VFC 3: Battle of the Brawlers PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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.

Garcia
vs
Pain

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Pain!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pain.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pain.
Pain tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia tries to escape but Pain is in control.
Pain is chipping away with strikes.
Pain is staying tight to Garcia's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Pain decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pain just content to control the position.
Pain wants to stand but Garcia has his arm trapped.
Garcia is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to move to mount but Garcia blocks the move with his legs.
Pain grinds an elbow into Garcia's temple.
Garcia taking a bit of punishment here - Pain scoring with strikes.

Pain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pain tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Garcia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcia tries to get out of the position.
Pain controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Let's hope that Pain has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.
Pain wants to stand but Garcia has his arm trapped.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Pain hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pain is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pain lands with a good body shot.
Pain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Pain rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pain tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain fails to pull guard.
Pain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia takes a swing at Pain's ribcage but misses.

Garcia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pain looking to pass the guard.
Pain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Pain was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A head kick misses from Pain.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throws a low kick but Pain avoids it.

Pain scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Garcia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garcia tries to buck Pain off but he can't manage it.
Pain controlling the pace for now.
Garcia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garcia hang on?
Pain landing shots from mount.
Pain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pain controlling from the full mount.
Pain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands a heavy elbow.
Pain controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Pain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pain content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Garcia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garcia to the mat! Garcia manages to get full guard.
Pain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pain stops Garcia from standing up.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mark Pain has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pain tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Pain with shots to the head and body - Garcia looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pain controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Garcia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pain won't let Garcia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mark Pain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Garcia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pain controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pain content just to control the position here.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Pain was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Pain tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.

Pain shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Pain drags him back down.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pain 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Pain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Richlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Drogba looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Drogba
vs
Richlin

182 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
175 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Richlin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba slips a jab and a cross from Richlin.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
Drogba shoots in for a takedown but Richlin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drogba drops his hands for a split second and Richlin immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Drogba face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Richlin follows up with a right hand that knocks Drogba into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Richlin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Vinici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Dr Dre- I Need a Doctor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vinici
vs
Washington

197 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
243 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

NEMESIS CAGE CLOTHING (New to New York)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Vinici!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Washington!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinici with a lazy takedown attempt
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinici with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Washington counter with a right hand.

It looks like Kevin Vinici has been cut.
Vinici walks into a stiff left hand from Washington.
Washington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vinici will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Washington finds it's way through Vinici's defenses.
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!
Vinici sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vinici is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Washington.
Washington goes for a small jab and connects. Now Washington goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Vinici stumbles back but Washington runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Vinici to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Vinici will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andre Washington!
Andre Washington is the new heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Studer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Studer has chosen let the bodies hit the floor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hawk
vs
Studer

178 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Studer!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawk trying to control from Studer's half guard. Studer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Studer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Studer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawk is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk 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.

Studer uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Studer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Studer has his takedown stuffed

so Hawk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Studer looking to control.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Studer is retaining full guard.

Hawk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Studer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hawk has Studer in his guard.

Hawk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Studer is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hawk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Studer is looking to stand up but Hawk won't let him.
Studer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Studer scoring with punches to the head and body.

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

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hawk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Studer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Studer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hawk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Studer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Studer pushes down on Hawk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Studer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hawk wants to get back to full guard.
Studer trying to control from half guard but Hawk is working away.

Studer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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.

Hawk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hawk trying to hold on to Studer's head to control him but Studer postures up.
Hawk tries to roll over but Studer keeps him under control.
Hawk wants to control the action here but instead Studer manages to pass to full mount!
Hawk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Studer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hawk looks a forlorn figure.
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 Martin Hawk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Studer tries to sprawl but Hawk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Studer moves into full guard.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Studer is keeping the position.
Studer keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.

Studer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Studer as Hawk tries to tie him up.

Studer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hawk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Studer controlling well, preventing Hawk from escaping the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Hawk staying busy and making it hard for Studer to control.
Hawk wants to control his opponent's hands but Studer gets his hands free.
Studer has the hooks in. Hawk is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Studer is looking to control Hawk but Hawk is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hawk tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hawk can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Hawk really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hawk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hawk is bucking up trying to escape but Studer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hawk is looking to get to half guard.
Hawk tries to lock up and control but Studer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hawk tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Studer looking for a guillotine from mount but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk tries to buck Studer off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is looking to get to half guard.
Hawk wants to control but Studer is having none of it.
Hawk is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Studer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hawk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawk tries to get out of the position.
Hawk tries to hold on but Studer pushes him away.
Studer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawk is looking to get to half guard.
Hawk is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hawk is trying to escape the mount.

Studer get's back to his feet.
Hawk looks for a takedown but Studer sprawls well.
Studer shoots and misses

and Hawk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Studer's guard.
Hawk is looking to work some ground and pound but Studer has wrist control.

Studer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Studer wants to stand but Hawk is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Studer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brett Studer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Studer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hawk tries to escape but Studer is in control.
Hawk is looking to reverse the position.
Brett Studer has got the better of the ground game so far.

Studer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Studer throws a one two combo.
Studer misses with a takedown

and Hawk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Studer!
Hawk lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Studer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Studer and Hawk has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hawk sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Studer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hawk working away.
Studer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hawk is controlling him well.
Hawk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Studer tries to buck Hawk off but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Studer is looking to regain half guard here but Hawk keeps moving and retains side control.
Hawk cracks Studer with a big right hand but Studer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

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.

Hawk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Hawk goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Studer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hawk's guard! Nice work there by Studer!
Studer wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.

Hawk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Studer defends it easily.
Hawk working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet but Studer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Studer from controlling successfully.

Hawk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Studer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Studer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Studer from controlling successfully.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hawk has his foot on Studer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Studer works his way back into a safe position though.

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

Hawk is looking to sinch up a triangle. Studer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hawk's body to avoid the submission. Hawk has instead reached around Studer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hawk arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Martin Hawk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Djimon Mahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djimon Mahama looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mahama
vs
Winchester

170 cm
24
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Gilop®

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 Los Angeles, Djimon Mahama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darwin Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mahama circles away.

Mahama is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Winchester's half guard.

Winchester is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Mahama has latched onto it... Big trouble! Mahama pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Winchester is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Mahama!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Djimon Mahama!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uber Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pounder comes into the arena with Guerrilla Radio blaring out of the sound system. Derek Butcher looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Pounder
vs
Butcher

184 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uber Pounder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pounder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher slips under a jab from Pounder.
Butcher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pounder throws a lazy uppercut
and Butcher counters with a left to the body.
Pounder tries to bum rush Butcher with a series of wild strikes but Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pounder throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily.
Butcher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Butcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pounder counters with a nice uppercut.
Uber Pounder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Pounder counters with a nice uppercut.

Pounder clinches with his opponent.
Pounder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pounder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pounder effectively controlling the action here.
Butcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Pounder has double underhooks.
Pounder prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pounder has Butcher pressed against the cage.
Butcher tries to break free but Pounder pushes him back against the cage.
Butcher takes a shot to the head.
Pounder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pounder holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pounder lands a left hand.
Butcher looks gassed!
Pounder has Butcher pushed against the cage.
Pounder gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder scores with a hook to the body.
Pounder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Pounder.
Pounder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pounder.
Pounder just leaning against Butcher, taking a breather.
Pounder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butchers head.
A short uppercut from Pounder.
Pounder lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pounder.
A short uppercut from Pounder.
Pounder has Butcher pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pounder.
Pounder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pounder lands a hook that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pounder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Pounder.
Nice body punch from Pounder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pounder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pounder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pounder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Pounder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pounder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Butcher takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Pounder to work.
Pounder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pounder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uber Pounder.
A jab lands there for Pounder.
Derek Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Butcher gets tackled into the cage by Pounder. Pounder maintains the clinch.
Pounder stalls.
Pounder gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Pounder.
Pounder presses Butcher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Pounder as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Pounder.
Pounder lands an uppercut.
Pounder avoiding damage.
Pounder seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pounder lands a hook that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
A right hand to the body from Pounder.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pounder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pounder lands a shoulder strike.
Pounder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pounder lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Pounder - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pounder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pounder lands a hook that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Pounder taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uber Pounder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Pounder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pounder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pounder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butcher momentarily.
Pounder displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pounder lands with a cross.
Butcher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Butcher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pounder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder misses with the combination.
Butcher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pounder scores with a one two! Butcher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pounder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pounder scores with a jab to the head.
Butcher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pounder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Pounder.

Butcher is rocked!
Pounder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Butcher is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Pounder doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Butcher crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Butcher's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uber Pounder!
Uber Pounder retains his middleweight title!

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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Shutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Shutter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lesner
vs
Shutter

196 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Firebird Designs

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lesner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Shutter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Shutter misses the target.
Lesner misses with a double jab.
Lesner lands a right hook to the body.
Shutter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutter misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Lesner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shutter backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutter throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shutter swings for the body but Lesner moves out of range.
Liam Lesner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shutter looks gassed!
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Lesner works over Shutter's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesner feints a jab promting Shutter to slip. Lesner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shutter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shutter throws a right and a left that Lesner avoids nicely.
Shutter dodges the punch combination from Lesner.

A jab-cross combination lands for Lesner and sends Shutter crashing to the mat! Lesner follows him down to the mat - Shutter regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Lesner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner drops an elbow to the side of Shutter's head.
Shutter is trying to stand.
Shutter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesner.
Lesner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesner is nestled in close to Shutter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lesner thows a huge punch but Shutter dodges it nicely.
Lesner stops Shutter from getting back to his feet.
Lesner working the head and body with strikes.
Lesner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shutter won't allow Lesner to pass to mount.
Shutter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesner scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner stops Shutter from getting back to his feet.
Lesner is looking to advance position but Shutter won't allow it.
Lesner working Shutter over with strikes.
Shutter is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesner lands with a punch from half guard.
Lesner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shutter taking some punishment here, with Lesner in his half guard.
Lesner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shutter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesner scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lesner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shutter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesner.
Lesner slips a nice elbow through Shutter's hands, connecting with Shutter's forehead.
Shutter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesner seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lesner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shutter defending well though.
Lesner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lesner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutter tries to kick Lesner off but Lesner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lesner lands strikes from half guard.
Lesner working Shutter over with strikes.

Lesner is trying to work for a kimura but Shutter is defending well.
Lesner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shutter defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shutter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesner is pressing down on Shutter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shutter is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lesner 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.

Lesner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shutter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shutter duly obliges.

It looks like Liam Lesner has been cut.
Lesner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shutter to score with a decent uppercut.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Liam Lesner is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesner defending well as Shutter loads up on a big left hand.
Shutter walks into a jab.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesner with a hook.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Lesner checks a low kick from Shutter.
Lesner slips under a jab from Shutter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shutter slips a jab and a cross from Lesner.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter misses with a hook. Lesner ducked under it nicely.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner blocks a head kick by Shutter.
Lesner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Lesner fails to land with a series of punches.
Shutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesner manages to avoid it.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Shutter.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Lesner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liam Lesner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter lands a right hook to the body.
Lesner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shutter's hands.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Shutter misses with an uppercut. Lesner saw that one coming.

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.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter slips under a jab from Lesner.
Shutter thuds a left hand into Lesner's body.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Shutter.
Lesner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Shutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shutter lands a jab.
Shutter misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Shutter. Those never looked like landing.
Lesner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shutter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter moves out of range.
Shutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutter.
Shutter swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Shutter avoids it well.
Shutter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shutter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Lesner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shutter throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
Shutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Shutter avoids it well.
A combination from Shutter does no damage.
Shutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Shutter swings for the body but Lesner moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Lesner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shutter counters with a left and a right that stings Lesner.
Lesner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

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.
Lesner slips a straight right by Shutter.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shutter eats them both and turns towards Lesner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lesner slips a jab and a cross from Shutter.
Lesner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
Shutter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter avoids them all with ease.
Shutter throws the left hand but Lesner avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter takes one to the side of the head.
Shutter throws a head kick that misses.
Lesner swings for the body but Shutter moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter tests Lesner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Shutter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Lesner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lesner misses with a double jab.
Shutter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lesner to score with a decent uppercut.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Lesner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shutter on the side of the head.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner lands a slapping body shot.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shutter.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutter.
Shutter slips a jab and a cross from Lesner.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner scores with a three punch combo!
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Shutter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shutter misses with a straight left.
Lesner tries to bum rush Shutter with a series of wild strikes but Shutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner stalks Shutter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shutter's face. Shutter staggers backwards, shaken.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesner moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Shutter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shutter stuns Lesner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Lesner throws a combination. Shutter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shutter scores with a sloppy right hand. Lesner should have avoided that one.
Shutter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
Shutter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shutter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesner manages to avoid it.
Lesner tries to bum rush Shutter with a series of wild strikes but Shutter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shutter swings for the body but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesner misses with an uppercut. Shutter saw that one coming.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Shutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutter misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shutter lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesner!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutter. Lesner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner misses with a wild combination.
Lesner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shutter with a jab.
Shutter lands with a nice body punch.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter throws a hook but Lesner blocks it.
Shutter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.
Lesner fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Lesner blocks a head kick by Shutter.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lesner takes one on the button.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner avoids them all with ease.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Lesner scores with a sloppy right hand. Shutter should have avoided that one.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Shutter dips to his left and cracks Lesner with an uppercut!
Shutter throws a lazy right hand but Lesner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shutter works over Lesner's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shutter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
Shutter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shutter throws a shot from downtown. Lesner moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lesner clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Lesner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lesner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shutter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Shutter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Lesner slips under a jab.
Shutter tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter misses with a body shot.
Lesner digs a good body shot into Shutter's ribs.
Lesner misses with a double jab
and Shutter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesner was well out of range. Poor timing from Shutter.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shutter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesner.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lesner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesner.
Shutter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lesner.
Lesner misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutter lands with a nice combination. Lesner backs away looking to recover.
Shutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shutter with a hook.
Lesner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shutter back to the cage. Lesner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesner misses with a double jab
and Shutter counters with a series of strikes. Lesner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lesner misses with a straight left.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesner lands a jab-cross combination.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shutter. Shutter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shutter throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Shutter.
Lesner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shutter slips a jab and a cross from Lesner.

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.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner digs a good body shot into Shutter's ribs.
Lesner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shutter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shutter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Shutter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shutter throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Shutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutter throws a head kick that misses.
Shutter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shutter throws a nice looking combination but Lesner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutter scores with a nice strike.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shutter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shutter.
Shutter ducks right into an uppercut from Lesner.
Shutter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shutter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shutter looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Shutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesner is just out of range.
Lesner cracks Shutter with a good jab.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shutter throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Lesner misses with the combination.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesner is just out of range.

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.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Some bone on bone action there as Lesner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lesner throws a one two combo.
Shutter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Shutter throws a series of strikes that have Lesner backpedaling.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shutter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shutter throws a body punch but Lesner moves out of range.
Shutter dodges the punch combination from Lesner.
Shutter feints a jab promting Lesner to slip. Shutter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesner scores with a one two! Shutter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Shutter misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Billy Shutter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Liam Lesner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesner throws a hook but Shutter avoids it easily.
Shutter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesner throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Lesner throws a right and a left that Shutter avoids nicely.
Shutter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Shutter.
Shutter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lesner backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesner scores with a four punch combination!
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutter misses with a head kick.
Lesner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shutter back to the cage. Lesner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
Shutter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Lesner.
Shutter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shutter misses with a wild combination.
Shutter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shutter just misses with a punch to the body.
Shutter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shutter throws a hook but Lesner blocks it.
Lesner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shutter works over Lesner's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shutter throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Lesner both land. Nice combination.
Lesner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shutter.
Lesner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Shutter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesner!
Lesner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shutter throws a right and a left that Lesner avoids nicely.
Shutter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesner.
Lesner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Shutter moves out of range.
Shutter throws a series of punches but Lesner avoids them all with ease.
Lesner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shutter eats them both and turns towards Lesner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shutter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lesner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
A nice combination there by Shutter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shutter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesner takes a swing at Shutter's ribcage but misses.
Lesner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shutter misses with a hook.
Shutter misses with a few strikes there.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Shutter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lesner backs up against the cage.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shutter lands a jab to Lesner's midsection.
Shutter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner throws a right hand that Shutter ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutter also avoids with ease.
Shutter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Lesner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shutter. Lesner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lesner duly obliges.
Lesner misses with a wild combination.
Shutter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lesner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner misses with the combination.

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.
Lesner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shutter.
Lesner ducks right into an uppercut from Shutter.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shutter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesner.
Donk. Lesner catches Shutter right on the button with a cross.
Shutter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesner has time to react.
Shutter misses with the combination.
Shutter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lesner lands a two punch combo.
Lesner lands a jab.
A punch combination from Shutter misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shutter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
A lazy left from Shutter finds it's target.
Good shot there by Lesner.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Shutter.
I think Shutter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:47

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Liam Lesner retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!