WOTLA Contenders 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magic Wasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wasp
vs
Hallak

190 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
223 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magic Wasp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hallak dives in and scores a takedown into Wasp's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wasp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wasp is working hard here to advance position.
Hallak throws an elbow that misses. Wasp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hallak's guard. Nice move by Wasp!
Wasp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hallak is keeping the position for now.

Hallak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wasp defends it easily.
Wasp wants to control from the top but Hallak keeps moving.
Wasp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hallak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasp trying to control the position from guard on top but Hallak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallak pulls Wasp in to control the position.
Wasp stays in close to Hallak's body and controls the position.
Hallak wants to stand and escape but Wasp is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Magic Wasp just wasn't active enough.
Wasp lands a really nice looking cross but Hallak seems unphased.

Hallak waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Wasp. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Wasp to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Magic Wasp has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasp wants to sweep here but Hallak controlling him for the moment.
Hallak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallak trying to control but Wasp is working from the bottom.
Hallak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hallak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wasp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hallak is fighting to break Wasp's control of his arms but Wasp is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wasp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hallak wants to control from the top but Wasp keeps moving.

Hallak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wasp keeping moving, preventing Hallak from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Wasp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hallak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wasp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wasp looking for a sweep. Not yet Wasp, not yet.
Wasp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hallak trying to control but Wasp is working from the bottom.
Wasp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wasp tries to get out of the position.
Hallak won't allow Wasp to sweep him here.
Wasp is breathing heavily.
Hallak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hallak throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallak distracts Wasp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hallak throws a big right hand that misses.

Hallak drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hallak jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hallak postures up in Wasp's guard and throws a big left but Wasp blocks it.
Hallak throwing strikes but missing.
Hallak preventing the sweep.

Wasp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hallak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasp wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wasp can't keep his opponent in guard - Hallak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamood Hallak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magic Wasp's cut.
That's time! Wasp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hallak throws a right hand that Wasp ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasp also avoids with ease.
Hallak misses with a few strikes there.
Wasp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallak throws a nice looking combination but Wasp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Hallak.
Sloppy strikes from Wasp. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Wasp with that takedown attempt.
Wasp tries to bum rush Hallak with a series of wild strikes but Hallak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hallak digs a good body shot into Wasp's ribs.

Hallak forces Wasp back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hallak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wasp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wasp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hallak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wasp sprawls well initially but Hallak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wasp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hallak working over Wasp with some ground and pound. Wasp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wasp has hold of Hallak's hands but Hallak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wasp is looking to improve his position.
Hallak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wasp defending well though.
Hamood Hallak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hallak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hallak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wasp keeps working.
Hallak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hallak moves into full mount! Wasp won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallak is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallak lands a heavy elbow.

Hallak jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wasp manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hallak scores with punches from side control.

Wasp is rocked!
Hallak lands some shots froms side control.
Hallak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hallak working the body and head with strikes.
Hallak wants to control but Wasp is keeping him busy.
Hallak working away.
Hallak throws an elbow but Wasp slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hallak working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Hallak.
Hallak working the ground and pound but Wasp is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallak trying to control the position but Wasp is working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
Hallak is looking to take a break and control but Wasp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wasp can't do much from the bottom here.
Hallak misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wasp regains half guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallak trying to mount his opponent but Wasp defends it.
Hallak is trying to control. Wasp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hallak thows a huge punch but Wasp dodges it nicely.
Wasp wants to control but Hallak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wasp is looking for a sweep. Hallak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hallak trying to control from half guard but Wasp is working away.
Wasp is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallak controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamood Hallak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magic Wasp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wasp misses with a jab, cross combination.

A jab-cross combination lands for Hallak and sends Wasp crashing to the mat! Hallak follows him down to the mat - Wasp regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Oh Wasp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wasp trying to control here.
Hallak lands with a punch from half guard.
Hallak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wasp keeps working.
Wasp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wasp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallak wants to control but Wasp is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wasp seems to have got his legs back now.

Hallak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wasp is just riding it out for now. Hallak eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hallak.
Wasp tries to get to full guard but Hallak has control of the leg.
Wasp trying to hold on to Hallak's head to control him but Hallak postures up.
Wasp has hold of Hallak's hands but Hallak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hallak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wasp moves into full guard.
Hallak stands and throws Wasp's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallak cracks Wasp with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hallak is chipping away with strikes.
Hallak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallak in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hallak working the head with strikes.
Wasp is trying to get back to half guard.

Hallak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wasp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hallak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallak landing strikes.
Hallak cracks Wasp with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wasp prevents Hallak from improving position.
Hallak is putting a hurting on Wasp here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hallak lands a strong strike to the head of Wasp. That's dazed him! Hallak looking to finish here. Wasp is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Hallak lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamood Hallak!
Hamood Hallak 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalazzar Kavazian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kavazian
vs
Chantry

187 cm
26
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
219 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
Torment Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalazzar Kavazian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kavazian. Those never looked like landing.
Kavazian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
Kavazian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chantry circles away quickly and effectively.
Kavazian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chantry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kavazian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kavazian misses with a two punch combination.
Chantry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kavazian.
Kavazian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chantry.
Kavazian throws a lazy head kick

and Chantry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chantry.
Kavazian tries to break the clinch but Chantry is controlling the position.

Chantry successfully pulls guard.
Chantry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Chantry in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kavazian tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Chantry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tatton Chantry!
A relieved looking Tatton Chantry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Carmichelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Sangweni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Sangweni will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carmichelle
vs
Sangweni

203 cm
26
287 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
[WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Carmichelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Sangweni!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sangweni throws a front kick aimed at Carmichelle's knee but Carmichelle avoids it well.
Sangweni stuffs the takedown attempt from Carmichelle. Carmichelle gets slowly back to his feet.
Sangweni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carmichelle.
Sangweni stuffs the takedown attempt from Carmichelle. Carmichelle gets slowly back to his feet.
Sangweni throws a leg kick but Carmichelle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sangweni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Bryan Carmichelle has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Carmichelle. Those never looked like landing.
Sangweni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carmichelle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sangweni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carmichelle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carmichelle throws a body kick that misses.
Sangweni misses with the combination.
Carmichelle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carmichelle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carmichelle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sangweni avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Carmichelle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sangweni leaves Carmichelle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sangweni stuffs the takedown attempt from Carmichelle. Carmichelle gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichelle looks for a takedown but Sangweni sprawls well.
Carmichelle misses with a head kick.
Carmichelle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sangweni's waist but Sangweni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carmichelle off to one side.
Sangweni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sangweni gets in close and tags Carmichelle with a short punch that almost sends Carmichelle to the mat! Oh Carmichelle is in big trouble! He turns his back on Sangweni, trying to create some distance but Sangweni rushes him, striking wildly and Carmichelle goes down! The referee tackles Sangweni into the cage to end the fight! Sangweni is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Sangweni!
A victorious Steven Sangweni 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
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serega Ukolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Breznik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko Breznik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Serega Ukolov's chin.

Ukolov
vs
Breznik

182 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

199 cm
22
289 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serega Ukolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darko Breznik!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ukolov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Ukolov is working for a guillotine from mount but Breznik frees his head quite easily.

Ukolov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Breznik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Breznik really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Breznik slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Breznik actively working from the bottom here.
Ukolov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Breznik looking for submissions off his back.
Ukolov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukolov wants to free his trapped foot but Breznik is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Breznik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznik moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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

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

Breznik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ukolov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ukolov lands a couple of digs.
Ukolov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ukolov cracks Breznik with a solid left hand.
Ukolov stands up over Breznik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Ukolov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ukolov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Ukolov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Breznik has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ukolov has managed to get both his arms back between Breznik's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Breznik working for a triangle but Ukolov defends it easily.

Ukolov 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.

Breznik working for a triangle but Ukolov defends it easily.
Ukolov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Breznik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ukolov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ukolov cracks Breznik with a solid left hand.
Ukolov slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Breznik looking for submissions off his back.
Breznik looks gassed!
Breznik is looking to escape.

Breznik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ukolov lands a nice short elbow.

Breznik actively working from the bottom here.
Breznik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ukolov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Breznik keeps working.
Ukolov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ukolov connects with a nice short shot to Breznik's temple.

Breznik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ukolov pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ukolov connects with a nice short shot to Breznik's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukolov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ukolov lands a nice short elbow.
Ukolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ukolov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ukolov working Breznik over with strikes.
Breznik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

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

Ukolov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Breznik looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ukolov seems to be working for a kimura but Breznik defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serega Ukolov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Breznik scores with a nice strike.

Ukolov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ukolov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Ukolov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Breznik is surviving well by controlling Ukolov's body position as best he can.
Ukolov breaks from Breznik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breznik is trying to escape the mount.
Ukolov looking to finish Breznik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Breznik!
Ukolov prevents Breznik from getting the reversal.
Breznik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ukolov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Breznik can do to turn this around?
Breznik sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Breznik is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Breznik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ukolov pulls his head out easily.
Serega Ukolov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ukolov 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.
Ukolov is nestled in close to Breznik, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Ukolov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ukolov is trying to control the action in half guard but Breznik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Breznik actively working from the bottom here.
Ukolov wants to pass to mount but Breznik is defending the position.
Breznik is not content to let Ukolov control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Breznik looking for submissions off his back.
Ukolov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ukolov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Breznik actively working from the bottom here.

Breznik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ukolov pulls his head out easily.
Ukolov trying to control the action but Breznik is working from the bottom.

Ukolov is trying to work for a kimura but Breznik is defending well.
Ukolov is trying to control. Breznik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Breznik is defending against the submission attempts here by Ukolov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukolov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Breznik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Breznik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Breznik looking for submissions off his back.
Ukolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Breznik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ukolov pulls his head out easily.
Breznik is not content to let Ukolov control the position.
Ukolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ukolov winds up and cracks Breznik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ukolov lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznik is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ukolov scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukolov working Breznik over with strikes.
Ukolov slips a nice elbow through Breznik's hands, connecting with Breznik's forehead.

Breznik with the active half guard here but Ukolov passes nicely into side control.
Breznik gets back to half guard.

Ukolov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Breznik sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ukolov lands a nice short elbow.

Ukolov is working for a kimura but Breznik is defending it quite comfortably.

Breznik actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ukolov is working for a kimura but Breznik is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serega Ukolov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Breznik moves into range and clinches up with Ukolov.

Ukolov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Breznik clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ukolov throwing damaging strikes from the back! Breznik could be in trouble here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Ukolov working for the choke.
Ukolov has the hooks in. Breznik is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Breznik is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ukolov gets his way!
Ukolov keeps control of the position as Breznik tries to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznik wants to get back to his feet.
Breznik takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ukolov is landing with strikes. Breznik can't take much more of this.

Ukolov is looking for the choke from the back position but Breznik is controlling his hands well.
Ukolov is hanging on to Breznik's back as he tries to escape.
Breznik tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ukolov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ukolov landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ukolov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Breznik to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Breznik shrugs it off.
Breznik is working to get back to half guard.
Ukolov working the ground and pound effectively.
Ukolov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznik sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Breznik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Breznik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Breznik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Breznik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ukolov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Breznik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ukolov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ukolov connects with a nice short shot to Breznik's temple.
Ground and pound from Ukolov.

Breznik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

Ukolov is working for a submission of some sort.

Breznik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ukolov pulls his head out easily.
Ukolov lands with a punch from half guard.

Ukolov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Breznik actively working from the bottom here.
Serega Ukolov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ukolov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ukolov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ukolov is nestled in close to Breznik, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ukolov trying to control the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ukolov is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ukolov lands strikes from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Serega Ukolov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ukolov, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serega Ukolov!

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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 Ben Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Adkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Barnes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Adkins's chin.

Barnes
vs
Adkins

195 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Adkins!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Barnes moves into the clinch.
Adkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnes after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Barnes on the inside.
Barnes landing knees to the head.

It looks like Scott Adkins has been cut.
Adkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
Adkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ben Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Adkins.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Adkins. Adkins gets slowly back to his feet.

Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Adkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnes avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adkins avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Adkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barnes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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!
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barnes clinches up against the cage.
Adkins tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Adkins tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
Adkins looks gassed!
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adkins's face.

Adkins is rocked!
Barnes has Adkins pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Adkins is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barnes - that's hurt Adkins badly! Oh, another knee lands and Adkins is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Adkins doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ben Barnes!
Ben Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down. Antonio Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Magalhaes
vs
Silva

194 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

L.A. Elite Clothing Co

[WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magalhaes has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Magalhaes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Magalhaes shoots and misses

and Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Magalhaes! Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Magalhaes to his feet! Magalhaes is in big trouble!

Magalhaes is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Magalhaes is out on his feet! Silva sets himself and nearly takes Magalhaes's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Silva!
A victorious Antonio Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Edgar
vs
Pineda

185 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Pineda!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pineda.
Pineda is looking to clinch but Edgar is avoiding it.
Edgar dives in and grabs Pineda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pineda pushes down on Edgar's head and hops out.
Pineda moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pineda lunges at Edgar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edgar's hand.
Edgar leaves Pineda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pineda as he jumps to the side.
Pineda tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pineda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pineda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pineda lands with an uppercut that bounces Edgar off the cage and back into range.
Pineda moves to clinch but Edgar breaks away
and Edgar counters with a good low kick that Pineda was not able to check.
Pineda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edgar circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edgar misses the body punch
and Pineda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edgar thinking.
Pineda tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Pineda. Beautiful body shot.
Pineda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pineda jabs at Edgar's body.
Edgar misses with a body shot
and Pineda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pineda throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Edgar misses with a body shot.
Edgar misses with a shot to the body
and Pineda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edgar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pineda doesn't seem bothered though.
Edgar is looking to wear down Pineda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edgar misses with a wild body shot.
Pineda blocks a head kick by Edgar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar shoots for a takedown but Pineda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar swats away the attempt to clinch by Pineda.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pineda.
Edgar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pineda lands a jab to the nose.
Pineda wants to clinch.
Edgar misses with a jab to the body
and Pineda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pineda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Pineda.
Pineda moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pineda is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Edgar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pineda.
Pineda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Edgar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pineda scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pineda manages to avoid it.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pineda clinches up with Edgar and pushes him back against the cage.
Edgar wants to take the fight to the mat but Pineda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Edgar is working for takedown but Pineda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pineda gets underhooks to prevent Edgar's takedown attempt.

Pineda decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pineda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pineda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Edgar's guard.
Pineda landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pineda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pineda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pineda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pineda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pineda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edgar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pineda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pineda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pineda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Pineda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pineda tries for a takedown but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar moves forwards but Pineda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pineda scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar has a takedown stuffed.
Edgar tries a head kick but it misses.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pineda!
Good shot there by Pineda.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edgar as he avoids it easily.
Giovanni Pineda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pineda has a takedown stuffed.
Frankie Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Pineda.
Edgar misses with a right hand
enabling Pineda to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Pineda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edgar throws a combination that misses
and Pineda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pineda lands a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda shoots in but Edgar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pineda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pineda misses with the combination.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edgar but Edgar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pineda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edgar on the side of the head.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pineda as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot by Pineda.
Pineda's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pineda duly obliges.
Edgar takes a swing at Pineda's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pineda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edgar tries to avoid it but Pineda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edgar to the ground. Edgar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.
Pineda scores with a nice strike.

Edgar gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pineda is defending well.

Pineda jumps guard.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Pineda pushes Edgar off and gets back to his feet.
Pineda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pineda lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Pineda. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Edgar finds it's way through Pineda's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Edgar.
Pineda jabs at Edgar's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda has a takedown stuffed.
Pineda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edgar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pineda connects with a jab.
Pineda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edgar under the eye.
Pineda wants to clinch.
Pineda moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar scores with a nice body kick.
Pineda cracks Edgar with an open hand slap.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Edgar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Edgar rushes Pineda and presses him up against the cage.
Edgar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pineda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good shot there by Pineda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pineda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pineda fails with a takedown attempt.
Edgar tries to bum rush Pineda with a series of wild strikes but Pineda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pineda lands with a straight right. Edgar didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar lands a nice looking body kick.
Pineda stuns Edgar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edgar takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edgar as he jumps to the side.
Edgar looks to land a combination but Pineda avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanni Pineda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pineda tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Pineda tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Pineda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pineda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pineda wants to clinch.
No luck for Pineda with that takedown attempt.
Edgar swings for the body but Pineda moves out of range.
Edgar wants to clinch.

Edgar forces Pineda back against the cage and clinches.
Edgar can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pineda working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pineda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pineda tries to pull guard but Edgar won't allow it.
Pineda is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.
Edgar wants a takedown but no success here.
Pineda is trying to pull guard but Edgar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pineda looking for a takedown.
Pineda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Edgar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Pineda jumps into guard, dragging Edgar to the mat.
Pineda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pineda wants to stand but Edgar is controlling the position.
Frankie Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar preventing the sweep.
Edgar won't allow Pineda to get back to his feet.
Pineda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pineda has a closed guard, preventing Edgar from standing up.
Pineda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edgar.
Pineda trying to keep a closed guard but Edgar is proving a slippery customer.
Pineda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pineda wants to stand up but Edgar is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pineda is on top in guard.
Pineda postures up in Edgar's guard and throws a big left but Edgar blocks it.
Giovanni Pineda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edgar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pineda looks for a takedown but Edgar sprawls well.
Pineda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pineda off to one side.
Edgar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pineda dives in and grabs Edgar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Edgar pushes down on Pineda's head and hops out.
Pineda checks the leg kick.
Edgar fails to land the takedown.
Edgar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pineda throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pineda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edgar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edgar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pinedas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edgar shoots in for a double leg but Pineda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot lands for Pineda.

Pineda has closed the distance and engaged Edgar in a clinch.
Pineda avoids the elbow strike from Edgar, against the cage.
Pineda has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Edgar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edgar is working for takedown but Pineda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pineda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Edgar just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar is working for takedown but Pineda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar goes for a takedown attempt but Pineda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pineda is defended easily by Edgar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Pineda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pineda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Pineda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Dolarhyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dolarhyde might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Am The Greatest. Mack Travis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Dolarhyde
vs
Travis

188 cm
25
244 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
26
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francis Dolarhyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Travis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dolarhyde moves in looking to clinch but Travis pushes him off.
A big left from Dolarhyde misses.
Travis throws a chopping leg kick but Dolarhyde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Travis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Travis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dolarhyde throws a hook but Travis blocks it.
Travis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dolarhyde.
Travis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Travis moves out of range of the body kick.
Travis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dolarhyde takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Francis Dolarhyde has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolarhyde misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Travis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dolarhyde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dolarhyde misses with a body shot
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dolarhyde's sensitive parts.
Mack Travis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Travis throws a head kick but Dolarhyde moves out of range.
Travis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Travis lunges at Dolarhyde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dolarhyde's hand.
Travis lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dolarhyde misses the shot to the body.
Travis on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis misses with the combination.
Dolarhyde is looking to score with low kicks.
Dolarhyde throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
Travis misses with a leg kick
and Dolarhyde counters with a straight right hand.
Dolarhyde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Travis. That's going to slow Dolarhyde down.
Nice sprawl there from Travis as Dolarhyde shoots in.
Travis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dolarhyde's sensitive parts.
Dolarhyde takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolarhyde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
Travis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dolarhyde tries to close the distance and clinch but Travis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dolarhyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dolarhyde misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Travis. No joy for Dolarhyde on that attempt.
Travis tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Travis. That's going to slow Dolarhyde down.
Travis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dolarhyde misses with a wild body shot.
Dolarhyde on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dolarhyde throws a lazy uppercut
and Travis counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Travis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Travis.
Dolarhyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Travis.
Dolarhyde is breathing heavily.
Travis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dolarhyde's head backwards.
Travis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Travis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dolarhyde had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dolarhyde throws a sloppy body shot
and Travis counters with an outside leg kick.
Dolarhyde avoids the head kick by Travis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dolarhyde moves to clinch but Travis breaks away
and Travis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dolarhyde is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Travis avoids a kick to the body.
Travis lands with a cross.
Dolarhyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Travis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dolarhyde is looking to wear down Travis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dolarhyde closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Travis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Travis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dolarhyde circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dolarhyde on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolarhyde is looking to clinch but Travis is avoiding it.
Travis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crunch! Dolarhyde slams his shin into Travis's torso.
Travis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Travis connects with a nice looking jab.
Travis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dolarhyde throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
Dolarhyde throws a leg kick but Travis checks it.
Dolarhyde is looking to score with low kicks.
Travis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dolarhyde tries to move into range but Travis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dolarhyde throws a head kick that misses
and Travis counters with a good low kick that Dolarhyde was not able to check.
Francis Dolarhyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dolarhyde throws a head kick that misses
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Dolarhyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Dolarhyde misses with a body shot.
Travis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dolarhyde misses the body punch
and Travis counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Travis feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Dolarhyde collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mack Travis!