GAMMA: Contenders #125 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris has chosen Kapag Ako'y Bumabalik as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Walton
vs
Chris

190 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

180 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Chris!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walton's waist but Walton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chris off to one side.
Walton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chris's waist but Chris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walton off to one side.
Walton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Walton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chris is fending him off so far but Walton persists. Nope, Chris circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walton as he avoids it easily.
Chris shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Walton eats them both and turns towards Chris to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Walton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Walton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walton.
Chris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walton thows a big elbow that misses.
Walton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walton lands a couple of digs.
Chris wants to stand up but Walton is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton postures up in Chris's guard and throws a big left but Chris blocks it.
Walton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chris wants to get back to his feet but Walton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chris wants to stand up but Walton is controlling him.
Walton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walton is in close to Chris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walton chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton wants to pass the guard but Chris is keeping the position.
Chris is looking to stand up but Walton isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton is looking to work some ground and pound but Chris has wrist control.
Walton throwing strikes but missing.
Walton landing some decent shots from guard.
Walton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walton landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton postures up and lands a big shot to Chris's brow.
Chris looking for a sweep. Not yet Chris, not yet.
Walton postures up in Chris's guard and throws a big left but Chris blocks it.
Walton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walton works over Chris with some ground and pound from guard.
Walton scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton is in close to Chris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Walton 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.

Walton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chris tries to bum rush Walton with a series of wild strikes but Walton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Walton feints and as Chris raises his hands in defense, Walton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Chris has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Walton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tim Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walton shoots in and gets a takedown into Chris's guard.
Walton landing with the ground and pound.
Chris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walton is controlling him.
Walton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chris is keeping the position for now.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton scoring with some ground and pound.
Chris is trying to hold Walton in close to prevent damage but Walton has managed to pass into half guard.
Walton thows a huge punch but Chris dodges it nicely.
Walton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chris!
Walton lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Chris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton lands a heavy elbow.
Walton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chris?
Walton breaks from Chris's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Chris is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Walton! Chris is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Walton!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Walton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Brashears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brashears comes to the cage accompanied by Walk by Pantera. Brandon Brashears has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brashears
vs
Gomez

188 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

175 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

MMA ANIMAL

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Brashears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Brashears rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
Brashears tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Brashears gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brashears lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.

It looks like Jose Gomez has been cut.
Brashears with a knee to the head.
Gomez avoids the elbow strike from Brashears, against the cage.
Brashears is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Gomez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brashears gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brashears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brashears misses with an elbow over the top.
Brashears working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Brashears landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brashears lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brashears is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Brashears lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez is working for takedown but Brashears is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Brashears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brashears pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brashears using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Gomez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brashears fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brandon Brashears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gomez.
Brashears throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Brandon Brashears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brashears.

Gomez gets a double leg takedown into Brashears's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brashears bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.
Brashears has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomez is proving hard to escape from.

Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gomez looking to control.
Brashears trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gomez's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez pulls Brashears in close to prevent any damage.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Gomez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gomez blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez shoots for a double leg takedown but Brashears sprawls well. He's pushed Gomez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Brashears.
Brashears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brashears tries a head kick but it misses.
Brashears wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brashears pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Brashears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gomez throws a right hand that Brashears ducks under and follows up with a left that Brashears also avoids with ease.
Brashears misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gomez shoots in but Brashears avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brashears tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Brashears throws a head kick that misses.
Brashears pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Brashears closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the cage.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Brashears has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brashears throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brashears lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Brashears misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brashears throws an elbow but misses.
Brandon Brashears has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomez has Brashears pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brashears manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brashears using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brashears keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brashears lands a nice knee to the body.
Brashears misses with an elbow strike.
Gomez goes for a takedown attempt but Brashears pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brandon Brashears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gomez.

Brashears tries to keep at a distance but Gomez has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brashears lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Brashears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brashears utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brashears throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gomez looking for a takedown.
Brashears's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brashears misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Gomez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brashears is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brashears knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gomez on the ground.

Gomez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Brashears tries to escape but Gomez is in control.
Gomez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brashears is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the position but Brashears is working away.

Gomez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brashears, who protects the arm well.

Gomez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brashears has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brashears wants to control but Gomez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Brashears dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Gomez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gomez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomez shoots for a takedown but Brashears saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brashears tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brashears looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Brashears.
Brashears throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandon Brashears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brashears, pushing him back against the cage.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brashears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez tries to circle away but Brashears has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brashears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brashears tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Brashears is pushing Gomez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brashears is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brashears tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Brashears pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brashears misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Brashears prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brashears with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Brashears.
Brashears lands a knee to the head.
Brashears looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Brashears gets underhooks to prevent Gomez's takedown attempt.
Brandon Brashears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gomez.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brashears just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brashears scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brashears looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Gomez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brashears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brashears controlling the action here for a moment.
Gomez is working for takedown but Brashears is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Brashears has double underhooks.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Jose Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez looking for a takedown.
Brashears with a knee to the head.
Brashears creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
Brashears working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Brandon Brashears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brashears looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Brashears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Brashears won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Brashears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brashears, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Brandon Brashears!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Brandon Brashears!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Brandon Brashears!

Brandon Brashears wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stig Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Crews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by Raappana - Sensimilla. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karlsson
vs
Crews

172 cm
23
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stig Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Crews!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crews.
Crews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch.

Karlsson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Crews can't fight it off and eventually Karlsson manages to take the fight to the floor. Crews looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Karlsson won't allow Crews to sweep him here.
Karlsson wants to control from the top but Crews keeps moving.
Karlsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crews swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stig Karlsson.
Crews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlsson throws a head kick but Crews moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crews fails with the takedown

and Karlsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karlsson.
Crews wants to sweep here but Karlsson controlling him for the moment.
Karlsson trying to control but Crews is working from the bottom.
Karlsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crews's head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Crews!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Makers
vs
Gunn

200 cm
22
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Makers's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Gunn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Makers sees it coming and defends easily.
Makers is trying to stand back up but Gunn is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Makers has one foot on Gunn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makers. Gunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Makers as he jumps to the side.
Makers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Gunn gets tackled into the cage by Makers. Makers maintains the clinch.
Makers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Makers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Makers.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Makers.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Makers.
Makers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makers lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makers lands an uppercut.
Makers throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunn.
Makers lands a left hand.
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makers cracks Gunn with a nice body shot.
Makers gets through Gunn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makers lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makers lands a nice uppercut.
Makers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gunn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makers tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Makers back against the cage.
Makers lands a shoulder strike.
Makers lands with a left to the head.
Makers lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Makers.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Makers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Gunn tries to score a body lock takedown but Makers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Makers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makers lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Makers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gunn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Makers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gunn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Makers rushes Gunn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Makers.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makers misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Makers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gunn.
Makers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Makers prevents the takedown attempt.
Makers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
Makers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makers.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makers.
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makers presses Gunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Makers lands a shot to the body.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makers scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Makers.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Makers lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makers scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Makers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Makers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Makers.
Makers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Makers tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makers tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Makers throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunn.
Makers throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Makers.
Makers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn is working for takedown but Makers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mark Makers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Makers scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Makers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Makers connects with a body shot.
Makers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makers catches Gunn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Makers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mark Makers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn slips under a jab.
Gunn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Makers counters with a nice uppercut.
Makers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn motions for Makers to come forward. Gunn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makers works over Gunn's head and body with a nice combination.
Gunn moves out of range as Makers strikes.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Makers avoids them all with ease.
Makers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gunn on the side of the head.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn throws a poor cross that misses
and Makers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makers tests Gunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Makers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makers punishes Gunn's body with a nice straight punch.

Makers closes the distance and clinches.
Makers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Gunn wants a takedown but no success here.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gunn.
Gunn wants a takedown but no success here.
Gunn is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Makers - that landed with a thud.
Makers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunn.
Makers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
Makers lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makers.
Makers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Gunn is rocked!
A short uppercut from Makers.
Gunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Makers finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Makers.
Gunn seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Makers lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makers lands with a short shot to the head.
Makers struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
Makers lands a body shot.
Makers scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tommy Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makers lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Makers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dennis scores the fight for Mark Makers!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Mark Makers!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Mark Makers!

Mark Makers wins by unanimous decision!
Mark Makers spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silas Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Redd
vs
Thomas

185 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silas Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Redd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Redd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Thomas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Redd tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thomas is in Redd's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Redd won't let him.
Redd wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Redd has wrist control.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Redd is retaining full guard.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Thomas stands and steps away. Redd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Redd counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Redd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Max Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Redd - just one landing.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a low kick but Redd avoids it.
Redd throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Redd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Redd.
Redd blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Redd throws a wild body kick that Thomas sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Thomas throws a body punch but Redd moves out of range.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Redd avoids them all with ease.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Redd counters with a solid body kick.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Redd moves away and avoids it.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Redd can pounce on him.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redd throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Redd lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Redd misses with a head kick.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Redd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Redd counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
Redd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas checks a low kick from Redd.
Redd misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Redd moves out of range.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Redd is avoiding it.
Redd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redd connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Redd breaks the clinch.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Redd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas tries to bum rush Redd with a series of wild strikes but Redd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redd swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Redd.
Thomas slows down the pace here.
Redd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Redd is trying to push Thomas away but Thomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redd's efforts to push away.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Redd working hard to break the clinch.
Redd wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Redd wants to break the clinch but can't.

Redd breaks from the clinch.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redd. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws the kick towards the body but Redd avoids it.
Redd connects with an inside leg kick.
Max Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Redd.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas clobbers Redd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas throws a lazy body kick
and Redd counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Redd blocks a low kick nicely.
Redd looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas swings for the body but Redd moves out of range.
Redd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Redd is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Redd thumps Thomas with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redd swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Redd scores with a spinning back kick!
Redd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Redd slips the punch.
Thomas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Redd's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redd scores with a leg kick.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Redd backs away looking to recover.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Redd.
Redd sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas checks a low kick from Redd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Redd thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redd.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Redd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Redd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Redd sees coming a mile off.
Thomas takes a swing at Redd's ribcage but misses.
Redd tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Redd.
Good shot there by Redd.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Redd blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Max Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Redd counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Redd.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Redd avoids nicely.
Redd throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Redd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Thomas closes the distance and pushes Redd back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Redd prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Redd breaks from the clinch.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Redd avoids nicely.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Redd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Redd was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Redd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas defending well as Redd loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Redd.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Redd's head.
Redd misses with a head kick.
Thomas tries to clinch but Redd is having none of it.
Redd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Redd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Redd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Redd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Redd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Redd connects with an inside leg kick.

Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Redd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redd avoids it.
Redd wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas prevents Redd from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redd working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Redd.
Redd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Thomas.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Max Thomas!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Max Thomas!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Max Thomas!

Max Thomas wins by unanimous decision!