EOD - Picking up the pieces PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Shagson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Shagson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Shagson
vs
Ortiz

184 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Shagson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shagson fails to land the takedown.
Shagson sizes up Ortiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shagson.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Shagson finds it's target.
Shagson connects with a body shot.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Shagson connects with a nice cross there... Ortiz is looking wobbly and Shagson recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ortiz to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Shagson jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quinton Shagson!

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hype
A | B

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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Nottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frosty bredejongen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nottingham
vs
bredejongen

185 cm
23
169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Nottingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, frosty bredejongen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nottingham drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nottingham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. bredejongen is keeping the position for now.
Nottingham is working hard here to advance position.
Nottingham trying to control the position from guard on top but bredejongen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nottingham looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bredejongen moves in looking to clinch but Nottingham pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - bredejongen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nottingham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with bredejongen but bredejongen pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nottingham misses with a takedown attempt - bredejongen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nottingham throws a jab when bredejongen was well out of range.
bredejongen is looking to clinch.
bredejongen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nottingham circles away.
Nottingham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Nottingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bredejongen wants to clinch up but Nottingham keeps it at a distance.
bredejongen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nottingham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nottingham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nottingham throws the left hand but bredejongen avoids the punch easily.
bredejongen is looking to clinch but Nottingham is avoiding it.
Nottingham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from bredejongen. Nottingham shrugs it off though.
bredejongen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
bredejongen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nottingham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bredejongen tries to clinch but Nottingham moves out of range.
Nottingham keeps the fight on the outside.
bredejongen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
bredejongen misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from bredejongen. No joy for Nottingham on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bredejongen tries to clinch up.
A head kick from bredejongen lands but Nottingham takes it in his stride.
bredejongen tries to clinch but Nottingham moves out of range.
Nottingham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract bredejongen.
Nottingham circles away from the clinch attempt.
bredejongen misses with a two punch combination.
Nottingham lands with a nice body punch.
Nottingham misses with a takedown attempt - bredejongen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nottingham tries to score a power double leg takedown but bredejongen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nottingham somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

frosty bredejongen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nottingham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nottingham looks for a takedown but bredejongen sprawls well.
bredejongen wants to clinch.

Nottingham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches bredejongen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
bredejongen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nottingham is controlling him well.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nottingham advances to mount.

Nottingham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. bredejongen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nottingham thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
bredejongen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Nottingham is working for a guillotine from mount but bredejongen frees his head quite easily.

Nottingham jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but bredejongen manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nottingham tries to score with some ground and pound. bredejongen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
bredejongen defending against the ground and pound.
Nottingham throwing shots but missing, from side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bredejongen misses with a head kick.
bredejongen tries to clinch up but Nottingham circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
bredejongen slips under a jab.
bredejongen fails in his attempt to clinch.
bredejongen fails with an attempt to clinch.

bredejongen gets caught flat footed, as Nottingham shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nottingham trying to control but bredejongen is working from the bottom.

bredejongen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nottingham off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bredejongen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nottingham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Nottingham dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Horrible takedown by Nottingham or perhaps it was just good defense by bredejongen which made him look bad.
frosty bredejongen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bredejongen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
bredejongen staying out of range there.
bredejongen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nottingham.
Nottingham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nottingham is defended easily by bredejongen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Nottingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nottingham shoots in looking for a takedown. bredejongen tries to sprawl out of it but Nottingham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. bredejongen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nottingham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nottingham tries to advance to mount but can't.
bredejongen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nottingham has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Nottingham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. bredejongen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nottingham postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nottingham wants to lay and pray for a moment but bredejongen keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nottingham tries for a kimura but bredejongen is defending well.

Nottingham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. bredejongen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nottingham is chipping away with strikes.

Nottingham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nottingham wants to control but bredejongen is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nottingham in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nottingham trying to control the position but bredejongen is working away.

Nottingham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
bredejongen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Nottingham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nottingham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Nottingham!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Assaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Dread Zepellin - Stairway to Heaven. Assaf has chosen click click boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vincent Assaf will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gracie
vs
Assaf

185 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Fightworld Formula

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Assaf!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a series of punches but Assaf avoids them all with ease.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roger Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assaf lands a lovely overhand right.
Assaf throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.

Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assaf can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie trying to control the action but Assaf is working from the bottom.
Assaf is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Assaf rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Assaf!

Assaf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assaf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assaf trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Assaf. Assaf gets slowly back to his feet.
Assaf shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Assaf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries to bum rush Assaf with a series of wild strikes but Assaf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assaf looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Assaf finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.

Assaf has managed to clinch.

Assaf has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gracie uses from the top position.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assaf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Assaf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assaf looking for a sweep. Not yet Assaf, not yet.
Assaf looks gassed!
Assaf working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Assaf is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Assaf manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Assaf's guard.
Assaf keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

Assaf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assaf trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gracie with a nice head shot there.

Assaf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie trying to control but Assaf is working from the bottom.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Assaf's head.
Gracie won't allow Assaf to sweep him here.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assaf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Assaf manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Assaf in his guard.
Assaf trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Assaf is one step ahead there.
Gracie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gracie 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.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie controls Assaf momentarily but Assaf frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assaf avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie throws the left hand but Assaf avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Assaf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Assaf avoids nicely.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination

and Assaf counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Assaf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Assaf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Assaf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assaf stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Assaf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Assaf looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Assaf is breathing heavily.

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

Assaf is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Assaf prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Assaf defends well.
Gracie is trying to keep Assaf in close.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Assaf!
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Assaf is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assaf taking shots to the head.

Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Assaf has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Assaf that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie looking to finish Assaf with some ground and pound. This is bad for Assaf!
Assaf in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie with a couple of short strikes.

Assaf is rocked!
Gracie trying to control but Assaf is having none of it.
The referee warns Assaf that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Assaf tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Assaf turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
Assaf wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Assaf with that takedown attempt.
Gracie scores with a jab. Assaf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Assaf misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Assaf moved away.
Gracie lands with a right that hurts Assaf. Assaf looks to clinch but Gracie throws a short knee that drops Assaf. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Roger Gracie!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Animal Mother (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebanij Nasos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mother comes into the arena with God of Thunder - Kiss blaring out of the sound system. Nasos has chosen Military Soviet Hymn as his entrance music. Ebanij Nasos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mother
vs
Nasos

206 cm
21
278 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

220 cm
25
270 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Animal Mother!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebanij Nasos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mother moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nasos takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Ebanij Nasos has been cut.
Mother throws a series of punches but Nasos moves out of range.
Mother throws a body punch but Nasos moves out of range.
Mother connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mother throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mother fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nasos on the side of the head.
Mother throws an overhand right that has Nasos reeling! Mother follows up with more punches and Nasos is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Animal Mother!

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C
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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Titus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titus comes to the cage accompanied by 'Till We Die - Slipknot. Pacquiao has chosen para sayo ang laban na ito! as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Neal Titus has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Neal Titus seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Titus
vs
Pacquiao

185 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neal Titus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Pacquiao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Titus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Titus is controlling him.
Titus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pacquiao wants to stand up but Titus is controlling him.
Titus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pacquiao wants to stand and escape but Titus is having none of it.
Titus controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titus trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pacquiao is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet but Titus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Titus.
Titus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titus.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Titus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Titus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Titus fails to land the takedown.
Titus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Titus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Titus dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.

Titus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pacquiao is pushing Titus's head away, looking to escape. Titus manages to hold on to the position though.

Titus tries for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
The ground and pound from Titus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Titus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Titus scoring with punches from side control.
Pacquiao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Titus is controlling him well.
Pacquiao looks gassed!

Titus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pacquiao wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pacquiao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pacquiao is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.
Titus controls the position from side control.
Titus wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Pacquiao pushes Titus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Titus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Titus tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Titus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Titus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Titus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Titus slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Titus. Titus gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neal Titus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Titus ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao 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.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Titus.

Titus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pacquiao's guard.
Titus wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Titus throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Titus is stalling in the full guard.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Titus is controlling the position.
Pacquiao is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus is working Pacquiao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Titus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Titus avoids the punch easily.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Titus slips the punch.
Pacquiao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Titus avoids it easily.
Titus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Titus saw that one coming.

Titus feints and as Pacquiao raises his hands in defense, Titus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Titus postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.
Titus looking to pass the guard.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Titus is controlling him.
Titus looking to sit in guard and control but Pacquiao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Titus 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao stops Titus from standing up.

Pacquiao gets to his feet. Titus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Titus.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Titus.
Titus slips under a jab from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Titus's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Titus.

Titus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pacquiao is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus landing strikes.
Pacquiao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Titus is controlling him well.
Pacquiao is not content to let Titus control the position.

Pacquiao throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Titus.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neal Titus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Titus shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Titus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Titus shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Titus.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titus moves away.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Titus tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Titus gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pacquiao throws an overhand right that lands on Titus's shoulder, as Titus tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Pacquiao.
Titus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Titus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Titus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Titus persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but Titus ducks down to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Titus avoids the punch easily.
Titus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao lands with a nice combination. Titus backs away looking to recover.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Titus.
Titus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Titus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Titus blocks a jab.
Titus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Titus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Titus blocks it.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Titus defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titus.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Titus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Titus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Titus off to one side.
Pacquiao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Titus shoots in but Pacquiao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao lands a jab to the head.
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Titus moved out of range.
Titus shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Titus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao looks to land a right hand but Titus moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Titus.
Titus closes the distance and clinches up with Pacquiao, looking for a takedown. Titus pushes Pacquiao against the cage but Pacquiao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Titus staying out of range there.
Titus fails with the takedown.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Titus blocks it.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Titus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Pacquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titus.
Titus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pacquiao.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Titus on that attempt.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Titus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Titus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Titus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao defends it nicely.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Titus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Titus off to one side.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titus moves away.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Titus.
Neal Titus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Titus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Titus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Fightmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Mocking Bird. 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.

Christmas
vs
Fightmaster

178 cm
21
189 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Fightmaster!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fightmaster slips under a jab.
Christmas throws the left hand but Fightmaster avoids the punch easily.
Max Fightmaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fightmaster blocks a jab.
Fightmaster ducks under a wild hook from Christmas.
Christmas takes one to the chin there.
Fightmaster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christmas dodges the punch combination from Fightmaster.
Christmas misses with a hook.
Christmas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fightmaster throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Christmas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fightmaster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christmas dodges the punch combination from Fightmaster.
A punch lands to the side of Christmas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fightmaster falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Christmas to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fightmaster lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Christmas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christmas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christmas slips under a jab.
Christmas throws a right hand that Fightmaster ducks under and follows up with a left that Fightmaster also avoids with ease.
Christmas with a jab.
Christmas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Christmas drops Fightmaster with a big left hand! Fightmaster is injured, injured bad! Christmas jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lloyd Christmas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between craig parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Visa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

parsons
vs
Visa

172 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
188 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, craig parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Visa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Visa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming parsons to the mat! parsons manages to get full guard.
Visa being controlled here momentarily.
Visa controls from within his opponent's guard.
parsons wants to get back to his feet but Visa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
parsons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Visa with a flurry of punches that miss.
parsons wants to sweep here but Visa controlling him for the moment.
parsons looking to control.
parsons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Visa's guard.
parsons not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
parsons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa is controlling parsons's posture.
parsons trying to control but Visa is working from the bottom.
parsons preventing the sweep.
parsons trying to control but Visa is working from the bottom.
parsons looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Visa tries for a takedown but parsons sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Visa scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visa controlling the pace for now.
parsons wants to hold on but Visa pushes him away.
parsons slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
parsons trying to hold on to Visa's head to control him but Visa postures up.
parsons tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Visa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Visa landing punches.

Visa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force parsons to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so parsons shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa wants to control the pace but parsons is squirming around nicely.
Visa lands a big shot there that rocks parsons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
parsons sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
parsons trying to hold on to Visa's head to control him but Visa postures up.
parsons is trying to stand up here but Visa is controlling him well.
parsons tries to get to full guard but Visa has control of the leg.
Visa trying to mount his opponent but parsons defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
parsons is looking for a sweep. Visa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
parsons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
parsons is trying to stand back up but Visa is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Visa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Visa trying to control the position but parsons is working away.
parsons keeps Visa under control for a moment.
parsons can't do much from the bottom here.
parsons tries to bench press Visa off him but Visa keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horrible takedown by Visa or perhaps it was just good defense by parsons which made him look bad.
parsons throws a series of punches but Visa moves out of range.
parsons tries to clinch up.
parsons misses with a takedown attempt

and Visa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Visa.
Visa sitting in guard here, content to control.
parsons looking to control but Visa passes into half guard.
Visa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Visa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
parsons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Visa is working away from the top position though.
Visa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
parsons tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Visa manages to move to mount!
parsons is trying desperately to improve position.
Visa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish parsons?
parsons can't escape the position.
Billy Visa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Visa with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
parsons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
parsons regains half guard.
parsons might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
parsons wants to control but Visa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
parsons is staying active underneath Visa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Visa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Visa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Visa looking to control but parsons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Visa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, parsons has worked his arm free - good work by parsons!
Visa is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
parsons gets back to half guard.
parsons tries to roll over but Visa keeps him under control.
parsons won't allow Visa to pass to mount.
parsons tries to get to full guard but Visa has control of the leg.
parsons gets back to full guard.
parsons is controlling Visa's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
parsons is trying to control the position but Visa postures up.
Visa throws and elbow that misses. parsons uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Visa's guard. Nice move by parsons!
Visa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
parsons looking to sit in guard and control but Visa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
parsons wants to sweep here but Visa controlling him for the moment.
Visa content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Visa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

parsons fails with the takedown

and Visa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Visa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so parsons is just riding it out for now. Visa eventually gives up the hold.
parsons wants to improve his position but Visa is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Visa there.
parsons is trying to maintain the position but Visa is very close to passing his half guard.
Visa prevents parsons from improving his position.
Visa thows a huge punch but parsons dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed parsons's head.

Visa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but parsons sees it coming and defends easily.
Visa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
parsons is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
parsons clinches but Visa breaks the clinch

and Visa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for parsons!
parsons is in all sorts of trouble here.
Visa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
parsons is desperately trying to improve his position but Visa has a good base and remains in mount.
Visa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Visa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
parsons tries to hold on but Visa pushes him away.
craig parsons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Visa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visa controlling the pace for now.
parsons is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
parsons regains half guard.
Visa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
parsons wants to control but Visa is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
parsons tries to kick Visa off but Visa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
parsons is trying to get back to full guard.
parsons is working hard here to advance position.
Visa content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Visa prevents parsons from standing back up.
Visa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
parsons tries to get to full guard but Visa has control of the leg.
Visa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

parsons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

parsons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Visa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Visa 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Visa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Williams
vs
Evans

190 cm
25
230 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Knock Out Artistry

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Evans.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Evans.
Williams tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Rob Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Evans.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Evans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Evans 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thumps Evans with a low kick.

Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Williams decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evans fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but Evans has taken the fight into the clinch.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Evans clinches but Williams breaks the clinch
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Williams takes one on the button.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Rob Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Williams throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Evans walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Evans backs away looking to recover.

Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Evans looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stays in close to Evans's body and controls the position.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Evans's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Evans has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams tries to circle away but Evans has him pinned against the cage.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Evans looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Evans looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
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 Rob Williams will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Williams's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.
Evans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Williams here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Evans shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Evans looking for a submission but Williams manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans trying to move into half guard but instead Williams has managed to sweep!
Rob Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Evans is proving hard to escape from.
Evans is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rob Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Williams!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eulogy Spoakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy DeSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spoakin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scarface ft Devin The Dude - Hand Of The Dead Body. DeSouza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Randy Manny & The Tools. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Randy DeSouza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Spoakin
vs
DeSouza

187 cm
25
272 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
269 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eulogy Spoakin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy DeSouza!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spoakin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeSouza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSouza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spoakin blocks the body kick.
DeSouza throws a leg kick but Spoakin checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeSouza.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSouza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeSouza throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeSouza throws a leg kick which misses Spoakin's front leg but catches the back leg as Spoakin tries to avoid it.
DeSouza throws a head kick that misses.
Spoakin misses with a series of wild punches.
Spoakin moves out of range of the body kick from DeSouza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoakin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spoakin, as that shot connected.
Spoakin moves out of range of the body kick.
Spoakin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Spoakin misses.
Spoakin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeSouza was well out of range. Poor timing from Spoakin.
Spoakin misses with a wild body shot.
Spoakin tries a low kick but DeSouza avoids it.
Good shot there by Spoakin.
A jab lands there for Spoakin.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSouza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spoakin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spoakin swinging wildly here.
Randy DeSouza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeSouza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spoakin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Spoakin.
Spoakin misses with a two punch combination.
DeSouza doesn't manage to clinch there - Spoakin circles away.
Spoakin throws a front kick aimed at DeSouza's knee but DeSouza avoids it well.
Spoakin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
DeSouza tries to land a front kick but Spoakin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Spoakin misses
and DeSouza counters with a nice leg kick.
DeSouza throws a leg kick
and Spoakin counters with a stiff right hand.
Spoakin scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSouza darts in trying to clinch
and Spoakin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spoakin avoids a kick to the body.
Spoakin scores with a hook to the body. DeSouza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
DeSouza looks gassed!
Donk. Spoakin catches DeSouza right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spoakin lands a jab to DeSouza's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of DeSouza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Spoakin.
Spoakin lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. DeSouza is looking to close the distance but Spoakin sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! DeSouza crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope DeSouza is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Eulogy Spoakin!
Eulogy Spoakin retains his heavyweight title!