VFC 11: Openweight round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bj Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Penn

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

175 cm
25
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bj Penn!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Pain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pain's waist but Pain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Penn tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.

Pain 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.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pain connects with a decent elbow.
Pain moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Penn is not content to let Pain control the position.
Pain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Pain working the body and head with strikes.
Pain trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Pain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Penn tries to bench press Pain off him but Pain keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pain creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to regain half guard here but Pain keeps moving and retains side control.
Pain lands a nice forearm strike.
Pain cracks Penn with a big elbow.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn looks gassed!
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Pain cracks Penn with a big right hand but Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pain working the head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pain controls the position from side control.
Penn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pain lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to escape the position but Pain is controlling the position.
Penn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Penn is bucking up trying to escape but Pain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain controlling from mount.
Pain landing strikes from the mount.
Pain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Penn hang on?
Pain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Penn is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Pain finish him?
Pain is landing with some decent strikes but Penn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pain unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Penn wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pain celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Pain!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Vinici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Vinici looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Harris
vs
Vinici

175 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Vinici!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinici keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Vinici moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinici stuffs the takedown.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Vinici manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinici. Vinici obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinici uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Melvin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinici shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harris pinned against the cage. Harris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinici wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Vinici moved away.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick

and Vinici counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinici trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinici stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vinici wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Vinici looks gassed!
Harris wants to stand but Vinici is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Melvin Harris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.

It looks like Kevin Vinici has been cut.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinici changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Vinici manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Nice sprawl there from Harris as Vinici shoots in.
Vinici closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harris circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinici takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinici is just out of range.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
Harris thuds his right hand into Vinici's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Harris drops his shoulder and cracks Vinici with a huge uppercut! Vinici goes down! Can Harris finish him?

Vinici is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris loads up on a big left hand. Vinici felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Harris looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Vinici can't hide his disappointment, as Harris celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Harris!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Redondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draffli Teutegros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Redondo
vs
Teutegros

190 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

195 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Redondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Draffli Teutegros!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teutegros leaves Redondo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Teutegros wants to clinch up but Redondo keeps it at a distance.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Redondo is having none of it.
Teutegros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Redondo.
Redondo closes the distance and clinches up with Teutegros, looking for a takedown. Redondo pushes Teutegros against the cage but Teutegros circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Redondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redondo misses with a takedown attempt - Teutegros sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Redondo shoots for a double leg takedown but Teutegros sprawls well. He's pushed Redondo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Redondo shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redondo.
Teutegros tries to clinch up but Redondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Teutegros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Redondo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Teutegros sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Redondo somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Redondo or perhaps it was just good defense by Teutegros which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teutegros throws a series of punches but Redondo moves out of range.
Teutegros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Teutegros stuffs the takedown attempt from Redondo. Redondo gets slowly back to his feet.
Redondo fails with the takedown.
Teutegros's corner calls for a 1-2. Teutegros obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Teutegros wants to clinch.
Teutegros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redondo fails to land the takedown.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Redondo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redondo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redondo.
Teutegros doesn't manage to clinch there - Redondo circles away.
Redondo closes the distance and clinches up with Teutegros, looking for a takedown. Redondo pushes Teutegros against the cage but Teutegros circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Redondo shoots for a takedown but Teutegros saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teutegros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Teutegros is looking to clinch.
Redondo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teutegros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown but Teutegros shows good takedown defense.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Redondo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Teutegros rushes Redondo and presses him up against the cage.
Teutegros is pressed up against the cage. Redondo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Teutegros down to the mat. Teutegros avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draffli Teutegros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redondo fails with a takedown attempt.
Redondo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teutegros is fending him off so far but Redondo persists. Nope, Teutegros circles away and we're back to standing.
Redondo is breathing heavily.
Redondo fails with a takedown attempt.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Redondo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redondo closes the distance and clinches up with Teutegros, looking for a takedown. Redondo pushes Teutegros against the cage but Teutegros circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Teutegros misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo shoots for a double leg takedown but Teutegros sprawls well. He's pushed Redondo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Teutegros scores with a one two! Redondo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Teutegros works over Redondo's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch but Redondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch but Redondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Redondo dives in and grabs Teutegros's left leg, looking for a takedown. Teutegros pushes down on Redondo's head and hops out.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teutegros as he avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Redondo or perhaps it was just good defense by Teutegros which made him look bad.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Redondo moves out of range.
Teutegros tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Draffli Teutegros 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.

Teutegros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teutegros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Redondo.
Teutegros moves in looking to clinch but Redondo pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teutegros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelvin Redondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redondo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Redondo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teutegros ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redondo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Redondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teutegros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redondo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Redondo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Redondo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teutegros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Redondo is having none of it.
Redondo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teutegros as he jumps to the side.
Draffli Teutegros seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Teutegros. No joy for Redondo on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Redondo with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Redondo or perhaps it was just good defense by Teutegros which made him look bad.
Teutegros lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice takedown defense from Teutegros. No joy for Redondo on that attempt.
Redondo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teutegros swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redondo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Redondo moves out of range.
Teutegros lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Redondo backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Teutegros. No joy for Redondo on that attempt.
Teutegros connects with a single shot there.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Teutegros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Redondo is having none of it.
Teutegros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Redondo is having none of it.
Teutegros throws a good cross that connects.
Teutegros moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Teutegros slaps away a takedown attempt from Redondo, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teutegros lands a head shot.
Teutegros tries to clinch up but Redondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Redondo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teutegros tries to clinch there but Redondo circles away.
Teutegros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Redondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teutegros sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teutegros tries to clinch there but Redondo circles away.
Kelvin Redondo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redondo shoots for a takedown but Teutegros saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teutegros throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redondo.
Redondo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Teutegros fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Teutegros.
Teutegros stuffs the takedown.
Teutegros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teutegros stalks Redondo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Redondo's face. Redondo staggers backwards, shaken.
Teutegros moves in looking to clinch but Redondo pushes him off.
Redondo fails to land the takedown.
Teutegros looks to land a combination. Redondo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Redondo shoots in and drives through. Teutegros sprawls well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teutegros tries to clinch up but Redondo circles away and keeps his distance.
Redondo fails with the takedown.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Redondo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Draffli Teutegros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Teutegros keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Teutegros but Teutegros pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Redondo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redondo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Redondo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teutegros is fending him off so far but Redondo persists. Nope, Teutegros circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Redondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teutegros lands a jab to Redondo's midsection.
Teutegros works over Redondo's head and body with a nice combination.
Redondo shoots in for a takedown but Teutegros shows good takedown defense.
Teutegros scores with a jab.
Teutegros swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Redondo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teutegros wants to clinch.
Teutegros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Redondo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teutegros sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teutegros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Teutegros as Redondo shoots in.
Teutegros tries to clinch but Redondo is having none of it.
Teutegros leaves Redondo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Redondo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Redondo prevents Teutegros from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Redondo drops back looking for a leg! Teutegros is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teutegros manages to kick Redondo off! Redondo jumps back into Teutegros's guard.
Teutegros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Redondo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Redondo seems to have locked his on tight now - Teutegros screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Redondo, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kelvin Redondo!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar's choice of entrance music: Real muthapukin G's Eazy e. Marvin Harris looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Harris
vs
Lesnar

175 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
27
284 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marvin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar swinging wildly here.

Lesnar gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lesnar working Harris over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Lesnar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lesnar moves nicely into side control.
Harris is breathing heavily.

Lesnar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lesnar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar in side control, throwing shots but Harris defends.
The ground and pound from Lesnar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lesnar moves into full mount!
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Harris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar loads up with a big shot that hurts Harris! He's pulled Lesnar in close but Lesnar has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Harris survive? More strikes from Lesnar and Harris is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hawk
vs
Khan

178 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

179 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Hawk!
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, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawk slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Hawk tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Hawk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawk off to one side.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan throws a right and a left that Hawk avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan looks gassed!
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan leaves Hawk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan works Hawk's body with a nice hook.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawk at a distance.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Hawk's ribs.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
Khan lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawk backs up against the cage.
Horrible takedown by Hawk or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
Khan scores with a one two! Hawk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Amir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Khan stuffs the takedown.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawk at a distance.

Hawk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Khan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hawk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hawk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Khan because Hawk loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk landing strikes, looking to finish!

Hawk quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hawk but it's paid off an Khan is forced to tap! Nice work by Hawk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Hawk!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billa Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bite Marks - Screeching Weasel. Hernandez has chosen Crush 'Em by Megadeth as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bong
vs
Hernandez

180 cm
28
198 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

193 cm
26
202 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE

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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billa Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Bong ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bong misses with a takedown attempt - Hernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bong misses with a kick to the body.
Bong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bong wants it to stay on the feet.

Hernandez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bong keeps working.
Bong is trying to control but can't.
Bong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bong.
Bong has his hands on Hernandez's head, controlling the position.
Bong's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bong is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Bong.
Hernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bong has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez trying to control but Bong is working from the bottom.

Hernandez content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Bong has locked up a guillotine! Bong's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hernandez is holding on here and Bong must be using up a lot of energy. Hernandez has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Bong gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Billa Bong!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Richlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Richlin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Stark
vs
Richlin

179 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

182 cm
25
175 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Richlin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark shoots in for a double leg but Richlin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Richlin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark moves away from the strike by Richlin.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richlin.
Richlin looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Richlin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Richlin. Those never looked like landing.
Richlin misses with the combination.

Richlin lands a left and a right that sends Stark crashing to the canvas! Richlin dives into mount looking to finish!

Stark is rocked!

It looks like Emilio Stark has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Richlin gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richlin walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Stark drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Richlin swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Stark's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Richlin!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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!

Nancy
vs
Wesley

192 cm
24
259 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Nancy!
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, Ryan Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley misses with an uppercut.
Nancy lands with a straight right. Wesley didn't see that one coming.
Nancy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wesley momentarily.
Wesley misses with a series of wild punches.
Wesley lands with a slapping head kick.
Wesley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nancy checks it well.
Nancy jabs at Wesley's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nancy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nancy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesley.
Wesley ducks right into an uppercut from Nancy.
Nancy tests Wesley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nancy swings for the body but Wesley moves out of range.
Wesley throws a right and a left that both miss.

Nancy drives through and clinches with Wesley against the cage.
Nancy stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nancy.
Wesley looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nancy tries to throw a body punch but Wesley avoids it by throwing Nancy back against the cage.
Nancy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wesley is trying to break the clinch but Nancy is controlling him.
Nancy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wesley.
A right hand to the body from Nancy.
Nice body punch from Nancy - that landed with a thud.
Nancy stalling.
Nancy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wesley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nancy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wesley.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Nancy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wesley missing with a left hand there. Nancy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nancy throws a series of strikes that have Wesley backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nancy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ryan Wesley has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nancy, as that shot connected.

Wesley is rocked!
Wesley get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Wesley stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Nancy runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fancy Nancy!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lesner
vs
Vera

196 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lesner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Vera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Vera defending well as Lesner loads up on a big left hand.
Vera scores with a nice body kick.
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesner 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.
Some wild striking there from Vera.
Vera tries to clinch up but Lesner circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Lesner tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner misses with a body kick.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Liam Lesner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but Lesner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesner lands with an overhand left.
Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Vera tries to clinch but Lesner is having none of it.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Vera there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner takes a swing at Vera's ribcage but misses.
Vera tries to clinch there but Lesner circles away.
Vera avoids a kick to the body.
Lesner scores with a spinning back kick!
Lesner connects with an inside leg kick.
Lesner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesner is breathing heavily.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lesner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Lesner does no damage.
Lesner misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesner back to the cage. Vera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Vera.
Vera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera scores with a push kick.
A left and a right from Vera both land. Nice combination.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera scores with a three punch combo!
Vera feints and then cracks Lesner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lesner down.
Vera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesner's calf.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Lesner pushes him off.
Lesner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lesner swings widly with a right hand
and Vera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesner's calf.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vera.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Lesner pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lesner keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesner misses with the combination.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera lands a lovely overhand right.
Lesner takes a swing at Vera's ribcage but misses.
Lesner misses with a leg kick.
Vera tries to clinch but Lesner is having none of it.
Vera lands a nice looking body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vera. Lesner shrugs it off though.
Vera thuds a left hand into Lesner's body.
Vera misses with the combination.
Vera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A lazy left from Vera finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera thows a body kick. Lesner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Vera as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera cracks the inside of Lesner's front leg.
Vera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesner. That did some damage!
Lesner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Lesner pushes him off.
Vera throws a series of punches but Lesner avoids them all with ease.
Vera scores with a head kick.
Lesner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera digs a good hook to Lesner's body.
Vera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandon Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vera moves out of range of the strikes.
Lesner fails to land with a series of punches.
Vera tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Lesner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesner!

It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vera tries to clinch but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner keeps the fight on the outside.
Liam Lesner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesner takes a swing at Vera's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Vera lands but Lesner takes it in his stride.
Lesner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Lesner throws a leg kick but Vera sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera catches Lesner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera stalks Lesner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesner's face. Lesner staggers backwards, shaken.
Vera slips a straight right by Lesner.
Vera lands a head kick!
Vera tries to clinch but Lesner is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera scoring well with a low kick there.
Vera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesner back to the cage. Vera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera throws a head kick that Lesner semi-blocks.
Vera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A combination from Vera does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesner scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera misses the shot to the body.
Lesner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lesner throws a sloppy head kick
and Vera counters with a good, hard body kick but Lesner shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vera.
Vera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lesner keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesner walks into a straight right hand from Vera.
Lesner throws a right hand that Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vera also avoids with ease.
Vera lands a leg kick that knocks Lesner off balance momentarily.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesner.
Vera throws a series of strikes that have Lesner backpedaling.
Vera thows a body kick. Lesner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vera wants to clinch.
Vera is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands with a kick to the temple. Lesner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lesner throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Lesner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Vera misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lesner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vera - the referee stops the clock and Lesner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vera. Lesner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Lesner.
Vera misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lesner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vera can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesner back to the cage. Vera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vera tries to clinch there but Lesner circles away.
Vera misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesner throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lesner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vera avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vera throws a one two combo.
Vera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lesner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lesner keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Vera wants to clinch.
Vera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vera misses with the combination.
Vera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lesner throws a head kick that misses.
Vera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vera tries to clinch but Lesner moves out of range.
Lesner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vera tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Vera.
Lesner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lesner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lesner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera scores with a leg kick.
Lesner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera moves out of range of the body kick from Lesner.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera throws a front kick that sends Lesner stumbling back into the cage.
Lesner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
Vera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vera duly obliges.
Lesner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lesner misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Vera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lesner takes a step back to recover.
Lesner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Vera.
Vera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vera.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Lesner pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vera. That snapped Lesner's head back.
Vera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesner. That did some damage!
Vera throws a series of punches but Lesner avoids them all with ease.
Vera avoids the head kick by Lesner.
Lesner misses with a double jab.
Vera is looking to clinch but Lesner is avoiding it.
Lesner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lesner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vera can pounce on him.
Lesner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vera throws a one two combo.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesner.
Vera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vera.
Vera is looking to slow Lesner down with leg kicks.
Vera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesner.
Vera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera tries to clinch there but Lesner circles away.
Vera tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Vera.
Lesner tries a head kick but it misses.
Vera wants to clinch up but Lesner keeps it at a distance.
Vera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vera is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vera really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lesner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lesner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Lesner pushes him off.
Vera throws a leg kick which misses Lesner's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesner tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vera - that will leave a mark!
Lesner lands with a hook. Vera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vera!
Vera swinging wildly here.
Vera looks to land a combination but Lesner avoids it well.
Lesner misses with a few strikes there.
Vera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lesner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Lesner misses.
Lesner lands with an overhand left.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lesner eats them both and turns towards Vera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice body punch from Vera.
Lesner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lesner misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vera lands a jab-cross combination.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
Lesner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner throws a body punch but Vera moves out of range.
Lesner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Vera.
Nice cross by Lesner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera tries to clinch but Lesner is having none of it.
Vera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesner back to the cage. Vera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lesner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Vera. Beautiful body shot.
Vera throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lesner misses.
Vera tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
Vera dips to his left and cracks Lesner with an uppercut!
Lesner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lesner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lesner throws a jab but it's blocked by Vera.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesner swings widly with a right hand
and Vera counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lesner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vera duly obliges.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lesner throws a nice looking combination but Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Vera.
Vera works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vera.
Vera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesner.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera tries to clinch up.
A cross from Vera lands.
Vera cracks Lesner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Vera looks to land a combination. Lesner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera throws a series of punches but Lesner avoids them all with ease.
Vera lands a head kick!
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vera dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lesner misses with the combination.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Lesner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lesner throws a hook to the side of Vera's head but Vera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vera throws a one two combo.
Lesner looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
Vera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lesner eats them both and turns towards Vera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Lesner pushes him off.
Lesner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera thows a body kick. Lesner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A good leg kick by Vera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera with a hook.
Lesner circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but Lesner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vera thumps Lesner with a low kick.
Vera lands a jab-cross combination.
Vera thumps Lesner with a low kick.
Vera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesner misses with a kick to the body
and Vera counters with a thumping low kick.
Vera scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vera thows a body kick. Lesner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vera connects with an inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Vera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lesner throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off.
Lesner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Vera.
Vera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesner.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vera checks it well.
Lesner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vera - that will leave a mark!
Vera misses with a wild combination.
Vera throws a hook but Lesner blocks it.
Lesner throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Vera - just one landing.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lesner. Those never looked like landing.
Lesner swinging wildly here.
Lesner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vera tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Vera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lesner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has Lesner backing up. Lesner nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes.
Vera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lesner misses with a double jab.
Vera tries to clinch there but Lesner circles away.
Lesner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lesner tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner misses with a body kick.
Vera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Lesner throws a head kick that misses
and Vera counters with a three punch combo that has Lesner backing up. Lesner nods at Vera to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesner throws a combination that misses
and Vera counters with a nice leg kick.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesner circles away.
Vera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesner.
Vera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vera duly obliges.
Vera lands a nice looking body kick.
Some wild striking there from Vera.
Vera cracks Lesner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesner tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesner swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
Brandon Vera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vera throws a head kick that half lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vera 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Vera!
Brandon Vera is the new light heavyweight champion!