GFC 55: Gutz vs Haley PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan has chosen Gangnam Style as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wylde
vs
Jordan

188 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
30
175 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrell Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wylde.
Wylde looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Wylde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jordan, pushing him back against the cage.
Wylde prevents the takedown attempt.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with an elbow strike.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wylde lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan is working for takedown but Wylde is calmly controlling the position for now.

Jordan jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wylde.
Wylde trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wylde sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wylde looking to sit in guard and control but Jordan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde is trying to keep Jordan in close.

Wylde has an active guard here but Jordan has managed to pass into half guard.
Wylde wants to get back to full guard but Jordan has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde is looking for a sweep.
Jordan advances to mount.
Jordan wants to control the pace but Wylde is squirming around nicely.
Wylde sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wylde trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jordan manages to pass to mount!
Jordan with the ground and pound from mount.

Jordan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jordan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wylde is squirming around, avoiding Jordan's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jordan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Wylde is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Wylde flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jordan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Wylde and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jordan slips an arm under Wylde chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jordan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jordan is squeezing on Wylde like an anaconda would it's prey. Wylde fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Jordan!
Michael Jordan thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ian Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Langley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to inner ninja - Classified ft David Myles. Ian Langley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Langley
vs
Rivera

175 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
159 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Langley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Langley tries for a takedown but Rivera manages to get underhooks.
Langley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rivera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Langley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Langley up against the cage.
Langley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Langley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivera avoids it really well and circles away.

Langley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rivera is trying to defend but Langley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langley with the ground and pound but Rivera uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Langley wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Langley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Langley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivera is trying to control the position but Langley postures up.
Rivera is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Franco Rivera hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Langley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rivera did well to prevent Langley getting side control.
Langley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivera defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Langley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Langley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rivera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rivera is trying to control but can't.
Langley trying to mount his opponent but Rivera defends it.
Langley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Langley 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Langley lands a nice short elbow.
Rivera is trying to stand up here but Langley is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley thows a huge punch but Rivera dodges it nicely.
Langley trying to control the action but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Rivera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Langley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rivera.
Langley scoring with some ground and pound.
Rivera trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley passes into half guard.
Langley is pressing down on Rivera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rivera is holding on for now.
Langley trying to control from half guard but Rivera is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langley wants to free his trapped foot but Rivera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Langley has his takedown stuffed

and Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera stops a takedown attempt from Langley.
Rivera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Langley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Langley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langley wants a takedown but no success here.
Rivera prevents the takedown attempt.

Rivera breaks from the clinch.

Rivera clinches.
Langley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rivera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Langley has a takedown stuffed.
Ian Langley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Rivera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivera's coach down at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rivera's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Rivera darts in and clinches Langley up against the cage.
Rivera gets underhooks to prevent Langley's takedown attempt.
Langley looking for a takedown.
Rivera digs a right hand into Langley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Langley's gas tank.

Rivera breaks the clinch.

Rivera rushes Langley and presses him up against the cage.

Rivera breaks the clinch.

Rivera clinches up with Langley and pushes him back against the cage.

Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Langley dives in for a single leg takedown but Rivera sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Langley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rivera fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Rivera drives through and clinches with Langley against the cage.
Rivera prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langley is looking to take this one to the mat.

Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Langley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivera's waist but Rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Langley off to one side.
Langley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rivera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rivera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Rivera manages to break the clinch.

Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Langley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Langley being controlled against the cage.
Langley is working for takedown but Rivera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rivera effectively controlling the action here.
Rivera gets underhooks to prevent Langley's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Langley's face.
Rivera prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rivera prevents the takedown attempt.
Franco Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

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

Rivera has Langley up against the cage in a clinch.
Langley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rivera prevents a takedown attempt there.

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

Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivera.
Langley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rivera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Langley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Langley's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langley goes for a takedown attempt but Rivera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Langley fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rivera has managed to clinch.
Rivera is pressed up against the cage. Langley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rivera down to the mat. Rivera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Rivera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rivera gets underhooks to prevent Langley's takedown attempt.
Langley tries to score a body lock takedown but Rivera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Langley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Langley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rivera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Langley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivera's waist but Rivera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Langley off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Langley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rivera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Langley, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivera stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley tries for a takedown but Rivera manages to get underhooks.
Rivera stops a takedown attempt from Langley.
Langley can't get the takedown.
Langley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Langley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rivera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Langley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rivera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Langley up against the cage.
Langley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivera pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stalls.

Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rivera closes the distance and pushes Langley back into the cage.
Rivera working Langley over with knees to the body.
Langley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Langley looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rivera manages to break the clinch.

Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Langley in a clinch.
Rivera gets underhooks to prevent Langley's takedown attempt.
Langley goes for a takedown attempt but Rivera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Rivera clinches.
Rivera taking a breather.
Langley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Langley wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

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

Rivera clinches up against the cage.
Langley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rivera just leaning against Langley, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Langley wants a takedown.
Rivera holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Rivera breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rivera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rivera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Langley.
Rivera dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franco Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Rivera!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Survival. 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!

Melendez
vs
Brandon

175 cm
29
165 lbs
12 - 4 - 2

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilbert Melendez!
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, Roy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez looks for a takedown but Brandon sprawls well.
Brandon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Melendez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brandon's guard now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brandon wants to control the position but Melendez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Melendez thows a huge punch but Brandon dodges it nicely.
Brandon is looking to control Melendez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brandon avoid being mounted?
Melendez is trying to control. Brandon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brandon trying to control but Melendez postures up.
Melendez is looking to advance position but Brandon won't allow it.
Melendez 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.
Brandon tries to get to full guard but Melendez has control of the leg.
Brandon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brandon working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brandon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon can't keep his opponent in guard - Melendez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is looking to improve his position.
Melendez is thwarting Brandon's attempts to control the position.
Brandon is looking to get back to is feet but Melendez passes into side control.
Melendez controls the position.
Brandon is trying to get back to half guard.
Melendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandon keeps working.
Brandon can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a strike aimed at the side of Brandon's head but Brandon avoids it well.
Melendez controls the position.

Melendez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Roy Brandon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandon throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Melendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Brandon which made him look bad.
Melendez moves out of range as Brandon throws a body kick.

Melendez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Melendez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Melendez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brandon sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is looking to control Melendez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brandon avoid being mounted?
Melendez wants to take a breather but Brandon is having none of it.
Melendez wants to get back to his feet.
Melendez tries to pass to full mount but Brandon defends it.
Brandon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brandon keeping full guard, as Melendez tries to pass.
Brandon is pulling down on Melendez's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melendez is one step ahead there.
Brandon keeps trying to improve his position.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brandon looks to throw the jab but Melendez is out of range.
Brandon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melendez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandon tries to bum rush Melendez with a series of wild strikes but Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melendez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Melendez moves out of range of the body kick from Brandon.
Brandon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melendez counters with a straight right hand.
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 Gilbert Melendez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brandon scores with the left hand. Melendez knows he should have avoided that one.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch but Melendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandon throws a front kick aimed at Melendez's knee but Melendez avoids it well.
A punch combination from Brandon misses.

Melendez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brandon's guard.
Brandon wants to stand up but Melendez is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brandon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Melendez advances to half guard.
Melendez moves into full mount! Brandon won't be happy about that!
Brandon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez content just to control the position here.

Melendez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brandon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brandon shrugs it off.
Brandon is looking to get to half guard.
Melendez with the ground and pound from mount.
Brandon tries to lock up and control but Melendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Melendez controlling his opponent.
Brandon is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez landing strikes from the mount and Brandon is in trouble!
Brandon wants to control but Melendez is having none of it.

Melendez wants to finish this one by submission but Brandon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Melendez.
Melendez looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Brandon gets back to half guard.
Melendez trying to control the pace.
Melendez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Melendez is looking for a kimura but Brandon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Melendez to get the leverage.
Melendez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brandon is not content to let Melendez control the position.
Melendez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brandon is looking to improve his position.
Brandon trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon wants to improve his position but Melendez is controlling well.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gilbert Melendez just wasn't active enough.
Melendez tries to clinch up.
Brandon darts in trying to clinch

and Melendez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brandon!
Melendez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brandon is trying to control Melendez's posture but Melendez avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Melendez swings around for an armbar but Brandon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Melendez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Melendez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brandon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Melendez gets a takedown into half guard.
Brandon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brandon is staying active underneath Melendez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Melendez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brandon is positioning himself well to prevent Melendez advancing to mount.
Brandon is looking for a sweep. Melendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Melendez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brandon misses with a double jab.
Roy Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Brandon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Brandon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandon misses with a wild combination.
Brandon's coach down at Choppy's School Of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brandon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Melendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Brandon does no damage.
Brandon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez.
Melendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandon.
Melendez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Melendez dives in for a single leg takedown but Brandon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Melendez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brandon is defending well.
Brandon looking to stall.

Melendez is trying to trip Brandon. He has hold of a leg but Brandon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Melendez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Melendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
Melendez is pushing down on Brandon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brandon is fighting to maintain full guard but Melendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Melendez trying to control from half guard but Brandon is working away.
Brandon is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melendez.
Roy Brandon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brandon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Melendez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gilbert Melendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez works his way into full mount!
Melendez content just to control the position here.
Melendez looking to control but Brandon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gilbert Melendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandon is looking to improve his position but Melendez isn't that keen on the idea.
Melendez trying to control but Brandon is having none of it.
Melendez content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brandon for as long as he can get away with.
Melendez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gilbert Melendez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brandon misses with a few strikes there.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Melendez!
An out of breath Gilbert Melendez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Legion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by August Burns Red - Meridian. The crowd seem to be enjoying Legion's choice of entrance music: Winds of Plague - A Cold Day in Hell/Anthems to the Apocalypse. Derek Legion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Davidson
vs
Legion

172 cm
21
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140

Conquer

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Legion!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Davidson tenderised Legion's leg. Legion is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davidson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davidson defending well as Legion loads up on a big left hand.
Derek Legion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davidson circles away quickly and effectively.
Legion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legion misses with a hook.
Davidson misses with a looping right.
Legion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Davidson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davidson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Legion throws a series of punches but Davidson avoids them all with ease.
Legion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Legion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davidson counters with a series of strikes. Legion will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davidson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davidson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jef Li's MMA(12 coaches, 45 cap) in the buildup to the fight.
Legion throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Legion's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legion avoids the body shot from Davidson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legion lands with an overhand left.
Legion lands the left hand.
Legion moves out of range as Davidson strikes.
Legion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davidson.
Legion jabs Davidson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Legion.
Davidson misses with a body kick.
Legion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidson on the side of the head.
Legion avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Davidson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Legion backs up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Davidson.
Davidson lands with a shot to the body.
Legion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davidson misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legion connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legion circles away quickly and effectively.
Legion scores with a nice right hand.
Legion throws a looping overhand right but Davidson ducks down to avoid it.
Legion throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davidson lands a jab to the head.
Legion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Legion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Legion throws a hook but Davidson blocks it.
Legion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legion throws a leg kick but Davidson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body punch from Davidson.
Davidson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson takes one to the side of the head.
Legion scores with a punch to the head.

Davidson is rocked!
Davidson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Legion swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Legion!
A very excited looking Derek Legion made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eagles Giants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Giants
vs
Almasy

190 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eagles Giants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy wants to clinch up but Giants keeps it at a distance.
Almasy tries to clinch but Giants moves away
and Giants counters with a low kick, right behind Almasy 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almasy checks a leg kick.
Almasy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Almasy tries to clinch but Giants is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almasy checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almasy checks a leg kick.
Giants connects with a body shot.
Almasy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giants tries to avoid it but Almasy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giants to the ground. Giants escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giants throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giants.
Giants throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giants is looking to chop away at Almasy's legs.
Almasy darts in trying to clinch
and Giants counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Giants.
Giants throws a jab but it's blocked by Almasy.
Giants pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almasy.
Giants tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Almasy defends well and Giants ends up having to push Almasy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almasy.
Giants throws a punch but it's blocked by Almasy.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giants avoids it.
Giants fails to pull guard.
Giants lands a nice uppercut.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giants.
Giants lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants working aggressively here.
Almasy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giants is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giants avoids it.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giants.
Almasy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Giants avoiding damage as Almasy throws knees to the body.
Almasy gets underhooks to prevent Giants's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eagles Giants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giants lands a hook that snaps the head of Almasy backwards.
Giants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looking for a takedown.
Giants tries for a takedown. No joy.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Giants jumps into guard, dragging Almasy to the mat.
Giants is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Almasy stops Giants from standing up.
Almasy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Almasy sitting in guard here, content to control.
My spies in VIP / 16 Elite Coaches / 1000$ inform me that Almasy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Giants is pulling down on Almasy's head. It's preventing any offense from Almasy, at least for the moment.
Almasy stopping the sweep attempt from Giants.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants trying to control the position.
Almasy trying to control but Giants is working from the bottom.

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

Giants drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almasy has Giants pulled in close to control his posture.
Almasy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giants loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Almasy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almasy. That did some damage!
Almasy avoids the head kick by Giants.
Giants throws a low kick but Almasy moves out of range easily.
Giants circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giants scores with a body shot.
Giants shoots in for a double leg but Almasy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giants cracks Almasy with a good jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Giants.
Giants swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Almasy tries to clinch but Giants moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy slips a jab and a cross from Giants.
Almasy misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Almasy blocks the leg kick.

Almasy rushes Giants and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giants lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giants wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Giants fails to land.
Almasy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
Giants fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giants scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almasy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Giants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giants pivots, looking for a leg kick but Almasy is out of range and Giants settles back down.
Eagles Giants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giants bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Giants attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Eagles Giants is winning the standup battle so far.
Giants circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seifer Almasy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almasy tries to clinch up.

Almasy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giants gets through Almasy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giants blocks it with crossed arms.
Giants is trying to pull guard but Almasy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eagles Giants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giants tries to work over Almasy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giants swings wildly with an uppercut but Almasy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giants.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giants breaks from the clinch.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch but Giants swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giants throws a solid leg kick but Almasy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giants.
Giants connects with a high kick.
Almasy is looking to clinch but Giants is avoiding it.
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almasy. That did some damage!
Almasy tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Giants.

Giants shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Almasy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looking for a sweep. Not yet Almasy, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Almasy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Giants!
Giants is looking to improve his position but Almasy isn't that keen on the idea.
Giants avoids a series of strikes thrown by Almasy.
Almasy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Giants can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy content just to control the position here.
Giants really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eagles Giants dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Giants throws a right hand that Almasy ducks under and follows up with a left that Almasy also avoids with ease.
Giants throws a leg kick that is checked

and Almasy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Giants blocks with his arms.
Almasy tries to land knees in the clinch but Giants avoids the damage to the body.
Giants misses with a punch on the inside.
Almasy blocking some punches.
Almasy misses with some punches.
Almasy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Giants has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Almasy uses from the top position.
Almasy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giants is keeping the position for now.
Almasy passes Giants's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Almasy seems content to control.
Almasy wants to pass to mount but Giants is defending the position.
Almasy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Giants is pressing down on Almasy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Giants has his hands on Almasy's head, controlling the position.
Giants trying to keep a closed guard but Almasy is proving a slippery customer.
Almasy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almasy throws an elbow that misses. Giants uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Almasy's guard. Nice move by Giants!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giants tries to stand but Almasy is controlling from the bottom.
Almasy wants to sweep but no luck.
Almasy controlling the position.
Giants stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almasy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Almasy trying to control the position here.
Giants throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Almasy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Seifer Almasy.
Almasy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giants finds it's way round the side to connect with Almasy's head.
Almasy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Almasy looking to score a takedown here. Giants is defending well but Almasy drives through and ends up in Giants's guard.
Almasy postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy trying to control but Giants is working from the bottom.
Eagles Giants is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Seifer Almasy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Almasy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giants dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Almasy. That did some damage!
Giants swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giants fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almasy manages to avoid it.
Giants will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Giants throws a right hand that Almasy ducks under and follows up with a left that Almasy also avoids with ease.
Seifer Almasy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Giants misses its intended target.
Almasy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giants is looking to wear down Almasy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almasy has a takedown stuffed.
Almasy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giants throws out a leg kick but Almasy moves out of range and Giants only half commits.
Giants does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eagles Giants!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Allen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kevin Arnold's chin.

Allen
vs
Arnold

169 cm
22
168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Allen.
Arnold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Arnold has managed to clinch.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold lands an elbow inside that Allen shrugs off.
Arnold is pushing Allen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arnold scores with a shoulder strike.
Arnold misses with an elbow over the top.
Allen stalling against the cage.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold throws an elbow but it misses.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arnold tries to circle away but Allen has him pinned against the cage.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Arnold.
Arnold looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Allen.
Arnold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arnold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Arnold's ribcage. Arnold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arnold is trying to force a seperation but Allen has the dominant position.
Allen wants to break free but Arnold has control.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Allen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Arnold clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Allen tries to get the hooks in deep but Arnold pushed the leg off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is really struggling to control Arnold but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Allen is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Arnold. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Allen has Arnold flattened out and is raining down punches.
Allen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Allen missing with strikes.
Allen wants to control but Arnold is keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, Allen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Allen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is punishing Arnold with strikes - can he finish him?!
Arnold is trapped and Allen is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Arnold is rocked!
Allen has Arnold flattened out and is raining down punches.
Arnold is still in real trouble! Can Allen finish him?
Allen is loading up with his shots from the back and Arnold is in big trouble! Arnold taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Trent Allen!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JesseJames Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JesseJames Bashor struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Banner
vs
Bashor

180 cm
29
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JesseJames Bashor!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor connects with a body shot.
Bashor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner.
Bashor slips a straight right by Banner.
Banner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bashor moves away from the strike by Banner.
Banner lands with a hook. Bashor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashor.
Bashor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bashor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banner works over Bashor's head and body with a nice combination.

Bashor is rocked!
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!
Banner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banner throws the left hand but Bashor avoids the punch easily.

Bashor closes the distance and pushes Banner back into the cage.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bashor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Banner's efforts to push away.
Bashor misses with an elbow strike.
Bashor lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor lands with a left to the head.
Banner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bashor has him pressed against the cage.
Banner tries to break free but Bashor pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Bashor's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bashor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bashor lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bashor.
Bashor pushes off an throws an elbow but Banner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bashor throws an elbow that misses.
Banner is trying to force a seperation but Bashor has the dominant position.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Bashor controls the action.
Bashor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
Banner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bashor prevents Banner from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Banner can't break the clinch.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bashor throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Bashor.
Bashor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banner misses with some punches.
Banner tries to circle away but Bashor has him pinned against the cage.
Banner being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Banner is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bashor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Banner to the mat. Banner regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bashor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Banner has control of Bashor's left arm, preventing Bashor from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Banner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Banner seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

OK we're going to have a standup here. JesseJames Bashor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Some wild striking there from Bashor.
Bashor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bashor misses with a hook to the body
and Banner counters with a two punch combo.
Bashor moves away from the strike by Banner.
A swing and a miss from Banner.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashor moves away.
Banner thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Bashor saw that one coming.

Bashor clinches up with Banner and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bashor.
Banner blocks the elbow strike.
Bashor trying to control the position but instead, Banner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bashor into the cage.
Banner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashor stalls.
Banner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Banner can't break the clinch.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bashor has him pressed against the cage.
Bashor trying to stall but Banner improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Bashor.
Bashor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but JesseJames Bashor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashor.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bashor ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Banner tests Bashor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bashor shoots in for a double leg but Banner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bashor scores with a hook to the body. Banner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bashor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bashor moves out of range of the body kick.
Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Jesse Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Bashor throws a nice looking combination but Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bashor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banner finds it's way round the side to connect with Bashor's head.
Bashor slips under a jab from Banner.

Banner drops Bashor with a beautiful combination! Bashor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Banner is looking for the KO!
Bashor is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Bashor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banner is able to avoid easily.
Banner misses with a straight right.
Banner cracks Bashor with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bashor falls to his knees and Banner doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Banner!
A very excited looking Jesse Banner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado comes to the cage accompanied by Pagsubok. Danjie Mercado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mercado
vs
Keller

168 cm
21
147 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
143 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Keller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mercado tries for a takedown but Keller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Keller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keller connects with a body shot that sends Mercado's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Keller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Mercado closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Keller to the mat! Keller manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Keller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keller keeping moving, preventing Mercado from controlling successfully.
Mercado preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mercado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keller wants to sweep but no luck.
Keller has his hands on Mercado's head, controlling the position.
Mercado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller keeping moving, preventing Mercado from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mercado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keller seems keen to control Mercado's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing good reports from Mercado's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mercado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keller is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mercado trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.
Keller controls Mercado momentarily but Mercado frees himself.
Mercado is pushing down on Keller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Keller is fighting to maintain full guard but Mercado has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mercado passes to full mount!
Mercado punching from mount but Keller doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mercado looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado throwing strikes here but Keller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mercado punching from mount but Keller doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Mercado has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Keller is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danjie Mercado!
Post fight, Danjie Mercado stared into the camera and said 'Yeah I guess I came here to whoop that a**'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Gutz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Haley's chin.

Gutz
vs
Haley

192 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
28
235 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Haley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gutz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gutz is looking to regain half guard here but Haley keeps moving and retains side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Gutz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Haley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gutz keeps working.
Haley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Gutz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haley lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gutz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz manages to get to full guard.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haley content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haley wants to pass the guard but Gutz is keeping the position.
Haley stopping the sweep attempt from Gutz.
Gutz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haley working his ground and pound in the gym.
Haley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haley is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutz has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haley is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haley has a takedown stuffed.
Haley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Gutz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gutz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Apollo Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Haley.
Gutz lands a body punch.
Haley looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haley letting Gutz take a breather here.
Gutz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz cracks Haley with a nice body shot.
Gutz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haley trying to land knees to the body.
Gutz leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gutz is leaning against Haley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gutz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gutz stops a takedown attempt from Haley.
Gutz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gutz leaning against his opponent.
Gutz gets underhooks to prevent Haley's takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gutz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gutz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gutz lands with a left to the head.
Gutz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Gutz.
Gutz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutz lands with a light punch inside.

Haley is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gutz.
Haley is still on wobbly legs! Can Gutz finish him?
Gutz creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Haley with a big uppercut! Haley tries to clinch up but Gutz pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Haley to the mat! Haley covers up and Gutz unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Apollo Gutz!
Apollo Gutz retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Apollo Gutz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.