to control the action but Hardonk is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Hardonk is defending well.
Hardonk tries to kick Taylor off but Taylor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Hardonk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Taylor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taylor lands in his opponent's guard.
Hardonk keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.

Taylor is sitting in close to Hardonk's body. Hardonk has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Taylor is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Taylor is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hardonk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antoni Hardonk!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Gilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin Evans told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gilles
vs
Evans

193 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Gilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Evans!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gilles shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Evans tries to get to full guard but Gilles has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gilles is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gilles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gilles.
Evans tries to roll over but Gilles keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is staying active underneath Gilles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gilles is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evans has managed to free his arm - good work.

Gilles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Evans works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilles trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Evans is on top in guard.
Gilles has a closed guard, preventing Evans from standing up.

Gilles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.

Evans gets to his feet. Gilles looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks to land a combination. Gilles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Max Gilles has been cut.
Gilles has his takedown stuffed
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colin Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilles misses with a takedown attempt

and Evans counters with a crisp one two that drops Gilles! Evans thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gilles to his feet! Gilles is in big trouble!

Gilles is rocked!
Gilles is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evans looks to land a combination but Gilles avoids it well.
Oh Gilles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilles with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Gilles has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colin Evans!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminence Front. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crown
vs
Fernandez

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Crown!
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, Manny Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernandez.

Fernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crown is looking to improve his position.
Fernandez lands with a punch from half guard.
Crown wants to get back to full guard.
Crown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fernandez.
Fernandez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crown to regain full guard.
Fernandez throwing strikes from guard but Crown blocks nicely.
Fernandez postures up and lands a big shot to Crown's brow.
Crown is controlling Fernandez's posture.
Fernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fernandez postures up in Crown's guard and throws a big left but Crown blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Crown has wrist control.
Fernandez distracts Crown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fernandez postures up in Crown's guard and throws a big left but Crown blocks it.
Crown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernandez on the ground.
Crown wants to stand up but Fernandez is controlling him.
Fernandez throwing strikes from guard but Crown blocks nicely.
Fernandez connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crown holds on and takes a little breather.
Fernandez throwing strikes but missing.
Crown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fernandez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crown pulls Fernandez in to control the position.
Fernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
Fernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandez throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernandez.
Fernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Crown has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez is in close to Crown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crown is looking to stand up but Fernandez isn't so interested in that idea.
Fernandez postures up in Crown's guard and throws a big left but Crown blocks it.

Crown has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fernandez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but Crown circles away easily
and Crown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fernandez wants to clinch but Crown slips to the side

and Crown counters with a nice right hand that sends Fernandez toppling to the canvas! Fernandez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crown finish him?!
Fernandez looks gassed!
Crown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Crown.

Fernandez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez with a poor takedown
and Crown counters with a right hand from hell and Fernandez is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Crown!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Inside The Fire by Disturbed. Zhang Zhu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Smith
vs
Zhu

172 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Zhu!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids the head kick by Zhu.

Zhu has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Zhu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zhu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Petey Smith has been cut.
Zhu is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zhu down to the mat. Zhu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zhu pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Zhu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zhu fails with the takedown
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.

Zhu rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zhu missing with knees to the body.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zhu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Zhu.
Zhu prevents the takedown attempt.
Zhu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Zhu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zhu stalling against the cage.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zhu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith is breathing heavily.

Zhu forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zhu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zhu unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Zhu drags the fight down to the ground.
Zhu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Zhu keeps moving.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Smith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zhu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Smith, into his guard.
Zhu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zhu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zhu postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Zhu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zhu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zhu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zhu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zhu wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zhu trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zhu is controlling him.
Zhu thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zhu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zhu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Zhu trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhang Zhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petey Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick from Zhu lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Zhu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zhu lands a nice looking body kick.
Zhu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Zhu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zhu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Zhu moves into the clinch.
Zhu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhu with a knee to the head.

Zhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zhu misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu misses with a head kick.
Zhu misses with a takedown

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Zhu blocks nicely.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith working the head with strikes.

Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zhu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Smith working the ground and pound but Zhu is defending the strikes.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zhu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.

Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zhu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petey Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petey Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zhu's waist but Zhu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.

Zhu rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zhu lands an elbow inside.
Zhu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zhu wants a takedown.
Zhu missing with knees to the body.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Zhu, against the cage.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zhu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is trying to drag Zhu to the mat but Zhu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zhu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith has Zhu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zhu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zhu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Zhu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zhu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zhu feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

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

Smith somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Zhu has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zhu obliges.
Zhu prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zhu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith tries for a takedown but Zhu manages to get underhooks.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Zhu, against the cage.
Zhu tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zhu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zhu looking to slow down the pace here.
Zhu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zhu pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Zhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Zhu fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zhu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhu wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

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.
Smith trying to control but Zhu is working from the bottom.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith passes Zhu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith looks to land a strike but Zhu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zhu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith postures up in Zhu's guard and throws a big left but Zhu blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zhang Zhu.
I think Zhu 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Zhu!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Penn

185 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
174 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Penn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn blocks a jab.
King throws a sloppy head kick
letting Penn counter with a right hand.

It looks like Peter King has been cut.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn with a poor takedown
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peter King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like George Penn has been cut.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
King throws a poor cross that misses

so Penn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Penn throwing strikes but missing.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King seems keen to control Penn's posture.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penn won't allow King to get back to his feet.
King is breathing heavily.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

King gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penn on the side of the head.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
King misses with a body kick.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Penn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
Penn with a poor takedown
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peter King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Penn.
King tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
King thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Good shot there by King.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King feints a jab promting Penn to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Penn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from King.
Peter King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Penn walks into a left hand.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter King dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Penn defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
King misses with a hook.
Penn throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King misses with a hook

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
Penn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Penn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Penn is working King over with some ground and pound from side control.

Penn stands up.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a looping left.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King misses with a body shot.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for King.
King misses with an uppercut

and Penn counters with a takedown into side control.

King sneaks out the side door and pushes Penn away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Peter King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Penn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a sloppy head kick

and Penn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Penn wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Penn stands up from King's guard - Penn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Penn moves away from the strike by King.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
King cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Penn moves out of range as King strikes.
George Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King scores with a hook.
King cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
King misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King stuffs the takedown.
King scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King blocks a leg kick.
Peter King is winning the standup battle so far.
King misses the shot to the body.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King lands a jab.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Penn misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn avoids the head kick by King.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King misses with a body shot.
King cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.

Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Penn prevents King from improving his position.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King won't allow Penn to pass to mount.
Penn trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Penn thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
George Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
King is trying to stand.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Penn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penn is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

King has one foot on Penn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Nice sprawl there from King as Penn shoots in.
King tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Peter King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Penn.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.

Penn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Penn working away.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Penn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Penn throws a strike aimed at the side of King's head but King avoids it well.
Penn throws a strike aimed at the side of King's head but King avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with the ground and pound.
King is pushing Penn's head away, looking to escape. Penn manages to hold on to the position though.
King defending against the ground and pound.
Penn working the ground and pound.
Penn tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
King is looking for a sweep.
King wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Penn stands up and beckons King to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Penn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griggs comes to the cage accompanied by Church by T-Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griggs
vs
Hansen

178 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hansen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griggs misses with a hook. Hansen ducked under it nicely.
Griggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hansen throws a combination that misses

and Griggs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hansen's guard now.

Griggs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hansen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Griggs, into his guard.
Griggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Griggs, not yet.

Griggs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hansen defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hansen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs looking to control.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Griggs keeps moving.
Hansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griggs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hansen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Griggs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hansen is aware though and is defending well.
Griggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.
Griggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Griggs drops back looking for a leg! Hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansen manages to kick Griggs off! Griggs jumps back into Hansen's guard.
Hansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking to control.

Griggs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griggs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
Griggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansen is retaining full guard.
Griggs throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs looking to pass the guard.
Hansen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griggs wants to pass the guard but Hansen is keeping the position.
Griggs looking to sit in guard and control but Hansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Griggs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hansen defends well.

Hansen stands up from Griggs's guard - Hansen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hansen takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Hansen misses with a jab to the body
and Griggs counters with a left to the body.
Griggs misses with the combination.
Hansen throws an off balance right hand

and Griggs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hansen won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Griggs tries for a kimura but Hansen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deacon Griggs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hansen throws a series of punches but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs looks to throw the jab but Hansen is out of range.
Mac Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen tries to bum rush Griggs with a series of wild strikes but Griggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griggs shoots and misses
and Hansen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Griggs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hansen sprawls well initially but Griggs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Griggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hansen defends it well.
Griggs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Griggs throwing shots but Hansen is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs is keen to just control but Hansen is a slippery customer.
Hansen taking some punishment here, with Griggs in his half guard.
Griggs winds up and cracks Hansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hansen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griggs.

Griggs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Griggs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hansen is just riding it out for now. Griggs eventually gives up the hold.
Griggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hansen is staying active underneath Griggs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Griggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hansen defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griggs is nestled in close to Hansen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griggs thows a huge punch but Hansen dodges it nicely.
Griggs wants to free his trapped foot but Hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Griggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griggs throwing shots but Hansen is blocking nicely.
Griggs trying to control the action but Hansen is working from the bottom.

Griggs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Griggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.

Griggs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hansen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Griggs back to the cage. Hansen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Griggs scores with a takedown into Hansen's guard.
Griggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griggs cracks Hansen with a solid left hand.
Griggs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Griggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.

Griggs drops back looking for a leg! Hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansen manages to kick Griggs off! Griggs jumps back into Hansen's guard.
Griggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Griggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
Hansen seems keen to control Griggs's posture.
Hansen keeping full guard, as Griggs tries to pass.
Deacon Griggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griggs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Deacon Griggs wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Griggs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griggs shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hansen throws a nice looking combination but Griggs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griggs shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hansen misses with a two punch combination.
Griggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griggs throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with an uppercut

and Griggs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griggs postures up in Hansen's guard and throws a big left but Hansen blocks it.

Griggs drops back looking for a leg! Hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansen manages to kick Griggs off! Griggs jumps back into Hansen's guard.
Griggs won't allow Hansen to sweep him here.
Mac Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Griggs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griggs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deacon Griggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griggs 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deacon Griggs!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Labayen Luceno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luceno
vs
Franklin

191 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Labayen Luceno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin wants to clinch
and Luceno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luceno circles away from the clinch attempt
and Luceno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Luceno rushes Franklin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franklin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Luceno - that landed with a thud.
Luceno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luceno.

Luceno pulls Franklin into guard.
Luceno doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Luceno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eddie Franklin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Luceno shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Franklin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luceno looking to sit in guard and control but Franklin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Franklin preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Luceno is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Labayen Luceno.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin closes the distance but Luceno moves to the side

and Luceno counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Franklin's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Luceno from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Labayen Luceno just wasn't active enough.

Franklin clinches with his opponent.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Luceno tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franklin tries to break free but Luceno pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Luceno as the two fighters clinch.
Franklin working aggressively here.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luceno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luceno tries to pull guard but Franklin won't allow it.
Franklin misses with the head strike.
Franklin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franklin lands an uppercut.
Franklin throws a punch but it's blocked by Luceno.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luceno looking for a takedown.
Luceno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franklin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franklin prevents Luceno from breaking the clinch.
Franklin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luceno.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Labayen Luceno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franklin.
Luceno tries to pull guard but Franklin won't allow it.
Franklin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franklin tries to stall but Luceno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luceno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Franklin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luceno stalling against the cage.
Franklin stalling.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luceno's elbow.
Franklin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franklin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luceno blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Franklin.
Luceno lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Labayen Luceno dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Luceno circles away from the clinch attempt

and Luceno counters by moving into the clinch.
Franklin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franklin letting Luceno take a breather here.
Franklin is working Luceno over against the cage.
A short right from Franklin.
Luceno blocking some punches.
Franklin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luceno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Luceno.

Franklin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luceno counters with a head kick. That will keep Franklin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eddie Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luceno tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin looks to clinch

and Luceno counters by moving into the clinch.
Franklin looking to slow down the pace here.
Franklin working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luceno manages to pull guard.
Luceno working a defensive guard but Franklin passes into half guard.
Franklin trying to mount his opponent but Luceno defends it.
Franklin controlling the pace.

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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eddie Franklin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Franklin closes the distance but Luceno moves to the side
and Luceno counters with a right hand to the body.
Luceno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Luceno.
Luceno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luceno.
Franklin tries to clinch but Luceno moves away

and Luceno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.

Franklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin moves to clinch but Luceno breaks away

and Luceno counters with a shoot takedown. Franklin fights it but they end up in guard.

Franklin pushes Luceno off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin tries to clinch up

so Luceno counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Luceno looking to sit in guard and control but Franklin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Luceno throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Franklin escapes and throws Luceno's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luceno tries to bench press Franklin off him but Franklin keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin takes a little break here. Luceno wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Franklin tries to clinch up

and Luceno counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franklin.
Luceno blocking some punches.
Franklin wants to break free but Luceno has control.

Franklin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franklin throws a head kick that half lands.

Franklin lands a big head kick that sends Luceno tumbling to the mat! Franklin takes a step backwards and waves Luceno back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Luceno is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Luceno counters by moving into the clinch.
Franklin misses with some punches.
Franklin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luceno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franklin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Franklin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franklin is looking to break free of the clinch but Luceno has double underhooks.
Luceno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franklin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin working aggressively here.
Franklin throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is trying to break the clinch but Luceno has him pressed against the cage.

Luceno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luceno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luceno throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
Franklin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Luceno counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Franklin.
Franklin throws a punch but it's blocked by Luceno.
A body shot lands from Franklin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luceno is trying to drag Franklin to the mat but Franklin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Luceno takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.
Eddie Franklin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franklin can't find room to land a body shot as Luceno controls the action.
Franklin pushes Luceno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Franklin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franklin closes the distance but Luceno moves to the side

and Luceno counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Franklin.
Luceno takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franklin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luceno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Franklin misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Franklin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franklin tries to break the clinch but Luceno is controlling the position.

Luceno decides to pull guard.
Luceno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Franklin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Franklin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Luceno tries to roll over but Franklin keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Eddie Franklin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Franklin darts in trying to clinch

and Luceno holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Franklin working hard to break the clinch.
Franklin lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.

Luceno has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Franklin uses from the top position.
Franklin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eddie Franklin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Franklin moves to clinch but Luceno breaks away

and Luceno counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franklin.

Luceno successfully pulls guard.
Luceno wants to sweep here but Franklin controlling him for the moment.
Eddie Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Labayen Luceno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luceno controls Franklin momentarily but Franklin frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Labayen Luceno has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Franklin tries to clinch up

and Luceno counters with a nice double leg into side control. Franklin won't be happy with that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luceno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Labayen Luceno!

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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Thunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Unitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunders comes to the cage accompanied by 'You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory' . Johnny Thunders has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thunders
vs
Unitas

188 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Thunders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Unitas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Thunders as Unitas shoots in.
Thunders looks for the body kick but Unitas saw that one coming.
Thunders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Unitas misses
and Thunders counters with a head kick. That will keep Unitas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A thudding body kick lands there by Thunders!
Unitas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunders's waist but Thunders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Unitas off to one side.
Unitas looks gassed!
Thunders throws a low kick but Unitas moves out of range easily.
Unitas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnny Thunders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Unitas.
A head kick misses from Thunders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Unitas misses with an uppercut
and Thunders counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunders throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unitas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thunders. That one must have hurt.
Unitas avoids the head kick by Thunders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Unitas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Unitas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like David Unitas has been cut.
Unitas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunders feints a jab promting Unitas to slip. Thunders then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Unitas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thunders throws a head kick but Unitas moves out of range.
Thunders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thunders swings for the body but Unitas moves out of range.
Thunders thumps Unitas with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thunders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunders is looking to slow Unitas down with leg kicks.
Unitas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunders misses with a straight right.
Unitas fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Thunders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Unitas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Thunders. Unitas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunders. That's going to slow Unitas down.
Thunders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unitas manages to avoid it.
Unitas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunders.
Unitas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunders looks to land a body kick but Unitas moved away.
Thunders throws a head kick but Unitas moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Thunders.
Thunders misses with a wild body shot.
Thunders misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunders. That's going to slow Unitas down.
Thunders throws a leg kick which misses Unitas's front leg but catches the back leg as Unitas tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunders connects with a good right hand that stumbles Unitas. Unitas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thunders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thunders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunders bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunders throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thunders with a hook.
Unitas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Unitas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunders. Thunders obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Unitas is just out of range.
Thunders is looking to wear down Unitas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thunders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Unitas blocks a head kick by Thunders.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thunders.
Johnny Thunders is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unitas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Unitas there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunders throws a body punch but Unitas moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Thunders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Unitas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jab, jab by Thunders - just one landing.
Unitas fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Unitas.
Thunders throws a head kick but Unitas moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thunders lands a big head kick that sends Unitas tumbling to the mat! Thunders takes a step backwards and waves Unitas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Unitas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Unitas misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thunders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unitas can do to turn this around?
Thunders swings for the body but Unitas moves out of range.
Unitas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunders connects with a single shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunders, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thunders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thunders looks for the body kick but Unitas saw that one coming.
Thunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unitas moves out of range of the body kick from Thunders.
Unitas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thunders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Unitas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thunders has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunders misses the shot to the body.
Thunders throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unitas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice cross by Thunders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunders. That's going to slow Unitas down.
Thunders stuns Unitas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Unitas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Thunders clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on David Unitas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thunders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thunders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Unitas's head.
Unitas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunders swivels and escapes.
Thunders lands a jab to Unitas's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunders lands with a cross.
Unitas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunders connects with a body shot that sends Unitas's belly button to the back.
Thunders is looking to land body kicks.
Thunders thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunders lands a nice looking body kick.
Unitas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thunders lands a leg kick that knocks Unitas off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas blocks a head kick by Thunders.
A jab from Thunders misses.
Thunders throws a sloppy head kick and Unitas moves out of range easily.
Unitas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thunders throws a body punch but Unitas moves out of range.
Thunders throws a body punch but Unitas moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thunders lands a big head kick that sends Unitas tumbling to the mat! Thunders takes a step backwards and waves Unitas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thunders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thunders.
Thunders jabs Unitas right on the nose. Unitas blinks but takes it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thunders throws a body punch but Unitas moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Unitas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Unitas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunders can pounce on him.
Thunders tries to bum rush Unitas with a series of wild strikes but Unitas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unitas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Unitas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Thunders had his way with David Unitas in that round.
The cut man is working on David Unitas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Thunders.
Thunders swings widly with a right hand

so Unitas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Unitas trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unitas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas stops Thunders from standing up.
Unitas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Unitas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Unitas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thunders lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Unitas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thunders but Thunders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Unitas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Unitas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnny Thunders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunders looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thunders throws a body kick that misses.
Unitas moves out of range as Thunders throws a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Thunders.
Thunders fakes the leg kick and cracks Unitas in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunders lands with a straight right. Unitas didn't see that one coming.
A head kick from Thunders lands but Unitas takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunders.
Thunders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick from Thunders lands but Unitas takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Thunders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thunders, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:41
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:41
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Thunders!
Johnny Thunders is the new light heavyweight champion!

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