Bushido 6: Bob vs Eberhart PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chen Ling Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Hernandez (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.

Ling Wei
vs
Hernandez

167 cm
19
159 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

179 cm
20
156 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chen Ling Wei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ling Wei ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Ling Wei moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Ling Wei clinches with his opponent.
Ling Wei wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ling Wei is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hernandez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ling Wei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ling Wei looks to land a body kick but Hernandez moved away.
Ling Wei moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez scores with a hook.
Ling Wei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ling Wei counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut

and Ling Wei counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ling Wei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Ling Wei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling Wei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ling Wei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Ling Wei.
Hernandez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ling Wei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ling Wei is breathing heavily.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez punishes Ling Wei's body with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez punishes Ling Wei's body with a nice straight punch.
Ling Wei wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Ling Wei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ling Wei staying out of range there.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ling Wei is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Ling Wei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ling Wei blocks a jab.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Ling Wei avoids nicely.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling Wei throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ling Wei in his tracks.
Ling Wei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
Ling Wei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Ling Wei scores with a body shot.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Larry Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling Wei shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Ling Wei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ling Wei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Ling Wei moves out of range.
Ling Wei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hernandez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ling Wei scrambles back to his feet.
Ling Wei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Ling Wei rushes Hernandez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez pushes Ling Wei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hernandez lands a body shot.
Hernandez tries to break free but Ling Wei pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ling Wei backwards.
Hernandez digs a right hand underneath Ling Wei's ribcage. Ling Wei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Hernandez as the two fighters clinch.

Ling Wei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hernandez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ling Wei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Ling Wei is rocked!
Ling Wei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Ling Wei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Ling Wei's body.
Hernandez lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling Wei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez throws a shot to the body.
Ling Wei seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling Wei shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chen Ling Wei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Larry Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Ling Wei off the cage and back into range.
Ling Wei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ling Wei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Hernandez does it's job there.
Ling Wei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Hernandez.
Ling Wei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling Wei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hernandez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a nice strike.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ling Wei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Ling Wei moves out of range.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Ling Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ling Wei takes one on the button.
Hernandez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ling Wei's head.
Hernandez jabs at Ling Wei's body.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez scores with a jab.
Hernandez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez lands with a straight right. Ling Wei didn't see that one coming.
Ling Wei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hernandez cracks Ling Wei with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ling Wei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ling Wei looks for a takedown but Hernandez sprawls well.
Ling Wei connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez looks to land a combination. Ling Wei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Hernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ling Wei doesn't seem bothered though.
Ling Wei takes one to the side of the head.
Hernandez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ling Wei drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hernandez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ling Wei's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Hernandez!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Chalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber's entrance music is California Love. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Faber
vs
Chalas

168 cm
30
130 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Chalas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalas stuffs the takedown attempt from Faber. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
Chalas throws a right hand that misses

and Faber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Faber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chalas wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chalas wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.
Chalas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Faber stays in close to Chalas's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
Chalas misses with an uppercut

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chalas won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chalas's shoulder. That is not cool.
Faber's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chalas wants to get back to his feet.
Chalas is letting Faber control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chalas pushes Faber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalas is letting Faber control him for a moment.

Urijah Faber has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chalas misses with an uppercut

and Faber counters with a takedown into side control.
Faber controls the position from side control.
Chalas tries to escape but Faber is in control.
Faber controlling from side mount.
Chalas pushes Faber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Faber controlling the position from side mount.
Chalas pushes Faber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chalas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chalas won't be happy with that.
Chalas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Faber asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Faber is staying tight to Chalas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chalas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chalas looks winded!
Faber controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chalas misses with a left hand

and Faber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chalas!
Faber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chalas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Faber controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Chalas really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Faber controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chalas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chalas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Faber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chalas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Faber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chalas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Faber controlling his opponent.
Faber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chalas for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chalas wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chalas throws a lazy uppercut

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Chalas didn't expect that.
Faber stops Chalas from standing up.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chalas wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chalas misses with a right hand

and Faber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chalas's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Faber won't allow Chalas to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas swings widly with a right hand

and Faber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faber.
Faber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Faber won't allow Chalas to get back to his feet.
Chalas is breathing heavily.
Faber 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
Chalas throws a poor cross that misses

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown. Chalas fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Urijah Faber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chalas throws a lazy uppercut

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chalas pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Faber in particular looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Faber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Faber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Urijah Faber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chalas misses with a right hand

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown. Chalas fights it but they end up in guard.
Chalas being controlled here, momentarily.
Chalas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Faber 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas throws a lazy uppercut

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Faber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chalas is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
Chalas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Faber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chalas wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.
Faber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chalas won't be happy with that.
Faber takes a little break here. Chalas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chalas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Faber asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chalas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Faber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chalas tries to kick Faber off but Faber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Faber is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Urijah Faber has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chalas misses with an uppercut

and Faber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chalas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber controlling the pace for now.

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

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas throws a lazy uppercut

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas misses with an uppercut

and Faber counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chalas's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber controls from within his opponent's guard.
Faber stops Chalas from standing up.
Faber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chalas wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chalas being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Faber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chalas swivels and escapes.

Faber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chalas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Faber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chalas wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Chalas as Faber shoots in.
Urijah Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chalas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Chalas didn't expect that.
Faber stays in close to Chalas's body and controls the position.
Faber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chalas can do to turn this around?
Chalas is looking to stand up but Faber isn't so interested in that idea.
Chalas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chalas misses with a hook

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Chalas didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber won't allow Chalas to get back to his feet.
Faber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Faber won't allow Chalas to get back to his feet.
Faber controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas misses with a hook

so Faber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Faber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Faber prevents Chalas from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas misses with a hook

and Faber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chalas!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber controlling the pace for now.
Luis Chalas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Faber!
Our winner, Urijah Faber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Bernstein has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bernstein
vs
Bravo

195 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
30
240 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Bernstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bernstein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bravo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bravo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernstein wants to sweep here but Bravo controlling him for the moment.
Bernstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bernstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bravo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bernstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bravo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bernstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bernstein is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bravo dives into side control.
Bernstein defending against the ground and pound.
Bernstein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Bravo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bernstein some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Bravo crashes against the mat.
Bravo is looking to take a break and control but Bernstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bravo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Bravo has an Americana. Bernstein didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bravo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bravo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chael Bravo!
Chael Bravo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marcolini's choice of entrance music: Raffaella Carra - Rumore. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Vasquez
vs
Marcolini

194 cm
30
263 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
29
259 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samir Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Marcolini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcolini connects with a single shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to move into range but Marcolini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marcolini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Vasquez counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcolini looks to land a combination but Vasquez avoids it well.
Vasquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Marcolini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcolini defending well as Vasquez loads up on a big left hand.
Marcolini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasquez.

Marcolini closes the distance and clinches.
Marcolini lands a nice knee to the body.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.

Marcolini drops Vasquez with a big knee straight up the middle! Vasquez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Samir Vasquez has been cut.
Marcolini jabs Vasquez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marcolini connects with a leg kick. Vasquez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Marcolini cracks Vasquez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vasquez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Marcolini finish him?

Vasquez is rocked!
Marcolini closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Vasquez out cold! Vasquez corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marco Marcolini!
Marco Marcolini 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sendoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Fight for your Right to Party. Akira Sendoh has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Anderson
vs
Sendoh

190 cm
32
265 lbs
20 - 19 - 0

185 cm
26
245 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sendoh swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sendoh as he jumps to the side.
Sendoh thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.

Sendoh takes the fight into the clinch.

Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Sendoh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sendoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sendoh rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Sendoh.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Sendoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sendoh leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Sendoh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Sendoh stalling.
Anderson prevents Sendoh from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sendoh.
Sendoh with a knee to the head.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Sendoh.
Sendoh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Sendoh tries to tie him up.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Sendoh does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sendoh forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Sendoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sendoh stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Sendoh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sendoh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Sendoh looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Sendoh has Anderson pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh blocks an uppercut.
Sendoh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anderson prevents Sendoh from breaking the clinch.
Anderson tries to stall but Sendoh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sendoh has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sendoh is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sendoh has his back to the cage.
Anderson tries to break free but Sendoh pushes him back against the cage.
Sendoh is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sendoh has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Sendoh is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Sendoh's head but Sendoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws a body punch but Sendoh moves out of range.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Sendoh saw that one coming.
Sendoh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Sendoh clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sendoh is working Anderson over against the cage.

Sendoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sendoh moves into the clinch successfully.

Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sendoh stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sendoh slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sendoh moves into the clinch.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson wants to break free but Sendoh has control.
Anderson is trying to drag Sendoh to the mat but Sendoh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sendoh as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sendoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson tries to stall but Sendoh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sendoh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sendoh.
Sendoh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson wants to stall.
Sendoh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sendoh lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sendoh lands a shoulder strike.
Sendoh lands an uppercut.
Akira Sendoh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sendoh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sendoh keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sendoh is keeping busy.

Sendoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a hook. Sendoh ducked under it nicely.

Sendoh clinches up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Sendoh is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sendoh just leaning against Anderson, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sendoh is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sendoh has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sendoh misses with a body punch.
Sendoh lands a body shot.
Sendoh is trying to stall.
Sendoh lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sendoh.
Sendoh looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson taking a breather.

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

Sendoh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson tries to break free but Sendoh pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sendoh has his back to the cage.
Anderson tries to break free but Sendoh pushes him back against the cage.
Sendoh landing knees to the body.
Sendoh prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sendoh.
Sendoh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sendoh pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sendoh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson letting Sendoh take a breather here.
Anderson working aggressively here.

Sendoh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sendoh forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson is trying to drag Sendoh to the mat but Sendoh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sendoh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Sendoh stalling.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Sendoh gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Sendoh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Sendoh gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Sendoh slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Sendoh.
Sendoh being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Sendoh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sendoh clinches with his opponent.
Sendoh lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Sendoh on the inside.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Sendoh improves position.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sendoh won't allow it.
Sendoh is stalling here.
Anderson wants to stall.
Sendoh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sendoh pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sendoh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sendoh is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Sendoh breaks the clinch.

Sendoh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sendoh prevents it.

Sendoh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sendoh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sendoh rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Sendoh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sendoh continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sendoh presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sendoh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Sendoh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sendoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sendoh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Sendoh.
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!
Sendoh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sendoh lands a nice uppercut.

Sendoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sendoh clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson trying to stall but Sendoh improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sendoh scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
A bit of stalling here from Sendoh.
Sendoh lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Frank Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Sendoh receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akira Sendoh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sendoh, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Sendoh misses.

Sendoh moves into the clinch.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Sendoh keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Sendoh has the dominant position.

Sendoh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Sendoh. Sendoh maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to stall but Sendoh improves his position.
Sendoh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Sendoh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sendoh cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Sendoh scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Sendoh moves into the clinch.
Sendoh blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sendoh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Sendoh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Sendoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sendoh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Sendoh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - Mother. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Blunt
vs
Fields

188 cm
31
198 lbs
18 - 20 - 0

192 cm
29
197 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Layne Fields!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fields is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blunt.

It looks like Layne Fields has been cut.
Blunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fields wants to clinch up but Blunt keeps it at a distance.
Blunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fields circles away quickly and effectively.
Blunt moves out of range of the body kick from Fields.
Fields throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Blunt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fields!
Blunt controlling the pace for now.
Blunt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blunt manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fields to take his back!
Fields breaks Blunt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fields looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blunt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fields sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blunt's guard.

Blunt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fields wants to control but Blunt is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Fields.
Fields not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fields wants to control but Blunt is keeping him busy.

Blunt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blunt is trying to maintain the position but Fields is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fields seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blunt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blunt wants to improve his position but Fields is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fields frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fields wants to control the pace but Blunt is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Blunt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blunt regains half guard.
Blunt tries to roll over but Fields keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt is pressing down on Fields's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fields passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fields wants to stand but Blunt has his arm trapped.

Fields tries for a kimura but Blunt is defending well.
Blunt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fields frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt tries to hold on but Fields postures up.
Blunt is in a horrible position here. Fields smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blunt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fields looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blunt is one step ahead there.
Blunt advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fields is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bob Blunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Layne Fields's cut.
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.

Blunt misses with a wild combination.
Blunt connects with a body shot that sends Fields's belly button to the back.
Blunt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fields doesn't manage to clinch there - Blunt circles away.
Blunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fields checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Blunt misses.
Blunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blunt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blunt throws a lazy right hand but Fields sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fields avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fields tries to clinch but Blunt moves out of range.
Blunt throws a hook but Fields blocks it.
Blunt slips under a jab from Fields.
Fields looks to land a body kick but Blunt moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fields doesn't manage to clinch there - Blunt circles away.
Blunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fields.
Fields throws a series of punches but Blunt moves out of range.
Blunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fields stuffs the takedown attempt from Blunt. Blunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Blunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blunt motions for Fields to come forward. Blunt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fields circles away quickly and effectively.
Fields throws a nice head kick!
Fields lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fields tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blunt connects with a body shot that sends Fields's belly button to the back.
Blunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Blunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Fields lands but Blunt takes it in his stride.
Blunt connects with a jab.
Blunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Fields throws a lazy right hand but Blunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fields tries to clinch up.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Blunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blunt throws a series of strikes that have Fields backpedaling.
Good standup being displayed there by Blunt as he connects with a hook.
Fields misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fields tries to clinch up.

Blunt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fields on his heels. He'll look to pass Fields's guard now, I'm sure.
Blunt passes Fields's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fields trying to hold on to Blunt's head to control him but Blunt postures up.
Fields is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Blunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fields keeps working.
Fields is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fields is looking to control Blunt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fields avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fields throws a leg kick
and Blunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fields thinking.
Blunt lands with a slapping head kick.

That has opened up Layne Fields's cut even more.
Fields misses with a body kick.
Fields scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunt throws a lazy head kick
enabling Fields to counter with a crisp jab.
Fields plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Layne Fields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Fields off the cage and back into range.
Fields lands a leg kick that knocks Blunt off balance momentarily.
Blunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blunt throws a right hand that Fields ducks under and follows up with a left that Fields also avoids with ease.
Blunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Fields thumps Blunt with a low kick.
Blunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blunt is looking to chop away at Fields's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fields tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Blunt. Those never looked like landing.
Fields avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Bob Blunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Layne Fields's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fields moves into the clinch successfully.
Fields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Blunt lands an elbow that stopped Fields in his tracks for a moment.
Fields scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Blunt lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blunt fails to land.
Fields lands with a light punch inside.
Blunt misses with a knee to the head.
Blunt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Blunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fields tries to clinch up but Blunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Fields tests Blunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fields tries to clinch but Blunt moves out of range.
Bob Blunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Fields checks a leg kick.

Blunt moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Fields leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blunt lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Blunt.
Fields presses Blunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blunt lands a left hand.
Blunt blocks an elbow strike from Fields.
Blunt tries a knee to the head but Fields blocks it.
Blunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Fields avoids the damage to the body.
Blunt wants to break free but Fields has control.
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!
Fields lands a body shot.
Fields lands a hook that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
Blunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fields.
Fields with a knee to the head.
Fields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blunt's face.
Fields landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields scores with a shoulder strike.
Fields lands a nice elbow.
Fields comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fields stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fields.
Fields misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blunt.
Blunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fields lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blunt backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fields creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Fields manages to break the clinch.
Blunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blunt throws a right and a left that Fields avoids nicely.
Blunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Blunt misses with a wild body shot.
Fields scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fields throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Fields instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields lands a damaging elbow.
Fields lands with a short shot to the head.
Fields working Blunt over with knees to the body.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Fields lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fields tries to work over Blunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Fields - that landed with a thud.
Fields looking to throw knees to the head but Blunt is blocking nicely.
Fields trying to stall but Blunt improves his position.
Fields lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fields.
Fields landing knees to the body.
Fields softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bob Blunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fields pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blunt avoiding damage as Fields throws knees to the body.
Fields lands a body shot in the clinch.
Layne Fields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields struggles to land a body shot inside as Blunt controls his hands.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Blunt avoids the damage to the body.
Fields misses with a punch to the body.
Blunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fields creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blunt's defenses.
Come on Fields - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Fields has double underhooks.

Blunt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fields doesn't manage to clinch there - Blunt circles away.
Blunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fields tries to clinch up
and Blunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Layne Fields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blunt 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dino Ciccarelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Desbatailles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ciccarelli comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Ground. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Desbatailles was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ciccarelli
vs
Desbatailles

179 cm
21
192 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dino Ciccarelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciccarelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desbatailles was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciccarelli.
Desbatailles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Ciccarelli misses.
Dino Ciccarelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciccarelli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Desbatailles .
Ciccarelli lands a nice hook to Desbatailles 's body. Desbatailles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ciccarelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ciccarelli throws a lazy right hand but Desbatailles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Desbatailles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Desbatailles scores with a leg kick.
Desbatailles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ciccarelli.
Desbatailles swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciccarelli.
Desbatailles avoids the head kick by Ciccarelli.

Desbatailles gets a clinch.
Desbatailles tries to stall but Ciccarelli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Ciccarelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ciccarelli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desbatailles slips a straight right by Ciccarelli.
Desbatailles blocks a head kick by Ciccarelli.
Desbatailles scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciccarelli tries a low kick but Desbatailles avoids it.
Ciccarelli missing with a left hand there. Desbatailles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ciccarelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Desbatailles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ciccarelli momentarily.
Ciccarelli throws a body kick that misses.
Ciccarelli throws a lazy head kick
and Desbatailles counters with a low kick, right behind Ciccarelli 's knee.
Ciccarelli misses the shot to the body.
Ciccarelli throws a combination that misses
and Desbatailles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ciccarelli thinking.
Ciccarelli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ciccarelli is breathing heavily.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciccarelli throws a jab when Desbatailles was well out of range.
Ciccarelli throws a wild body kick that Desbatailles sees coming a mile off.
Ciccarelli misses the jab.
Desbatailles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ciccarelli eats them both and turns towards Desbatailles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ciccarelli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Desbatailles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciccarelli throws a shot to the body.
Ciccarelli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ciccarelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Desbatailles ducks under a wild hook from Ciccarelli.

Desbatailles drives through and clinches with Ciccarelli against the cage.
A short right from Desbatailles on the inside.
A short right from Desbatailles .
Ciccarelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Desbatailles breaks from the clinch.
Ciccarelli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Desbatailles .
Nice shot by Ciccarelli.

Desbatailles rushes Ciccarelli and presses him up against the cage.
Desbatailles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ciccarelli's efforts to push away.
Desbatailles misses with a knee strike.
Desbatailles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ciccarelli takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Dino Ciccarelli has been cut.
Desbatailles throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Desbatailles .

Desbatailles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ciccarelli throws the left hand but Desbatailles avoids the punch easily.
Ciccarelli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciccarelli is looking to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Desbatailles finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Desbatailles lands a head shot.
Ciccarelli throws a push kick but Desbatailles slaps the foot to one side.
Ciccarelli misses with the combination.
Ciccarelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ciccarelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ciccarelli throws a head kick that misses
and Desbatailles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Desbatailles finds it's way through Ciccarelli's defenses.
Desbatailles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ciccarelli will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Desbatailles .
A low kick from Ciccarelli is predictable there
and Desbatailles counters with an inside leg kick.
Ciccarelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desbatailles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Desbatailles darts in and clinches Ciccarelli up against the cage.
Desbatailles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ciccarelli avoids it.
Desbatailles lands a right hand.
Ciccarelli working hard to break the clinch.

Desbatailles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desbatailles connects with an inside leg kick.
Desbatailles defending well as Ciccarelli loads up on a big left hand.
Desbatailles blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Desbatailles , right into the meat.
Ciccarelli throws out a loose jab but Desbatailles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciccarelli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ciccarelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ciccarelli misses with a head kick.

Desbatailles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciccarelli is looking to control Desbatailles 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ciccarelli avoid being mounted?
Ciccarelli is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A solid body kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands a head kick. Ciccarelli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Desbatailles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ciccarelli throws a push kick but Desbatailles slaps the foot to one side.
Ciccarelli looks to land a body kick but Desbatailles moved away.
Desbatailles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciccarelli's sensitive parts.
Desbatailles lands with a kick to the temple. Ciccarelli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ciccarelli is rocked!
Desbatailles throws a powerful right kick. Ciccarelli tried to block low but the kick was high! Ciccarelli was taken right off of his feet! Desbatailles jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Desbatailles !
Our winner, John Desbatailles , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eberhart has chosen South Side as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bob
vs
Eberhart

173 cm
30
141 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

170 cm
28
146 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob slaps away a takedown attempt from Eberhart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eberhart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eberhart throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eberhart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eberhart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.

Eberhart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Eberhart drops back looking for a leg! Bob is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bob manages to kick Eberhart off! Eberhart jumps back into Bob's guard.
Bob seems keen to control Eberhart's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eberhart stops Bob from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Eberhart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eberhart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Eberhart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eberhart postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.

Eberhart drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Eberhart seems to have locked his on tight now - Bob screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Eberhart, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Andrew Eberhart!