Bellum 18: New Resoultion PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kina Penueta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Trouble Man. Penueta has chosen Manu Samoa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Reilly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kina Penueta's chin.

Reilly
vs
Penueta

184 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kina Penueta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reilly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reilly trying to control the pace.
Reilly is trying to control. Penueta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Penueta is trying to stand.
Penueta wants to improve his position but Reilly is controlling well.
Reilly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

We're going to have a standup here because Bobby Reilly wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reilly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reilly shoots and misses
and Reilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penueta.
Reilly looks to clinch
and Penueta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reilly with a poor takedown
and Penueta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penueta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reilly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penueta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penueta showed some decent athleticism there.
Penueta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Penueta wants to take a breather but Reilly is having none of it.
Reilly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penueta.
Penueta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reilly's head.
Penueta prevents Reilly from standing back up.
Reilly is breathing heavily.
Penueta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Penueta decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bobby Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reilly tried to score with a low kick but Penueta checks it.
Reilly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penueta counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Reilly gets caught flat footed, as Penueta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reilly keeping full guard, as Penueta tries to pass.
Penueta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penueta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Penueta scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Penueta decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Reilly gets caught napping as Penueta dives in and scores a takedown. Reilly manages to retain guard.
Penueta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penueta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Penueta gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Penueta feints a jab promting Reilly to slip. Penueta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reilly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reilly thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Reilly.
Penueta with a nice cross.

Penueta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penueta misses with a head shot. Reilly uses the momentum to regain guard.
Penueta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penueta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reilly is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kina Penueta dominated that round.
That's time! Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Penueta shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Reilly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Penueta throws a big elbow that misses.

Reilly scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Penueta drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reilly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reilly keeping full guard, as Penueta tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penueta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reilly keeping full guard, as Penueta tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kina Penueta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penueta with a flurry of punches that miss.

Penueta stands up and waves to Reilly to follow him.
Penueta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reilly on the side of the head.
Reilly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Kina Penueta has been cut.
Penueta misses with a two punch combination.
Reilly misses with a takedown attempt
and Penueta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penueta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penueta with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Penueta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penueta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Reilly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penueta.
Penueta controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Penueta prevents Reilly from getting the reversal.

Penueta looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The referee warns Reilly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penueta cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Penueta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Penueta cracks Reilly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penueta wants to control the pace but Reilly is squirming around nicely.
Penueta landing shots from mount.
Penueta breaks from Reilly's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Penueta lands a heavy elbow.
Penueta scoring with strikes but Reilly is staying in there.
Penueta in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Penueta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Reilly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Penueta raining down shots from the mount!

Penueta looking for a guillotine from mount but Reilly is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kina Penueta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kina Penueta'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!

Reilly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Penueta decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Penueta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reilly defends it nicely.

Penueta gets a double leg takedown into Reilly's guard.
Penueta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reilly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penueta controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Penueta is trying to stand back up but Reilly is controlling him
Penueta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reilly.

Penueta kicks Reilly off and gets back to his feet.
Penueta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penueta wants it to stay on the feet.
Penueta connects with a crisp jab.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reilly tries to clinch up but Penueta circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penueta was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook
and Penueta counters with a left and a right that stings Reilly.
A shot to the body from Reilly misses
and Penueta counters with a three punch combo that has Reilly backing up. Reilly nods at Penueta to acknowledge the strikes.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Penueta circles away.

Penueta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Reilly quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penueta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Penueta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penueta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reilly is looking for a sweep. Penueta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Penueta decides to stand and escape the position.

Penueta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penueta lands a few punches from side control.
Penueta tries to advance to mount but can't.
Penueta cracks Reilly with a big right hand but Reilly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Penueta controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penueta's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly parries the strikes from Penueta easily there. Penueta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reilly to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penueta is trying to ground and pound but Reilly uses the momentary lack of control by Penueta to regain half guard.
Kina Penueta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Well, if Penueta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kina Penueta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penueta 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kina Penueta!
An out of breath Kina Penueta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cartman
vs
Mendes

185 cm
29
162 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

183 cm
29
161 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robson Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendes shoots in and drives through. Cartman sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cartman throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
Cartman throws a combination. Mendes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Mendes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Mendes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mendes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mendes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mendes works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Cartman is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.

Mendes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cartman sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartman won't allow Mendes to pass to mount.

Mendes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Mendes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cartman has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cartman is looking to escape.

Mendes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cartman sees it coming and defends easily.

Cartman is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendes.

Mendes is working for a kimura but Cartman is defending it quite comfortably.
Mendes looks gassed!

Mendes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cartman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cartman has one foot on Mendes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cartman misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Cartman both land. Nice combination.
Cartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Cartman catches Mendes right on the button with a cross.
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!
Mendes shoots in looking for a takedown. Cartman tries to sprawl out of it but Mendes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cartman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cartman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniel Cartman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robson Mendes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cartman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mendes somewhat.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown but Cartman shows good takedown defense.
Cartman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cartman scores with a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Cartman.
Cartman misses with a head kick.
Cartman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Cartman.

It looks like Robson Mendes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cartman!
Cartman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartman lands with a good body shot.

Oooh a lovely combination from Cartman sends Mendes down but not out. Cartman dives into side control looking to finish.

Mendes is rocked!

Cartman stands up.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Cartman finish him?
Cartman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cartman lands with a right that hurts Mendes. Mendes looks to clinch but Cartman throws a short knee that drops Mendes. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Daniel Cartman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santhiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richmond has chosen Put Ur Balls On It as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Silva
vs
Richmond

179 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santhiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richmond.

It looks like Santhiago Silva has been cut.
Josh Richmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richmond cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Richmond sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Richmond sprawls well. Richmond wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Richmond leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santhiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richmond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richmond tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Richmond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Richmond pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Richmond keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Richmond pulls guard successfully.
Richmond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Richmond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Richmond is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Richmond throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Richmond advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Richmond is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
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!
Richmond sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Richmond working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Richmond controlling the position easily from mount.
Richmond trying to control but Silva is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richmond controlling from the full mount.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Richmond.
Richmond throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Richmond loaded up on that one.
Richmond throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Richmond loaded up on that one.
Richmond throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Richmond tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond controlling his opponent.
Richmond throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Richmond loaded up on that one.
Richmond controlling the position easily from mount.

Richmond is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Richmond looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Richmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santhiago Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Richmond closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Richmond tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Richmond wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richmond.
Silva tries to break free but Richmond pushes him back against the cage.
Richmond lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richmond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Richmond lands with a short shot to the head.
Richmond lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pull guard but Richmond holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is trying to push Richmond away but Richmond has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richmond can't break the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva has Richmond pressed against the cage, preventing Richmond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richmond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richmond lands a shoulder strike.
Richmond can't break the clinch.

Richmond jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Josh Richmond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richmond manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working an open guard so Richmond takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Richmond pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Richmond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richmond.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to drag Richmond to the mat but Richmond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santhiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richmond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richmond pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.

Richmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richmond has managed to clinch.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Richmond tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Richmond has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Richmond.
Richmond is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Richmond's defenses.
Richmond is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Richmond pulls guard.

Richmond uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Richmond throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Richmond off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richmond closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Richmond gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Richmond tries for a takedown. No joy.

Richmond gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Richmond will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Richmond pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Richmond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richmond tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Richmond somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Richmond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Santhiago Silva'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva misses with a wild combination.

Richmond forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Richmond.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Richmond after a bit of a struggle.
Richmond prevents a takedown attempt there.
Richmond controlling the action here for a moment.
Richmond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Richmond's knee but Richmond avoids it well.
Santhiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Richmond instigates a clinch.
Richmond missing with knees to the body.

Richmond manages to pull guard.

Richmond pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Richmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Richmond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Richmond.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Richmond sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santhiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Richmond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Richmond feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Richmond changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richmond advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richmond stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Richmond controlling the action here.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richmond.
Richmond prevents Silva from standing back up.
Richmond uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Richmond throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Richmond loaded up on that one.
Richmond misses with a head shot.
Richmond misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Richmond tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Richmond sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Richmond content just to control the position here.
Richmond lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richmond is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Richmond.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richmond on the ground.
Richmond punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richmond takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Richmond.
Santhiago Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Richmond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richmond content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Richmond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richmond 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Richmond!
In his post fight interview, Josh Richmond gave a big smile as he said 'Where's my trust fund N bombs?'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Urick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Probert
vs
Urick

168 cm
19
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Urick!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urick dodges the punch combination from Probert.
Urick misses with a series of wild punches.
Urick throws out a leg kick but Probert moves out of range and Urick only half commits.
Urick throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Probert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urick throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Urick scores with a jab. Probert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Urick misses with a combination
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
Urick lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert defending well as Urick loads up on a big left hand.
Urick tries a low kick but Probert avoids it.
Urick throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Urick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Urick is rocked!
Probert looks to land a combination but Urick avoids it well.
Urick is still on wobbly legs! Can Probert finish him?
Urick misses with a low kick.
Urick looks for the body kick but Probert saw that one coming.
Probert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Probert tries to clinch up but Urick circles away and keeps his distance.
Erik Urick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Probert.
Urick seems to have recovered his senses.
Probert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Probert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Probert dodges the punch combination from Urick.
Urick connects with a single shot there.
Urick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Probert.
A big left from Urick misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Urick.
Urick takes one to the side of the head.
Probert moves away from the strike by Urick.
Urick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Probert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urick.
Urick works the jab nicely.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Probert throws a combination that misses
and Urick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Probert has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Probert there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert tries to bum rush Urick with a series of wild strikes but Urick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

A jab-cross combination lands for Urick and sends Probert crashing to the mat! Urick follows him down to the mat - Probert regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Probert is rocked!

It looks like Sparky Probert has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Urick stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Oh Probert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urick.
Probert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Probert closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Probert looks to land a combination. Urick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urick lands a jab-cross combination.
Probert takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Urick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sparky Probert'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.

Urick drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Probert right on the button. Probert goes down! Urick follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Urick gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Urick!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Navaro Goldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dux
vs
Goldson

182 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Navaro Goldson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dux closes the distance and pushes Goldson back into the cage.
Goldson tries to work over Dux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dux will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goldson up against the cage.

Dux is trying to trip Goldson. He has hold of a leg but Goldson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dux persists though and gets the takedown into 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goldson is trying to keep Dux in close.

Goldson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dux doesn't defend quickly enough and Goldson has managed to lock this one up! Can Dux escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Goldson on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Navaro Goldson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes into the arena with Only One Can Judge blaring out of the sound system. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Like a Boss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Martinez
vs
Silva

170 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martinez is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martinez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martinez pulls his head out easily.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.

Martinez is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking for subs from the bottom but Martinez mounts him!
Silva looks gassed!
Martinez with good strikes from the mount here!

Martinez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Martinez has a good base and remains in mount.
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Martinez prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.

Martinez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Martinez's body position as best he can.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

Martinez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Martinez with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Martinez controlling from mount.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Martinez manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!

Martinez looking for the RNC.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Silva tries to break free.
Silva is trying to remain composed but Martinez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Silva staying busy and making it hard for Martinez to control.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Martinez trying to control momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Martinez keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Martinez has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Ricky Martinez has been cut.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Martinez counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.

Martinez clinches.

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

Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez prevents Silva from improving his position.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Martinez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martinez winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Martinez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martinez wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez passes to full mount!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Martinez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Martinez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martinez controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Martinez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Martinez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Martinez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Martinez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martinez pulls his head out easily.
Martinez wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martinez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Martinez isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Martinez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.

Martinez forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.

Martinez pulls Silva into guard.
Martinez is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Martinez defending well.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Silva seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Martinez has recovered full guard.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ricky Martinez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Martinez drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ricky Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Martinez to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Martinez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martinez pulls his head out easily.
Martinez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Martinez prevents Silva from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for subs from the bottom but Martinez mounts him!
Martinez tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Martinez has taken his back!
Martinez 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez lands strikes to the head.
Martinez is landing with strikes. Silva can't take much more of this.
Derrick Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez keeps control of the position easily here as Silva tries to buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Martinez!
A less than humble Ricky Martinez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Slamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank James Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank James Edgar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Slamen
vs
James Edgar

183 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
27
163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Real Fighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Slamen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank James Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar misses with a series of wild punches.
Edgar throws a leg kick but Slamen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Edgar connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice combination there by Edgar.

Slamen is rocked!
Edgar looks to land a combination but Slamen avoids it well.
Oh Slamen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Slamen seems to have got his legs back now.
Slamen shoots in for a takedown but Edgar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edgar misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slamen.
Edgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Slamen circles away.
Slamen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slamen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Slamen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Edgar misses.
Edgar scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Slamen gets a takedown into half guard.
Edgar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slamen slips a nice elbow through Edgar's hands, connecting with Edgar's forehead.
Edgar is trying to stand up here but Slamen is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slamen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edgar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slamen is keen to just control but Edgar is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slamen lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slamen is looking to advance position but Edgar won't allow it.
Slamen stalling.
Edgar has hold of Slamen's hands but Slamen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slamen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slamen trying to mount his opponent but Edgar defends it.

Slamen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Edgar sees it coming and defends easily.
Edgar is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slamen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edgar's head.
Slamen throwing shots but Edgar is blocking nicely.
Edgar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Slamen prevents Edgar from standing back up.

Slamen seems to be working for a kimura but Edgar defends the submission attempt.
Slamen winds up and cracks Edgar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Slamen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Edgar defends it well.
Slamen prevents Edgar from standing back up.
Edgar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slamen.
Edgar is trying to control but Slamen manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slamen landing strikes from the mount.
Slamen tries to control but Edgar wriggling away.
Slamen controlling the pace for now.
Slamen scoring with strikes but Edgar is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slamen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edgar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slamen landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slamen working the ground and pound effectively.
Edgar tries to lock up and control but Slamen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Slamen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Edgar punishes Slamen's body with a nice straight punch.
Slamen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by Slamen.
Edgar throws a hook but Slamen blocks it.
Slamen needs to keep his hands up - Edgar had a free shot at his head there.
Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank James Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slamen fails to land the takedown.
Slamen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edgar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slamen somewhat.
Edgar fails with an attempt to clinch.

Slamen drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slamen looking to pass the guard.
Slamen is working hard here to advance position.
Slamen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Slamen drops back looking for a leg! Edgar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edgar manages to kick Slamen off! Slamen jumps back into Edgar's guard.
Slamen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slamen trying to control the position from guard on top but Edgar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edgar wants to stand and escape but Slamen is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slamen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slamen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edgar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slamen won't allow Edgar to get back to his feet.
Slamen throwing strikes but missing.
Troy Slamen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slamen is looking to work some ground and pound but Edgar has wrist control.
Edgar has momentary wrist control but Slamen slips an elbow through the middle.
Slamen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slamen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slamen lands a couple of elbows.
Slamen 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.
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!
Slamen throws a big right hand that misses.
Edgar looking to control but Slamen passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slamen wants to take a breather but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar won't allow Slamen to pass to mount.

Edgar kicks Slamen off and gets back to his feet.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slamen.
Slamen slips a jab and a cross from Edgar.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slamen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edgar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Slamen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slamen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slamen pushing down on Edgar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slamen.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slamen is thwarting Edgar's attempts to control the position.
Slamen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slamen winds up and cracks Edgar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slamen not doing much here.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Slamen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar tries to kick Slamen off but Slamen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slamen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slamen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Slamen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edgar throws a sloppy body shot

and Slamen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Edgar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slamen working some strikes from top position.

Edgar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Edgar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slamen was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Edgar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slamen tries for a takedown but Edgar circles away easily
and Edgar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar throws a right hand that misses

and Slamen counters with a takedown into side control.
Edgar is pushing Slamen's head away, looking to escape. Slamen manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slamen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Slamen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Slamen working away.
Slamen working the ground and pound.
Edgar is trying to get back to his feet.
Slamen tries to advance to mount but Edgar denies him.
Slamen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Edgar!
Edgar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Slamen with shots to the head and body - Edgar looks very uncomfortable down there.

Slamen looking to secure an arm triangle but Edgar defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Slamen trying to control but Edgar is having none of it.

Slamen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Slamen has control of Edgar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Edgar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
BOOM! Slamen connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is in a horrible position here. Slamen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Slamen is landing with some decent strikes but Edgar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Edgar is in a horrible position here. Slamen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Slamen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Edgar looks a forlorn figure.
Slamen avoids the attempt from Edgar to control.
Frank James Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slamen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edgar hang on?

Edgar is rocked!
Slamen wants to control the pace but Edgar is squirming around nicely.
Edgar is still in real trouble! Can Slamen finish him?
Edgar working to try and regain half guard.

Slamen working for a guillotine from mount but Edgar is in no mood to give up.
Edgar seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Edgar really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Slamen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Slamen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Edgar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Slamen dominating with strikes here.

Slamen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Edgar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Edgar shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Slamen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Edgar is now in Slamen's guard. A big mistake from Slamen there, giving up the dominant position!

Edgar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Slamen dives on top into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Slamen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slamen, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Slamen!
Troy Slamen is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Troy Slamen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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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
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beast !. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ivanov's choice of entrance music: Mad World. Artem Ivanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fury
vs
Ivanov

172 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
27
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artem Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury wants to clinch up but Ivanov keeps it at a distance.
Ivanov shoots in but Fury avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Fury rushes Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fury prevents it.
Fury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ivanov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ivanov manages to end up in side control.
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 must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fury is looking for a sweep.
Fury gets back to half guard.

Ivanov is looking for a kimura here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov uses his free foot to push down on Fury's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ivanov won't let Fury get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ivanov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fury looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Bryan Fury has been cut.
Ivanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Ivanov throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Fury has his hands clasped together but Ivanov breaks the hold and Fury is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ivanov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artem Ivanov! Artem Ivanov retains his featherweight title!
Artem Ivanov took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'May be it was my last fight. I\'m tired. '.