Convicted Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Les Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Sanchez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Paul
vs
Sanchez

160 cm
23
153 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

174 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Les Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paul looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.

Paul drops back looking for a leg! Sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanchez manages to kick Paul off! Paul jumps back into Sanchez's guard.

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

Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez controls Paul momentarily but Paul frees himself.
Paul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paul digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Paul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paul showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paul is working away from the top position though.

Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Paul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Paul is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.

Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Paul.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Paul sits in half guard.
Paul frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paul tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Paul lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanchez hang on?
Paul working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paul looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanchez defends it well.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.

Paul working for a submission but Sanchez is keeping him at bay.
Paul is breathing heavily.

Paul with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Paul lands with some strikes.

Paul working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is in no mood to give up.
Paul thowing shots but they're missing.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Paul misses with a head shot.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Les Paul dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Paul scores a takedown into full mount!
Paul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanchez's face.
Paul trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Paul looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Paul is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Paul postures up.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position but Paul isn't that keen on the idea.

Paul has hold of Sanchez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sanchez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paul throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Paul loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul controlling the pace for now.
Paul looking to finish Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanchez!
Les Paul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paul throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Paul throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paul unloads with some shots from mount but Sanchez bucks and avoids them well.

Paul looking to isolate an arm here. Sanchez doesn't see it coming and as Paul extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Paul!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Les Paul!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baine comes into the arena with Bagpipes From Baghdad blaring out of the sound system. Howard Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Baine
vs
Jones

188 cm
23
208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan Baine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Baine moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws a body punch but Baine moves out of range.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Baine rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Baine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Baine.

Jones pushes Baine up against the cage in a clinch.
Baine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baine goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Howard Jones has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Baine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a swing at Baine's ribcage but misses.
Baine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones looks gassed!
Baine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nolan Baine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Baine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.

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

Baine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baine slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Baine is controlling him well.

Baine is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Baine trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baine moves nicely into side control.
Baine scoring with punches from side control.
Baine slows the pace down.

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

Baine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Baine is controlling him well.
Baine is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baine has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baine.
Baine misses with a wild combination.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baine manages to avoid it.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baine to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Baine sees coming a mile off.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crunch! Baine slams his shin into Jones's torso.
No luck for Baine with that takedown attempt.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A clash of legs there as Baine blocks the low kick.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baine counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Baine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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

Baine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Baine trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baine passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Baine stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones wants to clinch

and Baine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Baine is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Baine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Baine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howard Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baine throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Nolan Baine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baine misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones tries to clinch

and Baine counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Baine is having none of it.
Baine passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Baine tries to move to mount but Jones blocks the move with his legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jones is not content to let Baine control the position.

Baine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Baine wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Baine is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Baine has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Baine working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones tries to escape but Baine is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baine wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Baine controlling from side mount.

Baine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baine prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Baine trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Baine takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Baine throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Baine stalls from top position.
Baine passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jones!
Baine looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Baine is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Baine looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Jones really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Baine looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Baine is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Baine stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Baine lands with a cross.
Howard Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Baine moves into the clinch.

Baine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baine.
Jones tries to clinch

and Baine counters by moving into the clinch.

Baine breaks the clinch.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baine. Baine obviously looking to wear him down.

Baine looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.

Baine is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Baine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Howard Jones'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. This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Baine.
Baine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baine shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Baine counters by clinching up.

Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Baine is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones keeping full guard, as Baine tries to pass.
Baine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Baine thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones wants to stand up but Baine is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Baine passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baine works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.

Baine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Baine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Baine working the ground and pound from side control.

Baine in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jones is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nolan Baine!

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 Jamie Poppenstuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Bowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowles has chosen Hells Bells by ACDC as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poppenstuff
vs
Bowles

177 cm
26
138 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
143 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Poppenstuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Bowles!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poppenstuff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poppenstuff looks to land a combination but Bowles avoids it well.
Bowles throws a combination that misses
and Poppenstuff counters with a straight right hand.
Bowles misses with a double jab
and Poppenstuff counters with a one-two to the body.
Poppenstuff misses with a two punch combination.
Bowles throws a hook but Poppenstuff blocks it.
Bowles misses with a straight left.
Poppenstuff throws a combination. Bowles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Poppenstuff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Poppenstuff.

Bowles is rocked!
Bowles misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowles is still on wobbly legs! Can Poppenstuff finish him?
Bowles has his takedown stuffed
and Poppenstuff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowles walks into a left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poppenstuff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poppenstuff throws an overhand right that has Bowles reeling! Poppenstuff follows up with more punches and Bowles is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamie Poppenstuff!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vance Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Um Out. Oakley Bark has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bark
vs
Kincaid

190 cm
26
175 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vance Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bark as he avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Bark.
Kincaid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bark swats away the attempt to clinch by Kincaid.
Kincaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid staying out of range there.
Kincaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bark scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark jabs Kincaid right on the nose. Kincaid blinks but takes it well.
Nice jab there from Bark.
Bark avoids the head kick by Kincaid.
Bark lands a jab to Kincaid's midsection.
Vance Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bark looks to land a combination. Kincaid sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Bark is avoiding it.
Bark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kincaid moves away.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Bark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Bark is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kincaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bark showed some decent athleticism there.

Bark is trying to work for a kimura but Kincaid is defending well.
Kincaid is staying active underneath Bark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid trying to control from the bottom.
Kincaid looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bark seems to be working for a kimura but Kincaid defends the submission attempt.
Bark wants to free his trapped foot but Kincaid is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kincaid is staying active underneath Bark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bark is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kincaid is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oakley Bark!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mac Avelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Avelli
vs
Bourne

180 cm
20
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Avelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Bourne!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avelli wants to clinch.
Bourne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Avelli defends it nicely.

Bourne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Avelli lands a knee to the head.
Avelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Avelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Avelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bourne's brow.
Bourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avelli scores with a knee to the head.
Avelli tries to land a knee to the head but Bourne blocks with his arms.
Bourne lands with a left to the head.
Bourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avelli blocking some punches.
Bourne tries to score a body lock takedown but Avelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bourne lands with a short shot to the head.
Avelli looking to throw knees to the head but Bourne is blocking nicely.

Bourne is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Avelli can't fight it off and eventually Bourne manages to take the fight to the floor. Avelli looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Avelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bourne is one step ahead there.
Avelli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne thows a big elbow that misses.
Avelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Avelli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Avelli looking for a sweep. Not yet Avelli, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avelli pulls Bourne in close to prevent any damage.
Bourne trying to control but Avelli is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bourne wants to clinch but Avelli slips to the side
and Avelli counters with a solid body kick.
Bourne tries to clinch but Avelli moves away
and Avelli counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bourne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Avelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
David Bourne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avelli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Avelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avelli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Avelli counters with a body kick that stops Bourne in his tracks momentarily.
A combination from Bourne does no damage.
Bourne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Avelli counters with a nice body kick.
Mac Avelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bourne.
Bourne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Avelli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Avelli.
Bourne looks gassed!
Avelli lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like David Bourne has been cut.
Avelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Avelli tries to land a knee to the head but Bourne blocks with his arms.
Avelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bourne looking for a takedown.
Avelli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Avelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Bourne fails to land.
Bourne working aggressively here.
Bourne avoids a wild elbow strike from Avelli.
Bourne tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Avelli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avelli lands an elbow just above Bourne 's eye.
Avelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Avelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Avelli.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Avelli.
Avelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Avelli landing knees to the head.
Avelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Avelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bourne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bourne lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avelli.
Bourne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avelli throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avelli backwards.
Bourne lands with a light punch inside.
Bourne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Avelli smiles and moves away.

Avelli closes the distance and clinches.
Avelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Avelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bourne blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Bourne.
Bourne swings wildly with an uppercut but Avelli uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Avelli misses with an elbow over the top.
Bourne misses with the head strike.
Bourne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avelli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Avelli lands an elbow just above Bourne 's eye.
Bourne avoids a wild elbow strike from Avelli.
Avelli trying to stall but Bourne improves his position.
Bourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avelli lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Avelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bourne's brow.
Avelli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Avelli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Avelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Avelli misses with a knee strike.
Bourne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Avelli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Avelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avelli backwards.
Bourne lands with a right to the head.
Bourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avelli prevents the takedown attempt.
Avelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bourne's defenses.
Avelli tries a knee to the head but Bourne blocks it.
Bourne working aggressively here.
Avelli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourne.
Avelli is trying to maintain a safe position but Bourne gets an underhook and turns Avelli into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Avelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Bourne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bourne wants to clinch but Avelli slips to the side
and Avelli counters with a body kick that stops Bourne in his tracks momentarily.
Bourne clinches but Avelli breaks the clinch
and Avelli counters with a body kick.
Bourne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Avelli counters with a three punch combo that has Bourne backing up. Bourne nods at Avelli to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bourne misses the target.
Bourne shoots and misses

and Avelli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Avelli.
Avelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bourne avoids the elbow strike from Avelli, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avelli throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bourne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Avelli throws an elbow that misses.
Avelli lands a nice elbow.
Avelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bourne lands a right hand.
Avelli blocking some punches.
Avelli lands an elbow that stopped Bourne in his tracks for a moment.
Avelli looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne lands with a left to the head.
Bourne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bourne misses with some punches.
Avelli tries to land a knee to the head but Bourne blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Bourne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avelli.
Bourne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bourne takes an elbow to the temple.
Avelli misses with a knee to the head.
Avelli scores with a knee to the head.
Avelli tries a knee to the head but Bourne blocks it.
Bourne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avelli backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bourne fails to land.
Avelli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Avelli lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avelli.
Bourne tries for a takedown but Avelli manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Bourne.
Avelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bourne blocking some punches.
Avelli misses with a knee strike.
Bourne misses with the head strike.
Avelli misses with an elbow over the top.
Bourne lands with a short shot to the head.
Bourne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Avelli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mac Avelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bourne.
Bourne wants to clinch but Avelli slips to the side
and Avelli counters with a nice leg kick.

Avelli has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bourne's defenses.
Bourne dodges an elbow strike from Avelli.
Avelli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Avelli throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bourne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Avelli is trying to keep an underhook but Bourne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Avelli wants to control but Bourne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bourne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Avelli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Avelli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Avelli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bourne is controlling him.
Bourne controlling from the top position.
Avelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bourne's guard.
Avelli pushing down on Bourne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Avelli trying to control from half guard but Bourne is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avelli has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Avelli wants to control the pace but Bourne is squirming around nicely.
Bourne tries to lock up and control but Avelli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bourne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Avelli.
Avelli controlling from the full mount.
Avelli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Avelli throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bourne has his hands clasped together but Avelli breaks the hold and Bourne is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Avelli!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mac Avelli!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think al Din might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to FEARLESS. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

al Din
vs
Gray

187 cm
19
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Conviction

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Gray!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
al Din connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Billy Gray has been cut.
Gray throws a series of punches but al Din avoids them all with ease.

al Din clinches up with Gray and pushes him back against the cage.

al Din pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al Din misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Din is looking to slow Gray down with leg kicks.
Gray looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Din connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Din.
al Din lands a nice hook to Gray's body. Gray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Din. That's going to slow Gray down.
al Din lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
al Din misses with a head kick.
al Din throws a head kick that Gray semi-blocks.

Gray is rocked!
A head kick by al Din - that's a beauty! Gray is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even al Din can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taj al Din!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiki Kazzaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sosa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Maria Conchita - Vamos A Bailar. Kazzaro has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Alejandro Sosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sosa
vs
Kazzaro

188 cm
23
196 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

186 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kiki Kazzaro!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kazzaro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sosa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kazzaro throws a wild body kick that Sosa sees coming a mile off.
Sosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kazzaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kazzaro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kazzaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Sosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sosa.
Sosa keeps control of Kazzaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sosa.
Sosa lands with a left to the head.
Kazzaro is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Kazzaro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sosa lands with a short shot to the head.

Kazzaro is rocked!
Kazzaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Sosa won't allow it.
Kazzaro is still on wobbly legs! Can Sosa finish him?
Kazzaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kazzaro seems to have recovered his senses.
Kazzaro wants to break free but Sosa has control.
Sosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kazzaro backwards.
Sosa dips a shoulder and cracks Kazzaro with a mighty uppercut! Kazzaro falls back against the cage and Sosa unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kazzaro is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sosa screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Sosa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoliy Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd mcPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes into the arena with The Terminator Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Anatoliy Ivanov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ivanov
vs
mcPherson

186 cm
20
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anatoliy Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd mcPherson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanov scores with a hook to the body. mcPherson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
mcPherson moves away from the strike by Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Ivanov finds it's target.

It looks like Todd mcPherson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mcPherson shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
mcPherson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
mcPherson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
mcPherson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
mcPherson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ivanov's waist but Ivanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mcPherson off to one side.
Anatoliy Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd mcPherson.
mcPherson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanov.
Ivanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ivanov throws the left hand but mcPherson avoids the punch easily.
mcPherson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ivanov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for mcPherson.
mcPherson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
mcPherson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivanov defends it nicely.
mcPherson looks gassed!
Ivanov works mcPherson's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov thuds a left hand into mcPherson's body.
Ivanov lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Ivanov throws a nice looking combination but mcPherson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
mcPherson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivanov.
mcPherson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That has opened up Todd mcPherson's cut even more.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivanov missing with a left hand there. mcPherson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
mcPherson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of mcPherson's head.
mcPherson shoots in for a double leg but Ivanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ivanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping mcPherson at a distance.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but mcPherson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov lands with a nice combination. mcPherson backs away looking to recover.
mcPherson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a hook. mcPherson ducked under it nicely.
mcPherson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

mcPherson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ivanov is trying to defend but mcPherson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mcPherson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivanov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

mcPherson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ivanov still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ivanov has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Ivanov tries to move to mount but mcPherson blocks the move with his legs.
Ivanov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcPherson wants to control but Ivanov postures up.
mcPherson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ivanov is staying active underneath mcPherson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

mcPherson seems to be looking for submissions.

mcPherson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ivanov sees it coming and defends easily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ivanov wants to control but mcPherson is keeping busy.

mcPherson seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ivanov has recovered full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

mcPherson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ivanov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now mcPherson has Ivanov in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoliy Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd mcPherson'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.

mcPherson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivanov leaves mcPherson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.

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

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

mcPherson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov taking a breather here.
mcPherson trying his best to control but Ivanov has mounted him.
Ivanov looking to control but mcPherson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivanov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
mcPherson is trying desperately to improve position.
mcPherson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
mcPherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mcPherson is pushing down on Ivanov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ivanov is fighting to maintain full guard but mcPherson has managed to sneak the leg through.

mcPherson seems to be working for a kimura but Ivanov defends the submission attempt.
mcPherson wants to free his trapped foot but Ivanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcPherson prevents Ivanov from improving his position.
Ivanov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

mcPherson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ivanov dives on top into guard.

mcPherson looking for subs off his back but Ivanov has passed one foot through into half guard.

mcPherson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is pressing down on mcPherson's thigh, looking to free his foot. mcPherson is holding on for now.
Ivanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for mcPherson on the ground.

mcPherson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov is trying to control the action in half guard but mcPherson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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 Anatoliy Ivanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Todd mcPherson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ivanov punishes mcPherson's body with a nice straight punch.
mcPherson walks into a straight right hand from Ivanov.
mcPherson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ivanov but Ivanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with mcPherson.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
mcPherson managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov working mcPherson over with knees to the body.
mcPherson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
mcPherson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
Ivanov lands a damaging elbow.
Ivanov effectively controlling the action here.
Ivanov scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mcPherson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mcPherson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
mcPherson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anatoliy Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd mcPherson.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.

mcPherson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to control the position but mcPherson postures up.
mcPherson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ivanov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
mcPherson looking for a sweep. Not yet mcPherson, not yet.

mcPherson is looking for a triangle but Ivanov pushes his legs off easily.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from mcPherson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

mcPherson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ivanov has picked mcPherson up and slammed him! mcPherson can't keep hold of the triangle and Ivanov manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mcPherson is looking to reverse the position.
mcPherson can't do much from the bottom here.
mcPherson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
mcPherson gets back to half guard.
mcPherson has a hand on Ivanov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ivanov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that mcPherson can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcPherson controls the position.
Ivanov looking to control but mcPherson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ivanov looking to control and managing it successfully.
mcPherson is trying to escape the mount.
Anatoliy Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
mcPherson gets back to half guard.
Ivanov is keen to just control but mcPherson is a slippery customer.
mcPherson is trying to get back to full guard.

mcPherson looking for submissions off his back.
Ivanov trying to control from half guard but mcPherson is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoliy Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanov, 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Anatoliy Ivanov!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Anatoliy Ivanov!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Anatoliy Ivanov!

Anatoliy Ivanov wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lebowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Europe - The Final Countdown. Kelly has chosen Death is the road to awe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Damien Kelly has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lebowski
vs
Kelly

187 cm
26
179 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Conviction
- The Red Eye - Q158 for $100

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lebowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lebowski scores with a nice head shot.
Lebowski lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
Lebowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Kelly looks gassed!
Lebowski misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lebowski.
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!
Lebowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Lebowski cracks Kelly with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lebowski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kelly to stand back up!

Kelly is rocked!

It looks like Damien Kelly has been cut.
Lebowski ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Kelly's jaw. Kelly's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Lebowski does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Lebowski!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Oscar Diaz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Santiago
vs
Diaz

176 cm
26
135 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

169 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Conviction

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Santiago moved out of range nicely.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Santiago.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz won't allow Santiago to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Diaz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Santiago is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diaz, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom.
Santiago lands a couple of digs.
Santiago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Diaz is working an open guard so Santiago takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Santiago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago can't do much from the bottom here.

Diaz swings around for an armbar but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diaz's guard.
Diaz looks gassed!
Santiago stops Diaz from standing up.
Santiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santiago passes into half guard.
Santiago sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz is not content to let Santiago control the position.
Santiago wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling the position.
Santiago wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santiago pinned against the cage. Santiago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Joe Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
Santiago takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Santiago throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.

Santiago clinches.
Santiago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Diaz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Santiago can't fight it off and eventually Diaz manages to take the fight to the floor. Santiago looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santiago is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Santiago has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz postures up in Santiago's guard and throws a big left but Santiago blocks it.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Santiago wants to sweep but no luck.
Santiago is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Santiago has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diaz looks to clinch
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Santiago circles away easily
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santiago tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Santiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Santiago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Santiago misses with a knee strike.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Santiago stalling.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santiago tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Santiago avoids it really well and circles away.
Joe Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Joe Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Santiago closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz tries to break free but Santiago pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Santiago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santiago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santiago lands a nice elbow.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Santiago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Santiago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Santiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Santiago has double underhooks.
Santiago prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santiago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Santiago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Santiago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Santiago has the dominant position.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Santiago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a nice elbow.
Santiago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santiago stalling.
Santiago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Santiago scores a nice knee to the body.
Santiago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santiago crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Santiago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Santiago to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Santiago for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nice elbow from Santiago.
Santiago lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Santiago displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Santiago.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch but Diaz moves away

and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Santiago fights it but they end up in guard.
Santiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santiago is controlling Diaz's posture.
Santiago wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Santiago defends it.
Santiago tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Santiago dominated that second round.
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.

Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Santiago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Santiago throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Santiago stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santiago looks to clinch

and Diaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Santiago!
Santiago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santiago wants to control but Diaz is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Santiago blocking the ground and pound.
Diaz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Santiago because Diaz loaded up on that one.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Santiago is squirming around nicely.
Santiago really wants to buck Diaz off and get back to his feet.

Diaz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Santiago is now in Diaz's guard. A big mistake from Diaz there, giving up the dominant position!

Diaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santiago has passed into half guard!

Santiago is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santiago passes the guard and advances to mount!
Diaz has given up his back here.
Santiago throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Diaz trying to control the hands but Santiago breaks the grip.
Santiago trying to control momentarily.
Diaz breaks Santiago's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
Santiago wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santiago scores with a shot to the body.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.

Diaz forces Santiago back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Santiago.
Santiago landing knees to the head.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santiagos head.
Santiago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a damaging elbow.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling him.
Santiago gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Joe Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santiago stalls.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Santiago is controlling him.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santiago walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santiago misses with a double jab
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Santiago is looking to clinch.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Oscar Diaz just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Diaz cracks Santiago with an open hand slap.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Diaz tests Santiago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz misses with a looping right.

Santiago moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Santiago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Santiago throws an elbow that misses.
Santiago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santiago lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Santiago misses with an elbow strike.
Santiago landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santiago prevents it.
Santiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
Santiago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Santiago with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santiago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santiago avoiding damage.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Santiago lands a knee to the body.
Santiago landing knees to the body.
Santiago landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Nice elbow from Santiago.
Santiago with a knee to the head.
Diaz letting Santiago take a breather here.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Santiago won't allow it.
Joe Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santiago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Santiago slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Santiago.
Santiago lands a nice looking body shot.
Santiago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Santiago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Santiago moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Santiago tries to clinch up.

Santiago rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Santiago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Santiago.
Knees to the body from Santiago.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Santiago content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santiago lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santiago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santiago lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Santiago is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santiago seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Joe Santiago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santiago prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santiago smiles and moves away.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz misses with a double jab

and Santiago moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Santiago had his way with Oscar Diaz in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santiago sprawls well. Santiago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Santiago throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A left and a right from Santiago both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Diaz lands.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Santiago.
Santiago moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Santiago, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Santiago against the cage but Santiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Santiago's body.
Santiago staying out of range there.

Santiago clinches with his opponent.
Santiago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Santiago.
Santiago tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santiago lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Santiago has double underhooks.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
Santiago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Santiago keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santiago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz avoiding damage as Santiago throws knees to the body.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santiago crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Santiago.

Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz shoots and misses

and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch.
Joe Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
The referee calls for Santiago to work.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Santiago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santiago fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.

Santiago pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Diaz has picked Santiago up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santiago desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Diaz is looking to stall here but Santiago recovers full guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Santiago wriggles free and stands up.
Santiago tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Santiago wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz jabs at Santiago's body.
Santiago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santiago misses with a body kick.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Santiago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santiago 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Joe Santiago!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Joe Santiago!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Joe Santiago!

Joe Santiago wins by unanimous decision!
Joe Santiago retains his bantamweight title!