RFC 12: Shockwave PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Kotkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kotkiewicz's choice of entrance music: Onar-Sukces rodzi wrogów. Kamil Kotkiewicz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Knight
vs
Kotkiewicz

175 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
150 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kamil Kotkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kotkiewicz with that takedown attempt.
Knight cracks Kotkiewicz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Kotkiewicz moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.

Kotkiewicz is rocked!
Knight looks to land a left hand but Kotkiewicz moved out of range nicely.
Kotkiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.
Kotkiewicz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kotkiewicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Kotkiewicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight scores with a body shot.

Kotkiewicz looking to score a takedown here. Knight is defending well but Kotkiewicz drives through and ends up in Knight's guard.
Kotkiewicz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kotkiewicz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kotkiewicz seems to have recovered his senses.

Knight is working an open guard so Kotkiewicz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Kotkiewicz is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Kotkiewicz.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Kotkiewicz's head but Kotkiewicz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Knight misses.
Kotkiewicz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Knight tries to keep at a distance but Kotkiewicz has taken the fight into the clinch.

Kotkiewicz manages to break the clinch.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight jabs at Kotkiewicz's body.
Mark Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Kotkiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Kotkiewicz has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight tries to break the clinch but Kotkiewicz is controlling the position.

Kotkiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight thows a body shot but no joy.
Kotkiewicz shoots in looking for a takedown but Knight manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kotkiewicz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mark Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Kotkiewicz.
Knight cracks Kotkiewicz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a hook. Kotkiewicz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good exchange - Knight coming out on top.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Kotkiewicz.
Knight lands an uppercut, right on the button! Kotkiewicz tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Knight!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Pickard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carver
vs
Pickard

173 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Sparta Fightware

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Carver!
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, Lonnie Pickard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver scores with a head kick. Pickard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Lonnie Pickard has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carver.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pickard up against the cage.
Carver with a knee to the head.

Pickard works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pickard postures up.
Pickard landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Pickard has gone for a leg lock! Carver slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pickard's guard.
Carver trying to control the position from guard on top but Pickard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pickard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pickard can do anything to dispel that myth.

Pickard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pickard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver trying to control but Pickard is working from the bottom.

Pickard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carver is aware though and is defending well.
Carver wants to control from the top but Pickard keeps moving.
Carver tries to free his leg and advance position but Pickard is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Carver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pickard pushes Carver off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Carver takes the fight into the clinch.
Pickard is looking to break free of the clinch but Carver has double underhooks.

Carver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pickard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pickard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carver.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carver.
Pickard slaps away a takedown attempt from Carver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick misses from Carver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Pickard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carver's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lonnie Pickard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lonnie Pickard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Carver tries to clinch but Pickard is having none of it.
Carver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pickard takes a step back to recover.
Carver fails with the takedown.
Carver tries to close the distance and clinch but Pickard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pickard pinned against the cage. Pickard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pickard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carver dives in and grabs Pickard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pickard pushes down on Carver's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Carver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carver lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jesse Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carver!
Carver wants to clinch up but Pickard keeps it at a distance.
Carver wants to clinch.
Pickard circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Carver clinches.

Pickard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Carver regains guard.
Pickard working some strikes from top position.
Carver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pickard throws a big elbow that misses.
Carver keeping moving, preventing Pickard from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pickard stands up over Carver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pickard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pickard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carver is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pickard, into his guard.
Pickard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pickard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carver escapes and throws Pickard's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carver misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Carver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lonnie Pickard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Carver tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Carver clinches.

Carver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carver is looking to clinch but Pickard is avoiding it.
Carver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pickard.
Carver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver tries to close the distance and clinch but Pickard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carver tries to clinch up but Pickard circles away and keeps his distance.
Carver throws a head kick that half lands.
Pickard circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carver tries to clinch there but Pickard circles away.
Carver wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver doesn't manage to clinch there - Pickard circles away.
Jesse Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carver lands a head kick!
Carver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Pickard is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver tries to clinch up

and Pickard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carver!
Lonnie Pickard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pickard connects with a decent elbow.
Pickard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

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

Pickard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carver is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pickard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Pickard looking for a guillotine here but Carver defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pickard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carver throws a big elbow that misses.
Pickard controls Carver momentarily but Carver frees himself.
Pickard tries to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pickard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carver advances to half guard.

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 Jesse Carver.
I think Carver 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Professor Nude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebron James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nude
vs
James

152 cm
24
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
185 lbs
1 - 7 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Professor Nude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nude scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nude lands with a shot to the body.
Nude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James tries to clinch up but Nude circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Nude as James shoots in.
Nude misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Nude fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nude, pushing him back against the cage.
Nude is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Nude backwards.

James breaks from the clinch.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nude defends it nicely.
Professor Nude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lebron James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
James throws a nice head kick!
Nude misses with a series of wild punches.

James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nude!
Nude is breathing heavily.

James working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nude is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James staying calm.
James prevents Nude from escaping the position.
James is staying tight to Nude's torso, preventing him from escaping.
James is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nude managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controls the position from side control.
Nude tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
James controlling from mount.
Nude is trying to stand.
James trying to control but Nude is having none of it.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nude is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

James working for a guillotine from mount but Nude is in no mood to give up.
Nude might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James content just to control the position here.
Nude is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lebron James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nude circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nude throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
Some wild striking there from James.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nude prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nude misses with a punch to the body.
Nude is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.

James wants the takedown. Nude is fighting it off but James persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nude's guard against the cage.
Nude keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.

Nude manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Nude.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to clinch up but Nude keeps it at a distance.
James lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nude's sensitive parts.

Nude tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nude knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nude is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James wants to pass to mount but Nude is defending the position.
Nude pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James is looking to advance position but Nude won't allow it.
James tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James seems to be looking for submissions.
Nude wants to get back to his feet.
James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nude is looking to escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James content to control rather than advance.
Nude is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nude won't allow James to pass to mount.
James not doing much here.
James stops Nude from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lebron James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nude stuffs the takedown.

Nude tries to sprawl but James drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nude is trying to escape back to his feet but James uses the scramble to pass into side control.
James taking a breather here.
Nude is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lebron James has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nude knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nude takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nude, who protects the arm well.
Nude tries to escape but James is in control.

James has hold of Nude's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nude tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - James cranks the arm and Nude screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nude, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lebron James!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Cuzack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cuzack
vs
Jones

195 cm
19
203 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Cuzack!
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, Jacoby Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Israel Cuzack has been cut.
Jones throws a hook but Cuzack avoids it easily.
Jones throws a head kick but Cuzack moves out of range.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cuzack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuzack off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Cuzack ducks down to avoid it.
Cuzack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cuzack shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cuzack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Cuzack. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones rushes Cuzack and presses him up against the cage.
Cuzack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cuzack jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Cuzack gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Jones forces Cuzack back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Cuzack's takedown attempt.
Jones is stalling here.
Cuzack throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Cuzack looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuzack drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jacoby Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cuzack misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cuzack on the side of the head.
Cuzack checks the leg kick.
Cuzack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cuzack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Cuzack is breathing heavily.

Jones cracks Cuzack with a big right hand and Cuzack goes down!

Cuzack is rocked!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cuzack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Cuzack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Israel Cuzack's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuzack leaves his chin hanging out and Jones seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cuzack crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacoby Jones!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi comes to the cage accompanied by Deadly Melody. Takeo Takeshi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Ayers's chin.

Takeshi
vs
Ayers

170 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Pinoy Fightwear (90% Laundry)

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeo Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Ayers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayers connects with a high kick.
Takeshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ayers in his tracks.

Takeshi rushes Ayers and presses him up against the cage.
Ayers jumps guard but Takeshi stands there with Ayers around his waist. Ayers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ayers working hard to break the clinch.

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

Takeshi has Ayers up against the cage in a clinch.

Ayers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ayers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takeshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ayers slips a jab and a cross from Takeshi.
Ayers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ayers tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takeshi throws a body punch but Ayers moves out of range.
Ayers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ayers keeps the fight on the outside.
Takeshi throws a wild body kick that Ayers sees coming a mile off.
Ayers misses with a wild body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takeshi prevents Ayers from breaking the clinch.

Ayers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ayers tries to clinch there but Takeshi circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayers tries to move into range but Takeshi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Takeshi forces Ayers back against the cage and clinches.

Ayers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takeshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ayers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takeshi tries to bum rush Ayers with a series of wild strikes but Ayers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ayers looks to throw the jab but Takeshi is out of range.
Ayers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ayers scores with a nice body kick.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ayers lands with a nice body kick.
Takeshi throws a body kick that misses.
Ayers throws a body punch but Takeshi moves out of range.

Takeshi has Ayers up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ayers as Takeshi tries to tie him up.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takeshi is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Ayers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Takeshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ayers rushes Takeshi and presses him up against the cage.

Ayers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ayers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takeshi throws a combination. Ayers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses.
Takeshi avoids the head kick by Ayers.
Ayers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Takeshi takes the fight into the clinch.

Ayers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Ayers escapes and gets back to his feet.
Takeshi lunges at Ayers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ayers's hand.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takeshi is looking to clinch.
Takeshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Takeshi drops Ayers with a left right combo! Takeshi follows him down to the ground into side control.

Ayers is rocked!

Takeshi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ayers is still on wobbly legs! Can Takeshi finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayers tries to clinch up but Takeshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ayers dodges the punch combination from Takeshi.
Both fighters circling a little - Ayers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ayers seems to have recovered his senses.
Ayers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ayers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Ayers with that takedown attempt.
Takeo Takeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ayers.
Ayers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takeshi looks for the body kick but Ayers saw that one coming.

Takeshi rushes Ayers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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

Ayers moves into range and clinches up with Takeshi.
Ayers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takeshi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takeshi moves out of range as Ayers throws a body kick.
Ayers swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeshi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayers throws a sloppy head kick and Takeshi moves out of range easily.
Takeo Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Ayers tries to land a body kick
and Ayers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ayers tries to clinch but Takeshi moves out of range.
No joy there for Takeshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ayers rushes Takeshi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Takeshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ayers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ayers managing to block the knees to the body from Takeshi.
Ayers avoiding damage as Takeshi throws knees to the body.
Ayers tries to pull guard but Takeshi won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ayers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeshi is defending well for now.
Takeshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Ayers breaks the clinch.
Takeshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ayers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ayers tries to land a leg kick but Takeshi saw it coming and moves away.
Ayers throws a sloppy head kick and Takeshi moves out of range easily.
Ayers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ayers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takeshi's sensitive parts.
Takeshi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takeshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ayers's head backwards.
Ayers lands with a kick to the temple. Takeshi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takeshi misses with a two punch combination.
Takeshi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takeshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ayers wants to land a leg kick but Takeshi is out of range.
Ayers is looking to clinch.
Takeo Takeshi is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takeshi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takeshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Takeshi misses.
Takeshi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ayers pushes Takeshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Takeshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ayers has him pressed against the cage.
Takeshi looking to stall.
Takeshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Takeshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ayers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ayers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeshi misses the shot to the body.
Takeo Takeshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ayers has managed to clinch.

Takeshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takeshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ayers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Takeshi throws out a powerful jab.
Ayers scores with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Takeshi.
Ayers tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ayers throws a head kick but Takeshi moves out of range.

Ayers has Takeshi up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ayers breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ayers breaks the clinch.
Takeshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ayers tries to move into range but Takeshi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takeshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ayers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ayers moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ayers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ayers is looking to clinch.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ayers misses with a kick to the body.
Ayers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Ayers moves out of range.
Ayers wants to clinch.
Ayers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ayers slips a jab from Takeshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Takeshi misses its intended target.
Ayers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takeshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ayers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takeshi.
Ayers misses with a head kick.
Ayers is looking to clinch but Takeshi is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Ayers.
Takeshi is looking to land body kicks.
Ayers throws a head kick but Takeshi moves out of range.
Ayers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Takeshi rushes Ayers and presses him up against the cage.

Ayers breaks from the clinch.
Takeshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takeshi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice body kick from Ayers.
Ayers pushes Takeshi away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Ayers.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takeshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ayers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ayers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takeshi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takeshi throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Takeshi misses.
Takeshi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ayers. Ayers obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice combination there by Takeshi.

Ayers moves into the clinch.

Ayers breaks the clinch.
Ayers darts in trying to clinch
and Takeshi counters with a straight right hand.

Ayers has Takeshi up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeshi tries to pull guard but Ayers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Ayers breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Ayers.
Ayers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Takeo Takeshi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ayers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takeshi cracks Ayers with an open hand slap.
Ayers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takeshi's head.
Takeshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ayers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ayers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takeshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ayerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takeshi checks a leg kick.
Takeshi lands with an overhand left.
Ayers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Ayers tenderised Takeshi's leg. Takeshi is trying to keep his angry face on.

Takeshi clinches up with Ayers and pushes him back against the cage.
Takeshi pushes Ayers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ayers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takeshi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ayers lands a head kick!
Ayers throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ayers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ayers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ayers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ayers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takeshi.

Takeshi rushes Ayers and presses him up against the cage.
Dan Ayers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Ayers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ayers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ayers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ayers scores with a head kick.
Takeshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ayers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ayers throws a sloppy head kick and Takeshi moves out of range easily.
Takeshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takeshi misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Takeshi moves into the clinch successfully.
Takeshi is leaning against Ayers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takeshi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ayers is trying to break the clinch but Takeshi is controlling him.
Ayers looking to throw knees to the head but Takeshi is blocking nicely.
Ayers jumps guard but Takeshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Takeo Takeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ayers.
Ayers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takeshi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ayers keeps control of Takeshi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takeshi jumps guard but Ayers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Takeshi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Ayers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ayers closes the distance and clinches.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ayers is looking to land body kicks.
Ayers tries to clinch up but Takeshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ayers tries to clinch up.
Ayers is looking to clinch but Takeshi is avoiding it.
Ayers tries to clinch up but Takeshi circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Takeshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ayers on the side of the head.
Ayers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ayers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takeshi.
Ayers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takeshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ayers scrambles back to his feet.
Ayers thuds his shin into the meat of Takeshi's side.
Ayers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takeshi tries to clinch up but Ayers circles away and keeps his distance.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ayers misses with a low kick.

Ayers rushes Takeshi and presses him up against the cage.
Ayers tries to break the clinch but Takeshi is controlling the position.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ayers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takeshi swivels and escapes.
Takeshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Takeshi throws a right hand that Ayers ducks under and follows up with a left that Ayers also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayers throws a head kick but Takeshi moves out of range.
Ayers moves away from the strike by Takeshi.
Ayers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takeshi circles away.
Ayers swats away the attempt to clinch by Takeshi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ayers, right into the meat.
Takeshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ayers.
Takeshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ayers.
Takeo Takeshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ayers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ayers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ayers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ayers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takeshi to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ayers.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Ayers moves out of range.
Dan Ayers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeshi misses with a body shot.
Takeshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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 Takeo Takeshi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takeshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeo Takeshi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Takeo Takeshi made sure he mentioned Pinoy Fightwear (90% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva
vs
Luther

195 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braun Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Luther!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Luther.

Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Luther tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Luther's guard.
Luther is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Luther is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Braun Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Luther gets a takedown into half guard.
Luther looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Luther stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Silva has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Luther manages to get his head free but now Silva has transitioned to an armbar! Luther grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Silva! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Braun Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen comes to the cage accompanied by AC\DC - Back in Black. Gonzales has chosen Crazy as his entrance music. Tim Hansen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hansen
vs
Gonzales

178 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
26
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales moves to clinch but Hansen breaks away
enabling Hansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales wants to clinch but Hansen slips to the side
and Hansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hansen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hansen counters with a straight right hand.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hansen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonzales is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hansen advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to advance position but Gonzales won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Hansen there.
Hansen prevents Gonzales from standing back up.
Gonzales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hansen works his way into full mount!
Hansen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzales?
Hansen controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hansen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hansen has control of Gonzales's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gonzales regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Gonzales defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hansen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Hansen!
After the fight, Tim Hansen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Hongwen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hongwen comes into the arena with Tiptoe Through The Tulips blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hongwen
vs
Ives

185 cm
26
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Red Hand Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Hongwen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Ives!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ives misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hongwen.
Hongwen lunges at Ives with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ives's hand.
Hongwen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ives with a jab.
Ives misses with a looping left.

Ives clinches up against the cage.
Ives drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hongwen gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Ives breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ives misses with a looping left.
Ives tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Hongwen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ives shoots in for a takedown but Hongwen shows good takedown defense.
Ives throws the left hand but Hongwen avoids the punch easily.
Hongwen misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongwen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hongwen duly obliges.
Hongwen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ives swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hongwen misses with an uppercut. Ives saw that one coming.
Ives connects with a crisp jab.
Ives throws a jab but it's blocked by Hongwen.
Hongwen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hongwen moves out of range as Ives strikes.
Hongwen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hongwen.
Ives misses with a right hand
and Hongwen counters with a left to the body.
Ives throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongwen looks to land a combination. Ives sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ives tries for a takedown but Hongwen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wang Hongwen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Ives.
Ives misses with a double jab.
Hongwen slips a jab from Ives.

Hongwen drives through with a takedown into Ives's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hongwen passes into half guard.
Hongwen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hongwen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ives does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ives is trying to control but can't.
Hongwen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ives flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ives is concentrating on defense, preventing Hongwen from advancing position.
Hongwen lands strikes from half guard.
Hongwen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ives's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ives slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Ives looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hongwen lands a couple of digs.
Ives utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ives lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hongwen!
Hongwen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ives avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hongwen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ives works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hongwen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ives works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hongwen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ives trying to control the position.

Ives has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hongwen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ives looking to control.
Hongwen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ives is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ives tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hongwen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hongwen wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wang Hongwen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ives moves into the clinch successfully.
Hongwen has a couple of punches blocked by Ives.
Ives tries to throw a body punch but Hongwen avoids it by throwing Ives back against the cage.
Hongwen is trying to force a seperation but Ives has the dominant position.
Ives tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hongwen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ives lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hongwen backwards.
Ives wants a takedown.

Hongwen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ives misses with a few strikes there.
Hongwen cracks Ives with an open hand slap.
Ives shoots in and drives through. Hongwen sprawls well.
Wang Hongwen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Ives.
Hongwen throws a jab when Ives was well out of range.
Ives throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hongwen.
Ives wants to clinch but Hongwen slips to the side
and Hongwen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hongwen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ives wants to clinch but Hongwen slips to the side
and Hongwen counters with a two punch combo.
Hongwen loads up on a big right hand but Ives slips the punch.
Ives's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hongwen under the eye.
Ives changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hongwen tries to avoid it but Ives manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hongwen to the ground. Hongwen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ives slips a jab and a cross from Hongwen.
Ives might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ives misses with a two punch combination.
Hongwen moves out of range of the strikes.
Ives swings for the body but Hongwen moves out of range.

Hongwen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ives to the ground. Hongwen is now in Ives's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hongwen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Ives is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hongwen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ives is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hongwen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hongwen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hongwen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ives on the ground.
Hongwen landing some decent shots from guard.
Hongwen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ives is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hongwen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ives has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hongwen has managed to get both his arms back between Ives's legs - danger averted.
Hongwen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hongwen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hongwen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ives preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ives trying to control the position.
Hongwen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hongwen throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ives had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hongwen defends it easily.

Ives is looking for a triangle but Hongwen pushes his legs off easily.
Hongwen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hongwen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Ives escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hongwen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hongwen scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ives wants to sweep here but Hongwen controlling him for the moment.
Hongwen throws a big right hand that misses.
Hongwen throws a big right hand that misses.
Hongwen trying to control but Ives is working from the bottom.
Ives preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hongwen postures up.
Hongwen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ives swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hongwen chips away with some ground and pound.

Ives looking for a guillotine here but Hongwen defends easily.
Ives trying to control the position.
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 Wang Hongwen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ives throws a body punch but Hongwen moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ives.
Ives is looking to clinch but Hongwen is avoiding it.
Hongwen throws the left hand but Ives avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hongwen as Ives shoots in.
Jab by Hongwen.
A combination from Hongwen does no damage.
Ives swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Ives pushes Hongwen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hongwen is trying to break the clinch but Ives is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongwen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ives goes for a takedown attempt but Hongwen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wang Hongwen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Ives.
Hongwen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ives back to the cage. Hongwen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wang Hongwen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ives misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hongwen.
Jab, jab by Ives - just one landing.
Hongwen slips under a jab.
Hongwen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ives shoots for a double leg takedown but Hongwen sprawls well. He's pushed Ives's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hongwen walks into a straight right hand from Ives.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongwen connects with a nice looking jab.
Ives throws a series of punches but Hongwen moves out of range.
A jab from Ives misses.
Hongwen lands a jab.
Hongwen moves out of range as Ives strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ives doesn't manage to clinch there - Hongwen circles away.
Hongwen misses with a wild combination.
Ives rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hongwen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ives punishes Hongwen's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ives misses with a combination

and Hongwen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ives won't be happy with that.
Hongwen cracks Ives with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ives struggling a bit here.
Ives takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hongwen working the body and head with strikes.
Hongwen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ives to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ives regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hongwen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ives regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hongwen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ives manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hongwen has Ives in his guard.
Ives with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ives throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hongwen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ives throwing strikes from guard but Hongwen blocks nicely.
Ives wants to pass the guard but Hongwen is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Wang Hongwen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ives tries to clinch
and Hongwen counters with a straight right hand.
Ives shoots in for a takedown but Hongwen shows good takedown defense.
Ives shoots in looking for a takedown but Hongwen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ives's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hongwen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hongwen lands a nice shot that snaps Ives's head back.
Ives looks to score with a jab to the body but Hongwen is just out of range.

Hongwen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hongwen prevents Ives from improving his position.
Hongwen working the head and body with strikes.
Ives taking some punishment here, with Hongwen in his half guard.
Wang Hongwen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hongwen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hongwen wants to pass to mount but Ives is defending the position.
Ives wants to control but Hongwen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hongwen wants to control but Ives is keeping him busy.
Hongwen working over Ives with some ground and pound. Ives looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ives slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hongwen is looking to work some ground and pound but Ives has wrist control.
Ives utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ives working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hongwen.
Hongwen stopping the sweep attempt from Ives.
Hongwen wants to pass the guard but Ives is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hongwen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ives seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hongwen postures up.
Hongwen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hongwen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hongwen is in close to Ives's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ives preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hongwen postures up.

Hongwen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ives has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hongwen is looking to defend but Ives has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hongwen! Ives pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hongwen taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Russell Ives!
Russell Ives is the new heavyweight champion!
Russell Ives made sure to mention his sponsor, Red Hand Clothing in his post fight interview.