CCF 38: Maury vs. Randels PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sutherlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Return of the Mack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sutherlin
vs
George

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Sutherlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew George!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George connects with a leg kick. Sutherlin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Sutherlin misses.
Sutherlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
George's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from George.

It looks like Robert Sutherlin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George scores with a knee to the head.

George pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sutherlin walks straight into a right hand from George - that's dropped him! George jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sutherlin from any more punishment! Sutherlin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matthew George!
Post fight, Matthew George took to the microphone: 'I admit when I'm wrong, I didn't take my fights seriously enough and got beat it wont happen again. I want a title shot and I want it now both of these guys cant handled The Muss when he's mad and now I'm mad. SO whats the time Mr. Woo woo woo!'.

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Slice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Slice
vs
Cudi

188 cm
26
245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
19
289 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Slice!
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, Jon Cudi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice misses with a double jab.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cudi lands with a right and another and another! Slice is in big trouble! Cudi lands again and this time it's lights out for Slice! A quality knockout there for Cudi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Cudi!

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jorge Quintero-300 Violin Orchestra . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Green
vs
Kelly

192 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Green!
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, Justin Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Green trying to control the position.

Kelly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Green looks to land a combination. Kelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Kelly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelly doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a two punch combo.
Green thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Kelly looks gassed!
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jorge Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kelly.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Kelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Green moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Green stalks Kelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kelly's face. Kelly staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jorge Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jorge Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green scores with a hook.
Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Green digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Green duly obliges.

Kelly is rocked!
Green scores with a jab to the body.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Green. That snapped Kelly's head back.
Kelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
Kelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green is working the combinations to good effect here.
Green punishes Kelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Green thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Green digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Green is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Green is looking to wear down Kelly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Green steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Kelly is out on his feet! Green sets himself and nearly takes Kelly's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jorge Green!
Jorge Green took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Hey I want to thank my fans for sticking with me.I know my last fight wasn't very impressive so I knew I had to put on a good performance in this fight. And to the whole 205 division if you want some come get some!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kj Barakus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lesnar
vs
Barakus

193 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
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, Kj Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt

and Barakus counters with a shoot takedown. Lesnar fights it but they end up in guard.
Barakus wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.

Barakus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lesnar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barakus has managed to get both his arms back between Lesnar's legs - danger averted.
Barakus lands a couple of digs.
Barakus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barakus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barakus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Barakus decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barakus.

Barakus closes the distance and pushes Lesnar back into the cage.

Barakus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lesnar regains guard.
Barakus lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Barakus manages to pass to side control.
Barakus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barakus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lesnar gets back to full guard.
Barakus working some strikes from top position.
Barakus tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesnar is retaining full guard.
Barakus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lesnar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barakus with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barakus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus postures up.
Barakus slips nicely into half guard.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.

Barakus 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.
Barakus working the head and body with strikes.

Barakus moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Lesnar.
Barakus lands some shots froms side control.
Barakus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lesnar down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Barakus scoring with punches and elbows.
Barakus cracks Lesnar with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Lesnar is rocked!
Barakus cracks Lesnar with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Barakus immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lesnar is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Barakus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kj Barakus!
During a confident post fight interview, Kj Barakus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greek Gyros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gyros's choice of entrance music: Greek Gyros. Greek Gyros will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wells
vs
Gyros

195 cm
32
289 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

225 cm
29
300 lbs
7 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Wells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greek Gyros!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyros misses with a takedown attempt
and Wells makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gyros gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Greek Gyros has been cut.
Gyros shoots and misses
and Wells counters with a nice body shot.
Chris Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greek Gyros.
A punch combination from Gyros misses.
Gyros fails with the takedown
and Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wells throws a body punch but Gyros moves out of range.
Gyros fails with the takedown
and Wells counters with a right hand to the body.
Gyros looks gassed!
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!
Wells displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gyros has his takedown stuffed
and Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gyros's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wells connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gyros scrambles back to his feet.
Gyros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left and a right from Wells both land. Nice combination.
Wells lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells scores with a hook.

Gyros is rocked!
Gyros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wells throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gyros colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Wells as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gyros is left battered and dazed whilst Wells and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Wells!
Chris Wells retains his super heavyweight title!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Zaharn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solar Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zaharn
vs
Flair

175 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

176 cm
28
171 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Zaharn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solar Flair!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Zaharn.
Zaharn lands a jab-cross combination.
Zaharn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zaharn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaharn thumps Flair with a low kick.
Zaharn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flair counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ray Zaharn has been cut.
Zaharn misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaharn throws a combination that misses
and Flair counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Zaharn staying out of range there.
Zaharn fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaharn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flair counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Zaharn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flair misses with a hook. Zaharn ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaharn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaharn throws a series of punches but Flair avoids them all with ease.
Zaharn fails with a takedown attempt.
Zaharn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flair looks to land a right hand but Zaharn moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Zaharn. Those never looked like landing.
Zaharn misses with a hook to the body
letting Flair counter with a right hand.
Zaharn cracks the inside of Flair's front leg.
Ray Zaharn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaharn shoots for a double leg takedown but Flair sprawls well. He's pushed Zaharn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaharn.
Zaharn misses with a double jab
and Flair counters with a straight right hand.
Flair's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zaharn under the eye.
Zaharn misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zaharn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zaharn wants to take a breather but Flair is having none of it.

Zaharn stands up from half guard.
Flair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zaharn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn fails with the takedown.
Zaharn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zaharn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaharn misses with a takedown attempt - Flair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zaharn misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zaharn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flair sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaharn defending well as Flair loads up on a big left hand.
Flair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flair swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaharn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ray Zaharn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Zaharn'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.

Zaharn ducks under a wild hook from Flair.
Zaharn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaharn misses with a straight right.
Zaharn shoots in for a double leg but Flair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flair stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flair wants it to stay on the feet.
Zaharn misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaharn throws out a loose jab but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaharn throws a head kick but Flair moves out of range.
Flair defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zaharn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Zaharn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Flair as Zaharn shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair stuffs the takedown attempt from Zaharn. Zaharn gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaharn slips under a jab from Flair.
Zaharn throws a nice looking combination but Flair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Solar Flair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flair stuffs the takedown attempt from Zaharn. Zaharn gets slowly back to his feet.
Flair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Zaharn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zaharn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zaharn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zaharn wants to free his trapped foot but Flair is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flair is refusing to be controlled, as Zaharn sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaharn sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ray Zaharn.
Zaharn closes the distance and clinches up with Flair, looking for a takedown. Zaharn pushes Flair against the cage but Flair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn thumps Flair with a low kick.
Zaharn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Zaharn.
A nice combination there by Zaharn.
Flair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zaharn.
Zaharn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn stuns Flair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaharn throws out a leg kick but Flair moves out of range and Zaharn only half commits.
Nice takedown defense from Flair. No joy for Zaharn on that attempt.
Zaharn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flair sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaharn shoots in for a takedown but Flair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaharn misses with a looping left.
Zaharn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flair throws the left hand but Zaharn avoids the punch easily.
Zaharn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Zaharn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Zaharn'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!

Zaharn shoots for a takedown but Flair saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zaharn misses with a combination
and Flair counters with a straight right hand.
Flair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Flair misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaharn, right into the meat.
Zaharn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Flair.
Flair avoids a kick to the body.
Zaharn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Flair as Zaharn shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Zaharn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zaharn.
Ray Zaharn is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Flair.
Zaharn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flair's waist but Flair gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zaharn off to one side.
Flair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaharn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flair.
Zaharn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Ray Zaharn's cut is getting worse.
Flair might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zaharn connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaharn tries for a takedown but Flair circles away easily
enabling Flair to counter with a crisp jab.

Zaharn is rocked!
Zaharn ducks under a wild hook from Flair.
Zaharn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flair.
Zaharn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Zaharn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair drops Zaharn with a big left hand! Zaharn is injured, injured bad! Flair jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solar Flair!
Post fight, Solar Flair took to the microphone: 'Why did I hit him so hard? The gene pool was stagnant.. and I am the Minister of Chlorine.'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asbjorn Rundstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundstrom has chosen Lose Control as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ward
vs
Rundstrom

186 cm
21
198 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

170 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stuart Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asbjorn Rundstrom!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward misses with a hook.
Rundstrom connects with a nice looking jab.
Stuart Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rundstrom swivels and escapes.
Ward takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Ward takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ward.

It looks like Asbjorn Rundstrom has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ward.
Ward with a knee to the head.
Ward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rundstrom.
Rundstrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ward throws an elbow but it misses.
Rundstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Rundstrom wants to break free but Ward has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward throws an elbow that misses.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Rundstrom in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward misses with a knee to the head.
Rundstrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Ward.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Rundstrom in his tracks for a moment.
Rundstrom has had enough of the clinch but Ward keeps him there for the moment.
Ward has Rundstrom pressed against the cage, preventing Rundstrom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rundstrom blocks an elbow strike.
Ward slows down the pace here.
Rundstrom misses with a punch on the inside.
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Rundstrom in his tracks for a moment.
Rundstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Rundstrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rundstrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rundstrom blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundstrom lands an uppercut.
Rundstrom avoids the elbow strike from Ward, against the cage.
Ward scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Asbjorn Rundstrom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ward prevents the takedown attempt.
Rundstrom is trying to break the clinch but Ward is controlling him.
Ward pushes off an throws an elbow but Rundstrom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Rundstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ward.
Rundstrom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ward trying to control the position but instead, Rundstrom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ward into the cage.
Ward's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rundstrom blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Rundstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Ward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ward stops a takedown attempt from Rundstrom.
Rundstrom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wards head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ward just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rundstrom's brow.

Rundstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward misses with a body shot.
Ward fails to land the takedown.
Rundstrom swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.

Ward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rundstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ward lands a good knee to the midsection. Rundstrom won't want to take too many of those.
Ward taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ward.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Ward lands an elbow inside.

Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stuart Ward!
A less than humble Stuart Ward 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
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sladen Shockner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe The One Armed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shockner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This is the new shit. Sladen Shockner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Shockner
vs
The One Armed Man

205 cm
30
275 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

185 cm
20
240 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Determined

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sladen Shockner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe The One Armed Man!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The One Armed Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shockner.
The fight stays on the outside here - The One Armed Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The One Armed Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Shockner tries to clinch

and The One Armed Man moves into the clinch.
Shockner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shockner effectively controlling the action here.
The One Armed Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Shockner takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Sladen Shockner has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shockner blocks an elbow strike.
Shockner struggles to land a body shot inside as The One Armed Man controls his hands.
Shockner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shockner throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shockner managing to block the knees to the body from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man cracks Shockner with a nice body shot.
The One Armed Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shockner backwards.
The One Armed Man crunches a lovely knee into Shockner's ribcage.
Shockner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The One Armed Man is defending well for now.
The One Armed Man crunches a lovely knee into Shockner's ribcage.
The One Armed Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shockner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shockner is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The One Armed Man lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The One Armed Man scores a nice knee to the body.
The One Armed Man is trying to drag Shockner to the mat but Shockner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The One Armed Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shockner avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shockner jumps guard but The One Armed Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The One Armed Man lands an elbow inside.
The One Armed Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shockner.
The One Armed Man stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by The One Armed Man.
Nice elbow from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man lands a nice knee to the body.
The One Armed Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shockner backwards.
The One Armed Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The One Armed Man goes for a takedown attempt but Shockner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donk. The One Armed Man catches Shockner right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man scores with a spinning back kick!
The One Armed Man cracks the inside of Shockner's front leg.
The One Armed Man lands a nice hook to Shockner's body. Shockner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The One Armed Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

The One Armed Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shockner, pushing him back against the cage.
The One Armed Man cracks Shockner with a nice body shot.
The One Armed Man misses with a knee strike.
The One Armed Man slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shockner's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shockner tries to circle away but The One Armed Man has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shockner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from The One Armed Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe The One Armed Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sladen Shockner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The One Armed Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

The One Armed Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shockner, pushing him back against the cage.
The One Armed Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shockner.
Shockner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shockner tries to throw a body punch but The One Armed Man avoids it by throwing Shockner back against the cage.
The One Armed Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shockner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The One Armed Man crunches a lovely knee into Shockner's ribcage.
Shockner takes an elbow to the forehead.
The One Armed Man putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shockner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The One Armed Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The One Armed Man taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The One Armed Man cracks Shockner with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from The One Armed Man.
A right hook to the body lands for The One Armed Man.
A bit of stalling here from The One Armed Man.
Shockner takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The One Armed Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The One Armed Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The One Armed Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The One Armed Man putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shockner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The One Armed Man obliges.
The One Armed Man slows down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The One Armed Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shockner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from The One Armed Man.

Sladen Shockner's cut is getting worse.
The One Armed Man putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shockner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The One Armed Man crunches a lovely knee into Shockner's ribcage.
The One Armed Man lands an elbow inside.

Sladen Shockner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right handed body shot lands from The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man connects with a knee to the head.
Shockner takes an elbow to the forehead.

The One Armed Man has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shockner is trying to keep an underhook but The One Armed Man manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The One Armed Man winds up and cracks Shockner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The One Armed Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shockner is looking for a sweep. The One Armed Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The One Armed Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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. The One Armed Man connects with a nice short shot to Shockner's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The One Armed Man not doing much here.
Shockner trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The One Armed Man has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shockner's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man looking to control but Shockner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The One Armed Man lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The One Armed Man with a couple of short strikes.

Shockner is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe The One Armed Man!
Joe The One Armed Man decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Birthday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexian Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone has chosen Here comes the pain as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Birthday
vs
Bone

170 cm
20
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
287 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Birthday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexian Bone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birthday throws a solid leg kick but Bone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Birthday.

Birthday shoots in and gets a takedown into Bone's guard.
Bone managing to control the position.
Birthday content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Birthday controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Birthday 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birthday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bone is keeping the position for now.
Bone 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.
Birthday is controlling Bone's trapped leg to prevent Bone from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Birthday manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bone throws an elbow that misses. Birthday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bone's guard. Nice move by Birthday!
Bone keeping moving, preventing Birthday from controlling successfully.
Birthday sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bone's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birthday seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bone wants to get back to his feet.

Birthday is looking for a kimura here.
Bone trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birthday winds up and cracks Bone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Birthday throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Birthday wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.
Birthday is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Birthday moves into full mount! Bone won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birthday has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bone's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birthday controlling from mount.
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.

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

Bone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Birthday 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 Bone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Birthday tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bone is able to avoid easily.
Bone tries to clinch but Birthday is having none of it.
Bone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bone scores with a hook to the body. Birthday takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Birthday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is looking to clinch but Birthday is avoiding it.

Birthday drives through and clinches with Bone against the cage.
Bone has Birthday pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Birthday manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Birthday stalling in the clinch.
Birthday prevents the takedown attempt.
Bone is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Birthday as the two fighters clinch.
Bone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Birthday lands with a short shot to the head.
Birthday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birthday lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Birthday dips a shoulder and cracks Bone with a mighty uppercut! Bone falls back against the cage and Birthday unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bone is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Birthday screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Birthday!
Corey Birthday seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Maury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Randels (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.

Maury
vs
Randels

225 cm
27
234 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
259 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Maury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Randels!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Randels closes the distance and pushes Maury back into the cage.
Maury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Randels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maury is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Randels keeps control of Maury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Randels lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tom Maury has been cut.
Maury wants to break free but Randels has control.
Maury is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Randels pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Maury. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Randels successfully pulls guard.

Maury drops back looking for a leg! Randels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Randels manages to kick Maury off! Maury jumps back into Randels's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Randels wants to stand and escape but Maury is having none of it.
Maury passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maury looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randels pushes Maury away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maury gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Randels tries to strike but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randels is trying to control Maury's posture but Maury avoids it.
Randels tries to improve position but can't.
Randels is trying to get back to his feet.

Maury has an Americana. Randels didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Maury is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Maury hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tom Maury!