Rising 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason McGully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvin Ruez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Face Breaker - Poison Pen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

McGully
vs
Ruez

200 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

178 cm
26
163 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason McGully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvin Ruez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGully misses with a wild combination.
McGully keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruez slaps away a takedown attempt from McGully, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGully throws a big shot that misses.
Ruez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Ruez has managed to clinch.
McGully can't get the takedown.

Ruez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McGully can't fight it off and eventually Ruez manages to take the fight to the floor. McGully looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ruez postures up in McGully's guard and throws a big left but McGully blocks it.

Ruez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ruez scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruez wants to clinch.
McGully takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGully rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGully misses with a few strikes there.
Ruez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGully throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGully throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGully throws a head kick that misses.
McGully throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruez's waist but Ruez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGully off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason McGully. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ruez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McGully is breathing heavily.
Ruez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McGully really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ruez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ruez is looking to advance position but McGully won't allow it.
McGully is looking to control Ruez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGully avoid being mounted?
Ruez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Elvin Ruez.
Ruez misses with a double jab.
Ruez tries to clinch but McGully moves out of range.
McGully doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruez circles away.
McGully changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruez tries to avoid it but McGully manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruez to the ground. Ruez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGully fails with the takedown.
Ruez swats away the attempt to clinch by McGully.

McGully tries to keep at a distance but Ruez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruez just leaning against McGully, taking a breather.
Ruez tries to score a body lock takedown but McGully shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruez just leaning against McGully, taking a breather.
McGully is trying to drag Ruez to the mat but Ruez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on McGully's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGully.
Ruez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGully.
A short right from Ruez on the inside.

Ruez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ruez manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ruez controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elvin Ruez dominated that round.
That's time! McGully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McGully throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGully tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruez is able to avoid easily.
McGully misses with a few strikes there.
Ruez throws a jab when McGully was well out of range.
Ruez throws a right and a left that McGully avoids nicely.
Jason McGully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGully swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGully misses with a double jab.
McGully shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ruez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruez.
Ruez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruez lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGully is trying to force a seperation but Ruez has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruez.
Ruez keeps control of McGully as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruez stops a takedown attempt from McGully.
Nice elbow from Ruez.
Ruez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruez slowing the pace effectively.
McGully dodges an elbow strike from Ruez.
Ruez lands a knee to the body.
Ruez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruez stalling in the clinch.

Ruez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ruez has closed the distance and engaged McGully in a clinch.

McGully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jason McGully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGully throws a combination that misses
and Ruez counters with a nice uppercut.

McGully is rocked!
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!
Ruez cracks McGully with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends McGully tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Ruez pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! McGully is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvin Ruez!

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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 Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser Sarney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Been to Hell. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ceaser Sarney was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Diaz
vs
Sarney

182 cm
27
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

180 cm
29
190 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceaser Sarney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ceaser Sarney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarney. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.

Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Sarney is stalling here.
Sarney lands a nice knee to the body.
Sarney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Sarney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sarney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Diaz breaks the clinch.

Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Sarney content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz avoiding damage as Sarney throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Sarney landing knees to the body.
Sarney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Sarney avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarney.
Sarney scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Sarney improves position.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

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

Diaz instigates a clinch.
Sarney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarney looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Sarney has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Sarney misses with a knee to the head.
Sarney misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sarney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Sarney is controlling him.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sarney with a knee to the head.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Sarney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz trying to stall but Sarney improves his position.
Knees to the body from Sarney.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Sarney to work.
Sarney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sarney lands a knee to the body.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz pulls guard successfully.

Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sarney defends well.
Sarney wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sarney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Sarney pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz is pulling down on Sarney's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sarney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Sarney tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarney connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarney needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Sarney lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sarney as he avoids it easily.
Sarney throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ceaser Sarney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Sarney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sarney.
Sarney tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz tries to bum rush Sarney with a series of wild strikes but Sarney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sarney is keeping the position for now.

Sarney is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.

Sarney had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.

Sarney looking for subs off his back but Diaz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sarney is breathing heavily.
Diaz is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Sarney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sarney!
Diaz wants to take Sarney's back here but Sarney is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Diaz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sarney's face.
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sarney hang on?
Sarney tries to improve his position but instead Diaz has taken his back!
Sarney is trying to get back to his feet but Diaz has full control of the position and if anything, Sarney has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Sarney is in real trouble here. Diaz gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Sarney is tapping out! Diaz wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Diaz!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matic
vs
Henderson

179 cm
29
141 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

180 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Matic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matic throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.

Matic clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Matic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Henderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matic's guard.
Matic controls Henderson momentarily but Henderson frees himself.

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

Henderson throws a sloppy strike and Matic has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Henderson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Matic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Matic!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Gillberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillberg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Flames - Colony. Martin has chosen Song of Ice and Fire Art Collection as his entrance music. Theo Gillberg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Martin's chin.

Gillberg
vs
Martin

188 cm
29
215 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

197 cm
31
223 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theo Gillberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Martin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillberg throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gillberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Martin misses.
Gillberg stuffs the takedown.
Gillberg misses the shot to the body.
Gillberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Gillberg. Those never looked like landing.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Gillberg moves out of range easily.
Gillberg misses with a hook

so Martin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Gillberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gillberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gillberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martin won't allow Gillberg to sweep him here.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gillberg is keeping the position for now.
Gillberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin forces his way into half guard.
Gillberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martin thows a big elbow that misses.
Martin passes Gillberg's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Martin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gillberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Gillberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Gillberg is retaining full guard.
Gillberg looking to control.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gillberg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gillberg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gillberg!
Martin tries to improve position but can't.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martin stops Gillberg from passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Gillberg wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Martin dominated that round.
That's time! Gillberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin ducks under a wild hook from Gillberg.
Gillberg misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Gillberg misses.
Gillberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Gillberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillberg throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gillberg.
Gillberg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Martin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gillberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Theo Gillberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gillberg throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gillberg.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gillberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin avoids the body shot from Gillberg.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gillberg has time to react.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gillberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gillberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
The fighters circling - Gillberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gillberg swivels and escapes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gillberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Gillberg scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin avoids the body shot from Gillberg.
Gillberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Gillberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gillberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Gillberg misses the target.
Gillberg throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Gillberg looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin slips under a jab from Gillberg.
Gillberg lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Gillberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gillberg connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillberg throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gillberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Martin off the cage and back into range.
Gillberg works Martin's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Gillberg misses.
Gillberg swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Gillberg dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gillberg digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gillberg.
Theo Gillberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gillberg tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gillberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Theo Gillberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Martin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin switches off momentarily and Gillberg cracks him with a monster right hand! Martin topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Gillberg dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Gillberg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theo Gillberg!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Speak Softly Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Bryan
vs
Maggio

185 cm
26
170 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

175 cm
30
183 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maggio manages to avoid it.
Maggio throws a front kick that sends Bryan stumbling back into the cage.
Bryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maggio.
Bryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Maggio misses with a low kick.
Bryan connects with a body shot that sends Maggio's belly button to the back.
Bryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maggio.
Bryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maggio wants to clinch up but Bryan keeps it at a distance.
Maggio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryan.
Good shot there by Bryan.
Maggio throws a sloppy head kick and Bryan moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maggio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maggio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maggio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bryan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maggio counters with a left to the body.

Maggio takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maggio.
Maggio lands a right hand.
Maggio stalling against the cage.
Bryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio is stalling here.
Maggio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maggio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Maggio scores with a shoulder strike.
Maggio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maggio lands with a left to the head.
Bryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Maggio won't allow it.
Maggio tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryan avoids the damage to the body.
Maggio keeps control of Bryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but Bryan blocks with his arms.
Maggio looking to throw knees to the head but Bryan is blocking nicely.
Bryan tries to break free but Maggio pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Maggio to work.
Bryan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maggio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maggio throws an elbow but misses.
Maggio pushes off an throws an elbow but Bryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maggio misses with a knee to the head.
Maggio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maggio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maggio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maggio stops a takedown attempt from Bryan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maggio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maggio looking to throw knees to the head but Bryan is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maggio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bryans head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maggio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maggio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maggio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maggio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maggio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bryan misses with a looping left.
Maggio looks to throw the jab but Bryan is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Maggio dominated that round.
That's time! Bryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maggio misses with a head kick.
Bryan connects with a body shot that sends Maggio's belly button to the back.
Bryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maggio circles away quickly and effectively.
Maggio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryan throws out the jab.
Maggio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maggio throws a head kick that misses.
Maggio misses with a head kick.
Maggio misses with a head kick.
Bryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maggio misses with an uppercut.
Maggio tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryan misses with a hook. Maggio ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maggio's waist but Maggio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bryan off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryan misses the target.
Bryan checks a low kick from Maggio.
Bryan misses with a shot to the body
and Maggio counters with a nice leg kick.
Bryan misses the body punch
and Maggio counters with a right hand to the body.
Bryan looks to land a right hand but Maggio moved out of range.
Tony Maggio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryan throws a lazy right hand but Maggio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maggio looks to throw a body kick
and Bryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maggio looks to land a body kick but Bryan moved away.
Bryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.
Kobe Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maggio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bryan ducks right into an uppercut from Maggio.
Maggio is looking to clinch.

Bryan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan wants to take a breather but Maggio is having none of it.
Maggio moves into full guard.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Maggio keeps moving.
Maggio wants to sweep here but Bryan controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maggio keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.

Maggio pushes Bryan off and gets back to his feet.
Good exchange - Bryan coming out on top.
Maggio misses with a low kick as Bryan jumps back.
Bryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maggio counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maggio misses with a low kick.
Bryan scores with a shot to the body.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maggio as he jumps to the side.
Maggio stuffs the takedown attempt from Bryan. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Maggio to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryan jabs at Maggio's body.
Tony Maggio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maggio misses with a looping left.
Maggio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maggio sprawls well. Maggio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maggio throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony Maggio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Maggio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bryan misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryan. Maggio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maggio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryan.
Maggio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maggio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan misses with an uppercut. Maggio saw that one coming.
Bryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Maggio is just out of range.
Bryan lands a jab to Maggio's midsection.
Bryan looks to land a combination but Maggio avoids it well.
Maggio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maggio misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan misses with an uppercut
and Maggio counters with a leg kick.
Maggio misses with a kick to the body.
Bryan throws a lazy right hand but Maggio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maggio looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maggio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bryan throws a combination that misses

and Maggio counters by clinching up.
Bryan wants to break free but Maggio has control.
Bryan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maggio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maggio.
A shot in the inside from Maggio.
Bryan can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Maggio to work.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maggio is leaning against Bryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but Bryan blocks with his arms.
Maggio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Maggio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maggio tries to land a knee to the head but Bryan blocks with his arms.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bryan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maggio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maggio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bryan gets an underhook and turns Maggio into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan wants a takedown.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bryan wants a takedown.
Maggio throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
Maggio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maggio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bryan has Maggio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maggio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan can't get the takedown.
Maggio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maggio lands an elbow inside that Bryan shrugs off.
Bryan wants to break free but Maggio has control.
Maggio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maggio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tony Maggio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bryan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kobe Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maggio throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Maggio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maggio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

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

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aron Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Jungle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aron Rogers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rogers
vs
Jungle

192 cm
29
285 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

195 cm
29
263 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aron Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Jungle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rogers rushes Jungle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jungle managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jungle wants a takedown.
Rogers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Rogers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jungle regains guard.
Rogers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
Jungle has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jungle controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jungle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Jungle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Garrido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Garrido
vs
Anderson

195 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Garrido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garrido feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Garrido postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anderson working for a triangle but Garrido defends it easily.
Garrido slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Garrido stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrido postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrido wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Garrido missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garrido trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garrido connects with a couple of short punches.
Garrido looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garrido throws and elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garrido's guard. Nice move by Anderson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrido manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garrido sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garrido working the ground and pound effectively.

It looks like Danny Anderson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrido has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.
Garrido in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrido raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson is trying to reverse the position but instead Garrido has taken his back - oops!

Garrido is persistently looking for the submission but Anderson is defending it well.

Anderson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrido lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garrido scores with punches from the back.

That has opened up Danny Anderson's cut even more.

Garrido is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Anderson is defending well though. Garrido let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Anderson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Garrido dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garrido connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Garrido moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Garrido working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garrido swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garrido is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Garrido throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Garrido looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Anderson is defending well. Garrido quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Anderson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Garrido celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Javier Garrido!

C
A

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 Zack Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music. Zack Rickson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rickson
vs
Ramirez

190 cm
25
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Rickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alarcon Ramirez !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramirez counters with a left to the body.
Rickson tries to clinch but Ramirez moves away
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez .
Rickson darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickson has his takedown stuffed

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

Ramirez has hold of Rickson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Rickson seems comfortable defending it but Ramirez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Rickson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Rickson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ramirez couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alarcon Ramirez !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M C Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by M.C. Hammer: U Cant Touch This. Dan Jokuani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

C Hammer
vs
Jokuani

181 cm
29
183 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, M C Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Jokuani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokuani throws a low kick, looking for Hammer's leg but Hammer calmly moves out of range.

Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Jokuani's head.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokuanis head.
Hammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokuani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hammer up against the cage.
Jokuani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Jokuani prevents a body shot from Hammer.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokuani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jokuani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokuani backwards.
Hammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokuani blocks an uppercut.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokuani controls his hands.
Hammer tries a body shot but Jokuani blocks it.
Hammer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokuani controls his hands.
Hammer lands with a short shot to the head.
Hammer misses with a punch to the body.
Jokuani presses Hammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hammer.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer tries a body shot but Jokuani blocks it.
Hammer pushes Jokuani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Jokuani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokuani backwards.
Jokuani blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokuani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hammer as the two fighters clinch.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Jokuani's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Hammer.
Hammer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer misses with some punches.
Jokuani prevents a body shot from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokuani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer is leaning against Jokuani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer pushes Jokuani back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Jokuani ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokuani.
Jokuani tries to work over Hammer's front leg with a kick but Hammer checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokuani.
Jokuani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Jokuani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammer at a distance.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Jokuani.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokuani looks for the body kick but Hammer saw that one coming.
Jokuani walks into a jab.
Jokuani throws the kick towards the body but Hammer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

M C Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hammer thuds a left hand into Jokuani's body.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokuani.
Hammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokuani off the cage and back into range.
Jokuani throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokuani.
Hammer tries to clinch up.
Jokuani tries to land a leg kick but Hammer saw it coming and moves away.
Jokuani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hammer is out of range and Jokuani settles back down.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Jokuani connects with a body shot that sends Hammer's belly button to the back.
Hammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokuani circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Hammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jokuani misses with a low kick.
Hammer scores with a hook to the body. Jokuani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hammer throws a low kick but Jokuani moves out of range easily.
Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jokuani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokuani throws a low kick, looking for Hammer's leg but Hammer calmly moves out of range.
Jokuani thumps Hammer with a low kick.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Jokuani circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hammer.
Jokuani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Jokuani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Hammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer scores with a hook.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokuani.
Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokuani.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Jokuani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Jokuani does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Jokuani keeps it at a distance.
Hammer cracks Jokuani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
Hammer is looking to clinch.
Hammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hammer tries to score with a low kick but Jokuani moves his leg out of the way.
Jokuani cracks Hammer with a good jab.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Jokuani tries to work over Hammer's front leg with a kick but Hammer checks it.
Jokuani misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer drives through and clinches with Jokuani against the cage.
Hammer lands a shot to the body.
Jokuani working hard to break the clinch.
Hammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokuani backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Jokuani controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Hammer fails to land.
Jokuani wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokuani takes a shot to the head.
Hammer scores with a hook to the body.
Hammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokuani backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

M C Hammer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokuani moves away.
Jokuani checks a low kick from Hammer.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Jokuani is looking to control Hammer's arms but Hammer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jokuani has his back to the cage.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jokuani's efforts to push away.
Jokuani looking to slow down the pace here.
Hammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokuani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokuani prevents a body shot from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokuanis head.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokuani.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Jokuani avoids it by throwing Hammer back against the cage.

Jokuani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokuani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hammer is able to avoid easily.
Hammer thuds his right hand into Jokuani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokuani scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokuani tries to work over Hammer's front leg with a kick but Hammer checks it.
Jokuani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Jokuani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jokuani throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Jokuani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dan Jokuani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokuani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokuani connects with a leg kick. Hammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
M C Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer is looking to land body kicks.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokuani sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hammer throws a solid leg kick but Jokuani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hammer.
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokuani jabs Hammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hammer cracks Jokuani with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammer.
Jokuani defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Jokuani scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hammer throws a body punch but Jokuani moves out of range.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani throws a low kick but Hammer avoids it.
Jokuani avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokuani.
Jokuani thuds his shin into the meat of Hammer's side.
Jokuani needs to keep his hands up - Hammer had a free shot at his head there.
Hammer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokuani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokuani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokuani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dan Jokuani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
M C Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M C Hammer!