MMAFC Tournament Finals PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Silvic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Silvic

185 cm
29
183 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

178 cm
20
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Silvic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvic ducks under a wild hook from Smith.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Silvic tries to tie him up.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Silvic.
Silvic landing knees to the head.
Silvic trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Silvic is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Smith has denied him.
Silvic wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvic backwards.

It looks like Dominick Silvic has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith is stalling here.
Silvic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Silvic is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Silvic into the cage.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Silvic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Silvic's ribs.
Silvic tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silvic as he jumps to the side.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvic manages to avoid it.
Silvic tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith lands a nice hook to Silvic's body. Silvic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvic is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silvic defends it well.
Silvic wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Silvic defends the submission attempt.
Silvic wants to get back to full guard.
Silvic wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith is working for a kimura but Silvic is defending it quite comfortably.

Smith is trying for a kimura here. Silvic looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Smith wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Smith!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brik Holtik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cru Jones (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?

Holtik
vs
Jones

192 cm
31
192 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

190 cm
32
195 lbs
14 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brik Holtik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cru Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holtik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holtik misses with a takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Holtik!
Holtik is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones avoids the attempt from Holtik to control.

Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Holtik defends it well.
Holtik wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Holtik in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones wants to control the pace but Holtik is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holtik squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones avoids the attempt from Holtik to control.
Jones prevents Holtik from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Holtik is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Holtik tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones wants to control the pace but Holtik is squirming around nicely.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holtik doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Holtik is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Holtik is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Holtik sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Holtik trying to control from the bottom.
Holtik is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones blocks the strikes from Holtik.
Holtik is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Holtik's temple.
Holtik is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jones is trying for a kimura here. Holtik looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jones wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cru Jones!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Jenny II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adebisi
vs
Jenny II

190 cm
27
187 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

191 cm
27
210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Jenny II!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi looks to land a combination but Jenny II avoids it well.

Jenny II gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Adebisi.
Adebisi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jenny II is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Adebisi tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenny II avoids the damage to the body.
Jenny II scores a nice knee to the body.
Jenny II lands an elbow just above Adebisi 's eye.

It looks like Simon Adebisi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenny II tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jenny II tries to land a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks with his arms.
Adebisi is trying to force a seperation but Jenny II has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Jenny II.

Adebisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenny II throws a head kick but Adebisi moves out of range.

Jenny II clinches up with Adebisi and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenny II landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adebisi is breathing heavily.
Jenny II lands a nice elbow.
Jenny II lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jenny II with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenny II misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adebisi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenny II.
Jenny II landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jenny II lands a good knee to the midsection. Adebisi won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenny II missing with knees to the body.
Jenny II throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebisi blocks it with crossed arms.
Adebisi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jenny II after a bit of a struggle.
Adebisi blocks the elbow strike.
Jenny II throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jenny II creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jenny II using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adebisi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Adebisi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jenny II uses from the top position.

Jenny II decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Jenny II closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenny II just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jenny II.
Jenny II lands a knee to the head.
Jenny II tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adebisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jenny II comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenny II throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi takes an elbow to the temple.
Jenny II trying to land knees to the body.
Adebisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenny II tries to land knees in the clinch but Adebisi avoids the damage to the body.
Jenny II stops a takedown attempt from Adebisi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenny II working Adebisi over with knees to the body.
Adebisi managing to block the knees to the body from Jenny II.
Jenny II using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adebisi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenny II tries to land knees in the clinch but Adebisi avoids the damage to the body.
Jenny II tries to land a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks with his arms.
Adebisi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adebisi wants a takedown.
Jenny II lands a damaging elbow.
Jenny II lands an elbow just above Adebisi 's eye.
Jenny II pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adebisi stalls.
Adebisi managing to block the knees to the body from Jenny II.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adebisi jumps guard but Jenny II stands there with Adebisi around his waist. Adebisi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jenny II.
Adebisi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jenny II throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jenny II landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adebisi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jenny II smiles and moves away.
Jenny II throws a head kick but Adebisi moves out of range.

Jenny II has Adebisi up against the cage in a clinch.
Adebisi scores with a knee to the head.
Adebisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jenny II with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebisi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Adebisi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adebisi avoiding damage as Jenny II throws knees to the body.
Adebisi avoiding damage as Jenny II throws knees to the body.
Jenny II throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Adebisi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adebisi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Jenny II gets to his feet - Adebisi follows without any prompting.
Adebisi avoids the head kick by Jenny II.
Jenny II takes a swing at Adebisi's ribcage but misses.
Jenny II tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Adebisi has closed the distance and engaged Jenny II in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenny II throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adebisi looking to slow down the pace here.
Adebisi tries to work over Jenny II's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adebisi blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klas Jenny II dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi'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.

Jenny II misses with a low kick.
Klas Jenny II seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenny II.
Jenny II buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Jenny II.

Jenny II has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jenny II lands an elbow that stopped Adebisi in his tracks for a moment.
Jenny II throws an elbow that misses.
Jenny II prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Adebisi drags the fight down to the ground.
Adebisi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Jenny II stands and steps away. Adebisi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Adebisi takes the fight into the clinch.
Adebisi avoiding damage as Jenny II throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Jenny II.

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

Jenny II moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenny II pushes off an throws an elbow but Adebisi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jenny II throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jenny II lands a good knee to the midsection. Adebisi won't want to take too many of those.
Adebisi wants to get back to striking at distance but Jenny II won't allow it.
Adebisi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jenny II blocks it with crossed arms.
Adebisi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jenny II avoids it.
Jenny II lands a nice elbow.
Jenny II looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenny II with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jenny II throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebisi blocks it with crossed arms.
Adebisi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adebisi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jenny II walks away with a smile on his face. Adebisi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adebisi slips a straight right by Jenny II.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jenny II lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adebisi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adebisi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Jenny II fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adebisi, pushing him back against the cage.
Adebisi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenny II is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Adebisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jenny II on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jenny II throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebisi blocks it with crossed arms.
Adebisi is trying to pull guard but Jenny II has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenny II tries a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks it.
Jenny II lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adebisi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenny II throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Jenny II.
Jenny II throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jenny II obliges.
Jenny II tries to land knees in the clinch but Adebisi avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jenny II throws an elbow but misses.
Jenny II pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Adebisi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Jenny II.
Simon Adebisi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenny II misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenny II throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Adebisi closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi managing to block the knees to the body from Jenny II.

Adebisi has hold of one of Jenny II's legs. Jenny II is fighting the takedown attempt but Adebisi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Adebisi stops Jenny II from standing up.
Adebisi wants to control from the top but Jenny II keeps moving.
Jenny II wants to stand up but Adebisi is controlling him.

Adebisi gets to his feet. Jenny II looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Adebisi clinches with his opponent.
Adebisi managing to block the knees to the body from Jenny II.
Adebisi avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenny II.

Adebisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenny II tries a head kick but it misses.

Adebisi forces Jenny II back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Adebisi manages to pull guard.
Adebisi wants to stand up but Jenny II is controlling him.

Jenny II stands up and waves to Adebisi to follow him.

Adebisi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jenny II napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Jenny II throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jenny II as he jumps to the side.
Jenny II connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jenny II's waist but Jenny II gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adebisi off to one side.
Jenny II has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jenny II drives through and clinches with Adebisi against the cage.
Jenny II stops a takedown attempt from Adebisi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klas Jenny II showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi'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.

Jenny II lands a head kick!
Jenny II lands a head kick. Adebisi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jenny II closes the distance and clinches.

Adebisi jumps guard.
Jenny II has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adebisi is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jenny II decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jenny II misses with a knee to the head.

Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenny II takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenny II lands with a slapping head kick.

Jenny II clinches up against the cage.
Adebisi avoids the elbow strike from Jenny II, against the cage.

Adebisi jumps into guard, dragging Jenny II to the mat.
Adebisi controls Jenny II momentarily but Jenny II frees himself.

Jenny II stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Jenny II fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adebisi, pushing him back against the cage.
Adebisi dodges an elbow strike from Jenny II.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jenny II obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adebisi can't get the takedown.
Jenny II putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adebisi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jenny II lands an elbow inside that Adebisi shrugs off.
Adebisi tries to break free but Jenny II pushes him back against the cage.
Adebisi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jenny II landing knees to the body.
Jenny II with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adebisi takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II gets underhooks to prevent Adebisi's takedown attempt.
Adebisi blocks an elbow strike.
Klas Jenny II seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adebisi avoiding damage as Jenny II throws knees to the body.
Adebisi avoiding damage as Jenny II throws knees to the body.
Adebisi 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 Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenny II landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jenny II is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Jenny II.
Jenny II trying to land knees to the body.

Adebisi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adebisi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Adebisi wants to stand and escape but Jenny II is having none of it.
Adebisi has his hands on Jenny II's head, controlling the position.
Simon Adebisi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jenny II decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adebisi, up you get!
Jenny II throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adebisi has Jenny II up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenny II using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adebisi wants to break the clinch but can't.

Adebisi has clasped his hands together around Jenny II's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Jenny II throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jenny II takes a swing at Adebisi's ribcage but misses.
Jenny II throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jenny II clinches up with Adebisi and pushes him back against the cage.
Adebisi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Adebisi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jenny II rushes Adebisi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adebisi blocks an elbow strike from Jenny II.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adebisi is trying to pull guard but Jenny II turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jenny II.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adebisi.
Jenny II throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jenny II pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jenny II looking to throw knees to the head but Adebisi is blocking nicely.
Adebisi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jenny II smiles and moves away.
Adebisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenny II.
Jenny II throws a head kick but Adebisi moves out of range.

Jenny II has managed to clinch.

Adebisi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Adebisi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jenny II wants to stand but Adebisi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Adebisi trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenny II wants to stand but Adebisi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klas Jenny II really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Adebisi shoots in but no luck this time.

Jenny II forces Adebisi back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adebisi.
Adebisi managing to block the knees to the body from Jenny II.
Jenny II unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adebisi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jenny II just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jenny II throws an elbow but misses.
Adebisi blocks the elbow strike.
Adebisi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Adebisi.
Adebisi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jenny II lands a nice elbow.
Jenny II creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jenny II throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jenny II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adebisi trying to land knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jenny II tries a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks it.
Jenny II throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi goes for a takedown attempt but Jenny II pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adebisi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jenny II pinned against the cage. Jenny II gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Jenny II moves into the clinch.
Jenny II missing with knees to the body.
Adebisi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Jenny II holds him up against the cage and eventually Adebisi drops back down to his feet.
Adebisi dodges an elbow strike from Jenny II.
Jenny II tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebisi avoids it.
Jenny II landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jenny II lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adebisi tries to break the clinch but Jenny II is controlling the position.

Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenny II misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Adebisi does no damage.
Jenny II explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenny II.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenny II thumps Adebisi with a low kick.

Jenny II moves into the clinch successfully.
Jenny II misses with a knee to the head.
Jenny II unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adebisi wants a takedown but no success here.
Jenny II is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Jenny II with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adebisi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jenny II to keep the fight standing.
Jenny II unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adebisi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jenny II misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adebisi.

Adebisi has hold of one of Jenny II's legs. Jenny II is fighting the takedown attempt but Adebisi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Jenny II pushes Adebisi off and gets back to his feet.
Adebisi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jenny II tries to avoid it but Adebisi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jenny II to the ground. Jenny II escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jenny II closes the distance and pushes Adebisi back into the cage.
Adebisi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jenny II smiles and moves away.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Jenny II.
Jenny II misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Adebisi forces Jenny II back against the cage and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenny II.
Adebisi stalling against the cage.
Adebisi working hard to break the clinch.
Jenny II throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jenny II is pressed up against the cage. Adebisi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jenny II down to the mat. Jenny II avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adebisi shoots in and drives through. Jenny II sprawls well.
Jenny II misses with a head kick.

Jenny II clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II pushes off an throws an elbow but Adebisi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jenny II lands an elbow just above Adebisi 's eye.
Jenny II unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adebisi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adebisi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jenny II's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenny II looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenny II blocking some punches.
Jenny II is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.

Adebisi breaks from the clinch.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Adebisi pushes Jenny II up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenny II unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Jenny II.
Nice elbow from Jenny II.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenny II connects with a knee to the head.
Jenny II with a knee to the head.
Adebisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Jenny II forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klas Jenny II dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Adebisi takes a kick to the side of the head.

Adebisi closes the distance and clinches.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Jenny II holds him up against the cage and eventually Adebisi drops back down to his feet.
Jenny II throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jenny II scores a nice knee to the body.
Adebisi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenny II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenny II landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adebisi avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenny II.
Jenny II lands an elbow inside.
Jenny II using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenny II lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jenny II landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jenny II lands an elbow that stopped Adebisi in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jenny II.
Jenny II with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jenny II obliges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jenny II crunches a lovely knee into Adebisi's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi blocks an elbow strike.
Adebisi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adebisi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jenny II throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jenny II throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adebisi avoids a wild elbow strike from Jenny II.
Jenny II tries to land knees in the clinch but Adebisi avoids the damage to the body.
Adebisi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jenny II prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Jenny II holds him up against the cage and eventually Adebisi drops back down to his feet.
Jenny II looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jenny II throws an elbow but misses.
Jenny II tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebisi avoids it.
Jenny II lands an elbow inside.
Jenny II with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adebisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Adebisi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adebisi manages to end up in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adebisi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jenny II, who protects the arm well.
Jenny II is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Adebisi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jenny II throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jenny II is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adebisi.

Jenny II clinches up against the cage.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Jenny II forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Adebisi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenny II tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenny II.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II looks to score with a jab to the body but Adebisi is just out of range.
Adebisi shoots in looking for a takedown but Jenny II manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adebisi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Jenny II rushes Adebisi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Jenny II.
Adebisi wants a takedown but no success here.
Jenny II unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jenny II missing with knees to the body.
Adebisi blocks an elbow strike from Jenny II.
Adebisi managing to block the knees to the body from Jenny II.
Adebisi wants a takedown but no success here.
Jenny II with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jenny II tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klas Jenny II is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Adebisi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klas Jenny II seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenny II tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi tries for a takedown but Jenny II sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klas Jenny II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Jenny II has closed the distance and engaged Adebisi in a clinch.
Simon Adebisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenny II gets underhooks to prevent Adebisi's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenny II creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adebisi's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Jenny II.
Adebisi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jenny II comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Adebisi manages to break the clinch.
Jenny II throws a head kick that Adebisi semi-blocks.

Jenny II moves into range and clinches up with Adebisi.
Jenny II landing knees to the head.
Adebisi looking to slow down the pace here.
Jenny II misses with an elbow strike.
Jenny II misses with an elbow over the top.
Adebisi tries to pull guard but Jenny II forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi jumps guard but Jenny II turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jenny II lands an elbow that stopped Adebisi in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jenny II.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jenny II throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klas Jenny II comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jenny II 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klas Jenny II!

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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 Clint Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bitchslap Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jackson
vs
Tatum

190 cm
29
245 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bitchslap Tatum!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tatum at a distance.
Tatum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson cracks Tatum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Bitchslap Tatum has been cut.
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Oooh a lovely combination from Jackson sends Tatum down but not out. Jackson dives into side control looking to finish.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Tatum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That has opened up Bitchslap Tatum's cut even more.
Tatum throws a head kick that misses.

Jackson drops Tatum with a big left hand and mounts him. Tatum is in big trouble!

The cut above Bitchslap Tatum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Clint Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tatum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Bitchslap Tatum's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tatum eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clint Jackson!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki's entrance music is Sandstorm by Darude. A fine choice. Nick Markakis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aoki
vs
Markakis

155 cm
31
147 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Kobra Clothing Inc. *$5 Clearance Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masakazu Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markakis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Markakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Aoki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Markakis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aoki pulls his head out easily.
Aoki slips a nice elbow through Markakis's hands, connecting with Markakis's forehead.
Markakis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aoki lands a nice short elbow.
Aoki working over Markakis with some ground and pound. Markakis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aoki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Markakis looking for submissions off his back.
Markakis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aoki lands a nice short elbow.
Aoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Markakis is rocked!
Aoki lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Markakis quite badly. Markakis pulls Aoki in close trying to recover. Aoki postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Markakis on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Markakis doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masakazu Aoki!
Masakazu Aoki took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tyson Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Griffin
vs
Smith

170 cm
30
169 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

172 cm
31
164 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, tyson Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
tyson Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin misses the body punch

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griffin tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Griffin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Griffin content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Griffin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Griffin is in Smith's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith trying to control here.

Griffin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Griffin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Griffin is very close to passing his half guard.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Griffin looks to land a strike but Smith avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin lands a couple of digs.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griffin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Griffinis looking to pass into half guard but Smith pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Smith is in guard.
Griffin controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because tyson Griffin just wasn't active enough.
Griffin misses with a straight right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson Griffin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffin with a hook.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffin cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slips under a jab from Griffin.
Griffin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Griffin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Griffin drags the fight down to the ground.
Griffin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Griffin looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Smith.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Jose Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin throws a sloppy body shot

and Smith counters by clinching up.

Griffin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.

Griffin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson Griffin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffin throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Griffin misses with a hook

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffin has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Griffin into the cage.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Griffin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griffin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Griffin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Griffin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
Griffin controlling the position.

tyson Griffin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson Griffin clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griffin swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters with a left to the body.
Griffin cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Griffin cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith wants to clinch but Griffin slips to the side
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeps the fight on the outside.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Griffin misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Smith moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Griffin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Griffin struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Griffin jumps guard.
Griffin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Griffin is trying to keep Smith in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin misses with a hook

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Griffin tightens his grip and picks Smith up, before dumping him to the ground. Smith manages to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tyson Griffin had his way with Jose Smith in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Griffin misses.
A big left from Griffin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a hook

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Griffin lands with a left to the head.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Jose Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.

Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Smith rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Smith has Griffin pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

Griffin pulls guard effortlessly.
Griffin trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Griffin pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
tyson Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tyson Griffin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix). Faber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. California Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Christopher Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Urijah Faber's chin.

Gracie
vs
Faber

165 cm
27
143 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

168 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Gracie!
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, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faber tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Faber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.

Faber gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Faber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faber postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faber can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faber's head.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Faber has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The referee warns Faber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Faber is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Faber is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Faber is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
Faber tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Faber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faber hang on?
Faber takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gracie's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Gracie!