CCF 61: Ice Cold vs. Eberson PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emiley Heskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asbjorn Rundstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundstrom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lose Control. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Asbjorn Rundstrom enters the cage!

Heskey
vs
Rundstrom

192 cm
22
196 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emiley Heskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asbjorn Rundstrom!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heskey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rundstrom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heskey scrambles back to his feet.
Heskey wants to clinch up but Rundstrom keeps it at a distance.
Rundstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rundstrom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rundstrom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Asbjorn Rundstrom has been cut.
Heskey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heskey walks into a straight right hand from Rundstrom.
Heskey misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Rundstrom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rundstrom tries to bum rush Heskey with a series of wild strikes but Heskey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rundstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Heskey moves into the clinch successfully.
Heskey pushes Rundstrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heskey holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heskey throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heskey.
Heskey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rundstrom.
Rundstrom blocks the elbow strike.
Heskey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rundstrom.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heskey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rundstrom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Heskey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rundstrom goes for a takedown attempt but Heskey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heskey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundstrom throws a lazy head kick

and Heskey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heskey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rundstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rundstrom managing to block the knees to the body from Heskey.
Heskey misses with an elbow over the top.
Heskey missing with knees to the body.
Heskey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heskey misses with a punch on the inside.
Heskey has Rundstrom pressed against the cage, preventing Rundstrom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heskey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rundstrom working hard to break the clinch.
Rundstrom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heskey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heskey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rundstrom is defending well for now.
Rundstrom effectively controlling the action here.
Rundstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heskey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heskey lands an elbow inside that Rundstrom shrugs off.
Come on Heskey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Heskey pushes off an throws an elbow but Rundstrom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heskey has Rundstrom pressed against the cage, preventing Rundstrom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heskey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rundstrom is pushing Heskey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heskey lands a good knee to the midsection. Rundstrom won't want to take too many of those.
Rundstrom wants to stall.
Rundstrom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heskey tries to land knees in the clinch but Rundstrom avoids the damage to the body.
Heskey has Rundstrom pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heskey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Heskey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Heskey connects with a knee to the head.
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 Emiley Heskey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

An inside leg kick from Rundstrom misses.

That has opened up Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut even more.
Emiley Heskey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rundstrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Heskey.
Heskey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rundstrom eats them both and turns towards Heskey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Asbjorn Rundstrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heskey tries to clinch up but Rundstrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Heskey dodges the punch combination from Rundstrom.
A low kick from Heskey is predictable there
and Rundstrom counters with a leg kick.
Heskey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heskey looks to score with a jab to the body but Rundstrom is just out of range.
Rundstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heskey missing with a left hand there. Rundstrom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rundstrom slips a straight right by Heskey.
Heskey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rundstrom lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heskey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rundstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Heskey moves into the clinch.
Rundstrom digs a right hand into Heskey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heskey's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Heskey.
Rundstrom takes an elbow to the temple.
Rundstrom stalls.
Rundstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heskey missing with knees to the body.
Heskey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heskey misses with an elbow over the top.
Rundstrom can't break the clinch.
Rundstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heskey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rundstrom up against the cage.
Rundstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rundstrom has Heskey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Heskey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Heskey trying to land knees to the body.
Rundstrom tries to break free but Heskey pushes him back against the cage.
Rundstrom avoids the elbow strike from Heskey, against the cage.
Heskey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heskey lands an uppercut.

The cut above Asbjorn Rundstrom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rundstrom tries a body shot but Heskey blocks it.
Heskey missing with knees to the body.
Rundstrom lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rundstrom is trying to force a seperation but Heskey has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rundstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heskey lands a knee to the head.
Heskey slowing the pace effectively.
Rundstrom taking a breather.
Rundstrom is trying to break the clinch but Heskey is controlling him.
Heskey leaning against his opponent.
Heskey misses with a punch on the inside.
Heskey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rundstrom pushes Heskey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heskey prevents Rundstrom from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Heskey.

Asbjorn Rundstrom's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Emiley Heskey!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kido Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Club (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Club has chosen Jean-Charles Skarbowski as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moon
vs
Club

180 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

195 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kido Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Club!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but Club blocks with his arms.
Club lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moon working Club over with knees to the body.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Club avoiding damage as Moon throws knees to the body.
Club creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Club has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moon lands a knee to the head.
Moon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Club has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moon blocks the elbow strike.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Club.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Club takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Club pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Club misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Club lands an elbow that stopped Moon in his tracks for a moment.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Club.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but Club avoids the damage to the body.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Moon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Club blocks it with crossed arms.
Club on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moon is breathing heavily.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
Moon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Club creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moon lands a nice knee to the body.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Moon tries to land knees in the clinch but Club avoids the damage to the body.
Club creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moon's defenses.
Moon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Club blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Club.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Club on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Club throws an elbow but misses.
Moon tries a knee to the head but Club blocks it.
Club throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Club.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Club lands an elbow just above Moon 's eye.
Club pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Club lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Club pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Club has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moon working Club over with knees to the body.
Moon blocks the elbow strike.
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Club throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Club lands an elbow that stopped Moon in his tracks for a moment.
Club lands an elbow inside that Moon shrugs off.
Moon lands a knee to the head.
Club throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but Club is blocking nicely.
Moon takes an elbow to the temple.
Club lands an elbow inside that Moon shrugs off.
Club gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Club avoids it.
Club misses with an elbow strike.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Club creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Club creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Club misses with an elbow strike.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Club pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Club throws an elbow but misses.
Moon working Club over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.
Club misses with an elbow over the top.
Club lands an elbow just above Moon 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but Club is blocking nicely.
Club lands a nice elbow.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Club avoids it.
Club pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moon tries a knee to the head but Club blocks it.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Club.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moon blocks the elbow strike.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but Club blocks with his arms.
Moon takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Club will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Club closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
Moon takes an elbow to the temple.
Club lands an elbow inside that Moon shrugs off.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Billy Club seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Club misses with an elbow strike.
Club comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Club gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Club has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Club lands a damaging elbow.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Club lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Club.
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Club blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Moon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Club throws an elbow but it misses.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Club.
Club misses with an elbow over the top.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Club throws an elbow but misses.
Club pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Club on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but Club blocks with his arms.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but Club is blocking nicely.
Club blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Club misses with an elbow over the top.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Club misses with an elbow over the top.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but Club is blocking nicely.
Club pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Club is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Club.
Club misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Club.
Club comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Club lands a damaging elbow.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Club throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Club creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moon's defenses.
Moon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Club has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Club is defending well for now.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Club blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Club throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Club blocks it with crossed arms.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Club.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Club.
Club looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Club throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Club lands a damaging elbow.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Club lands an elbow inside.
Moon scores with a knee to the head.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Club pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Club comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Club just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moon's brow.
Club creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Club.
Moon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Club lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Club.
Moon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Club throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Club lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Kido Moon has been cut.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
Club lands an elbow just above Moon 's eye.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Club comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Club lands an elbow that stopped Moon in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Club showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kido Moon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Club clinches up against the cage.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Club managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
Moon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Club in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Club lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moon working Club over with knees to the body.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Club lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moon avoids a wild elbow strike from Club.
Moon blocks the elbow strike.
Moon misses with a knee to the head.
Club creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Club just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moon's brow.
Club creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Club on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moon blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Club pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Club just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moon's brow.
Club pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Moon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Club misses with an elbow over the top.
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Club lands an elbow inside that Moon shrugs off.
Club misses with an elbow strike.
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Moon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Club blocks it with crossed arms.
Club lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moon takes an elbow to the temple.
Moon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Club avoids it.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Club.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Club blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Club lands an elbow just above Moon 's eye.
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Club.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Club.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Club misses with an elbow strike.
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Club.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moon blocks an elbow strike from Club.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Moon with a knee to the head.
Club creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moon's defenses.
Moon looking to throw knees to the head but Club is blocking nicely.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moon tries a knee to the head but Club blocks it.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Moon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Club throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Club throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Club throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Club pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Club throws an elbow but it misses.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Club pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Club managing to block the knees to the body from Moon.
Club lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Club lands a damaging elbow.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Club.
Moon misses with a knee strike.
Club blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Club throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Club creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Club throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moon avoids the elbow strike from Club, against the cage.
Club pushes off an throws an elbow but Moon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Club.
Moon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Club gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Club.
Club lands a damaging elbow.
Club creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moon's defenses.
Club throws an elbow that misses.
Club lands an elbow that stopped Moon in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Moon lands a knee to the body.
Moon dodges an elbow strike from Club.
Club gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Club lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Club lands an elbow inside that Moon shrugs off.
Moon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Club is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Club lands an elbow inside.
Moon missing with knees to the body.
Club lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kido Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Club lands an elbow that stopped Moon in his tracks for a moment.
Club lands an elbow just above Moon 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Club comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Club 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Billy Club!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Billy Club!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Billy Club!

Billy Club wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Billy Club made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shank comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sluggo - I Get Violent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Barakus
vs
Shank

183 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

187 cm
20
211 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Shank!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shank tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barakus is able to avoid easily.
Barakus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shank as he jumps to the side.
Shank throws a leg kick but Barakus sees it coming and moves out of range.

Barakus scores a takedown into full mount!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shank tries to hold on but Barakus pushes him away.

Barakus goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shank is on top in guard.
Shank tries to stand but Barakus is controlling from the bottom.
Shank looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shank wants to stand and escape but instead Barakus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shank keeping moving, preventing Barakus from controlling successfully.
Barakus advances position into side control!
Shank struggling a bit here.
Barakus landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Barakus crashes against the mat.
Barakus in side control lands a decent elbow.

Barakus has hold of Shank's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Shank seems comfortable defending it but Barakus has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Shank is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Shank is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Barakus couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kj Barakus!
Kj Barakus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard comes into the arena with Young Jezzy- Lose my mind blaring out of the sound system. Gray Maynard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colin Millen's chin.

Maynard
vs
Millen

172 cm
22
158 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maynard gets a double leg takedown into Millen's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maynard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Maynard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Millen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maynard has managed to get both his arms back between Millen's legs - danger averted.
Millen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maynard's guard.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Millen from controlling successfully.
Millen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maynard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Millen on the ground.
Millen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Millen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maynard's guard.
Maynard is trying to stand up here but Millen is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen thows a huge punch but Maynard dodges it nicely.
Maynard scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Millen manages to mount him!
Millen unloads with some shots from mount but Maynard bucks and avoids them well.
Maynard is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Millen landing strikes from the mount.
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.
Millen looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen wants to control the pace but Maynard is squirming around nicely.
Millen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maynard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maynard tries to get out of the position.
Millen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to lock up and control but Millen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maynard blocking the ground and pound.
Maynard is trying to escape the mount.
Maynard tries to lock up and control but Millen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maynard is working to get back to half guard.
Millen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maynard looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Millen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Millen scoring with strikes but Maynard is staying in there.
Maynard tries to lock up and control but Millen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Millen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millen wants to control the pace but Maynard is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Millen dominated that round.
That's time! Maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maynard has a takedown stuffed.
Millen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maynard. That did some damage!
Maynard wants to clinch up but Millen keeps it at a distance.
Maynard dodges the punch combination from Millen.
Maynard scores with a hook.
Maynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millen circles away quickly and effectively.
Millen lands a leg kick that knocks Maynard off balance momentarily.
Millen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Maynard moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Millen.
Millen blocking some punches.
Millen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Millen.
Millen scores a nice knee to the body.
Millen taking a breather.
Maynard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millen trying to control the position but instead, Maynard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Millen into the cage.
Millen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maynard's defenses.
Maynard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maynard is keeping busy.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millen tries to land a knee to the head but Maynard blocks with his arms.
Millen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maynard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Millen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Millen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Millen blocking some punches.
Millen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands with a light punch inside.
Millen blocks an uppercut.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
Millen tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Millen.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Millen.
Millen misses with some punches.
Millen misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a left hand.
Millen taking a breather.
Millen looking to throw knees to the head but Maynard is blocking nicely.
Millen lands an elbow just above Maynard 's eye.

It looks like Gray Maynard has been cut.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Millen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millen scores a nice knee to the body.
Millen taking a breather.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Millen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Millen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Maynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maynard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Millen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Millen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Millen.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Millen landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colin Millen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Millen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Millen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Maynard.
Maynard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Millen missing with knees to the body.
Millen taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Millen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maynard up against the cage.
Millen scores a nice knee to the body.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Millen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Millen crunches a lovely knee into Maynard's ribcage.
Colin Millen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen lands a left hand.

Gray Maynard's cut is getting worse.
A right handed body shot lands from Millen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millen.
Millen is stalling here.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Millen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Millen works on Maynard's body with a couple of short punches.
Millen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maynard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Millen holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Millen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Millen trying to control the position but instead, Maynard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Millen into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Millen.
Maynard misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Millen.
Millen tries to work over Maynard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Millen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Millen 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Colin Millen!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Colin Millen!

Colin Millen wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Colin Millen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ribeiro Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House has chosen Sleezy D - I've Lost Control as his entrance music. Nick House is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gracie
vs
House

190 cm
29
177 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

182 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ribeiro Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick House!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown but House sprawls well.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and House counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
House throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but House pushes his legs off easily.

House is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. House stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by House!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
House misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie tries to bench press House off him but House keeps the position.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

House seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

House is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

House is working for a submission of some sort.
House prevents Gracie from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
House missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
House is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
House fails to take his opponent's back.
House cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
House trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to buck House off but House takes his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie preventing the rear naked choke attempt from House.
House controlling well, preventing Gracie from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House doesn't have the hooks in and Gracie manages to turn into his guard.
House is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! House is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! House has escaped and now he's on top!
House wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gracie looking for a guillotine here but House defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

House decides to stand back up. House steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ribeiro Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by House.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but House sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
House shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. House looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie prevents House from escaping the position.
House manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
House trying to control but Gracie postures up.

Gracie 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.

Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
House works his way to full guard. Good work.
House keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. House swivels though and keeps the full guard.
House trying to control the position.
House manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
House wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and House defends well.
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!
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
House trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

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

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. House is aware though and is defending well.

Gracie working for a triangle but House defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gracie has an active guard here but House has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.

House seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
House tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
House wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Gracie has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for House. Oh but Gracie has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! House goes limp - he's gone! Gracie jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ribeiro Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lirette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chack Sabac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lirette comes to the cage accompanied by Hear Me Now. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lirette
vs
Sabac

175 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lirette feints and as Sabac raises his hands in defense, Lirette changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lirette trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lirette is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sabac is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Sabac escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lirette gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lirette trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lirette slips nicely into half guard.

Lirette is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lirette is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sabac has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lirette is working for a submission of some sort.

Lirette is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sabac is defending against the submission attempts here by Lirette.

Sabac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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

Lirette is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Sabac looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lirette wants to pass the guard but Sabac is defending well.
Lirette is working hard here to advance position.

Lirette is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Sabac has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lirette escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lirette!

Lirette tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lirette has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sabac manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Sabac is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lirette sees it coming and defends easily.

Lirette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sabac looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lirette with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabac seems to be working for a kimura but Lirette defends the submission attempt.

Sabac 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.
Sabac looks gassed!

Sabac is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Sabac seems to be working for a kimura but Lirette defends the submission attempt.
Lirette regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sabac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lirette is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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

Lirette has his foot on Sabac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sabac works his way back into a safe position though.
Sabac missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lirette avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lirette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sabac gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sabac lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lirette working for a triangle but Sabac defends it easily.
Sabac looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lirette misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lirette changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sabac looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lirette tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lirette is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sabac has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sabac manages to get back to half guard.

Sabac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lirette seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sabac does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Sabac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Lirette is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lirette trying to mount his opponent but Sabac defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sabac is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lirette pulls his head out easily.

Sabac looking for submissions off his back.

Lirette is looking for a kimura here.

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

Sabac is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lirette pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lirette seems to be looking for submissions.

Sabac looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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

Sabac looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabac looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Lirette is looking for a kimura here.

Lirette is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lirette passes to side control.

Lirette looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sabac sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sabac looking for submissions off his back.

Lirette 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.

Sabac looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lirette is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Lirette is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Lirette dominated that second round.
That's time! Lirette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lirette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sabac drives through with a takedown into Lirette's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lirette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sabac.
Lirette looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sabac is one step ahead there.
Sabac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Lirette is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sabac is aware though and is defending well.

Lirette throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sabac is working Lirette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Lirette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sabac defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lirette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sabac lands a couple of elbows.

Lirette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sabac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sabac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabac scoring with some ground and pound.
Sabac postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Lirette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sabac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sabac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabac is working Lirette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Lirette looking for a guillotine here but Sabac defends easily.
Sabac slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lirette trying to control here.

Sabac 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sabac is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sabac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lirette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sabac's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sabac's back!

Lirette is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirette is trying to stick to Sabac's back but Sabac is turning into Lirette. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lirette's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sabac.

Lirette working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sabac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sabac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabac postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sabac postures up and lands a big shot to Lirette's brow.

Lirette is looking for a triangle but Sabac pushes his legs off easily.
Sabac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lirette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lirette is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lirette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lirette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sabac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabac cracks Lirette with a solid left hand.
Lirette has momentary wrist control but Sabac slips an elbow through the middle.
Sabac throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabac distracts Lirette with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sabac postures up.

Sabac drops back looking for a leg! Lirette is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lirette manages to kick Sabac off! Sabac jumps back into Lirette's guard.
Sabac throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabac postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sabac won't allow Lirette to sweep him here.
Sabac is looking to work some ground and pound but Lirette has wrist control.
Sabac lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chack Sabac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lirette 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Travis Lirette!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Travis Lirette!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Travis Lirette!

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Black Lab-This Night. A fine choice. Leonidas King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

King
vs
Chair

180 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
163 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King cracks Chair with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Chair misses.
Chair scores with a body shot.
Chair looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Chair shoots in but no luck this time.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Chair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chair doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Chair scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Chair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair scores with a head kick.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chair connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
Chair scores with a leg kick.
Chair connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chair throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carpet Chair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chair motions for King to come forward. Chair throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.

It looks like Carpet Chair has been cut.
Chair fails with the takedown
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chair getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King throws a jab when Chair was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
Chair throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King slips a jab and a cross from Chair.
Chair throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Chair throws a low kick but King avoids it.
Chair lands a slapping body shot.
Chair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Chair.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chair scores with a takedown into King's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chair stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Chair throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King postures up.

Chair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Chair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Chair.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chair is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chair has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Chair misses.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chair uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chair.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Chair there.
Chair throws a combination. King tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A good leg kick by Chair.
Chair misses with a straight left.
Chair goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King cracks Chair with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King throws a combination. Chair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips under a jab.
A big left from Chair misses.
Chair connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chair wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Chair throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
King checks a low kick from Chair.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chair thows a left - swing and a miss!
King lands with a nice body punch.
Carpet Chair seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King ducks under a wild hook from Chair.
King misses with a wild combination.
Chair throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Chair looking to score a takedown here. King is defending well but Chair drives through and ends up in King's guard.
King is trying to keep Chair in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King wants to get back to his feet but Chair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chair tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Chair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Chair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but King is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Chair swings around for an armbar but King sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chair's guard.
Chair controls King momentarily but King frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King stays in close to Chair's body and controls the position.
Carpet Chair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chair keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.

Chair has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chair is trying to hold King in close to prevent damage but King has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Chair finds it's way through King's defenses.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Chair on that attempt.
Chair clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Chair.
Chair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chair has a takedown stuffed.
King throws a hook to the side of Chair's head but Chair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chair throws a big shot that misses.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chair sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chair misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King misses with the combination.
Chair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Chair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leonidas King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carpet Chair.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Chair misses.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair misses with a looping left.
Chair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chair shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chair is looking to score with low kicks.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chair scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Chair avoids the head kick by King.
Nice cross by Chair.
King defending well as Chair loads up on a big left hand.
Chair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Chair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a straight right.
King throws a series of punches but Chair moves out of range.
Chair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Chair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A low kick from Chair is predictable there
and Chair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonidas King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leonidas King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chair throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Chair missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chair throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chair thinking.
Danga de danga de dang - Chair scores with a four punch combination!
King slips under a jab from Chair.
Chair misses with a shot to the body
letting King counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chair swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Chair shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Chair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chair scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Chair tumbling to the canvas! King pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Chair was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonidas King!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Busy Signal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Signal comes into the arena with Busy Signal - Smoke Some High Grade blaring out of the sound system. Dexter Morgan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Signal
vs
Morgan

180 cm
22
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

174 cm
21
176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Busy Signal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Signal has his takedown stuffed
and Morgan counters with a two punch combo.
Signal shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Signal shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Busy Signal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Signal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Morgan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Signal's guard.

Signal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Signal is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Signal won't let him.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Signal controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Signal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Signal trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan wants to control but Signal is having none of it.
Signal dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Morgan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Signal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Signal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Signal trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Signal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Signal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Signal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morgan?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Signal is having none of it.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Signal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Signal is working for a guillotine from mount but Morgan frees his head quite easily.
Signal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Signal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Signal 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.
Signal with good strikes from the mount here!
Signal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Signal throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morgan because Signal loaded up on that one.
Morgan is trying to reverse the position but instead Signal has taken his back - oops!
Signal throwing sloppy strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Signal gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Signal is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Morgan. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Morgan is rocked!
Signal scoring with big shots to the body. Morgan is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Morgan was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Busy Signal!
Busy Signal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

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

Westwood
vs
WW

180 cm
22
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Meat and Two Veg
Meat and Two Veg

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Westwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ari WW!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westwood is looking to clinch but WW is avoiding it.
Westwood looks to score with a jab to the body but WW is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by WW.

WW tries to keep at a distance but Westwood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Westwood prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
WW changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Westwood fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Westwood clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Westwood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from WW.
Andy Westwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari WW.
WW keeps control of Westwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
WW tries to pull guard but Westwood holds him up against the cage and eventually WW drops back down to his feet.
WW tries to break free but Westwood pushes him back against the cage.
Westwood stalling the fight.

Westwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Westwood throws a sloppy head kick and WW moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Westwood drives through and clinches with WW against the cage.
WW tries to pull guard but Westwood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Westwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Westwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. WW manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Westwood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with WW but WW pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Westwood drives through with a takedown into guard.
Westwood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
WW is looking to sweep but instead, Westwood has passed into half guard.
Westwood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
WW slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

WW pushes Westwood off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Westwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andy Westwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

WW looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

WW is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
WW wants to take a breather but Westwood is having none of it.
WW throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WW scoring with strikes to the body and head.
WW is trying to control the action in half guard but Westwood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WW missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Westwood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of WW's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take WW's back!
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 Andy Westwood will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice sprawl there from Westwood as WW shoots in.

Westwood clinches.
WW is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Westwood is defending well.
WW wants a takedown but no success here.
Andy Westwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari WW.
WW is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Westwood is defending well.
Westwood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Westwood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. WW avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Westwood is looking for a takedown.
WW prevents Westwood from breaking the clinch.

WW successfully pulls guard.
Westwood advances to half guard.
WW is breathing heavily.

Westwood is working for a submission of some sort.

Westwood is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WW won't allow Westwood to pass to mount.
WW controlling the position well.
WW manages to get to full guard.
WW is trying to control the position but Westwood postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ari WW has got the better of the ground game so far.
WW avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

WW throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Westwood trying to control but WW is working from the bottom.
Westwood advances to half guard.
WW avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Westwood.
Westwood prevents WW from improving his position.
Westwood working the head and body with strikes.
WW is trying to stand.
WW is staying active underneath Westwood, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Westwood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and WW defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WW is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Westwood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Westwood's back!
Westwood tries to escape the position.
WW scores with punches to the body.
Westwood trying to control the position but WW manages to sink in the hooks.
WW lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Westwood.
Westwood staying busy and making it hard for WW to control.
WW is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

WW is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Westwood knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Westwood for a finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WW keeps control of the position as Westwood tries to break free.
WW is trying to stick to Westwood's back but Westwood is turning into WW. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in WW's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Westwood.
WW keeping full guard, as Westwood tries to pass.
Westwood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Westwood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but WW is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
WW is trying to control Westwood's posture but Westwood avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Westwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, WW has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Westwood dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

WW uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westwood.
WW moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WW fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Westwood avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WW changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Westwood tries to avoid it but WW manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Westwood to the ground. Westwood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Westwood misses with a two punch combination.
Westwood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? WW is fending him off so far but Westwood persists. Nope, WW circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
WW shoots in and drives through. Westwood sprawls well.
Andy Westwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari WW.
Westwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Westwood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but WW is out of range.
Westwood tries to clinch up but WW circles away and keeps his distance.
WW slaps away a takedown attempt from Westwood, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Westwood moves into the clinch.
WW is trying to drag Westwood to the mat but Westwood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Westwood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. WW is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Westwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Westwood shoots in for a double leg but WW sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WW blocks a head kick by Westwood.
Westwood shoots in looking for a takedown but WW manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Westwood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Westwood rushes WW and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Westwood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Westwood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Andy Westwood!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Andy Westwood!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Andy Westwood!

Andy Westwood wins by unanimous decision!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Eberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanilla Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ice Cold has chosen Adrenaline! as his entrance music. Vanilla Ice Cold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eberson
vs
Ice Cold

165 cm
30
150 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

169 cm
22
144 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Eberson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanilla Ice Cold!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ice Cold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ice Cold misses with a wild body shot.
Ice Cold misses with an uppercut. Eberson saw that one coming.
Eberson walks into a straight right hand from Ice Cold.
Vanilla Ice Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ice Cold rushes Eberson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold pushes Eberson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ice Cold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ice Cold stops a takedown attempt from Eberson.
Eberson letting Ice Cold take a breather here.
Eberson is looking for a takedown.
Ice Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ice Cold can't find room to land a body shot as Eberson controls the action.
Ice Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eberson's elbow.
Ice Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Eberson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ice Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Eberson controls his hands.
Ice Cold tries a body shot but Eberson blocks it.
Eberson takes a shot to the head.

Ice Cold breaks from the clinch.
Ice Cold scores with a leg kick.
Eberson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold tried to score with a low kick but Eberson checks it.
Ice Cold wants to clinch

and Eberson counters with a takedown into side control.
Ice Cold can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Eberson.
Eberson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ice Cold wants to control but Eberson postures up.
Eberson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Eberson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ice Cold has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eberson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Eberson.
Eberson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ice Cold is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Eberson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Eberson throwing shots but Ice Cold is blocking nicely.
Eberson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ice Cold keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ice Cold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eberson.
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.
Ice Cold is not content to let Eberson control the position.
Ice Cold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eberson.
Ice Cold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eberson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eberson is looking to take a break and control but Ice Cold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eberson is really struggling to control Ice Cold but he's trying to hold on to the 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.

A close round but Vanilla Ice Cold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Eberson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ice Cold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ice Cold blocks a head kick by Eberson.
Eberson thows a body shot but no joy.
Eberson throws the kick towards the body but Ice Cold avoids it.
Ice Cold tries to clinch but Eberson is having none of it.
Ice Cold tries to clinch but Eberson moves out of range.

Ice Cold gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ice Cold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ice Cold tries to clinch but Eberson is having none of it.
Eberson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eberson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eberson misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ice Cold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eberson blocks a body shot from Ice Cold.
Eberson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ice Cold pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ice Cold tries a body shot but Eberson blocks it.
Eberson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ice Cold gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ice Cold breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Ice Cold.
Ice Cold fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Eberson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ice Cold!
Ice Cold working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice Cold avoids a strike by Eberson and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Eberson's guard! Fantastic escape!
Eberson trying to keep a closed guard but Ice Cold is proving a slippery customer.
Ice Cold wants to control from the top but Eberson keeps moving.
Eberson trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Eberson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ice Cold manages to get himself to full guard.
Eberson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eberson trying to control but Ice Cold is working from the bottom.
Robert Eberson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eberson postures up in Ice Cold's guard and throws a big left but Ice Cold blocks it.
Eberson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ice Cold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberson.
Eberson throws a big right hand that misses.
Eberson trying to control but Ice Cold is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberson throwing strikes from guard but Ice Cold blocks nicely.
Ice Cold wants to get back to his feet but Eberson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eberson looking to sit in guard and control but Ice Cold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eberson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ice Cold trying to control but Eberson is working from the bottom.
Eberson looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eberson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ice Cold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eberson.
Eberson keeps the fight on the outside.
Eberson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ice Cold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ice Cold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ice Cold closes the distance and pushes Eberson back into the cage.
Eberson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ice Cold fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ice Cold moves out of range of the body kick from Eberson.
Ice Cold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold tries to clinch but Eberson is having none of it.
Ice Cold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ice Cold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ice Cold throws a nice looking combination but Eberson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ice Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eberson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eberson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eberson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ice Cold tries to clinch but Eberson is having none of it.
Ice Cold tries to clinch up.
Ice Cold tries to clinch but Eberson is having none of it.
Ice Cold avoids the body shot from Eberson.
Eberson tries to move into range but Ice Cold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ice Cold ducks under a wild hook from Eberson.

Eberson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ice Cold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Ice Cold controls Eberson momentarily but Eberson frees himself.
Ice Cold wants to stand up but Eberson is controlling him.
Eberson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ice Cold has wrist control.
Eberson looking to pass the guard.
Ice Cold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberson landing with the ground and pound.
Ebersonis looking to pass into half guard but Ice Cold pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ice Cold is in guard.
Eberson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Eberson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ice Cold trying to control but Eberson is working from the bottom.
Ice Cold wants to stand but Eberson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ice Cold trying to control but Eberson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberson is trying to keep Ice Cold in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ice Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eberson moves away.
Ice Cold moves out of range of the strikes.
Ice Cold connects with a body shot.
Ice Cold tries to clinch there but Eberson circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eberson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ice Cold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eberson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eberson takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ice Cold tries to clinch but Eberson moves out of range.
Eberson keeps the fight on the outside.

Ice Cold clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold throws an elbow but it misses.
Ice Cold gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Eberson.

Ice Cold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eberson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ice Cold wants to clinch up but Eberson keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eberson misses with a low kick.

Ice Cold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ice Cold stops a takedown attempt from Eberson.
Ice Cold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eberson tries for a takedown but Ice Cold manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Eberson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eberson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ice Cold tries a body shot but Eberson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eberson.
Ice Cold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eberson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberson is looking for a takedown.
Ice Cold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Ice Cold fails to land.
Ice Cold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eberson backwards.

Eberson is rocked!
Ice Cold creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Eberson with a big uppercut! Eberson tries to clinch up but Ice Cold pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Eberson to the mat! Eberson covers up and Ice Cold unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vanilla Ice Cold! Vanilla Ice Cold retains his featherweight title!
Vanilla Ice Cold thanked the fans post fight for their support.