HKFC 58 Correa v Neiddds PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Rosillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosillo has chosen Skillet - Hero as his entrance music. Juan Rosillo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Starr
vs
Rosillo

172 cm
24
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
166 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Rosillo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starr tries to clinch up
and Rosillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Starr is fending him off so far but Rosillo persists. Nope, Starr circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosillo scores with a nice right hand.
Starr wants to clinch but Rosillo slips to the side

and Rosillo counters by moving into the clinch.
Starr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rosillo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosillo.
Rosillo connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Rosillo.
Rosillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Stephen Starr has been cut.
Starr is breathing heavily.

Rosillo manages to break the clinch.

Rosillo pushes Starr up against the cage in a clinch.
Starr is working for takedown but Rosillo is calmly controlling the position for now.

Rosillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosillo lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr tries to clinch up

and Rosillo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Rosillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Starr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rosillo to counter with a crisp jab.

Rosillo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Rosillo - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosillo.
Rosillo lands with a short shot to the head.

Starr is rocked!
Rosillo lands an elbow just above Starr 's eye.
Oh Starr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosillo pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Starr! Rosillo unloads with more strikes and Starr sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Rosillo!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armenian Samoan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Samoan
vs
Calliente

160 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

179 cm
28
172 lbs
10 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armenian Samoan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Calliente lands.
Calliente misses with a series of wild punches.
Calliente scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Calliente lunges at Samoan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Samoan's hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Calliente.
Calliente lands a brutal head kick. Samoan looks out on his feet and Calliente throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Vincenzo Calliente!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen has chosen Frederik - Harva meistä on rautaa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hall
vs
Jarvinen

193 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
253 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yrjo Jarvinen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Hall misses
and Jarvinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jarvinen.
Hall throws a lazy head kick

and Jarvinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jarvinen thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Jarvinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jarvinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jarvinen.
Hall won't allow Jarvinen to pass to mount.
Jarvinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Jarvinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Jarvinen is looking for a kimura here.
Jarvinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jarvinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hall is just riding it out for now. Jarvinen eventually gives up the hold.
Jarvinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Jarvinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jarvinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jarvinen thows a huge punch but Hall dodges it nicely.
Hall taking some punishment here, with Jarvinen in his half guard.
Jarvinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hall has hold of Jarvinen's hands but Jarvinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall wants to control but Jarvinen is keeping busy.
Jarvinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Jarvinen controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen drops an elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jarvinen.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Jarvinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jarvinen throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Jarvinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jarvinen trying to control from Hall's half guard. Hall has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jarvinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jarvinen wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Jarvinen scoring with some ground and pound.
Jarvinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jarvinen on the ground.
Jarvinen is pushing down on Hall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hall is fighting to maintain full guard but Jarvinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jarvinen trying to pass the guard but Hall defending well.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Jarvinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jarvinen scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jarvinen shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jarvinen lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hall sprawling to the canvas. Jarvinen follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hall hang on?

Hall is rocked!

It looks like Andrew Hall has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarvinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Jarvinen seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Jarvinen is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jarvinen in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hall wants to control but Jarvinen is keeping busy.
Jarvinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Hall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarvinen lands strikes from half guard.
Hall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jarvinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jarvinen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hall!
Jarvinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Jarvinen! Hall is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yrjo Jarvinen!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Marion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Marion
vs
Jaeger

187 cm
21
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayden Marion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaeger was well out of range. Poor timing from Marion.
Jaeger lands a two punch combo.
Marion throws out a leg kick but Jaeger moves out of range and Marion only half commits.
A head kick misses from Jaeger.
Jaeger misses with a takedown attempt
and Marion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marion throws a head kick but Jaeger moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Marion as he connects with a hook.

Jaeger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jaeger works over Marion with some ground and pound from guard.
Jaeger postures up.
Marion 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.
Jaeger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marion controls Jaeger momentarily but Jaeger frees himself.
Jaeger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaeger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jaeger stops Marion from standing up.

Marion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaeger defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marion keeping moving, preventing Jaeger from controlling successfully.
Jaeger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jaeger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marion regains half guard.
Jaeger tries to pass to full mount but Marion defends it.
Marion regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jaeger.
Jaeger throwing strikes but missing.
Marion trying to control the position.
Jaeger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jaeger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Marion manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Marion preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger keeping moving, preventing Marion from controlling successfully.
Marion looking to pass the guard.
Jaeger is trying to hold Marion in close to prevent damage but Marion has managed to pass into half guard.
Jaeger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marion.
Jaeger wants to control but Marion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jaeger trying to control from the bottom.
Jaeger misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jaeger wants to improve his position but Marion is controlling well.

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.
Marion moves into full mount! Jaeger won't be happy about that!
Marion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaeger is looking to escape.
Jaeger tries to reverse the position but Marion maintains control.
Jaeger regains half guard.
Marion prevents Jaeger from improving his position.

Jaeger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marion prevents Jaeger from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Jaeger 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.

Jaeger throws a head kick but Marion moves out of range.
Jaeger misses with a head kick.
Marion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marion throws out a loose jab but Jaeger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marion lands a two punch combo.
Travis Jaeger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marion avoids the head kick by Jaeger.
Marion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaeger defends it nicely.
Jaeger shoots for a takedown but Marion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marion tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaeger throws a head kick but Marion moves out of range.
Marion fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaeger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Travis Jaeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marion scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaeger - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaeger feints and as Marion raises his hands in defense, Jaeger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jaeger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jaeger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaeger.
Marion is wriggling around but Jaeger manages to pass to half guard.
Marion is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jaeger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jaeger's back!
Marion doesn't have the hooks in and Jaeger manages to turn into his guard.
Marion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaeger's guard.
Marion looking to sit in guard and control but Jaeger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger is trying to stand.
Jaeger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marion is working away from the top position though.
Marion wants to control but Jaeger is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaeger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jaeger trying to keep a closed guard but Marion is proving a slippery customer.
Jaeger wants to sweep here but Marion controlling him for the moment.

Jaeger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion won't allow Jaeger to sweep him here.
Marion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jaeger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaeger 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.
Marion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jaeger's head.
Marion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marion won't allow Jaeger to sweep him here.
Marion working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jaeger's head.
Marion trying to control but Jaeger is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jaeger is on top in guard.

Marion uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Jaeger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marion's half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Marion manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Marion dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jaeger throws a head kick that misses
and Marion counters with a three punch combo that has Jaeger backing up. Jaeger nods at Marion to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaeger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marion.
Jaeger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marion throws a hook but Jaeger blocks it.
Marion blocks the body kick.
Jaeger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marion swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaeger.
Jaeger tries for a takedown but Marion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaeger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marion counters with a straight right hand.
Marion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marion lands a high kick!

Jaeger gets caught flat footed, as Marion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marion scoring with some ground and pound.
Marion looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaeger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marion!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marion is looking to improve his position but Jaeger isn't that keen on the idea.
Jaeger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Jaeger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marion has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jaeger wants to control the pace but Marion is squirming around nicely.
Marion is looking to get to half guard.
Jaeger controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger throws some wild stikes that Marion manages to avoid easily.
Jaeger landing shots from mount.
Travis Jaeger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marion is trying to escape the mount.
Marion is working hard here to advance position.
Jaeger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Marion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jaeger cracks Marion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jaeger with good strikes from the mount here!
Jaeger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jaeger can't control as he wanted to and Marion manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marion is not content to let Jaeger control the position.
Marion is trying to control but can't.
Jaeger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marion tries to get to full guard but Jaeger has control of the leg.
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marion keeps working.
Jaeger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marion's head.
Marion is refusing to be controlled, as Jaeger sits in half guard.
Jaeger winds up and cracks Marion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jaeger trying to control from half guard but Marion is working away.
Jaeger tries to pass to full mount but Marion defends it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jaeger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaeger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jaeger in particular looking to stall.
Jaeger looks to land a strike but Marion avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marion keeping moving, preventing Jaeger from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marion 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.
Marion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaeger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Jaeger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jaeger 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Jaeger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Nieddds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Correa
vs
Nieddds

175 cm
27
150 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

168 cm
26
150 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Correa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Nieddds!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Correa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nieddds, who protects the arm well.
Nieddds tries to improve position but can't.
Nieddds can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Correa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Correa wants to control but Nieddds is keeping him busy.

Correa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nieddds, who protects the arm well.
Correa trying to control the action but Nieddds is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Correa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nieddds, who protects the arm well.
Nieddds tries to bench press Correa off him but Correa keeps the position.

Correa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nieddds has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Correa but great work by Nieddds.
Correa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nieddds tries to roll over but Correa keeps him under control.

Nieddds is defending against the submission attempts here by Correa.
Correa wants to take a breather but Nieddds is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds trying to control but Correa postures up.

Correa seems to be working for a kimura but Nieddds defends the submission attempt.

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

Correa is looking for a kimura but Nieddds is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Correa to get the leverage.

Correa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nieddds is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Correa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Correa's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa tries to escape the position.
Correa is working hard here to advance position.
Correa covering up well and avoiding damage.
Nieddds has the hooks in. Correa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nieddds is trying to stick to Correa's back but Correa is turning into Nieddds. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nieddds's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Correa.
Nieddds keeping moving, preventing Correa from controlling successfully.
Nieddds keeping full guard, as Correa tries to pass.

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.
Nieddds bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Correa's guard.
Nieddds wanted to stand there but Correa had control of the position.
Nieddds slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Correa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nieddds!

Correa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nieddds has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nieddds throws a nice looking combination but Correa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nieddds misses the shot to the body.
Correa shoots in looking for a takedown. Nieddds tries to sprawl out of it but Correa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nieddds manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Nieddds. No joy for Correa on that attempt.
Correa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nieddds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Correa digs a good body shot into Nieddds's ribs.
Nieddds misses with a body shot.
Correa fails with the takedown
and Nieddds counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nieddds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nieddds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Correa.
Nieddds swings for the body but Correa moves out of range.
Correa slips under a jab from Nieddds.
Nieddds throws a shot from downtown. Correa moves away and avoids it.
Nieddds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Correa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Correa misses.
Correa throws a combination that misses
and Nieddds counters with a straight right hand.
Nieddds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correa.
Correa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nieddds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nieddds sizes up Correa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nieddds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nieddds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Correa misses with a body shot
and Nieddds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Correa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nieddds misses with a hook

and Correa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nieddds won't be happy with that.
Nieddds sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nieddds is looking for a sweep. Correa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Correa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nieddds defends it well.
Correa trying to control from half guard but Nieddds is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nieddds can do anything to dispel that myth.

Correa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nieddds has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Correa is working away from the top position though.
Nieddds pushes Correa off looking to stand but Correa dives back in and keeps control.
Nieddds is looking to improve his position.

Correa is looking for a kimura but Nieddds is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Correa to get the leverage.
Correa tries to pass to full mount but Nieddds defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Correa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nieddds has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nieddds is trying to stand back up but Correa is controlling him
Nieddds is looking for a sweep. Correa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Correa is working for a kimura but Nieddds is defending it quite comfortably.

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

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.
Nieddds wants to control but Correa is keeping busy.

Correa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nieddds sees it coming and defends easily.
Nieddds gets back to full guard.
Nieddds looking to control.
Correa wants to control from the top but Nieddds keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Nieddds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Correa avoids the body shot from Nieddds.
Correa walks into a stiff left hand from Nieddds.
Nieddds misses with an uppercut.
Nieddds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Correa.
Correa throws a poor cross that misses
and Nieddds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Correa fails with a takedown attempt.
Nieddds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Correa misses with an uppercut
and Nieddds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Correa thinking.
Nieddds connects with a body shot.
Eric Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nieddds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Correa's head backwards.
Correa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieddds.
Nieddds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Nieddds.
Correa lands a nice hook to Nieddds's body. Nieddds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nieddds scores with a hook to the body. Correa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds tries to bum rush Correa with a series of wild strikes but Correa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Correa scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Nieddds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Correa shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Correa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nieddds misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Correa.
Bobby Nieddds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Nieddds does no damage.
Correa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nieddds to score with a decent uppercut.
Correa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nieddds lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Correa lands a glancing blow to the side of Nieddds's head.
Nieddds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Nieddds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Correa.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nieddds.
Correa dodges the punch combination from Nieddds.
Correa shoots in looking for a takedown. Nieddds tries to sprawl out of it but Correa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nieddds manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nieddds moves away from the strike by Correa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa shoots for a double leg takedown but Nieddds sprawls well. He's pushed Correa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nieddds jabs Correa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nieddds stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nieddds smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nieddds lands a jab to Correa's midsection.
Nieddds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Correa's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieddds thuds a left hand into Correa's body.
Nieddds stuns Correa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nieddds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nieddds connects with a nice looking jab.
Nieddds keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nieddds lands a jab to Correa's midsection.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nieddds lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nieddds connects with a nice looking jab.
Nieddds works Correa's body with a nice hook.
Nieddds lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds lands a glancing blow to the side of Correa's head.
No joy there for Nieddds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Correa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nieddds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Correa.
Nieddds scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Correa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Correa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Nieddds. Those never looked like landing.
Nieddds looks to land a combination but Correa avoids it well.
Nieddds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nieddds throws a nice looking combination but Correa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Nieddds. Those never looked like landing.
Nieddds misses with a few strikes there.
Nieddds lands with a straight right. Correa didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Correa misses.
Nieddds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nieddds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Correa throws a hook to the side of Nieddds's head but Nieddds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nieddds. Those never looked like landing.
Correa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Correa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Nieddds to counter with a crisp jab.
Nieddds misses the shot to the body.

Correa scores a takedown into full mount!
Nieddds tries to hold on but Correa postures up.
Nieddds wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nieddds is squirming around, avoiding Correa's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nieddds is squirming around, avoiding Correa's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Nieddds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nieddds 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Nieddds!
Bobby Nieddds is the new featherweight champion!