TMW 16: PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nishiura
vs
Kozlov

172 cm
32
147 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

179 cm
22
169 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akiyo Nishiura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nishiura.
Nishiura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nishiura missing with a left hand there. Kozlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura catches Kozlov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kozlov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kozlov walks into a straight right hand from Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a hook but Kozlov avoids it easily.
Nishiura looks to land a body kick but Kozlov moved away.
Nishiura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nishiura misses with a hook.
Kozlov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nishiura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kozlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishiura circles away.
Kozlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nishiura.
Nishiura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov with a hook.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Nishiura moves out of range easily.
Nishiura throws a predictable looking body shot

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nishiura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlov counters with a left to the body.
Nishiura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
Nishiura throws a series of punches but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov connects with a crisp jab.
Nishiura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kozlov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nishiura throws a lazy uppercut
and Kozlov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nishiura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kozlov!
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nishiura.
Nishiura misses with an uppercut.
Nishiura throws a shot from downtown. Kozlov moves away and avoids it.
Nishiura throws a series of punches but Kozlov avoids them all with ease.
Nishiura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Kozlov. Beautiful body shot.
Kozlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nishiura is breathing heavily.
Nishiura moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov slips a straight right by Nishiura.
Kozlov lands with a right hand.
Kozlov misses with a hook.
Kozlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nishiura under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Nishiura.
Kozlov avoids the body shot from Nishiura.
Nishiura lands an overhand right.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut. Nishiura saw that one coming.
Kozlov fakes the leg kick and cracks Nishiura in the body.
Kozlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nishiura in his tracks.
Donk. Kozlov catches Nishiura right on the button with a cross.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiura swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozlov.
Nishiura avoids the body shot from Kozlov.
Nishiura moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Kozlov connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to clinch up but Nishiura circles away and keeps his distance.
Nishiura misses with a body shot.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Kozlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nishiura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nishiura swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozlov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nishiura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov throws a head kick that half lands.
Nishiura throws a series of punches but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick from Nishiura.
Nishiura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nishiura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Kozlov darts in and clinches Nishiura up against the cage.

Nishiura breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws the left hand but Kozlov avoids the punch easily.
Nishiura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nishiura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nishiura walks into a straight right hand from Kozlov.
Nishiura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kozlov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nishiura. Nishiura obviously looking to wear him down.
Nishiura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nishiura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kozlov.
A punch combination from Nishiura misses.

Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Nishiura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nishiura tries to stall but Kozlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Nishiura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kozlov sizes up Nishiura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kozlov.
Nishiura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kozlov scores with a punch to the head.
Kozlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nishiura.
Kozlov defending well as Nishiura loads up on a big left hand.
Kozlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nishiura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nishiura misses with a looping right.
Nishiura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kozlov tests Nishiura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kozlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kozlov is looking to clinch but Nishiura is avoiding it.
Nishiura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kozlov moves away from the strike by Nishiura.
Kozlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nishiura.
Kozlov tries to land a front kick but Nishiura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a hook but Nishiura blocks it.
Nishiura lands a slapping body shot.
Kozlov misses with a kick to the body.
Nishiura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kozlov with a hook.
Nishiura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kozlov fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Nishiura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kozlov checks a low kick from Nishiura.
Kozlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nishiura throws out the jab.
Nishiura moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Nishiura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kozlov in his tracks.
Nishiura tries to bum rush Kozlov with a series of wild strikes but Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nishiura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kozlov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nishiura throws a nice looking combination but Kozlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nishiura throws a shot from downtown. Kozlov moves away and avoids it.
Nishiura misses with an uppercut. Kozlov saw that one coming.
Nishiura misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a head kick. Nishiura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nishiura throws a hook but Kozlov avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Nishiura misses its intended target.
Kozlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kozlov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nishiura misses with a two punch combination.
Kozlov throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kozlov.
Nishiura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kozlov slips under a jab from Nishiura.
Kozlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters circling a little - Kozlov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kozlov moves out of range as Nishiura strikes.
Kozlov connects with a leg kick. Nishiura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kozlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from Nishiura.
Nishiura shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kozlov eats them both and turns towards Nishiura to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kozlov.
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nishiura doesn't seem phased though.
Nishiura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Kozlov finds it's way through Nishiura's defenses.
A slow jab from Nishiura misses its intended target.
Nishiura misses with a hook.
Nishiura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Kozlov forces Nishiura back against the cage and clinches.
Nishiura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Nishiura blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nishiura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nishiura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nishiura takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nishiura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head.

Nishiura breaks the clinch.

Kozlov rushes Nishiura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nishiura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlov lands a left hand.
Kozlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kozlov has a couple of punches blocked by Nishiura.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Kozlov finds it's target.
Nishiura keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kozlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kozlov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kozlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nishiura's sensitive parts.
Nishiura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Kozlov lands but Nishiura takes it in his stride.
Nishiura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kozlov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nishiura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Kozlov misses with a body kick.
Nishiura throws an overhand right that lands on Kozlov's shoulder, as Kozlov tries to avoid the shot.
Nishiura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nishiura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Kozlov moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Kozlov rushes Nishiura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nishiura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Nishiura is trying to break the clinch but Kozlov is controlling him.

Nishiura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nishiura throws out a loose jab but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nishiura.
Nice body punch from Kozlov.
Nishiura throws a body kick that misses.
Kozlov checks the leg kick.
Nishiura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kozlov scores with the left hand. Nishiura knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kozlov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kozlov keeps Nishiura at a distance using the push kick.
A left lands for Kozlov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiura. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
Kozlov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nishiura is looking to land body kicks.
Kozlov cracks Nishiura with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Kozlov wants to clinch up but Nishiura keeps it at a distance.
Akiyo Nishiura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kozlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid body kick from Kozlov.
Kozlov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kozlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kozlov slips under a jab from Nishiura.
Kozlov is looking to slow Nishiura down with leg kicks.
Nishiura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kozlov.
Kozlov scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Kozlov tenderised Nishiura's leg. Nishiura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nishiura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kozlov with a jab.
Kozlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nishiura's head.
Kozlov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nishiura tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nishiura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kozlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nishiura in his tracks.
Nishiura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kozlov is able to avoid easily.
Kozlov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kozlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nishiura tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Nishiura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kozlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nishiura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kozlov.
Kozlov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nishiura. Nishiura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick from Nishiura.
Nishiura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kozlov.
Nishiura misses with a hook
and Kozlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kozlov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura throws a hook to the side of Kozlov's head but Kozlov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kozlov blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nishiura's head.
Nishiura will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nishiura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kozlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kozlov blocks a jab.
Kozlov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiura. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kozlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from Nishiura.
Kozlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishiura circles away.
Kozlov staying out of range there.
Kozlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nishiura doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Kozlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nishiura doesn't seem phased though.
Nishiura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Nishiura is rocked!
Kozlov cracks Nishiura with a good jab.
Oh Nishiura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlov scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kozlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kozlov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kozlov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Kozlov made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millen comes to the cage accompanied by Punch You in the Eye. Nayoui is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by nWo Theme. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Millen
vs
Nayoui

186 cm
27
210 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

190 cm
32
218 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Millen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noriyuki Nayoui!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen throws a big shot that misses.
Millen is looking to clinch but Nayoui is avoiding it.
Millen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nayoui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nayoui takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Millen is looking to land body kicks.
Millen tries to clinch there but Nayoui circles away.
Millen throws an overhand right that lands on Nayoui's shoulder, as Nayoui tries to avoid the shot.
Millen throws a right hand that Nayoui ducks under and follows up with a left that Nayoui also avoids with ease.
Nayoui just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayoui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Millen.
Millen scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Millen misses.
Millen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nayoui.
A jab lands there for Millen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nayoui. Millen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nayoui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Millen.
Millen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Millen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nayoui.
Millen misses with an uppercut. Nayoui saw that one coming.
Nayoui misses with a wild body shot.
Millen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nayoui.
Millen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nayoui moves away.
Millen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Millen misses with a looping right.
Millen throws a right hand that misses
and Nayoui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Millen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nayoui blocks the body kick.
Millen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nayoui.
Millen wants to clinch up but Nayoui keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Nayoui 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Millen tries to clinch but Nayoui is having none of it.
Millen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nayoui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Millen misses the shot to the body.
Millen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nayoui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nayoui misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millen tries to work over Nayoui's front leg with a kick but Nayoui checks it.
Millen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nayoui slips a jab from Millen.
A jab from Nayoui misses.
Nayoui staying out of range there.
Millen misses with an uppercut.
Millen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nayoui.
Millen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Millen moves out of range of the strikes.
Millen lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Nayoui. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nayoui.
Millen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nayoui.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui missing with a left hand there. Millen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Millen wants to clinch.
Millen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Millen misses.
Millen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nayoui manages to avoid it.
Nayoui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Millen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millen lands a jab to Nayoui's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millen throws an off balance right hand
and Nayoui counters with a straight right hand.
Jerry Millen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millen throws out a leg kick but Nayoui moves out of range and Millen only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Millen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Millen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nayoui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Millen misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Millen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Millen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nayoui takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nayoui takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Millen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Millen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Nayoui. Those never looked like landing.
Millen loads up on a big right hand but Nayoui slips the punch.
Nayoui walks forward, straight into a front kick from Millen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Millen misses.
Nayoui walks into a jab.
Millen scores with a jab.
Millen avoids the body shot from Nayoui.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Millen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jerry Millen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nayoui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Millen moves in looking to clinch but Nayoui pushes him off.
Millen tries to clinch but Nayoui is having none of it.
Noriyuki Nayoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Millen scores with a punch to the head.
Millen jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millen throws an overhand right that lands on Nayoui's shoulder, as Nayoui tries to avoid the shot.
Millen throws a lazy uppercut
and Nayoui counters with a three punch combo that has Millen backing up. Millen nods at Nayoui to acknowledge the strikes.
Nayoui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nayoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millen moves away.

Millen has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Millen.
Nayoui blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nayoui.
Millen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Millen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nayoui controls his hands.
Millen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Nayoui manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Millen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Millen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nayoui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Millen clobbers Nayoui with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Nayoui.
Millen thuds his right hand into Nayoui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Millen scores with a jab to the jaw.

Millen instigates a clinch.
Millen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nayoui.
Nayoui is looking to break free of the clinch but Millen has double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Millen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Millen slips under a jab from Nayoui.
Millen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nayoui throws out the jab.
Nayoui lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Millen backs up against the cage.
Millen throws a head kick that half lands.
Nayoui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nayoui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Millen.
Nayoui just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nayoui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nayoui thows a left - swing and a miss!
Millen fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Millen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nayoui moves out of range as Millen strikes.
Millen scores with a jab. Nayoui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nayoui takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nayoui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Millen looks to score with a jab to the body but Nayoui is just out of range.
Nayoui takes a swing at Millen's ribcage but misses.
Millen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nayoui avoids the body shot from Millen.
Millen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nayoui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Millen swinging wildly here.
Nayoui slips a straight right by Millen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayoui misses with a body shot.
Millen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Millen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nayoui.
Millen misses with a looping left.
Millen dodges the punch combination from Nayoui.
Millen throws an overhand right that lands on Nayoui's shoulder, as Nayoui tries to avoid the shot.
Millen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nayoui throws a hook but Millen avoids it easily.
Millen connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen misses with an uppercut
and Nayoui counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Millen.
Millen moves in looking to clinch but Nayoui pushes him off.
Millen misses with a looping right.
Nayoui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Millen.
Millen throws a hook but Nayoui avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nayoui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nayoui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nayoui scores with a nice strike.
Millen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nayoui can do to turn this around?
Millen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nayoui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Millen misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Millen misses the jab.
Millen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Millen throws a poor cross that misses
and Nayoui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Millen looks to throw the jab but Nayoui is out of range.
Millen looks to land a body kick but Nayoui moved away.
A nice combination there by Nayoui.
Millen misses with a hook.
Millen tries to clinch up.
Noriyuki Nayoui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Millen ducks under a wild hook from Nayoui.
The fighters circling - Millen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Millen. Nayoui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nayoui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Millen.
Nayoui throws a hook to the side of Millen's head but Millen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nayoui lands with a right hand.
Nayoui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Millen scores with a decent looking hook.
Millen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Nayoui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Millen pushes Nayoui up against the cage in a clinch.
Millen is trying to break the clinch but Nayoui is controlling him.
Nayoui lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Millen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Millen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Millen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vernon comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. 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.

Vernon
vs
Max

184 cm
24
184 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
31
214 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dai Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Max!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Vernon or perhaps it was just good defense by Max which made him look bad.
Vernon avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vernon.
Max throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Max misses.
Max misses with an uppercut. Vernon saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Vernon misses the target.
Vernon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
Vernon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Max checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vernon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vernon misses with a hook.
Max fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vernon manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Vernon.
Max on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vernon. Vernon obviously looking to wear him down.
Vernon throws a hook but Max blocks it.
Vernon misses with a kick to the body
and Max counters with a head kick.
Max slips under a jab from Vernon.
Vernon lands with a hook. Max tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Max cracks Vernon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Max. No joy for Vernon on that attempt.
Vernon misses with a body punch
and Max counters with a good, hard body kick but Vernon shrugs it off.
Max takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vernon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Max counters with a left and a right that stings Vernon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon looks to land a body kick but Max moved away.
Max ducks right into an uppercut from Vernon.
Vernon misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Vernon misses.
Dai Vernon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vernon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Max counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vernon misses with an uppercut.
Vernon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Max circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Vernon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Max misses.
Max staying out of range there.
Vernon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vernon avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon wants to clinch but Max slips to the side
and Vernon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Max scores with a push kick.
Vernon tries to clinch up but Max circles away and keeps his distance.
Vernon tries to score with a low kick but Max moves his leg out of the way.

Vernon gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Max trying to control but Vernon postures up.
Vernon thows a huge punch but Max dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon working over Max with some ground and pound. Max looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Vernon 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.

Vernon stands up from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Vernon catches Max right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dai Vernon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vernon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vernon throws a leg kick but Max sees it coming and moves out of range.
Max lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vernon looks to score with a jab to the body but Max is just out of range.
Vernon looks for the body kick but Max saw that one coming.

Vernon pushes Max up against the cage in a clinch.

Max breaks the clinch.
Max scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Max has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vernon.
Vernon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vernon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon jabs at Max's body.
Vernon is looking to clinch.
Vernon throws a body kick that misses.
Max throws a head kick that misses.
Vernon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Max sprawls well. Max wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vernon gets slowly back to his feet.
Vernon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Max shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice cross by Vernon.

Vernon moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon tries to work over Max's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Max breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vernon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Max was well out of range. Poor timing from Vernon.
Vernon misses with a hook
and Max counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Vernon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Max is looking to break free of the clinch but Vernon has double underhooks.
Vernon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Max blocks a body shot from Vernon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vernon throws a punch but it's blocked by Max.
Max wants to get back to striking at distance but Vernon won't allow it.
Vernon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon looking for a takedown.
Vernon is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Vernon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vernon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vernon lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vernon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vernon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vernon.
Max is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Max wants to get back to striking at distance but Vernon won't allow it.

Max escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Max with that takedown attempt.
Max takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon misses the shot to the body.
Vernon misses with the body kick
and Max counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vernon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Max.
Max slips under a jab.
Vernon fakes the leg kick and cracks Max in the body.
Vernon throws a right and a left that Max avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vernon throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max moves out of range of the strikes.
Vernon doesn't manage to clinch there - Max circles away.
Max misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dai Vernon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Vernon dodges the punch combination from Max.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown. Vernon tries to sprawl out of it but Max keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vernon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vernon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vernon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Max manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Max swings for the body but Vernon moves out of range.
Max takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vernon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Max to counter with a crisp jab.
Vernon misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon scores with a body shot.
A big right from Max misses.
Vernon throws a hook to the side of Max's head but Max sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Max lands a glancing blow to the side of Vernon's head.
Vernon lands a high kick!
Vernon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Max counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Max looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Max is just content to waste time from the top position. Vernon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vernon trying to keep a closed guard but Max is proving a slippery customer.
Scott Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vernon looking to control.

Vernon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Max looking to sit in guard and control but Vernon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Max looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vernon.
Vernon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Max manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Max with a flurry of punches that miss.
Max postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Max throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max is working Vernon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Vernon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Max is aware though and is defending well.
Max trying to control the position from guard on top but Vernon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Max lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Max accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max stands up over Vernon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Max postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Max drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vernon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Max has Vernon in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Max comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vernon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dai Vernon!
Dai Vernon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gjergj Kastrioti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lime Lister will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kastrioti
vs
Lister

190 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
225 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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, Gjergj Kastrioti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lime Lister!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kastrioti counters with a one-two to the body.
Kastrioti jabs Lister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kastrioti works the jab nicely.
Kastrioti misses the shot to the body.
Kastrioti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lister is just out of range.
Kastrioti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lister is just out of range.
Lister stuffs the takedown attempt from Kastrioti. Kastrioti gets slowly back to his feet.
Lister tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kastrioti is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kastrioti. That snapped Lister's head back.
Kastrioti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lister avoids it really well and circles away.
Lister shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kastrioti. Lister does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kastrioti. Lister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lister with a nice cross.
Kastrioti is looking to wear down Lister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister misses with a takedown attempt - Kastrioti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kastrioti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lister was well out of range. Poor timing from Kastrioti.

Kastrioti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lister quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kastrioti is keen to just control but Lister is a slippery customer.
Kastrioti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kastrioti not doing much here.
Lister wants to control but Kastrioti is keeping busy.
Kastrioti not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kastrioti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kastrioti is stalling here. Lister is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kastrioti seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lister has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Lister working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kastrioti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lister's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lister seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kastrioti tries to get to full guard but Lister has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kastrioti keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kastrioti trying to get back to full guard but Lister takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gjergj Kastrioti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lister shoots in looking for a takedown but Kastrioti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kastrioti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kastrioti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lister is fending him off so far but Kastrioti persists. Nope, Lister circles away and we're back to standing.
Kastrioti stuffs the takedown attempt from Lister. Lister gets slowly back to his feet.
Kastrioti lands a really nice looking cross but Lister seems unphased.
Kastrioti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lister. Lister obviously looking to wear him down.

Kastrioti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lister on his heels. He'll look to pass Lister's guard now, I'm sure.
Lister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kastrioti.
Kastrioti is working Lister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kastrioti stays in close to Lister's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kastrioti seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lister for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kastrioti postures up and lands a big shot to Lister's brow.
Kastrioti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kastrioti wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kastrioti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kastrioti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.

Gjergj Kastrioti has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kastrioti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lister missing with a left hand there. Kastrioti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kastrioti misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti slips under a jab from Lister.
Kastrioti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kastrioti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kastrioti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lister manages to avoid it.
Kastrioti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kastrioti.

Kastrioti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lister's guard.
Kastrioti trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kastrioti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lister is trying to keep Kastrioti in close.
Kastrioti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
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!
Kastrioti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lister's head.
Kastrioti landing with the ground and pound.

Lister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lister keeping full guard, as Kastrioti tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kastrioti passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gjergj Kastrioti dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kastrioti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kastrioti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lister.
Lister throws a low kick but Kastrioti moves out of range easily.
Kastrioti shoots in but no luck this time.
Lister avoids the body shot from Kastrioti.
Kastrioti takes a swing at Lister's ribcage but misses.

Lister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lister lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kastrioti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kastrioti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kastrioti lands in his opponent's guard.
Kastrioti throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastrioti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kastrioti is looking to work some ground and pound but Lister has wrist control.
Kastrioti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kastrioti postures up in Lister's guard and throws a big left but Lister blocks it.

Kastrioti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lime Lister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti lands a couple of elbows.
Kastrioti throwing strikes but missing.
Gjergj Kastrioti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lister thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kastrioti cracks Lister with a solid left hand.
Kastrioti trying to control the position from guard on top but Lister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lister escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kastrioti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti postures up in Lister's guard and throws a big left but Lister blocks it.
Kastrioti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kastrioti throwing strikes from guard but Lister blocks nicely.
Kastrioti scoring with punches to the head and body.

Lister is rocked!
Kastrioti arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lister's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gjergj Kastrioti!
Gjergj Kastrioti decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.