LACF 15 Quantum Leap PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Daniel Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Daniel Escudero acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bundy
vs
Daniel Escudero

185 cm
26
187 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

193 cm
27
196 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Daniel Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escudero lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Escudero landing knees to the body.
Escudero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bundy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Escudero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Escudero stuffs the takedown.
Bundy misses with a hook
and Escudero counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
That kick from Escudero tenderised Bundy's leg. Bundy is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!

Bundy rushes Escudero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escudero prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundy takes an elbow to the temple.
Bundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Escudero prevents it.
Escudero lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero has Bundy pressed against the cage, preventing Bundy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bundy can't get the takedown.
Bundy is trying to drag Escudero to the mat but Escudero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Escudero lands an elbow inside that Bundy shrugs off.

Ted Bundy's cut is getting worse.
Bundy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Escudero scores with a knee to the head.

Ted Bundy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bundy takes an elbow to the temple.
Bundy wants to break free but Escudero has control.
Escudero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Bundy is working for takedown but Escudero is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bundy blocks an elbow strike.
Escudero scores a nice knee to the body.
Bundy wants a takedown but no success here.
Bundy wants to get back to striking at distance but Escudero won't allow it.
Escudero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Bundy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bundy.
Bundy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bundy tries to break the clinch but Escudero is controlling the position.
Bundy is looking to control Escudero's arms but Escudero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bundy has his back to the cage.
Escudero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Escudero landing knees to the body.
Escudero blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy can't break the clinch.
Bundy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Escudero has him pressed against the cage.
Escudero lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Ted Bundy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ted Bundy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergio Daniel Escudero!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Quack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quack comes to the cage accompanied by The Duck Song. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Quack
vs
Sanchez

225 cm
19
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Quack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez drives through and clinches with Quack against the cage.
Quack misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.

Sanchez pulls guard effortlessly.
Quack engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quack pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Quack is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.

Quack is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
Quack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quack slows the pace down in half guard.
Quack prevents Sanchez from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Quack has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sanchez defend it? Quack steps over the head and cranks it - Sanchez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Quack!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Howard Quack!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginokai Kai Gi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quincy comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a Dream. This should be a great matchup!

Quincy
vs
Kai Gi

178 cm
25
157 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

172 cm
20
166 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ginokai Kai Gi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai Gi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quincy counters with a straight right hand.
Kai Gi throws a leg kick
and Quincy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kai Gi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quincy.
Quincy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kai Gi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quincy blocks a head kick by Kai Gi.
Kai Gi walks into a stiff left hand from Quincy.

Quincy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Quincy moves into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kai Gi?

Quincy looking for a guillotine from mount but Kai Gi is having none of it.
Quincy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kai Gi is trying desperately to improve position.
Quincy controlling the position easily from mount.
Quincy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy working Kai Gi over with strikes here.
Kai Gi has given up his back here. Will Quincy look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Quincy is persistently looking for the submission but Kai Gi is defending 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!
Kai Gi is trying to break free.
Quincy is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Kai Gi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Kai Gi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Quincy off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Kai Gi won't enjoy being in this position. Quincy looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Kai Gi is tapping - it's over boys! Quincy picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damien Quincy!

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tucker
vs
Maggio

180 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
183 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker moves to clinch but Maggio breaks away
and Maggio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Maggio misses.
Tucker wants to clinch
and Maggio counters with a leg kick.
Maggio lands an overhand right.
Tucker tries to clinch
and Maggio counters with a head kick. That will keep Tucker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tucker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maggio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maggio counters with a straight right hand.
Maggio lands a high kick!
Tucker throws a poor cross that misses

and Maggio counters by clinching up.

Maggio breaks from the clinch.
Tucker moves to clinch but Maggio breaks away

and Maggio moves into the clinch.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tony Maggio has been cut.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maggio lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Tom Tucker has been cut.
Maggio scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maggio avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Maggio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maggio landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maggio.
Maggio stalling.
Maggio lands an elbow inside that Tucker shrugs off.
Maggio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maggio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maggio landing knees to the body.

Maggio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maggio scores with a nice strike.
Maggio fakes the leg kick and cracks Tucker in the body.
Tucker throws a combination that misses
and Maggio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tucker misses with a double jab
and Maggio counters with a leg kick.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Maggio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tucker.
Maggio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tucker backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maggio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to clinch

and Maggio counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Maggio with a knee to the head.
Maggio lands a nice knee to the body.
Tucker throws an elbow but it misses.
Maggio with a knee to the head.
Maggio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tucker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maggio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tucker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maggio lands a damaging elbow.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maggio pushes Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.

Maggio manages to break the clinch.
Maggio lands a head kick!
Tucker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maggio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Maggio rushes Tucker and presses him up against the cage.
Tucker stalls.
A bit of stalling here from Maggio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maggio.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Maggio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tucker up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Maggio.
Maggio avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maggio blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maggio avoids it.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tucker seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Maggio is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Maggio lands a knee to the body.
Maggio with a knee to the head.

Maggio breaks the clinch.
Tucker tries to clinch but Maggio moves away
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maggio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tucker tries to clinch up

and Maggio counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maggio.
Maggio working Tucker over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Maggio.
Knees to the body from Maggio.
Maggio lands a damaging elbow.
Maggio with a knee to the head.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tucker tries to clinch
and Maggio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maggio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Maggio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maggio is keeping busy.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Maggio is blocking nicely.
Maggio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tucker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Maggio scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maggio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maggio.
Maggio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maggio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Maggio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Maggio 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!

Maggio works Tucker's body with a nice hook.
Maggio tries a head kick but it misses.
Maggio lands a front kick.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Tucker moves out of range as Maggio throws a body kick.
Maggio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maggio checks it well.

Maggio rushes Tucker and presses him up against the cage.
Maggio lands a damaging elbow.
Maggio tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Maggio leaning against his opponent.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maggio blocks it with crossed arms.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maggio.
Maggio tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Maggio lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Maggio to work.
The crowd are getting on Maggio's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Maggio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maggio moves into the clinch.
Maggio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
Maggio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tucker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maggio is defending well for now.
Tucker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Tucker working Maggio over with knees to the body.
Tucker is trying to push Maggio away but Maggio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Maggio breaks the clinch.
Maggio with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Tucker.
Tucker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maggio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Maggio clinches.
Maggio wants to stall.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but Maggio blocks it.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maggio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maggio trying to stall but Tucker improves his position.
Maggio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tucker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maggio's defenses.
Maggio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tucker throws a knee to the head but misses.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maggio connects with a jab.
Maggio slips under a jab from Tucker.
Tucker looks to clinch
and Maggio counters with a nice body kick.
Tucker cracks the inside of Maggio's front leg.
Maggio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maggio looks to land a body kick but Tucker moved away.
Maggio throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio tries to clinch there but Tucker circles away.
Maggio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tom Tucker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maggio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maggio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maggio circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Maggio to counter with a crisp jab.
Tucker tries to clinch
and Maggio counters with a stiff right hand.
Tucker tries to clinch up

and Maggio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maggio stalling in the clinch but Tucker improves position.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maggio blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Maggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maggio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
Tucker dodges an elbow strike from Maggio.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
Maggio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maggio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maggio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio stalling in the clinch.
Tucker blocks the elbow strike.
Tucker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maggio is defending well for now.
Maggio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but Maggio blocks it.
Maggio stalling.
Maggio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker misses with an elbow strike.
Maggio lands a hook that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maggio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maggio avoids it.
Maggio looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tucker as Maggio tries to tie him up.
Maggio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Maggio 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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tucker tries to clinch but Maggio moves away

and Maggio counters by moving into the clinch.
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tucker obliges.
Tucker scores a nice knee to the body.
Tucker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maggio's defenses.
Tucker is struggling to control the position.
Maggio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Maggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tucker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maggio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tucker stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maggio.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Maggio is blocking nicely.
Tony Maggio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maggio's face.
Maggio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tucker avoiding damage as Maggio throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maggio avoids a wild elbow strike from Tucker.
Maggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tucker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maggio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Maggio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tucker's defenses.
Tucker blocks the elbow strike.
Tucker missing with knees to the body.
Maggio avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
Maggio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Maggio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maggio taking a breather.
Maggio dodges an elbow strike from Tucker.
Maggio misses with a knee strike.
Tucker lands a knee to the body.
Maggio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maggio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maggio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Maggio is controlling the position.
Maggio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tucker takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maggio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tucker on the side of the head.

Maggio drives through and clinches with Tucker against the cage.
Maggio crunches a lovely knee into Tucker's ribcage.
Maggio lands a knee to the head.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maggio.
Maggio managing to block the knees to the body from Tucker.
Maggio is stalling here.
Maggio with a knee to the head.
Maggio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maggio dodges an elbow strike from Tucker.
Maggio takes an elbow to the temple.
Maggio scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tucker as Maggio tries to tie him up.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
Maggio working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maggio avoids a wild elbow strike from Tucker.
Maggio trying to stall but Tucker improves his position.
Maggio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tucker avoids a wild elbow strike from Maggio.

Tucker breaks from the clinch.
Tucker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Maggio.
Maggio throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Maggio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maggio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maggio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tucker is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Maggio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maggio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maggio avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Maggio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tucker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maggio counters with a good low kick that Tucker was not able to check.
Tucker darts in trying to clinch

and Maggio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tom Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Maggio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maggio.
Nice body punch from Maggio.

Maggio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maggio thuds his shin into the meat of Tucker's side.
Tom Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maggio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tucker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tucker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maggio - the referee stops the clock and Tucker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maggio. Tucker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maggio scores with a head kick. Tucker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tucker closes the distance but Maggio moves to the side
and Maggio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tucker really felt that one!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Maggio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody's gonna get it. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bone
vs
Long

180 cm
28
195 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!
FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Long looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bone decides to stand back up.
Bone tries to clinch up
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bone with a poor takedown
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Bone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Long's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long trying to control but Bone postures up.

Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is trying to stand up here but Bone is controlling him well.

Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Long is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bone seems to be working for a kimura but Long defends the submission attempt.

Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Long is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Long is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Long manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Long looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Long looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Long!
Long trying to control the position but Bone is working away.
Bone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bone.

Bone has his foot on Long's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Long works his way back into a safe position though.
Bone looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Long puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Long is trying to control. Bone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Long sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Long missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Long preventing the sweep.
Bone wants to hit a switch here but Long passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bone there!
Long sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to control but Bone wriggling away.
Bone wants to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bone is trying to escape the mount.
Bone flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bone is trying to escape the mount.
Long takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tee Bone will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bone tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bone misses with a takedown
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Bone.

Long throws a left that rocks Bone and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Long dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bone regain composure!
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!
Bone manages to get back to half guard.
Long trying to control the action but Bone is working from the bottom.
Long is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bone is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long wants to free his trapped foot but Bone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
Bone moves into full guard.

Long gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bone with a poor takedown
and Long counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Tee Bone has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long digs a good body shot into Bone's ribs.
Long looks to land a combination. Bone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long scores with a decent looking hook.
Long scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bone doesn't seem bothered though.
Bone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tee Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long works over Bone's head and body with a nice combination.
Long pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bone back to the cage. Long follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bone doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long counters with a left to the body.
Long throws a right and a left that Bone avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Long.
Long lands with a nice combination. Bone backs away looking to recover.
Long lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Long has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Long stalls.

Bone gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long looking to control.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bone wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tee Bone just wasn't active enough.
Bone tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bone misses with a takedown attempt
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long throws a series of punches but Bone avoids them all with ease.
Bone with a poor takedown
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Long lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bone backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Long throws a series of punches but Bone avoids them all with ease.
Bone has his takedown stuffed
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Long.
Bone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tee Bone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bone tries to clinch up
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Long counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Bone down! Long is looking to finish but Bone is intelligently defending himself.
Long sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Bone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Long tries to free his leg and advance position but Bone is retaining full guard.

Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Long defends well.
Long trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looking to pass the guard.
Long must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Long is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Bone is looking for a triangle but Long pushes his legs off easily.
Bone has a closed guard, preventing Long from standing up.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to stand but Bone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.

Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Long is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long working some strikes from top position.
Long wants to stand but Bone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Long defends well.
Long wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Bone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Long passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long gets to mount! Bone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bone is trying desperately to improve position.
Long controlling the position easily from mount.
Tee Bone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bone is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Long!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Vatali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Hautz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vatali
vs
Hautz

188 cm
26
210 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
230 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Vatali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Hautz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hautz with a poor takedown
and Hautz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatali throws a head kick but Hautz moves out of range.
Hautz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vatali makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vatali throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Hunter Hautz has been cut.

Vatali clinches up against the cage.
Hautz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vatali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vatali connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vatali obliges.
Knees to the body from Vatali.
Hautz looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hautz is working for takedown but Vatali is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joe Vatali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Hautz.
Vatali stops a takedown attempt from Hautz.
Vatali using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatali crunches a lovely knee into Hautz's ribcage.
Vatali effectively controlling the action here.
Vatali digs a right hand underneath Hautz's ribcage. Hautz let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Hautz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vatali is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hautz to the mat. Hautz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vatali landing some decent shots from guard.
Vatali 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.
Vatali is stalling in the full guard.
Vatali trying to control but Hautz is working from the bottom.
Vatali is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali distracts Hautz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vatali postures up and lands a big shot to Hautz's brow.
Hautz keeping moving, preventing Vatali from controlling successfully.
Vatali stands and throws Hautz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vatali taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali lands an elbow.
Vatali is putting a hurting on Hautz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vatali cracks Hautz with a big elbow.
Hautz can't do much from the bottom here.
Vatali trying to control the action but Hautz is working from the bottom.
Vatali looks up at the clock and then as Hautz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vatali smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatali advances to mount.
Vatali with shots to the head and body - Hautz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vatali landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Vatali.

That has opened up Hunter Hautz's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Vatali connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Hunter Hautz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hunter Hautz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Vatali!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

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

Harlamov
vs
Rourke

185 cm
23
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Rourke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harlamov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rourke throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Harlamov counter with a right hand.
Rourke misses with an uppercut
and Harlamov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rourke throws an off balance right hand
and Harlamov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rourke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harlamov with a poor takedown
enabling Rourke to counter with a crisp jab.
Harlamov fails with the takedown

and Rourke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Rourke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rourke scores a nice knee to the body.
Harlamov is working for takedown but Rourke is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rourke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rourke connects with a body shot that sends Harlamov's belly button to the back.
Rourke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harlamov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rourke misses with a hook
and Harlamov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rourke just misses with a punch to the body.
Mickey Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlamov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rourke takes a swing at Harlamov's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rourke. Harlamov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlamov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rourke counters by clinching up.
Rourke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harlamov is trying to break the clinch but Rourke has him pressed against the cage.
Rourke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harlamov is trying to drag Rourke to the mat but Rourke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rourke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harlamov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rourke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harlamov letting Rourke take a breather here.
Rourke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harlamov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harlamov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rourke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harlamov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rourke misses with a combination
and Harlamov counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rourke clinches up against the cage.
Rourke gets underhooks to prevent Harlamov's takedown attempt.
Harlamov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Come on Rourke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harlamov has Rourke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rourke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Rourke.
Rourke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harlamov can't get the takedown.
Harlamov goes for a takedown attempt but Rourke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harlamov is breathing heavily.
Harlamov needs to keep his hands up - Rourke had a free shot at his head there.
Rourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke jabs at Harlamov's body.
Rourke misses with an uppercut. Harlamov saw that one coming.
Rourke misses with an uppercut
and Harlamov counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Harlamov. Beautiful body shot.
Rourke throws an off balance right hand
and Harlamov counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Rourke rushes Harlamov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rourke breaks the clinch.
Harlamov has his takedown stuffed
and Rourke counters with a stiff right hand.
Rourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harlamov's head backwards.
Rourke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harlamov counters with a nice body shot.
Harlamov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rourke misses with a hook
and Harlamov counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Rourke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rourke misses with a hook
and Harlamov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harlamov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a left to the body.
Rourke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rourke misses with a left hand
letting Harlamov counter with a right hand.
Rourke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harlamov moves away.
Rourke throws an off balance right hand
and Harlamov counters with a nice uppercut.
Rourke misses with a body punch
and Harlamov counters with a stiff right hand.
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rourke counters with a nice uppercut.
Rourke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrik Harlamov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harlamov tries to clinch up but Rourke circles away and keeps his distance.
Rourke misses with a hook to the body

so Harlamov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harlamov drops back looking for a leg! Rourke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rourke manages to kick Harlamov off! Harlamov jumps back into Rourke's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke is controlling Harlamov's posture.
Harlamov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two 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.
Rourke controlling the position.
Rourke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harlamov is one step ahead there.
Rourke managing to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mickey Rourke wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harlamov scores with a nice right hand.
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harlamov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mickey Rourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke misses with a left hand
letting Harlamov counter with a right hand.
Harlamov lands with an uppercut that bounces Rourke off the cage and back into rage.
Rourke misses with a right hand
and Harlamov counters with a straight right hand.
Harlamov fails with the takedown
and Rourke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rourke keeps the fight on the outside.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt

and Rourke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rourke stalling in the clinch.
Rourke is pressed up against the cage. Harlamov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rourke down to the mat. Rourke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rourke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harlamov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rourke's guard now.
Harlamov stopping the sweep attempt from Rourke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rourke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rourke looking for a sweep. Not yet Rourke, not yet.
Harlamov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rourke's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrik Harlamov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rourke misses with a hook
and Harlamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlamov blocks a jab.
Rourke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rourke misses with a shot to the body
and Harlamov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rourke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rourke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rourke connects with a right hand. Harlamov shakes it off.
Rourke misses with a right hand
and Harlamov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rourke swings widly with a right hand
and Harlamov counters with a one-two to the body.
Rourke misses with a lunging right hand
and Harlamov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rourke misses with a hook to the body

and Harlamov counters by clinching up.

Rourke breaks the clinch.
Rourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Harlamov circles away.
Harlamov misses with a takedown
and Rourke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke misses with a hook to the body
and Harlamov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlamov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlamov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rourke swings away with a body shot that misses

and Harlamov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Harlamov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rourke sees it coming and defends easily.
Harlamov passes into side control, despite Rourke's attempt to control the position.
Harlamov trying to control the action but Rourke is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Harlamov tries for a kimura but Rourke is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke struggling a bit here.
Rourke is looking to reverse the position.
Rourke wants to control but Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Harlamov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rourke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rourke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Harlamov decides to stand back up. Harlamov steps back and let's Rourke get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrik Harlamov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harlamov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrik Harlamov!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary comes to the cage accompanied by one day like this. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Leary
vs
Higgins

190 cm
27
265 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

172 cm
27
280 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Leary counters with a nice uppercut.
O Leary takes a swing at Higgins's ribcage but misses.
Higgins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Leary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Higgins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Leary counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Higgins misses with a takedown
and O Leary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larry O Leary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Higgins.
O Leary scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Higgins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Higgins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Leary counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Higgins looks gassed!
O Leary ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Leary connects with a nice looking jab.
O Leary lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like John Higgins has been cut.
Higgins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Leary fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Higgins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Leary finds it's way round the side to connect with Higgins's head.
Donk. O Leary catches Higgins right on the button with a cross.
O Leary connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Higgins is rocked!
O Leary lands a nice hook to Higgins's body. Higgins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Leary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary stuns Higgins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Leary scores with a shot to the body.
O Leary cracks Higgins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Leary comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!

O Leary throws a left that rocks Higgins and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! O Leary dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Higgins regain composure!
Higgins is still in real trouble! Can O Leary finish him?
O Leary scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Higgins is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and O Leary can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry O Leary!
Larry O Leary retains his heavyweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary's entrance music is one day like this. A fine choice. Vasyl has chosen My Life Be Like- by GRITS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

O Leary
vs
Vasyl

178 cm
24
178 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

180 cm
28
183 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Vasyl!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Vasyl misses.
O Leary feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vasyl's calf.
O Leary connects with a body shot.
Vasyl throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling O Leary to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasyl misses with a shot to the body
and O Leary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vasyl thinking.
A punch lands to the side of O Leary 's head but he takes it in his stride.

O Leary lands a left and a right that send Vasyl crashing to the mat, dazed. O Leary thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Vasyl is rocked!

It looks like Don Vasyl has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vasyl looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasyl gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paddy O Leary!
Paddy O Leary retains his welterweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Withrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Rum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Withrow
vs
Rum

185 cm
23
195 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

190 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Withrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Rum!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Withrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Withrow throws a right and a left that Rum avoids nicely.
Rum misses with the combination.
Rum lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rum throws an off balance right hand
and Withrow counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rum throws a leg kick that misses.
Rum lands a head shot.

It looks like Jack Withrow has been cut.
The fighters circling - Rum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Withrow.
Withrow throws a nice looking combination but Rum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Red Rum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Withrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow keeps Rum at a distance using the push kick.
Withrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rum doesn't manage to clinch there - Withrow circles away.
Rum misses with a left hand
and Withrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rum throws a jab when Withrow was well out of range.
Rum looks to throw the jab but Withrow is out of range.
Rum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Withrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rum misses the shot to the body.

Rum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Withrow, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rum - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rum looking to throw knees to the head but Withrow is blocking nicely.
Withrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rum trying to land knees to the body.
Rum lands a nice uppercut.
Rum has Withrow pressed against the cage, preventing Withrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Withrow is trying to break the clinch but Rum is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rum trying to land knees to the body.
Rum has a couple of punches blocked by Withrow.
Withrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Withrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rum walks forward, straight into a front kick from Withrow.
A head kick misses from Withrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Withrow counters with a nice body kick.
Rum looks gassed!
Rum misses with a double jab
and Withrow counters with a head kick. That will keep Rum thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Withrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Withrow pushes Rum away with a front kick.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses.
Withrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rum misses with a hook
and Withrow counters with a left and a right that stings Rum.
Withrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rum throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Withrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rum wants to clinch but Withrow slips to the side
and Withrow counters with a big head kick but Rum shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Withrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Withrow throws a nice head kick!
Withrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Withrow.
No joy there for Withrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rum misses with a double jab
and Rum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Withrow misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Withrow counters with a body kick that stops Rum in his tracks momentarily.
Withrow throws a nice looking combination but Rum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rum blocks a head kick by Withrow.
Withrow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick from Withrow lands but Rum takes it in his stride.
Rum misses with a hook. Withrow ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Withrow misses.
Rum lands a nice looking body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Withrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Withrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rum catches Withrow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Withrow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Withrow throws a head kick that half lands.
Rum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Withrow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Withrow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jack Withrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Withrow misses.
Withrow misses with a head kick.
Rum tries to land a leg kick but Withrow saw it coming and moves away.
Withrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Withrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rum avoids a kick to the body.
Withrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jack Withrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Withrow works over Rum's head and body with a nice combination.
Withrow looks to land a combination. Rum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rum throws a right hand that misses
and Withrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Rum is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Withrow misses.
Withrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Rum.
Rum tries to clinch but Withrow moves away
and Withrow counters with a three punch combo that has Rum backing up. Rum nods at Withrow to acknowledge the strikes.
Jack Withrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Withrow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rum wants to clinch but Withrow slips to the side
and Withrow counters with a head kick. That will keep Rum thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Rum is rocked!
Rum tries to clinch
and Withrow scores with a counter punch that sends Rum to the canvas! Withrow smells blood - he's punishing Rum with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rum has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Withrow!
Jack Withrow retains his light heavyweight title!