CCF 22: Ward vs. Villar PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Davis Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jezzy- Lose my mind. Mike Davis Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gray Maynard's chin.

Maynard
vs
Davis Smith

172 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Davis Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Maynard.
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.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Maynard keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maynard's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is pulling down on Maynard's head. It's preventing any offense from Maynard, at least for the moment.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to keep Maynard in close.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maynard.
Maynard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maynard connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maynard scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to control the position but Maynard postures up.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maynard kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maynard looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith advances position into side control!
Smith prevents Maynard from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith trying to control the action but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet but Smith is dominant here and he's now got Maynard's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes.
Maynard is trying to get back to his feet but Smith has full control of the position and if anything, Maynard has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith is looking for the choke from the back position but Maynard is controlling his hands well.
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 Gray Maynard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maynard takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Maynard which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Maynard. No joy for Smith on that attempt.

Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maynard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maynard stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maynard throws and elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maynard's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Gray Maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stops Maynard from standing up.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Davis Smith.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gray Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Davis Smith.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt

and Maynard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Maynard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maynard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Maynard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Maynard not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to hold on to Maynard's head to control him but Maynard postures up.

Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maynard thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maynard connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Maynard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Smith is rocked!
Maynard scores with a big shot! Smith's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Smith! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gray Maynard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

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

Diaz
vs
Gracie

175 cm
23
159 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

190 cm
26
177 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jory Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ribeiro Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

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

Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.

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

Gracie has hold of Diaz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Diaz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gracie cranks the arm and Diaz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Diaz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ribeiro Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeseph Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Colin Millen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Millen
vs
Rogan

175 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joeseph Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogan tries to clinch up but Millen circles away and keeps his distance.

Rogan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rogan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Millen gets back to full guard.

Millen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rogan pushes down on Millen's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rogan is working for a kimura but Millen is defending it quite comfortably.

Rogan is trying to work for a kimura but Millen is defending well.
Rogan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rogan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Millen is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan being controlled here momentarily.

Millen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rogan defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Millen keeping moving, preventing Rogan from controlling successfully.
Millen is trying to hold Rogan in close to prevent damage but Rogan has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen is looking to control Rogan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Millen avoid being mounted?
Millen won't allow Rogan to pass to mount.
Rogan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Rogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rogan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rogan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan looking to control but Millen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rogan looking to finish with strikes here!
Rogan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rogan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogan scoring with strikes but Millen is staying in there.
Rogan looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joeseph Rogan 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.

Rogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rogan wants it to stay on the feet.
Millen misses with a body kick.

Rogan gets caught flat footed, as Millen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Millen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogan is retaining full guard.

Rogan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Millen defends well.
Millen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Millen preventing the sweep.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogan is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millen postures up in Rogan's guard and throws a big left but Rogan blocks it.
Rogan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Millen controls the pace.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joeseph Rogan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greek Gyros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemek Karski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyros's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Greek Gyros. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gyros
vs
Karski

225 cm
27
300 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

187 cm
29
277 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Das Labor
Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greek Gyros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Przemek Karski!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Gyros throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karski was covering up waiting for the punch and Gyros finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gyros has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gyros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gyros controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gyros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karski is keeping the position for now.

Karski is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gyros has his hands clasped together but Karski extends an breaks Gyros's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Karski.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Przemek Karski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spackman's entrance music is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWrepLjTKc&videos=gXE_R26bAm8&playnext=2. A fine choice. Dan Spackman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Spackman
vs
Romero

201 cm
29
176 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Spackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Romero!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spackman misses with a few strikes there.
Spackman misses with a few strikes there.
Spackman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spackman throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Spackman misses with a two punch combination.
Romero moves to clinch but Spackman breaks away
and Spackman counters with a one-two to the body.
Spackman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Spackman.
Romero misses with a body kick.
Victor Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero is looking to clinch but Spackman is avoiding it.
Spackman slaps away a takedown attempt from Romero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romero has a takedown stuffed.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero defending well as Spackman loads up on a big left hand.
Spackman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spackman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spackman blocks a head kick by Romero.
Romero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spackman misses with the combination.
Spackman throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Romero throws a body punch but Spackman moves out of range.
Romero catches Spackman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spackman sprawls well. Spackman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Dan Spackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Romero.
Spackman misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Spackman.
Romero throws a jab when Spackman was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Spackman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spackman misses with a few strikes there.
Romero jabs Spackman right on the nose. Spackman blinks but takes it well.
Romero misses the jab.
Spackman avoids the body shot from Romero.
Spackman blocks a head kick by Romero.
Romero's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Romero duly obliges.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spackman throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spackman scores with a three punch combo!
Spackman throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Spackman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spackman's hands.
Spackman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spackman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero dives in and grabs Spackman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spackman pushes down on Romero's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Spackman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spackman throws a head kick that Romero semi-blocks.
Romero punishes Spackman's body with a nice straight punch.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Spackman counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick
and Spackman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Spackman.
Spackman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spackman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spackman leaves Romero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spackman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Spackman throws a one two combo.
Romero shoots for a double leg takedown but Spackman sprawls well. He's pushed Romero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spackman misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spackman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spackman swinging wildly here.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spackman misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spackman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romero circles away quickly and effectively.
Spackman is breathing heavily.
Romero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spackman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spackman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Spackman.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.
Dan Spackman is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero defending well as Spackman loads up on a big left hand.
Spackman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spackman walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.
Romero misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Spackman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spackman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Romero fails with the takedown.
Spackman looks to land a combination but Romero avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spackman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Spackman.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Spackman is out of range.
Dan Spackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spackman slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero connects with a right hand. Spackman shakes it off.
Spackman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spackman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Romero scores with a shot to the body.
Romero tries to clinch up but Spackman circles away and keeps his distance.
Spackman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spackman blocks the body kick.
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spackman but Spackman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dan Spackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Romero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spackman misses with a double jab
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Spackman is out of range.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dan Spackman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spackman avoids the head kick by Romero.
Spackman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Spackman misses.
Romero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Spackman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Spackman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero throws a leg kick but Spackman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spackman slaps away a takedown attempt from Romero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown but Spackman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Romero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spackman looks to land a combination but Romero avoids it well.
A punch combination from Spackman misses.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spackman blocks a jab.
Spackman looks to land a combination but Romero avoids it well.
Romero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spackman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Spackman seems unphased.
Romero thuds his right hand into Spackman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spackman but Spackman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spackman ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Romero scores with a one two! Spackman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Romero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spackman but Spackman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Spackman.
A big right from Spackman misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spackman throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spackman lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spackman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Spackman misses.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Spackman counters with a left and a right that stings Romero.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spackman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Romero dives in and grabs Spackman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spackman pushes down on Romero's head and hops out.
Spackman looks to land a combination but Romero avoids it well.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Spackman counters with a left and a right that stings Romero.
Romero has his takedown stuffed
and Spackman counters with a straight right hand.
Spackman walks into a jab.
Spackman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spackman chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch but Spackman moves out of range.
Spackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Romero cracks Spackman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Spackman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Spackman.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Spackman slips the punch.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spackman tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Spackman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spackman checks a leg kick.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spackman throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Spackman misses.
Romero tries to clinch but Spackman is having none of it.
Spackman throws a head kick that misses.
Romero lands with a good body shot.
Romero misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Spackman.
Romero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spackman doesn't seem bothered though.
Spackman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spackman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spackman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spackman scrambles back to his feet.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spackman tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spackman to the ground. Spackman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dan Spackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Romero.
Spackman just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Spackman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romero throws a leg kick that misses.
Spackman misses with the combination.
Romero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spackman is out of range.
Romero connects with a right hand. Spackman shakes it off.
Romero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spackman in his tracks.
Romero scores with a jab.
Romero shoots for a double leg takedown but Spackman sprawls well. He's pushed Romero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Romero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spackman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spackman throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Romero with a poor takedown
and Spackman counters with a head kick.
Spackman swinging wildly here.
Spackman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spackman throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero misses with a head kick.
Spackman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spackman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero.
Spackman scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spackman on the side of the head.
Spackman throws a one two combo.
Romero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spackman's waist but Spackman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Romero off to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Spackman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spackman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Dan Spackman!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dan Spackman!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Dan Spackman!

Dan Spackman wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asbjorn Rundstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundstrom's entrance music is Lose Control. A fine choice. Misha Zhukov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rundstrom
vs
Zhukov

170 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asbjorn Rundstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Misha Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rundstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhukov lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Asbjorn Rundstrom has been cut.
Zhukov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zhukov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zhukov duly obliges.
Zhukov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rundstrom throws a right and a left that Zhukov avoids nicely.
Zhukov digs a good body shot into Rundstrom's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhukov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rundstrom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rundstrom looks to clinch
and Zhukov counters with a nice uppercut.

Rundstrom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rundstrom wants to stand and escape but instead Zhukov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zhukov preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhukov wants to stand but Rundstrom is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rundstrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zhukov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rundstrom, up you get!
Zhukov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rundstrom is just out of range.
Misha Zhukov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhukov leaves Rundstrom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zhukov stuns Rundstrom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rundstrom avoids the body shot from Zhukov.
Rundstrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zhukov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rundstrom misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zhukov.
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!
Rundstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhukov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rundstrom in his tracks.
Zhukov keeps the fight on the outside.
Rundstrom throws a right and a left that Zhukov avoids nicely.
Rundstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut is getting worse.
Rundstrom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rundstrom.
Zhukov lands with a nice body punch.
Rundstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Zhukov digs a good hook to Rundstrom's body.
A punch lands to the side of Zhukov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhukov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhukov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zhukov duly obliges.
Zhukov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov misses with a wild body shot.
Zhukov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rundstrom.
Rundstrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhukov circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zhukov.
Zhukov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Zhukov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhukov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rundstrom backs up against the cage.
Rundstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhukov.
Rundstrom tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rundstrom backs up against the cage.

Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zhukov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rundstrom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Zhukov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rundstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhukov misses with a series of wild punches.
Asbjorn Rundstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rundstrom closes the distance and pushes Zhukov back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhukov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Rundstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rundstrom throws a right and a left that Zhukov avoids nicely.
Rundstrom avoids the body shot from Zhukov.
Zhukov checks the leg kick.
Misha Zhukov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhukov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rundstrom back to the cage. Zhukov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zhukov tests Rundstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundstrom lands with a cross.
Zhukov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zhukov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rundstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Rundstrom takes one to the side of the head.
Zhukov cracks a nice hook into Rundstrom's ribs.
Zhukov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhukov throws a sloppy head kick and Rundstrom moves out of range easily.
Rundstrom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhukov.
Zhukov walks into a left hand.
Rundstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhukov connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zhukov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zhukov thuds a left hand into Rundstrom's body.
Zhukov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zhukov duly obliges.
Zhukov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rundstrom backs up against the cage.

Jeez, Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Zhukov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhukov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zhukov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Misha Zhukov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Solar Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Daiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Flair
vs
Daiz

176 cm
27
171 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
170 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solar Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Daiz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Flair as he connects with a hook.
Daiz misses with a takedown
and Flair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flair throws a hook but Daiz blocks it.
Daiz has a takedown stuffed.
Daiz lands with a kick to the temple. Flair shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Solar Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Daiz.
Daiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daiz tries for a takedown but Flair circles away easily
and Flair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flair takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Solar Flair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daiz fails with the takedown
enabling Flair to counter with a crisp jab.
Daiz looks gassed!
Flair lands a 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!

Flair cracks Daiz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Flair has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Daiz to stand back up!

Daiz is rocked!
Flair cracks Daiz with a left hook right on the temple and Daiz goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Flair lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Daiz is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solar Flair!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Santiago (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.

Kincade
vs
Santiago

162 cm
20
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
30
135 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago tests Kincade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Kincade misses.
Santiago scores with a head kick.

It looks like Rory Kincade has been cut.
A combination from Santiago does no damage.
Kincade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Santiago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A combination from Santiago does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincade blocks a head kick by Santiago.
Kincade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kincade swings widly with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kincade thinking.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
Kincade moves out of range as Santiago strikes.
Santiago lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kincade connects with a body shot.
Kincade defending well as Santiago loads up on a big left hand.
Santiago blocks a jab.
Kincade misses with a low kick.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Kincade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kincade jabs Santiago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santiago is pawing at Kincade, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Kincade's nose. Kincade is badly hurt! Santiago pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Kincade tries desperately to hold on but Santiago is relentless in his assault! As Kincade receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Santiago away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Santiago!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Miseria Cantare - The Beginning. Johnson has chosen The Village People - Macho Man as his entrance music. Ricky Dale Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Taylor
vs
Dale Johnson

188 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Dale Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.

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

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like Ricky Dale Johnson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.

Taylor sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Taylor is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor fakes the body blow, causing Johnson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Johnson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Taylor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ward
vs
Villar

186 cm
20
198 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Villar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ward, as that shot connected.
Villar thows a body shot but no joy.
Ward stuffs the takedown attempt from Villar. Villar gets slowly back to his feet.
Villar fails with a takedown attempt.
Ward tries to land a leg kick but Villar saw it coming and moves away.
Villar moves out of range as Ward throws a body kick.

Ward forces Villar back against the cage and clinches.
Villar trying to land knees to the body.
Villar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villar takes an elbow to the temple.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Villar jumps guard but Ward stands there with Villar around his waist. Villar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stuart Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Villar.
Ward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villar is trying to drag Ward to the mat but Ward just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Ward.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Villar shrugs off.
Ward lands an elbow just above Villar 's eye.
Ward gets underhooks to prevent Villar's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ward takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ward tries a knee to the head but Villar blocks it.
Ward prevents the takedown attempt.
Villar looking to throw knees to the head but Ward is blocking nicely.
Ward lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Villar can't get the takedown.
Villar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ward walks away with a smile on his face. Villar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ward takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Villar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.

Villar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ward manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Villar throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
Villar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ward knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Villar on the ground.
Ward controls Villar momentarily but Villar frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Villar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Villar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ward's head.
Ward looking to hit a scissor sweep but Villar is one step ahead there.
Villar postures up and lands a big shot to Ward's brow.
Villar throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
Villar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar is in close to Ward's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Villar throws a big right hand that misses.
Ward on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ward tries to get out of the position.
Ward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villar scoring with some ground and pound.
Ward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villar.
Ward looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Villar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Villar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ward is trying to keep Villar in close.
Villar throws a strike but Ward rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward trying to stand up but can't free himself from Villar's guard.
Ward looking to sit in guard and control but Villar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ward works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Erick Villar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Villar fails with a takedown attempt.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Villar pushes him off.
Ward showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villar.
Villar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Ward slips under a jab from Villar.
Villar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ward circles away.
Villar throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villar throws a shot from downtown. Ward moves away and avoids it.
Ward clobbers Villar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Villar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stuart Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erick Villar.
Ward tries to clinch there but Villar circles away.

Ward clinches up with Villar and pushes him back against the cage.
Ward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villar is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villar can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ward walks away with a smile on his face. Villar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Villar pushes him off.
Villar throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.

Villar gets a takedown into half guard.
Villar prevents Ward from improving his position.

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

Villar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ward has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ward is looking to control Villar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ward avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Villar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Villar throwing shots but Ward is blocking nicely.
Villar lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Villar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Villar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Villar prevents Ward from improving his position.
Ward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Villar.
Villar winds up and cracks Ward with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Erick Villar has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Villar.

Villar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ward sees it coming and defends easily.
Villar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Villar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Villar with the ground and pound but Ward uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Villar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Villar lands a couple of elbows.

Villar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ward manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Villar has Ward in his guard.
Villar pulls Ward in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throwing strikes but missing.
Ward thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Villar 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ward scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward tries to clinch but Villar moves out of range.
Villar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ward swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Villar.
Villar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Villar. Those never looked like landing.
Ward wants to clinch up but Villar keeps it at a distance.
Villar shoots in looking for a takedown. Ward tries to sprawl out of it but Villar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ward manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villar.
Villar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Villar swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.

Villar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Villar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ward manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ward wants to get back to full guard.

Villar is working for a submission of some sort.
Ward avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Villar.
Villar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Villar is trying to work for a kimura but Ward is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to maintain the position but Villar is very close to passing his half guard.
Ward works his way to full guard. Good work.
Villar with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Villar throwing strikes but missing.
Ward looking to control.

Villar drops back looking for a leg! Ward is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ward manages to kick Villar off! Villar jumps back into Ward's guard.
Villar passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Villar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Villar works over Ward with some ground and pound from guard.
Villar lands a couple of elbows.
Villar postures up in Ward's guard and throws a big left but Ward blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
Villar throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
Villar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Villar landing with the ground and pound.
Ward avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Villar throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villar advances position into side control!

Villar is trying to get an arm triangle but Ward is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Villar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Villar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Erick Villar!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Erick Villar!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Erick Villar!

Erick Villar wins by unanimous decision!