VFC 28 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baby Jay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Kozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jay Penn
vs
Kozar

169 cm
26
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 1

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Baby Jay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Kozar!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kozar.
Penn is looking to clinch but Kozar is avoiding it.
Kozar shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Kozar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kozar shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baby Jay Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kozar.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kozar is defended easily by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch but Kozar is having none of it.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Kozar misses with a takedown

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn content to control rather than advance.
Kozar pushes Penn off looking to stand but Penn dives back in and keeps control.
Kozar is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kozar defending well though.
Penn is controlling the pace.
Kozar is trying to stand back up but Penn is controlling him
Penn sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Baby Jay Penn.
Kozar throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Kozar looks gassed!
Penn throws a front kick aimed at Kozar's knee but Kozar avoids it well.
Kozar with a poor takedown

so Penn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozar wants to stand and escape but Penn is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kozar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Penn is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Baby Jay Penn just wasn't active enough.

Penn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kozar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kozar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kozar keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kozar has a closed guard, preventing Penn from standing up.
Penn sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Baby Jay Penn wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kozar tries to sprawl but Penn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kozar is staying active underneath Penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Kozar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Penn is looking for a kimura but Kozar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozar wants to get back to his feet.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kozar missing with punches from the bottom.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kozar defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn trying to pass the guard but Kozar defending well.
Penn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Kozar shoots and misses

and Penn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Kozar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn wants to control from the top but Kozar keeps moving.
Kozar striking off his back but it's not causing Penn any problems.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Kozar is retaining full guard.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn wants to stand but Kozar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kozar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Kozar is retaining full guard.
Penn controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Baby Jay Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kozar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harry Kozar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn blocks a head kick by Kozar.
Kozar checks a low kick from Penn.
Penn tries to clinch but Kozar is having none of it.
Kozar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penn as he avoids it easily.
Kozar is breathing heavily.
Kozar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baby Jay Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Kozar.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Kozar moved away.
Kozar misses with a takedown attempt

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kozar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn stalling.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Kozar defending well.
Baby Jay Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kozar is not content to let Penn control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Baby Jay Penn just wasn't active enough.
Kozar looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
Kozar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Penn misses with a low kick as Kozar jumps back.
Kozar checks the leg kick.

Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kozar sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kozar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Penn wants to stand up but Kozar is controlling the position.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kozar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozar can do to turn this around?
Kozar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn prevents Kozar from standing back up.
Penn is controlling the pace.
Penn thows a huge punch but Kozar dodges it nicely.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kozar's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kozar!
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kozar on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kozar throws a head kick that misses.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kozar as he avoids it easily.
Kozar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kozar.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kozar tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn misses with a body kick.

Penn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Kozar has him pressed against the cage.
Kozar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penn throws an elbow but misses.
Penn wants a takedown.

Kozar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Kozar tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kozar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Jay Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozar stuffs the takedown.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kozar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Penn!
Kozar lands a big elbow.
Kozar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Penn tries to hold on but Kozar pushes him away.
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!
Kozar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Penn tries to hold on but Kozar postures up.
Kozar lands with some strikes.
Kozar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Penn looks a forlorn figure.
Kozar landing strikes from the mount and Penn is in trouble!
Penn wants to control but Kozar is having none of it.
Kozar working the ground and pound effectively.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozar unloads with some shots from mount but Penn bucks and avoids them well.
Penn can't escape the position.
Kozar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Penn wants to control but Kozar is having none of it.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kozar unloads with some shots from mount but Penn bucks and avoids them well.
Kozar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Penn because Kozar loaded up on that one.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn wants to control but Kozar is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozar lands with some strikes.
Penn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Penn tries to get out of the position.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Kozar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kozar is landing with some decent strikes but Penn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Penn tries to hold on but Kozar pushes him away.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
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!
Kozar cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Kozar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozar throwing strikes here but Penn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Penn wants to control but Kozar is having none of it.
Harry Kozar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baby Jay Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Kozar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Baby Jay Penn!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Baby Jay Penn!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Baby Jay Penn!

Baby Jay Penn wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Combo Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Bang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rage
vs
Bang

190 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
185 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Combo Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Bang!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang throws a sloppy head kick
and Rage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bang throws a lazy head kick
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bang throws a lazy head kick
and Rage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryan Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bang throws a head kick that misses
and Rage counters with a good low kick that Bang was not able to check.
Bang throws a head kick that misses
and Rage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
Bang throws a lazy head kick
and Rage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bang looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage digs a good body shot into Bang's ribs.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Rage to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Bang misses
and Rage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage is looking to wear down Bang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rage fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bang to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bang looks to clinch but Rage throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bang taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Combo Rage!
During a confident post fight interview, Combo Rage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching Gui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burns
vs
Gui

176 cm
26
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ching Gui!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burns.
Gui keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gui misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns prevents a body shot from Gui.
Gui can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Gui lands a shot to the body.
Gui goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns tries to score a body lock takedown but Gui shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns tries for a takedown but Gui manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Gui as the two fighters clinch.
Burns working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gui lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Gui.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Gui lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Gui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gui is working Burns over against the cage.
Gui lands a left hand.
Gui misses with a punch to the body.
Gui controlling the action here for a moment.
Gui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns is working for takedown but Gui is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gui lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gui tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Gui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gui.
Gui digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Gui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gui lands an uppercut.

Gui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gui throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - Gui coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gui throws a good cross that connects.

Gui closes the distance and clinches.
Gui pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gui digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Gui breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Gui.
Gui scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gui.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Gui throws a front kick that sends Burns stumbling back into the cage.
Gui thumps Burns with a low kick.
Gui misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Gui.
Gui bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns's head.
No joy there for Gui, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gui scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gui tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gui turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gui.
Gui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gui lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Gui.

Gui rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gui.
Gui lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Gui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Gui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Gui closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ching Gui 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.

A slapping leg kick lands for Gui.
Burns misses the jab.
Burns throws a series of punches but Gui avoids them all with ease.
Gui ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Ching Gui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Gui coming out on top.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gui.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gui.
Tommy Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gui lands with a right to the head.
Gui scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gui throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Gui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gui lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Burns is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gui lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gui is leaning against Burns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Gui creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Burns's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Burns drops to his knees and Gui pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ching Gui!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boozella Che Che (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Che Che comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Reptillia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Ka Lima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lima
vs
Che Che

180 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
188 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ka Lima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boozella Che Che!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lima moves into the clinch successfully.
Che Che can't get the takedown.
Lima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Che Che is looking for a takedown.

Lima manages to break the clinch.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Lima lands a body shot.
Che Che takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Boozella Che Che has been cut.
Lima throws a series of punches but Che Che moves out of range.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Lima.
Lima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Che Che moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Lima.
Lima with a jab.
Lima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lima misses the target.
Lima misses with the combination.
Che Che takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Che Che gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That has opened up Boozella Che Che's cut even more.
Lima lands a jab to Che Che's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima throws a body punch but Che Che moves out of range.
Lima moves out of range as Che Che throws a body kick.
Che Che showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lima.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Che Che shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lima leaves Che Che with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ka Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boozella Che Che.
Che Che takes a swing at Lima's ribcage but misses.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Lima lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Che Che at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to clinch but Che Che moves away

and Che Che counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Lima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Che Che's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Che Che's back!

Lima is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Che Che is defending well though. Lima let's go of the attempt for now.
Che Che trying to control the action but Lima just sinks the hooks in.

Lima working for a choke but Che Che is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lima avoiding Che Che 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Che Che tries to escape but Lima has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Will Lima go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lima gets his hands free as Che Che looks to control.
Che Che prevents Lima from getting a body triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Che Che tries to escape but Lima has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lima avoiding Che Che 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ka Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boozella Che Che's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lima with a jab.
Che Che is looking to land body kicks.
Lima scores with a jab to the body.
Lima lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Che Che drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lima regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Che Che 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.
Che Che throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Che Che is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lima is just riding it out for now. Che Che eventually gives up the hold.
Lima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Che Che is working away from the top position though.
Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Che Che trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lima manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lima stays in close to Che Che's body and controls the position.
Lima wanted to stand there but Che Che had control of the position.
Che Che looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lima being controlled here momentarily.
Che Che trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

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

Che Che throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lima uses it to pass to side control.
Lima staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Che Che's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Che Che tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Che Che striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lima in side control, throwing shots but Che Che defends.
Che Che is looking for a sweep.
Boozella Che Che has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lima decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Lima takes the fight into the clinch.
Lima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Lima fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Che Che takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lima is pressed up against the cage. Che Che has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lima down to the mat. Lima avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ka Lima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boozella Che Che's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No joy there for Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Che Che doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lima counter with a right hand.
Che Che throws out a loose jab but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Che Che doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Che Che.
Lima scores with a jab to the body.
Che Che misses the jab.
Lima throws a body punch but Che Che moves out of range.
Che Che takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lima pushes Che Che up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Che Che has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lima after a bit of a struggle.
Ka Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boozella Che Che.
Che Che takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Lima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lima lands a nice shot to the body.
Lima digs a right hand into Che Che's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Che Che's gas tank.
Che Che tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lima smiles and moves away.

Lima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Che Che, pushing him back against the cage.
Lima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Che Che can do to turn this around?
Che Che jumps guard but Lima stands there with Che Che around his waist. Che Che gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Lima breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

The cut above Boozella Che Che's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lima listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lima scores with a jab to the body.
Che Che takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Che Che is rocked!

Boozella Che Che's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lima drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Che Che right on the button. Che Che goes down! Lima follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lima gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ka Lima!
Ka Lima is the new middleweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poe Winnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tembo Laibon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laibon has chosen Kamikaze Kush- Warcry as his entrance music. Tembo Laibon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Winnie
vs
Laibon

178 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Poe Winnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tembo Laibon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnie misses the body punch
and Laibon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Poe Winnie has been cut.
Laibon looks to land a combination but Winnie avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Laibon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winnie doesn't seem phased though.
Laibon looks to land a combination but Winnie avoids it well.

Winnie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Laibon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winnie prevents Laibon from improving his position.
Winnie is looking to take a break and control but Laibon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winnie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winnie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Laibon is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnie stalling.
Winnie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winnie winds up and cracks Laibon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winnie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laibon on the ground.
Winnie slips a nice elbow through Laibon's hands, connecting with Laibon's forehead.
Laibon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Laibon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winnie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laibon has momentary wrist control but Winnie slips an elbow through the middle.

Laibon is looking for a triangle but Winnie pushes his legs off easily.
Winnie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laibon's head.
Winnie trying to move into half guard but instead Laibon has managed to sweep!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laibon won't allow Winnie to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laibon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laibon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laibon trying to control but Winnie is working from the bottom.
Laibon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laibon trying to control but Winnie is working from the bottom.
Laibon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laibon advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laibon throwing shots but Winnie is blocking nicely.
Winnie gets back to full guard.
Laibon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laibon looking to sit in guard and control but Winnie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winnie is in close to Laibon's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Laibon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winnie is aware though and is defending well.

Laibon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laibon keeping moving, preventing Winnie from controlling successfully.

Laibon has his foot on Winnie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winnie works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Laibon is looking for a triangle but Winnie pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnie chips away with some ground and pound.

Laibon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winnie defends well.

Laibon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winnie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winnie wants to control from the top but Laibon keeps moving.
Winnie throwing strikes from guard but Laibon blocks nicely.
Laibon is trying to control the position but Winnie postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laibon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Winnie!
Winnie wants to hold on but Laibon pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tembo Laibon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poe Winnie's cut.
That's time! Winnie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Winnie takes a swing at Laibon's ribcage but misses.
Winnie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnie. Laibon does a little dance to reset his feet.

Oooooh!!! Laibon has knocked Winnie down with a huge combo! Laibon steps away and waves a wobbly Winnie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Laibon gets tackled into the cage by Winnie. Winnie maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laibon.
Laibon tries to pull guard but Winnie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Laibon misses with a punch on the inside.
Laibon tries to work over Winnie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winnie pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laibon misses with some punches.
Laibon tries a body shot but Winnie blocks it.
Laibon has a couple of punches blocked by Winnie.
Laibon is trying to pull guard but Winnie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Poe Winnie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tembo Laibon.

Laibon breaks from the clinch.
Laibon lands a nice hook to Winnie's body. Winnie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Winnie misses.
Winnie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laibon finds it's way round the side to connect with Winnie's head.

Poe Winnie's cut is getting worse.
Laibon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnie avoids the head kick by Laibon.

Laibon closes the distance and clinches.
Winnie struggles to land a body shot inside as Laibon controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laibon.
Winnie has Laibon pressed against the cage, preventing Laibon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laibon.
Laibon looking to stall.
Laibon throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnie.
Winnie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Laibon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laibon lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laibon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnie.
Laibon is trying to pull guard but Winnie has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnie.
Laibon wants to break free but Winnie has control.
Laibon misses with some punches.
Laibon tries to throw a body punch but Winnie avoids it by throwing Laibon back against the cage.
Laibon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winnie is keeping busy.
Winnie tries to work over Laibon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laibon throws an elbow but it misses.
Laibon misses with the head strike.

Winnie has picked Laibon up - he's going for a ride! Winnie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Winnie.
Tembo Laibon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laibon lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Winnie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Laibon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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!
Winnie lands strikes from half guard.

Winnie is trying to work for a kimura but Laibon is defending well.

Laibon looking for submissions off his back.

Laibon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Laibon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winnie pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnie lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tembo Laibon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Poe Winnie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Laibon throws a head kick but Winnie moves out of range.
Winnie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winnie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winnie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tembo Laibon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winnie slips under a jab.

Laibon tries to sprawl but Winnie drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Winnie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laibon is just riding it out for now. Winnie eventually gives up the hold.
Winnie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnie is looking to advance position but Laibon won't allow it.

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

Laibon looking for submissions off his back.
Laibon is trying is best to control the position here.
Winnie prevents Laibon from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laibon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winnie pulls his head out easily.
Winnie is controlling the pace.
Laibon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Laibon is staying active underneath Winnie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Laibon looking for submissions off his back.

Winnie wants to work for an arm triangle but Laibon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Laibon is staying active underneath Winnie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Laibon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winnie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winnie's back!

Laibon looking for the choke from the back.
Poe Winnie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winnie preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Laibon.

Laibon working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Winnie is doing well to defend. Laibon seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Winnie is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tembo Laibon!
An out of breath Tembo Laibon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Let's roll - Yelawolf ft. Kid rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Durant
vs
Lesnar

195 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
264 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into Durant's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Durant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Drake Durant has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Durant.
Lesnar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Durant's head backwards.
Durant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lesnar counters with a three punch combo that has Durant backing up. Durant nods at Lesnar to acknowledge the strikes.
Durant throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesnar.
Durant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Durant is breathing heavily.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durant.
Nice jab there from Lesnar.
Drake Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lesnar scores with a jab.
Lesnar lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Durant falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Klass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klass has chosen Katy Perry - Teenage Dream as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matt Klass will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Klass

225 cm
28
205 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

189 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Down Under! - Supplements (AXES)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Klass!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson slips under a jab from Klass.
Klass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.

It looks like Rampage Jackson has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Klass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klass.
Jackson throws a body punch but Klass moves out of range.
Jackson throws a hook but Klass avoids it easily.
Klass misses the body punch

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Klass won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson 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.
Klass takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Klass regains half guard, as Jackson was trying to land strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Klass keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klass wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Klass is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Klass is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Klass holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Klass is trying to get back to full guard.
Klass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Klass's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Klass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Klass is defending well.
Jackson winds up and cracks Klass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson working Klass over with strikes.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Klass dodges it nicely.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into full mount! Klass won't be happy about that!
Klass really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Klass is blocking nicely.
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Klass bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson trying to control but Klass is having none of it.
Klass keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rampage Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Klass.
Klass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Klass has wrist control.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klass trying to control the position here.
Jackson trying to control but Klass is working from the bottom.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Klass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klass wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Klass some visible discomfort.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klass dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Klass is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson cracks Klass with a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klass can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klass is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson in side control, throwing shots but Klass defends.
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson cracks Klass with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Klass to see if he's OK.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klass keeps working.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Klass is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klass is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klass avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Klass tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jackson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Klass avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klass wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Klass can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rampage Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rampage Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Klass misses with an uppercut
and Klass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klass takes one on the button.

Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Klass!
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Klass is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Klass is rocked!

It looks like Matt Klass has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klass tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Klass can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Klass is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?

That has opened up Matt Klass's cut even more.
Jackson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Klass! More shots from Jackson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rampage Jackson!
Rampage Jackson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rampage Jackson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.