Grand prix 2 RD2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lii comes into the arena with Legend of the Ocean blaring out of the sound system. Tomson has chosen Bubba Shot the Jukebox last night- Mark Chestnut as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Luke Lii is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lii
vs
Tomson

179 cm
30
168 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

189 cm
29
210 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Lii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lii tries to keep at a distance but Tomson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lii lands a damaging elbow.

Lii pulls guard effortlessly.

Tomson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lii is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tomson, into his guard.

Tomson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lii defends well.
Tomson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lii.
Tomson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tomson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tomson is trying for a kimura here. Lii looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tomson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julius Tomson!
In his post fight interview, Julius Tomson gave a big smile as he said 'FTW Mother freakers! My bro wants to sign the line to fight me, Forget him. My Manager cause thats all he is puts us against each other Forget him to. I'm here to beat you like you owe me money. Here I come!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Suarez (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.

Lowley
vs
Suarez

225 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

194 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lowley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suarez momentarily.
Lowley swinging wildly here.
Lowley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Lowley avoids them all with ease.
Suarez throws a body punch but Lowley moves out of range.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Suarez missing with a left hand there. Lowley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Lowley finds it's target.
Suarez walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suarez dodges the punch combination from Lowley.
Lowley throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suarez throws a head kick but Lowley moves out of range.
No joy there for Suarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lowley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lowley.
Lowley misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowley slips a straight right by Suarez.
Suarez ducks right into an uppercut from Lowley.
Suarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Lowley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suarez misses with a body shot.
Lowley lands a two punch combo.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez avoids the body shot from Lowley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lowley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lowley ducks under a wild hook from Suarez.
Suarez walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Lowley moves out of range.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Lowley moves out of range.
Lowley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suarez throws a hook but Lowley avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lowley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lowley scores with a jab. Suarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lowley scores with a one two! Suarez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lowley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lowley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lowley looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
Lowley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suarez takes one to the chin there.
Suarez throws a good cross that connects.
Suarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Suarez walks into a left hand.
Suarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lowley misses with a double jab.
Lowley is breathing heavily.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Lowley avoids nicely.
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Lowley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowley misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Lowley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Suarez misses with a hook
letting Lowley counter with a right hand.
Lowley fails to land with a series of punches.
Suarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowley.
Suarez takes a swing at Lowley's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lowley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lowley misses with a wild combination.
Lowley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lowley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez misses with a double jab.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowley moves away.
Suarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Suarez misses.
Lowley slips a jab and a cross from Suarez.
Suarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lowley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Suarez misses with a straight left.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez lands with a nice combination. Lowley backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowley lands a jab to the nose.
Lowley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lowley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suarez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowley misses with a series of wild punches.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Lowley avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lowley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Suarez takes one to the chin there.
Lowley throws a combination. Suarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed right hand from Suarez misses the target.
Lowley fails to land with a series of punches.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suarez throws a hook to the side of Lowley's head but Lowley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowley circles away quickly and effectively.
Lowley looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
Suarez slips a jab and a cross from Lowley.
Lowley stuns Suarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lowley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Suarez throws a lazy right hand but Lowley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe Lowley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suarez backs up against the cage.
Lowley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowley lands a jab-cross combination.
Lowley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Suarez lands a head shot.
Suarez throws out a loose jab but Lowley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowley dips to his left and cracks Suarez with an uppercut!
Lowley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Suarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Lowley.
Nice shot lands for Lowley.
Lowley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lowley fails to land with a series of punches.
Suarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Suarez throws a series of strikes that have Lowley backpedaling.
Lowley throws a series of punches but Suarez avoids them all with ease.
Suarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowley looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
Suarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suarez on the side of the head.
Suarez misses the shot to the body.
Lowley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suarez.
Lowley slips a straight right by Suarez.
Suarez throws a nice looking combination but Lowley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suarez misses with a straight left.
Suarez throws a right hand that Lowley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lowley also avoids with ease.
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowley.
Suarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowley dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Suarez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lowley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Lowley avoids nicely.
Suarez misses with a hook.
Lowley lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowley dodges the punch combination from Suarez.
Lowley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lowley swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Lowley scores with a four punch combination!
Suarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suarez.
Suarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lowley under the eye.
Suarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lowley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lowley.
Lowley lands a jab to the head.
Suarez throws a shot from downtown. Lowley moves away and avoids it.
Lowley looks to land a right hand but Suarez moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowley manages to avoid it.
Lowley throws a right and a left that Suarez avoids nicely.
Lowley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suarez misses with a two punch combination.
Lowley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowley.
Suarez takes one to the side of the head.
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Lowley looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
Suarez misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez misses with the combination.
Suarez lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowley throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Joe Lowley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Suarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lowley slips under a jab from Suarez.
A punch combination from Lowley misses.
Suarez misses with an uppercut
letting Lowley counter with a right hand.
Lowley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Suarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe Lowley is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Lowley misses.
A nice combination there by Suarez.
Lowley misses with a wild combination.
Suarez misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Lowley misses.
Lowley misses with a body punch
and Suarez counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Suarez looks to land a left hand but Lowley moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lowley. Those never looked like landing.
Lowley throws a looping overhand right but Suarez ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Suarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Suarez.
Lowley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Suarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Suarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lowley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Suarez throws an overhand right that lands on Lowley's shoulder, as Lowley tries to avoid the shot.
Suarez throws a nice looking combination but Lowley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowley lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowley.
Suarez misses with an uppercut. Lowley saw that one coming.
Suarez throws a hook to the side of Lowley's head but Lowley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Suarez. Those never looked like landing.
Lowley connects with a right hand. Suarez shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suarez drops his hands momentarily and Lowley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lowley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suarez eats them both and turns towards Lowley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lowley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suarez tries a low kick but Lowley avoids it.
Lowley throws a series of strikes that have Suarez backpedaling.
Lowley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowley misses with the combination.
Suarez misses with a few strikes there.
Suarez throws a series of punches but Lowley avoids them all with ease.
Lowley tests Suarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Lowley scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Suarez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.
Lowley throws a right and a left that Suarez avoids nicely.
Lowley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowley circles away quickly and effectively.
Lowley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowley connects with a nice looking jab.
Lowley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Suarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lowley lands a glancing blow to the side of Suarez's head.
Lowley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowley moves away.
Suarez misses with a double jab.
A combination from Suarez does no damage.
Lowley lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowley.
Suarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Suarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowley.
Some wild striking there from Lowley.
Suarez swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Lowley.
Lowley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowley throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez loads up on a big right hand but Lowley slips the punch.
Suarez dodges the punch combination from Lowley.
Jason Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Lowley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Suarez misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Lowley.
Well Lowley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joe Lowley!

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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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes into the arena with (Matallica) Ride the lightning blaring out of the sound system. 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?

Brooks
vs
Blood

185 cm
27
206 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

202 cm
24
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Blood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks lands with a kick to the temple. Blood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Blood swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Blood wants to clinch up but Brooks keeps it at a distance.
Blood blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Blood blocks a leg kick.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matt Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Blood lands a nice looking body kick.

Blood drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blood to keep the fight standing.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Brooks jumps guard but Blood stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Blood.
Blood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Blood misses with a knee to the head.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blood lands a nice elbow.
Blood working aggressively here.
Brooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood stalling against the cage.
Blood managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blood has his back to the cage.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Brooks tries to pull guard but Blood holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooks drops back down to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood works on Brooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks looking for a takedown.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Blood taking a breather.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Blood stops a takedown attempt from Brooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Blood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.
Blood is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blood has his back to the cage.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blood to keep the fight standing.
Brooks fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking to control Brooks's arms but Brooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blood has his back to the cage.

Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Blood.
Blood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Brooks.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blood throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Blood.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood loads up on a big right hand but Brooks slips the punch.
Blood throws a head kick that misses.
Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks dips to his left and cracks Blood with an uppercut!
No joy there for Brooks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood misses with an uppercut.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Blood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brooks.
Brooks lands a slapping body shot.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blood scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Blood avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Brooks cracks Blood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jason Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brooks.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lands a jab to the nose.
Blood throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Brooks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blood. Blood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A leg kick checked by Brooks.
Blood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brooks lands with an overhand left.
Brooks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Blood misses with a body kick.
Blood avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Jason Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to clinch
and Brooks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks cracks a nice hook into Blood's ribs.
Brooks connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blood throws a front kick that sends Brooks stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Blood.
Blood throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with the combination.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Brooks misses with a low kick.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Blood.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blood looks to clinch
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks scores with a nice right hand.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks lands a head kick!
Blood throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Jason Brooks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick from Brooks lands but Blood takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Blood lands but Brooks takes it in his stride.
Blood throws a leg kick
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Blood backing up. Blood nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Brooks lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Blood misses.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood tried to score with a low kick but Brooks checks it.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brooks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Blood clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Blood misses with a looping right.
Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Brooks slips under a jab from Blood.
Brooks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Blood lands a body shot.
Blood throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks feints and then cracks Blood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blood down.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brooks.
Blood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Brooks shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blood eats them both and turns towards Brooks to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blood throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blood wants to clinch.
Brooks throws a head kick that half lands.
Brooks misses with a two punch combination.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood moves out of range of the body kick from Brooks.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Blood throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brooks throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Blood lands a jab.
Brooks throws a front kick that sends Blood stumbling back into the cage.
Brooks lands a high kick!
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Blood throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Brooks lands with a hook. Blood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brooks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Blood throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Brooks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Blood.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Blood.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blood.
Blood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brooks.

Blood has closed the distance and engaged Brooks in a clinch.
Brooks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks wants a takedown.
Brooks jumps guard but Blood stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Brooks.
I think Brooks 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Elder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elder comes into the arena with THats how we roll blaring out of the sound system. Cain has chosen I Love this Road (Emerson Drive) as his entrance music. Xander Elder had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Elder
vs
Cain

195 cm
28
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
29
209 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xander Elder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emerson Cain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elder sprawls well. Elder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cain gets slowly back to his feet.
Cain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elder's waist but Elder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cain off to one side.

Elder has closed the distance and engaged Cain in a clinch.
Elder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elder stops a takedown attempt from Cain.
Xander Elder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Cain.
Elder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Elder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Cain pulls guard effortlessly.

Cain looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Elder passes into half guard.

Cain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Elder pulls his head out easily.

Cain actively working from the bottom here.
Cain looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elder wants to stand but Cain has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Cain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Elder pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Elder pulls his head out easily.

Cain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cain is looking to improve his position.
Elder tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cain controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cain actively working from the bottom here.

Cain is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Elder is tapping! Great win for Cain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Emerson Cain!
Post fight, Emerson Cain took to the microphone: 'What is there to say, Orgs come and go champions are supposed to lose thier titles not have them just go away. I will be a champion again. Set me up against anyone and I'm gonna do everything in my power to finish them and win. Let the streak continue. Hall of famers or Giants i'll tap you all!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana comes into the arena with Baby got back blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Katana
vs
Simmons

160 cm
33
167 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

190 cm
30
209 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Katana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Katana.
Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Katana is just out of range.
Katana moves out of range as Simmons strikes.
Katana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simmons throws a big shot that misses.
Katana dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Katana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Simmons misses.
Simmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Katana misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a double jab.
Katana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Simmons throws the left hand but Katana avoids the punch easily.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Katana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Simmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Katana.
Katana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Katana misses.
Simmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simmons digs a good hook to Katana's body.
Simmons throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a two punch combination.
Simmons misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Katana takes one to the side of the head.
Simmons throws a combination that misses
enabling Katana to counter with a crisp jab.
Simmons throws a hook but Katana avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Simmons slips under a jab from Katana.
Simmons lands a jab to the nose.
Manny Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Katana misses.
Katana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simmons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a body punch but Katana moves out of range.
Katana throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Katana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simmons connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Katana scrambles back to his feet.
Simmons falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Katana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simmons.
Simmons connects with a nice looking jab.
Katana dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Simmons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katana throws a head kick that misses.
Katana pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons slips under a jab from Katana.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katana.
Simmons fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Simmons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Simmons misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manny Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Simmons does no damage.
Simmons misses with a right hand
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Katana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Katana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Simmons moves out of range as Katana strikes.
Some wild striking there from Katana.
Nice defenses there by Simmons.
Katana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Katana tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katana staying out of range there.
Katana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simmons.
Katana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simmons just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Katana eats them both and turns towards Simmons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like James Katana has been cut.
Simmons throws a right and a left that Katana avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simmons. Katana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simmons throws a hook but Katana blocks it.
Simmons walks into a stiff left hand from Katana.
Simmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Simmons swings for the body but Katana moves out of range.
Simmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Manny Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Katana misses with a hook.
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!
Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simmons misses with a looping right.
Simmons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simmons blocks a head kick by Katana.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Katana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katana manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Katana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Katana decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Katana throws a looping overhand right but Simmons ducks down to avoid it.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Simmons lands a really nice looking cross but Katana seems unphased.
Manny Simmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katana looks to land a right hand but Simmons moved out of range.
Simmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simmons throws a right and a left that Katana avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana with a nice cross.
Katana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Katana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simmons slips a jab from Katana.
Simmons connects with the punch.
Katana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simmons.
Simmons throws the left hand but Katana avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons loads up on a big right hand but Katana slips the punch.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Simmons throws a body punch but Katana moves out of range.
Simmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katana clobbers Simmons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Katana looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Katana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Simmons back to the cage. Katana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Simmons takes a swing at Katana's ribcage but misses.
Katana dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Simmons catches Katana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Katana moves away from the strike by Simmons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons scores with a jab to the head.
Katana slips under a jab from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a double jab
and Katana counters with a two punch combo.
Katana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Simmons finds it's way round the side to connect with Katana's head.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Katana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Simmons misses.
Katana needs to keep his hands up - Simmons had a free shot at his head there.
Simmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katana was well out of range. Poor timing from Simmons.
Katana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Katana.
Simmons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katana manages to avoid it.
Katana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simmons.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katana circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons slips a straight right by Katana.
Katana ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
Katana slips a jab and a cross from Simmons.
Simmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katana.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Simmons misses.
Katana dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Simmons throws a combination that misses
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katana throws a looping overhand right but Simmons ducks down to avoid it.
Simmons throws a right and a left that Katana avoids nicely.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Simmons misses with a double jab
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Simmons misses.
Katana dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Katana clobbers Simmons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Katana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simmons.
Simmons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simmons slips a jab from Katana.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Katana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Simmons really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Katana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simmons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simmons is looking to escape.
Simmons is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Katana is controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Katana.
Katana staying out of range there.
Simmons misses with a lunging right hand
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws a shot from downtown. Katana moves away and avoids it.
Katana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simmons swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simmons missing with a left hand there. Katana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katana.
Simmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simmons swinging wildly here.
Simmons is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Katana avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a jab to the body
and Simmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with an uppercut. Katana saw that one coming.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Katana avoids them all with ease.
Simmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Katana throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily.
Katana connects with the punch.
Katana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katana slips a jab and a cross from Simmons.
Simmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simmons misses the shot to the body.

Katana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Katana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Simmons's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Katana controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Katana.
Katana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Simmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simmons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Katana eats them both and turns towards Simmons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katana manages to avoid it.
Simmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that James Katana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Simmons tries to bum rush Katana with a series of wild strikes but Katana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katana cracks Simmons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Katana moves out of range.
Simmons throws a right hand that Katana ducks under and follows up with a left that Katana also avoids with ease.
Katana misses with a two punch combination.
Katana throws a series of punches but Simmons avoids them all with ease.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katana circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Katana throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Simmons misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Katana moves out of range.
Simmons misses with the combination.
Katana connects with the punch.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katana circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons thows a body shot but no joy.
Simmons throws a right hand that misses
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simmons misses with a body punch
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katana throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
Simmons throws a combination that misses
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Katana is just out of range.
Katana connects with a crisp jab.
Katana moves away from the strike by Simmons.
Katana throws a shot from downtown. Simmons moves away and avoids it.
Simmons slips under a jab from Katana.
The fighters circle momentarily. Katana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Simmons misses.
Simmons looks to land a right hand but Katana moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Simmons. Those never looked like landing.
Simmons lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana looks to land a left hand but Simmons moved out of range nicely.
Simmons defending well as Katana loads up on a big left hand.
Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katana.
Simmons scores with a nice right hand.
Simmons moves away from the strike by Katana.
Katana slips a jab and a cross from Simmons.
Katana throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Simmons throws a jab when Katana was well out of range.
Katana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a series of strikes. Simmons will be more careful next time no doubt.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katana moves away.
Simmons ducks under a wild hook from Katana.
Simmons slips a straight right by Katana.
Simmons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Katana counters with a three punch combo that has Simmons backing up. Simmons nods at Katana to acknowledge the strikes.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Katana misses with an uppercut. Simmons saw that one coming.
Katana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katana throws a big shot that misses.
James Katana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Simmons.
I think Simmons has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Simmons!
In his post fight interview, Manny Simmons gave a big smile as he said 'I'm MA to the Dam D-E-A! I knocked out a Thunder God, and now I knocked out another heaveyweight now I'll be waiting for the next fighter at 3 o'clock. '.