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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by UFC - Face the Pain. Jack Bruce acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Velasquez
vs
Bruce

186 cm
18
244 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Velasquez!
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, Jack Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Velasquez as Bruce shoots in.

Velasquez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Velasquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Velasquez working the head and body with strikes.
Bruce trying to control from the bottom.
Velasquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Velasquez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bruce sees it coming and defends easily.
Velasquez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Velasquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Velasquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruce on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez working Bruce over with strikes.
Velasquez 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.
Well, if Velasquez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bruce is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Velasquez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bruce doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Velasquez.
Nice strikes from Velasquez there.
Velasquez thows a huge punch but Bruce dodges it nicely.
Velasquez throws a strike but Bruce avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bruce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez thows a big elbow that misses.
Velasquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Bruce is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but Velasquez is having none of it.
Bruce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Velasquez.
Velasquez is in close to Bruce's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez throws and elbow that misses. Bruce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Velasquez's guard. Nice move by Bruce!
Velasquez wants to stand up but Bruce is controlling him.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Velasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Velasquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Bruce.

Velasquez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bruce manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bruce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Velasquez manages to get himself to full guard.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Velasquez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to pass the guard but Velasquez is keeping the position.
Velasquez wants to stand but Bruce is controlling the position.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Bruce wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bruce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruce shoots in but Velasquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cain Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Bruce.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Velasquez dominated that round.
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.

Velasquez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Velasquez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cain Velasquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Velasquez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bruce is working to get back to half guard.
Velasquez lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Bruce is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Velasquez! Bruce is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Busy Signal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Mamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Signal
vs
Mamon

180 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Busy Signal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boy Mamon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Signal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Signal wants to pass the guard but Mamon is defending well.
Signal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mamon wants to improve his position but Signal is controlling well.
Mamon looks gassed!
Signal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Signal is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Signal looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamon is just holding on here. Signal manages to take his back.
Signal is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Signal is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Mamon taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Signal.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Busy Signal!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gully God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

God
vs
Mason

179 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gully God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Mason!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. God manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
God throws a series of punches but Mason avoids them all with ease.
Mason fails with the takedown.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. God manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mason looks for a takedown but God sprawls well.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. God manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
God moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Alex Mason has been cut.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Mason dodges the punch combination from God.
Mason is trying hard to land a takedown here. God sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gully God has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Mason.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason has a takedown stuffed.
God throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Mason slips a jab and a cross from God.
God throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason dodges the punch combination from God.
God throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mason tries to clinch there but God circles away.
God displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mason fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
God dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason tries to clinch but God is having none of it.
God smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
God getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
God misses with a few strikes there.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - God circles away.
Mason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mason wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from God.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as God sprawls well. God wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mason gets slowly back to his feet.
Mason fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
God thuds his right hand into Mason's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from God.
God fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from God.
God misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mason.

God feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mason sprawling to the canvas! Mason rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can God finish him?!

Mason is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
God ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mason out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gully God!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. 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.

Stryker
vs
Phelps

179 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Stryker!
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, Cole Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Austin Stryker has been cut.
Stryker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phelps.
Stryker is looking to clinch.
Stryker jabs Phelps right on the nose. Phelps blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Stryker.
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Phelps pushes him off.
Stryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Phelps lands with a good body shot.
Phelps closes the distance and clinches up with Stryker, looking for a takedown. Phelps pushes Stryker against the cage but Stryker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stryker tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Stryker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Phelps circles away.
Phelps uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.
Phelps gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phelps takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stryker lands a nice looking body shot.
Austin Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phelps throws a leg kick
and Stryker counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryker.
Phelps closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stryker circles away.
Stryker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phelps counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phelps tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stryker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phelps somewhat.
Austin Stryker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Phelps.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phelps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stryker misses with a low kick.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Stryker avoids them all with ease.
Phelps fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Phelps manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phelps lands with an uppercut that bounces Stryker off the cage and back into rage.
Phelps takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Stryker as Phelps shoots in.
Phelps shoots in but Stryker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phelps swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phelps circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stryker, right into the meat.
Phelps throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phelps lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stryker tries to clinch up but Phelps circles away and keeps his distance.
Phelps swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stryker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin Stryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stryker.
Phelps looks gassed!
Stryker wants to clinch up but Phelps keeps it at a distance.
Stryker is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps keeps the fight on the outside.
Phelps closes the distance and clinches up with Stryker, looking for a takedown. Phelps pushes Stryker against the cage but Stryker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stryker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Phelps darts in and clinches Stryker up against the cage.
Stryker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Stryker.
Stryker lands a nice knee to the body.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phelps blocks it with crossed arms.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Stryker.
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!
Phelps wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Stryker looking to slow down the pace here.
Stryker connects with a knee to the head.
Phelps is trying to stall.
Stryker lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Phelps breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phelps tries to clinch there but Stryker circles away.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Stryker moves out of range.
Stryker misses with a looping right.
Phelps looks to land a right hand but Stryker moved out of range.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.

Stryker pushes Phelps up against the cage in a clinch.
Phelps looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phelps taking a breather.
Phelps can't break the clinch.
Phelps dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stryker scores with a shot to the side of Phelps's head.
Stryker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phelps is trying to maintain a safe position but Stryker gets an underhook and turns Phelps into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Stryker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Stryker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Phelps misses.
Stryker tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Stryker avoids them all with ease.
Austin Stryker is winning the standup battle so far.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Phelps circles away.
Stryker connects with a solid leg kick.
Stryker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phelps counters with a stiff right hand.
Phelps keeps the fight on the outside.
Phelps tries to clinch but Stryker is having none of it.
Phelps is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stryker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Phelps.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stryker tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Phelps or perhaps it was just good defense by Stryker which made him look bad.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stryker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stryker tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Phelps fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by Phelps there.

Phelps gets tackled into the cage by Stryker. Stryker maintains the clinch.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Phelps tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phelps blocks it with crossed arms.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phelps avoids it.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps controlling the action here for a moment.
Phelps trying to stall but Stryker improves his position.
Stryker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phelps.
Phelps is looking to break free of the clinch but Stryker has double underhooks.
Stryker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryker won't allow it.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phelps blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Phelps.
Stryker keeps control of Phelps as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Phelps blocks it.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Stryker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Phelps's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stryker as Phelps tries to tie him up.
Phelps wants to break free but Stryker has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phelps is trying to break free.
Stryker controlling the action here for a moment.
Stryker has Phelps pressed against the cage, preventing Phelps from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phelps is trying to push Stryker away but Stryker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Phelps blocks it.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Stryker.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phelps avoids it.
Stryker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phelps.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin Stryker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stryker prevents Phelps from breaking the clinch.
Phelps is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
Stryker misses with an elbow over the top.
Stryker working Phelps over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Phelps's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phelps looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stryker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phelps takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phelps blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stryker is trying to stall.

Phelps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Stryker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Austin Stryker'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. And we move into the final round!

Phelps takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Phelps circles away.

Stryker darts in and clinches Phelps up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stryker missing with knees to the body.
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryker won't allow it.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Stryker blocks a body shot from Phelps.
Stryker connects with a knee to the head.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Phelps's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phelps wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Phelps tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phelps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phelps looks for a takedown but Stryker sprawls well.

Stryker moves into the clinch.
Phelps is trying to force a seperation but Stryker has the dominant position.
Phelps is looking to break free of the clinch but Stryker has double underhooks.
Stryker missing with knees to the body.
Stryker trying to stall but Phelps improves his position.
Phelps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Stryker lands a good knee to the midsection. Phelps won't want to take too many of those.
Phelps manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Phelps can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps looking to slow down the pace here.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Stryker.
Stryker missing with knees to the body.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
Phelps tries to break free but Stryker pushes him back against the cage.
Stryker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phelps's face.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker lands a good knee to the midsection. Phelps won't want to take too many of those.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stryker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stryker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stryker working Phelps over with knees to the body.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryker won't allow it.
Stryker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stryker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Phelps tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Phelps tries to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling the position.
Phelps wants to stall.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker lands a good knee to the midsection. Phelps won't want to take too many of those.
Phelps is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phelps is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stryker is keeping busy.
Phelps is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Stryker has denied him.
Austin Stryker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stryker obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stryker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phelps wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phelps has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryker won't allow it.
Cole Phelps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stryker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Stryker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stryker 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Austin Stryker!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Austin Stryker!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Austin Stryker!

Austin Stryker wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Birthday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boron Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Corey Birthday has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Birthday
vs
Bison

170 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Birthday!
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, Boron Bison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Birthday.
Birthday lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Birthday, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bison throws a series of punches but Birthday avoids them all with ease.
Birthday dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bison. That did some damage!
Bison looks gassed!
Bison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Birthday throws a nice outside leg kick.

Birthday rushes Bison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Birthday taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Birthday landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Birthday - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bison tries to score a body lock takedown but Birthday shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birthday presses Bison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Birthday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Birthday scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bison blocks the elbow strike.
Bison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Birthday smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Birthday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Birthday scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birthday scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Birthday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birthday lands with a good body shot.

Birthday closes the distance and clinches.
Bison avoiding damage as Birthday throws knees to the body.
Birthday is stalling here.
Birthday tries to land knees in the clinch but Bison avoids the damage to the body.
Birthday scores a nice knee to the body.
Bison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Birthday gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Corey Birthday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boron Bison.
Birthday holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Birthday landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birthday gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bison.
Birthday scores a nice knee to the body.
Birthday unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Birthday with a knee to the head.
Birthday is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Birthday lands a nice uppercut.
Birthday misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Birthday.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birthday is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Birthday looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Birthday putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Birthday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bison backwards.
Bison is pressed up against the cage. Birthday has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bison down to the mat. Bison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Birthday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Birthday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Birthday.

Birthday has Bison up against the cage in a clinch.
Birthday effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A good leg kick by Birthday.
Corey Birthday is winning the standup battle so far.
Birthday delivers a nice body kick.
Birthday scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Birthday.
Bison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Birthday.
Boron Bison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Birthday connects with a solid leg kick.
Birthday lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bison walks forward, straight into a front kick from Birthday.
Good leg kick by Birthday there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bison is breathing heavily.
Birthday scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Birthday. Birthday obviously looking to wear him down.
Bison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Birthday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bison at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birthday throws a head kick that misses.
Birthday lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Birthday can pounce on him.

Birthday catches Bison napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bison to the canvas!

It looks like Boron Bison has been cut.
Birthday with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bison has momentary wrist control but Birthday slips an elbow through the middle.
Birthday stopping the sweep attempt from Bison.
Birthday lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birthday advances position into side control!
Birthday tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Birthday trying to control the position but Bison is working away.
Bison tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Birthday with good strikes from the mount here!
Bison working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birthday cracks Bison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bison is looking to improve his position but Birthday isn't that keen on the idea.
Birthday lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Birthday landing strikes from the mount.

Bison is rocked!
Birthday cracks Bison with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Birthday!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Zaharn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Zaharn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Franco
vs
Zaharn

181 cm
24
177 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Das Labor
Das Labor

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Zaharn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaharn lands a jab to the head.
Zaharn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franco fails to land the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaharn.
Zaharn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zaharn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Franco is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaharn swivels and escapes.
Zaharn misses with a head kick.
Zaharn lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaharn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaharn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
Horrible takedown by Franco or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaharn which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Zaharn.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Zaharn moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Franco! Zaharn continues to tee off on Franco, landing with a left and a right! Zaharn connects with a right hand that leaves Franco sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Zaharn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Zaharn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Mackenzie
vs
Henderson

200 cm
27
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mackenzie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mackenzie swivels and escapes.
Mackenzie lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
Mackenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Mackenzie.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mackenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Mackenzie.
Jab by Mackenzie.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Mackenzie.
Henderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mackenzie finds it's way round the side to connect with Henderson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mackenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Mackenzie misses its intended target.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mackenzie as he jumps to the side.
Nathan Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.
Mackenzie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mackenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mackenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mackenzie. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mackenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Mackenzie misses the shot to the body.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mackenzie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Mackenzie misses the target.
Henderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Mackenzie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mackenzie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Mackenzie will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackenzie lands with an overhand left.
Mackenzie catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mackenzie throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mackenzie avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Mackenzie misses with a straight left.
Mackenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mackenzie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mackenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Mackenzie scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mackenzie scores with a nice strike.
Mackenzie misses with a looping left.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mackenzie digs a good hook to Henderson's body.
Mackenzie misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mackenzie throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Mackenzie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mackenzie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henderson scrambles back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mackenzie, as that shot connected.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mackenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackenzie stuffs the takedown.
Mackenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Mackenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mackenzie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mackenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mackenzie. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nathan Mackenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Mackenzie - just one landing.
Mackenzie cracks Henderson with a good jab.
Mackenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mackenzie misses with a looping right.
Mackenzie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mackenzie connects with a crisp jab.
Mackenzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mackenzie tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mackenzie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Mackenzie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henderson doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Mackenzie looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
A jab from Mackenzie misses.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Mackenzie sprawls well.
Henderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mackenzie moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Mackenzie throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Henderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mackenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Henderson defending well as Mackenzie loads up on a big left hand.
Mackenzie with a nice cross.
Mackenzie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henderson momentarily.
A slow jab from Mackenzie misses its intended target.
Mackenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Mackenzie lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie lands with a right hand.
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mackenzie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mackenzie swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Mackenzie misses the jab.
Mackenzie lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson has a takedown stuffed.
Nathan Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Henderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson throws a body punch but Mackenzie moves out of range.
Mackenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Mackenzie misses its intended target.
Nathan Mackenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mackenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Mackenzie throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Mackenzie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nathan Mackenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mackenzie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henderson under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mackenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Mackenzie dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Henderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mackenzie pushes Henderson off but Henderson dives into side control.

Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mackenzie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Henderson landing a few strikes.
Henderson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mackenzie!
Henderson looking to control but Mackenzie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mackenzie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mackenzie squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
Henderson tries to control but Mackenzie wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mackenzie takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Henderson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Henderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Cunnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cunnings
vs
Stewart

167 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart tries to clinch there but Cunnings circles away.

Stewart gets the takedown into side control.
Cunnings tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Stewart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cunnings knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stewart looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cunnings is avoiding damage well.
Stewart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cunnings is letting Stewart control him for a moment.
Cunnings gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is trying to control the action in half guard but Cunnings is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cunnings won't allow Stewart to pass to mount.

Cunnings is defending against the submission attempts here by Stewart.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunnings tries to get to full guard but Stewart has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cunnings actively working from the bottom here.
Cunnings is not content to let Stewart control the position.

Cunnings makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunnings paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stewart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cunnings is trying to defend but Stewart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cunnings wants to sweep but Stewart has passed to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stewart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cunnings is not content to let Stewart control the position.
Stewart landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Stewart's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stewart just content to control the position.
Cunnings is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunnings is not content to let Stewart control the position.

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

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

Cunnings throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cunnings off to one side.
Cunnings doesn't succeed with the takedown

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

Stewart goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cunnings rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stewart's guard! Nice work there by Cunnings!

Stewart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stewart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cunnings wants to pass the guard but Stewart is keeping the position.
Cunnings would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stewart is trying to control the position but Cunnings postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Stewart working for submissions but it's allowed Cunnings to get to half guard.

Stewart is defending against the submission attempts here by Cunnings.

Cunnings is looking for submissions but instead, Stewart has regained full guard.
Stewart is trying to control the position but Cunnings postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cunnings kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stewart is pulling down on Cunnings's head to control his posture.
Cunnings is looking to stand up but Stewart won't let him.
Stewart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunnings passes Stewart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stewart trying to control from the bottom.
Cunnings is just content to waste time from the top position. Stewart takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Paul Stewart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Cunnings from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart trying to control the position here.

Paul Stewart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cunnings tries to close the distance and clinch but Stewart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stewart clinches up with Cunnings and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunnings looking to throw knees to the head but Stewart is blocking nicely.

Stewart manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cunnings slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Cunnings dives in and grabs Stewart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stewart pushes down on Cunnings's head and hops out.
Cunnings tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stewart swivels and escapes.

Stewart scores with a takedown into Cunnings's guard.

Stewart stands up from Cunnings's guard - Stewart perhaps looking for a knockout.

Stewart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnings is trying to escape back to his feet but Stewart uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Stewart tries to move to full mount but Cunnings actually manages to regain half guard.
Stewart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cunnings is trying to stand back up but Stewart is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is looking to stall here but Cunnings recovers full guard.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunnings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunnings manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stewart tries to lock up and control but Cunnings gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is trying to escape the mount.
Cunnings is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

Cunnings goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stewart turns into him and now he's in Cunnings's guard.
Stewart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cunnings is keeping the position for now.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Cunnings blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stewart.
Cunnings wants to sweep but no luck.

Stewart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Stewart drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jojo Cunnings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cunnings looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stewart 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Paul Stewart!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Paul Stewart!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Paul Stewart!

Paul Stewart wins by unanimous decision!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Woods could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rick Slick's chin.

Woods
vs
Slick

155 cm
26
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

166 cm
20
148 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Slick!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Woods checks a leg kick.
Woods wants to clinch.
Slick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Woods on the side of the head.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods shoots in but no luck this time.
Woods looks for a takedown but Slick sprawls well.
Woods tries to clinch but Slick moves out of range.
Woods with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woods thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick looks for the body kick but Woods saw that one coming.
Woods shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slick throws a head kick that misses.
Woods tries for a takedown but Slick circles away easily
and Slick counters with a straight right hand.
Rick Slick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods avoids the body shot from Slick.
Woods keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slick.
Slick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woods.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick misses with a low kick.
Woods gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Woods tries to clinch but Slick is having none of it.
Woods on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Jack Woods has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slick leaves Woods with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rick Slick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Slick to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods with a poor takedown
and Slick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods shoots for a double leg takedown but Slick sprawls well. He's pushed Woods's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Woods fails with the takedown.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Slick.
Slick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
The fighters circling - Slick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woods tries for a takedown but Slick circles away easily
and Slick counters with a leg kick.
Slick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Woods momentarily.
Slick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Woods checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Woods doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good work by Woods as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt
and Slick counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slick wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Slick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Woods'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.

Woods checks a low kick from Slick.
Jack Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Woods. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Woods tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woods somewhat.
Woods moves out of range of the leg kick from Slick.
Woods slips a jab from Slick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slick throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods checks a low kick from Slick.
Woods wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt.
Woods tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woods somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods shoots and misses
letting Slick counter with a right hand.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Slick. No joy for Woods on that attempt.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slick is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Slick circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Slick counter with a right hand.
Slick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slick.
Woods looks to clinch
enabling Slick to counter with a crisp jab.
Slick tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
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!
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Woods blocks the leg kick.
Woods takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Woods tries for a takedown but Slick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slick.

Woods shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slick's guard.
Slick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slick has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Woods wants to pass the guard but Slick is keeping the position.
Slick managing to control the position.
Woods pushing down on Slick's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to control. Slick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Slick kicks off Woods and gets to his feet.
Slick misses with a low kick.
Slick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woods thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods tries to clinch up
and Slick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Slick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Woods's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woods.
Woods defending well as Slick loads up on a big left hand.
Slick misses with a looping left.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slick.
Woods blocks a low kick nicely.
Slick motions for Woods to come forward. Slick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woods shoots for a double leg takedown but Slick sprawls well. He's pushed Woods's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Woods doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slick throws a big shot that misses.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slick misses the shot to the body.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slick is looking to score with low kicks.
Woods is looking to clinch but Slick is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woods.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick from Slick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slick. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods slips under a jab from Slick.
Woods walks into a left hand.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slick as he jumps to the side.
Woods tries to clinch up
and Slick counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Woods blocks the leg kick.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Slick.
Slick misses with a low kick.
Rick Slick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Slick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slick paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slick keeps the fight on the outside.
Slick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Woods staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woods looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slick misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Slick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slick 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rick Slick!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Rick Slick!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Rick Slick!

Rick Slick wins by unanimous decision!