2: Applying to the masses PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Ukolov
vs
Tyson

182 cm
23
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serega Ukolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Tyson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Ukolov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Ukolov avoids nicely.
Tyson throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Serega Ukolov has been cut.
Jamal Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukolov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ukolov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson cracks Ukolov with a left hook right on the temple and Ukolov goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tyson lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Ukolov is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamal Tyson!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Small comes to the cage accompanied by young wild and free. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Small
vs
Kulen

162 cm
22
227 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kulen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kulen rushes Small and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Small lands a hook to the side of the head.

Small breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Small pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Small closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kulen's guard.
Small trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kulen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kulen controls Small momentarily but Small frees himself.
Kulen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kulen controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Small on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Small tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kulen punching from mount but Small doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kulen controlling the position easily from mount.
Kulen tries to control but Small wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jack Kulen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Small throws a lazy head kick
and Kulen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kulen is looking to clinch.

Small drives through and clinches with Kulen against the cage.
Small has Kulen pressed against the cage, preventing Kulen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kulen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kulen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Small decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Small.
Kulen wants to clinch but Small slips to the side

and Small counters by moving into the clinch.

Small breaks from the clinch.
Small pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Small throws a head kick that misses.
Small misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Small tries to clinch but Kulen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Small is breathing heavily.
Small keeps the fight on the outside.
Kulen moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Small will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kulen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulen is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Small tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Small looks for a takedown but Kulen sprawls well.
Kulen blocks a head kick by Small.
Kulen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Small throws a lazy head kick
and Kulen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Small tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulen throws a combination. Small tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Small circles away.
Ryan Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small throws a head kick but Kulen moves out of range.
Small throws a head kick that misses
and Kulen counters with a series of strikes. Small will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kulen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kulen closes the distance and clinches.
Kulen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Small pulls his leg out and moves away.
Small fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Small.
Kulen moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
Kulen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Small paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulen lands with a nice body punch.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulen moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
Ryan Small is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulen wants to clinch up but Small keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Small backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulen misses with a series of wild punches.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Small will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Small wants to clinch.
Kulen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kulen gets tackled into the cage by Small. Small maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulen tries to pull guard but Small forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kulen.
Small is trying to pull guard but Kulen has him pressed against the cage.
Small stalls.
Small jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kulen walks away with a smile on his face. Small gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Small shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kulen pinned against the cage. Kulen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulen tries to clinch up but Small circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kulen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kulen darts in and clinches Small up against the cage.

Small's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kulen moves to clinch but Small breaks away

and Small counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Small with a knee to the head.
Kulen digs a right hand underneath Small's ribcage. Small let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kulen is working for takedown but Small is calmly controlling the position for now.
Small misses with a knee strike.
Kulen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Small breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kulen rushes Small and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Small breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Small.
Kulen works over Small's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Small.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Small.
Small throws a head kick but Kulen moves out of range.
Small has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulen lands a nice looking body kick.
Small throws a sloppy head kick and Kulen moves out of range easily.
Kulen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kulen.
Small throws a head kick that misses.
Kulen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Small throws a sloppy head kick and Kulen moves out of range easily.
Small displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kulen.
Ryan Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Kulen.
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!
Kulen stalks Small and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Small's face. Small staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulen moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
Kulen tries to clinch up but Small circles away and keeps his distance.
Small throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulen's waist but Kulen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Small off to one side.
Small avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Small looks for a takedown but Kulen sprawls well.
Kulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Small circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kulen has Small up against the cage in a clinch.
Kulen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Small's efforts to push away.
Small goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kulen prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulen wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kulen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kulen 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Jack Kulen!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jack Kulen!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Jack Kulen!

Jack Kulen wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bolt
vs
Carlos Martinez

190 cm
20
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Carlos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolt.
Martinez is looking to chop away at Bolt's legs.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a right hand. Bolt shakes it off.
Bolt shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bolt shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Bolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bolt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Bolt in his half guard.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.

Bolt is working for a kimura but Martinez is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martinez can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control here.

Bolt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martinez is just riding it out for now. Bolt eventually gives up the hold.
Bolt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Bolt has control of the leg.
Bolt 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.
Martinez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martinez is trying to control Bolt's posture. Bolt takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Martinez! Bolt is rotating here... this could be the end... Martinez is out! Bolt has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Felix Bolt!
Felix Bolt spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

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

Rascal
vs
Jerk

160 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

205 cm
19
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dizzy Rascal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Circle Jerk!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rascal moves in looking to clinch but Jerk pushes him off.
Rascal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jerk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jerk shoots in for a takedown but Rascal shows good takedown defense.
Rascal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rascal tries a head kick but it misses.
Jerk cracks Rascal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jerk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice combination there by Jerk.

Jerk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rascal wants to get back to his feet but Jerk drags him back down.
Rascal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rascal is holding Jerk down, trying to stall.
Rascal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jerk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerk stalling away here and it's allowed Rascal to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rascal pulls Jerk in close to his closed guard and prevents Jerk from doing any damage or advancing position.

Rascal has his feet on Jerk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rascal shoots in for a takedown but Jerk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rascal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rascal with a poor takedown
and Jerk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dizzy Rascal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jerk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rascal.
Rascal is breathing heavily.

Jerk pushes Rascal up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerk lands a nice shot to the body.
Jerk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jerk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rascal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Rascal as Jerk shoots in.
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!
Jerk fails with the takedown.
Rascal slaps away a takedown attempt from Jerk, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Jerk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jerk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerk trying to control from half guard but Rascal is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rascal wants to improve his position but Jerk is controlling well.

Jerk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rascal sees it coming and defends easily.
Rascal pushes Jerk off looking to stand but Jerk dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rascal is not content to let Jerk control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerk wants to pass the guard but Rascal is defending well.
Rascal works his way to full guard. Good work.

Rascal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jerk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jerk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rascal keeping moving, preventing Jerk from controlling successfully.
Jerk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rascal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rascal doesn't manage to clinch there - Jerk circles away.
Rascal shoots in for a takedown but Jerk shows good takedown defense.
Rascal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rascal shoots in looking for a takedown but Jerk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rascal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jerk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rascal ducks right into an uppercut from Jerk.

Jerk rushes Rascal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jerk jumps guard.
Rascal stays in close to Jerk's body and controls the position.
Jerk working a defensive guard but Rascal manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rascal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jerk down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rascal is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jerk will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rascal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jerk keeps working.
Rascal working away.
Rascal advances nicely into full mount.
Rascal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rascal working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rascal controlling from the full mount.
Rascal avoids the attempt from Jerk to control.

Rascal working for a guillotine from mount but Jerk is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jerk looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rascal is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Jerk preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rascal.

Jerk defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jerk is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Rascal off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Jerk defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rascal's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerk is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jerk trying to control but not successfully.

Jerk defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rascal's arms.
Rascal is not going to allow Jerk to sit and survive in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jerk has closed the distance and engaged Rascal in a clinch.
Rascal tries to pull guard but Jerk holds him up against the cage and eventually Rascal drops back down to his feet.
Rascal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jerk smiles and moves away.
Rascal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jerk but Jerk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dizzy Rascal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rascal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rascal has a takedown stuffed.

Jerk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rascal keeping moving, preventing Jerk from controlling successfully.
Rascal trying to control the position.
Jerk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rascal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rascal keeping moving, preventing Jerk from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Circle Jerk was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Jerk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rascal, pushing him back against the cage.

Jerk manages to break the clinch.

Rascal gets caught flat footed, as Jerk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jerk passes Rascal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jerk is trying to control. Rascal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerk wants to stand up but Rascal is controlling the position.
Jerk trying to pass the guard but Rascal defending well.
Rascal gets back to full guard.
Rascal has a closed guard, preventing Jerk from standing up.
Rascal tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rascal keeping moving, preventing Jerk from controlling successfully.
Jerk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rascal thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jerk trying to control the position from guard on top but Rascal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Circle Jerk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rascal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jerk tries to avoid it but Rascal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jerk to the ground. Jerk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jerk shoots in for a takedown but Rascal shows good takedown defense.
Circle Jerk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jerk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rascal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jerk somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerk shoots in looking for a takedown but Rascal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jerk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Rascal.
Jerk lands a jab-cross combination.
Jerk lands a glancing blow to the side of Rascal's head.
Jerk shoots in for a takedown but Rascal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rascal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jerk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rascal closes the distance and clinches up with Jerk, looking for a takedown. Rascal pushes Jerk against the cage but Jerk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rascal enables Jerk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rascal manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rascal pushes Jerk off and gets back to his feet.
No luck for Jerk with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Circle Jerk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jerk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Circle Jerk!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Circle Jerk!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Circle Jerk!

Circle Jerk wins by unanimous decision!