NLV - Killswitch (1) PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Mcpherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddox Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Mcpherson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mcpherson
vs
Manuel

190 cm
20
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Mcpherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maddox Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel shoots in and drives through. Mcpherson sprawls well.
Manuel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Manuel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcpherson defends it nicely.
Manuel misses with a takedown attempt

and Mcpherson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mcpherson.
Thomas Mcpherson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maddox Manuel.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Mcpherson gets to his feet - Manuel follows without any prompting.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Manuel has eaten all the pies!

Mcpherson shoots in and gets a takedown into Manuel's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcpherson trying to control but Manuel is working from the bottom.
Mcpherson controlling from the top position.
Mcpherson trying to control but Manuel is working from the bottom.
Mcpherson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mcpherson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Manuel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Thomas Mcpherson just wasn't active enough.
Mcpherson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcpherson misses the shot to the body.
Mcpherson is looking to clinch.
Mcpherson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manuel tries to avoid it but Mcpherson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manuel to the ground. Manuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mcpherson clinches with his opponent.

Mcpherson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcpherson tries to clinch but Manuel moves out of range.

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

Mcpherson stands and steps away. Manuel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcpherson clinches up against the ropes.

Mcpherson pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcpherson wants to stand up but Manuel is controlling him.
Manuel trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcpherson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Manuel stopping the sweep attempt from Mcpherson.
Manuel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manuel stands up from Mcpherson's guard - Manuel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mcpherson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manuel but Manuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcpherson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manuel is fending him off so far but Mcpherson persists. Nope, Manuel circles away and we're back to standing.
Manuel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Mcpherson clinches up with Manuel and pushes him back against the ropes.

Mcpherson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcpherson fails with a takedown attempt.
Manuel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mcpherson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Manuel's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Manuel has his foot on Mcpherson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcpherson works his way back into a safe position though.
Mcpherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Manuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcpherson postures up.
Mcpherson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcpherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Manuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manuel is trying to control the position but Mcpherson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Mcpherson dominated that 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.

Manuel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mcpherson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manuel as he avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Mcpherson.
Mcpherson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcpherson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcpherson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcpherson wants to clinch up but Manuel keeps it at a distance.
Manuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcpherson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Manuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manuel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcpherson shoots in for a takedown but Manuel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Mcpherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manuel is defended easily by Mcpherson.
Mcpherson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuel fails to land the takedown.

Mcpherson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manuel tries to break free but Mcpherson pushes him back against the ropes.

Mcpherson manages to break the clinch.
Manuel throws a right hand that Mcpherson ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcpherson also avoids with ease.
Mcpherson wants to clinch up but Manuel keeps it at a distance.
Manuel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcpherson defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson slaps away a takedown attempt from Manuel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcpherson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manuel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown but Mcpherson shows good takedown defense.
Mcpherson slips a jab and a cross from Manuel.
Mcpherson misses the shot to the body.
Mcpherson tries to clinch but Manuel is having none of it.
Manuel dives in and grabs Mcpherson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcpherson pushes down on Manuel's head and hops out.
Manuel shoots in and drives through. Mcpherson sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manuel!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mcpherson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcpherson.
Manuel is pressed up against the ropes. Mcpherson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manuel down to the mat. Manuel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Manuel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Manuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcpherson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manuel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manuel tries to stand but Mcpherson is controlling from the bottom.
Mcpherson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Manuel wants to control from the top but Mcpherson keeps moving.
Manuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson is controlling Manuel's posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Mcpherson gets a double leg takedown into Manuel's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcpherson wants to control from the top but Manuel keeps moving.
Mcpherson throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcpherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Manuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcpherson is really struggling to control Manuel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Mcpherson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcpherson tries to close the distance and clinch but Manuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcpherson fails with a takedown attempt.

Mcpherson rushes Manuel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mcpherson fails to pull guard.

Mcpherson breaks from the clinch.
Manuel moves in looking to clinch but Mcpherson pushes him off.
Mcpherson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Mcpherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuel scores with the left hand. Mcpherson knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcpherson tries to avoid it but Manuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcpherson to the ground. Mcpherson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mcpherson as he jumps to the side.
Thomas Mcpherson is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manuel misses with a takedown attempt - Mcpherson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Mcpherson or perhaps it was just good defense by Manuel which made him look bad.
Manuel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manuel looks for a takedown but Mcpherson sprawls well.
Maddox Manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mcpherson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Manuel quickly recovers to half guard.
Mcpherson is looking to advance position but Manuel won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is trying to control but can't.
Mcpherson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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. Mcpherson connects with a nice short shot to Manuel's temple.
Manuel pushes Mcpherson off looking to stand but Mcpherson dives back in and keeps control.
Mcpherson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manuel wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcpherson decides to return to a standing position.
Mcpherson tries to move into range but Manuel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manuel shoots in but Mcpherson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcpherson throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Mcpherson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcpherson eats them both and turns towards Manuel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcpherson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manuel shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcpherson as he avoids it easily.
Manuel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcpherson dives in and grabs Manuel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manuel pushes down on Mcpherson's head and hops out.
Manuel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manuel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcpherson avoids it really well and circles away.
Mcpherson fails with the takedown
and Manuel counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcpherson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel looks for a takedown but Mcpherson sprawls well.
Maddox Manuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Mcpherson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcpherson is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Mcpherson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcpherson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Thomas Mcpherson!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Thomas Mcpherson!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Thomas Mcpherson!

Thomas Mcpherson wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Thomas Mcpherson, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herschel Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herschel Walker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Elliot
vs
Walker

185 cm
28
204 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

185 cm
23
218 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herschel Walker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Elliot looking to score a takedown here. Walker is defending well but Elliot drives through and ends up in Walker's guard.
Elliot throws a big right hand that misses.
Elliot with a nice head shot there.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Elliot from controlling successfully.

Walker working for submissions but it's allowed Elliot to get to half guard.

Elliot is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Walker is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Elliot!

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 Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the ring accompanied by Kronik. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Adams
vs
Huerta

196 cm
30
265 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

195 cm
31
270 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huerta wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.
Adams throws a shot from downtown. Huerta moves away and avoids it.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Huerta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Huerta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huerta throws a head kick that misses.
Huerta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Huerta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Huerta. No joy for Adams on that attempt.
Adams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Huerta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta fails to land with a series of punches.
Huerta stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Huerta lands with a slapping head kick.
Huerta moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.

Huerta tries to keep at a distance but Adams has taken the fight into the clinch.

Adams drags the fight down to the ground.

Huerta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Huerta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Huerta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Huerta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adams's guard.
Adams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Huerta!
Huerta is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Huerta trying desperately to get to his feet.
Adams blocks Huerta's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Adams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Max Huerta has been cut.

Huerta defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Adams.
Adams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Huerta is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams working for a submission but Huerta is keeping him at bay.
Adams prevents Huerta from getting the reversal.
Huerta is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Adams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Adams landing shots from mount.
Adams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Huerta hang on?

That has opened up Max Huerta's cut even more.

Adams stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Adams moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huerta swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.

Adams wants the takedown. Huerta is fighting it off but Adams persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Huerta's guard against the ropes.
Huerta throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Huerta is retaining full guard.

Huerta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Huerta looking for subs off his back but Adams has passed one foot through into half guard.
Huerta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adams's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Huerta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Huerta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adams.
A head kick by Adams misses
and Huerta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brian Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Huerta has time to react.

The cut above Max Huerta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Huerta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adams throws a hook but Huerta blocks it.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Huerta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Huerta darts in and clinches Adams up against the ropes.

Adams has picked Huerta up - he's going for a ride! Adams dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huerta is looking to escape.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Huerta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huerta is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta is looking to get back to full guard here but Adams has managed to pass to side control instead.
Adams prevents Huerta from escaping the position.
Adams wants to control but Huerta is keeping him busy.
Huerta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Adams has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brian Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Adams decides to stand back up. Adams steps back and let's Huerta get back to his feet.
Adams checks a leg kick nicely.
Huerta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Huerta sprawls well. He's pushed Adams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams throws a wild body kick that Huerta sees coming a mile off.
Huerta avoids the body shot from Adams.
Huerta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch but Adams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams tries for a takedown but Huerta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adams is looking to clinch.
Huerta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Huerta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Huerta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Huerta counters with a big head kick but Adams shrugs it off.
Brian Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams throws a lazy head kick

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Brian Adams has been cut.
Huerta scores with a shoulder strike.

Adams manages to break the clinch.
Huerta misses with a combination
and Adams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Huerta is breathing heavily.

Adams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Huerta explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Adams tries to clinch but Huerta moves out of range.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huerta moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huerta defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Huerta.
Brian Adams is winning the standup battle so far.

Huerta rushes Adams and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerta swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Huerta is fighting off a takedown attempt but Adams is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Huerta to the mat. Huerta regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Adams dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Adams instigates a clinch.

Adams pulls guard effortlessly.
Huerta postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it.
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Huerta looking to pass the guard.
Adams wants to stand but Huerta is controlling the position.
Adams has a closed guard, preventing Huerta from standing up.
Huerta works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Huerta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huerta.
Huerta has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Adams works to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams looking for a sweep. Not yet Adams, not yet.
Huerta has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Adams is proving hard to escape from.

Huerta drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Adams manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Huerta has Adams in his guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Adams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Huerta wants to clinch up but Adams keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to clinch but Huerta is avoiding it.
Huerta tries a head kick but it misses.
Huerta falls off balance throwing a combination

and Adams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Adams is trying to break free.
Huerta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams tries to pull guard but Huerta forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Adams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerta just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries for a takedown but Huerta manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huerta prevents Adams from breaking the clinch.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Huerta turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Huerta has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams blocks the elbow strike.
Adams can't get the takedown.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adams avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huerta.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huerta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Huerta throws an elbow but misses.
Huerta presses Adams against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huerta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta misses with a knee strike.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Huerta.

Adams has picked Huerta up - he's going for a ride! Adams dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta is looking to escape.
Adams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adams wants to take a breather but Huerta is having none of it.
Adams stops Huerta from getting back to his feet.
Adams is keen to just control but Huerta is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams prevents Huerta from standing back up.
Adams slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Huerta kicks Adams off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Adams.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Brian Adams!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Brian Adams!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Brian Adams!

Brian Adams wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrado Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Disturbed- Indestructible . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lee
vs
Guerra

195 cm
25
217 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

193 cm
25
214 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrado Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra wants to clinch.
Guerra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerra.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Guerra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Guerra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee is staying active underneath Guerra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Guerra is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lee trying to control here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Guerra is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guerra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.

Guerra seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lee is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Conrado Guerra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitepride Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Vertinskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Vertinskaya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Velasquez
vs
Vertinskaya

219 cm
23
278 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

204 cm
28
266 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whitepride Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Vertinskaya!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vertinskaya avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Velasquez walks into a left hand.

It looks like Whitepride Velasquez has been cut.
Velasquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Velasquez.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vertinskaya holding on.
Vertinskaya is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vertinskaya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vertinskaya is not content to let Velasquez control the position.
Vertinskaya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Velasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Velasquez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vertinskaya prevents Velasquez from improving position.
Velasquez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Velasquez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vertinskaya is avoiding damage well.
Velasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vertinskaya keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vertinskaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vertinskaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vertinskaya enables Velasquez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vertinskaya manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Velasquez stops Vertinskaya from standing up.
Vertinskaya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Velasquez.
Velasquez landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to control from the top but Vertinskaya keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Velasquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Viktor Vertinskaya hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vertinskaya works the jab nicely.

Whitepride Velasquez's cut is getting worse.
Velasquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vertinskaya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viktor Vertinskaya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Whitepride Velasquez's cut.
That's time! Velasquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vertinskaya has Velasquez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Velasquez.
Velasquez is leaning against Vertinskaya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
Velasquez lands a jab to the nose.

Vertinskaya cracks Velasquez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Velasquez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vertinskaya finish him?
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!
Velasquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Vertinskaya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez moves out of range as Vertinskaya strikes.

Vertinskaya moves into range and clinches up with Velasquez.
Vertinskaya blocks a body shot from Velasquez.

Velasquez pulls Vertinskaya into guard.
Velasquez 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.
Vertinskaya has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Velasquez is proving hard to escape from.
Vertinskaya throws a big right hand that misses.

Vertinskaya content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Velasquez has locked up a guillotine! Velasquez's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Vertinskaya is holding on here and Velasquez must be using up a lot of energy. Vertinskaya has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Velasquez gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Whitepride Velasquez!
After winning the bout, Whitepride Velasquez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knock Out has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mauricio Rua's chin.

Rua
vs
Out

194 cm
28
212 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

200 cm
23
224 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a leg kick but Out moved away.
Rua is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Rua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.

Rua gets a clinch.
Out is pressed up against the ropes. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Out down to the mat. Out avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Out's hands.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out avoids the body shot from Rua.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Rua gets the takedown into side control.
Out parries the strikes from Rua easily there. Rua is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Out to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to control but Out is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Rua are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Out is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Out takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Out regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rua's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rua trying to control from Out's half guard. Out has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rua stops Out from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Out manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Out's guard.
Rua postures up in Out's guard and throws a big left but Out blocks it.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Out is keeping the position for now.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua stops Out from standing up.
Rua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Out keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.

Rua drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Out manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rua has Out in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rua misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Out checks a leg kick.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Rua shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Out manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Out is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rua chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Rua working some strikes from top position.
Mauricio Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua works over Out with some ground and pound from guard.
Out looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
Rua 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rua's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rua passes Out's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua is trying to control. Out wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Rua working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Out's thigh. Out counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Out wants to stand but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Out swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua prevents Out from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Rua is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rua lands a couple of elbows.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Rua showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rua throws a right hand that misses
and Out counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Rua misses with an uppercut
and Out counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Out uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Out throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Rua is looking to slow Out down with leg kicks.

Rua pushes Out up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Out blocks with his arms.
Rua changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Out fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Out in a clinch.
Rua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Out can do to turn this around?
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Out.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Out.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rua.
Out is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Out blocks an uppercut.
Mauricio Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Out wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Out is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Out after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua breaks from the clinch.

Rua clinches up with Out and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rua is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua is trying to drag Out to the mat but Out just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knock Out has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Out prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Mauricio Rua!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Mauricio Rua!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Mauricio Rua!

Mauricio Rua wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Mauricio Rua thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.